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6:45 AM ET, June 18, 2025

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Politico:
Inside the clashes between Trump and Gabbard  —  The director of national intelligence has rankled Trump with her statements about nuclear war, and the president has suggested she's off message.  —  As President Donald Trump privately mulled joining Israel's campaign against Iran this month …
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W.J. Hennigan / New York Times:
If Trump Wants War With Iran, Let's Hear From Congress First  —  As President Trump considers pulling American forces into a risky and unpredictable new war in the Middle East, it's time for the legislative branch to step up.  U.S. lawmakers should insist the president obtain a new war authorization …
New York Times:
Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say  —  American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.  —  Iran has prepared missiles and other military equipment for strikes on U.S. bases …
Axios:
Trump's MAGA purity test  —  Ten years after Donald Trump hijacked the GOP with a promise to burn down the establishment, his own movement is warning him not to go soft.  —  Why it matters: On two core articles of faith — no foreign wars and no protections for unauthorized immigrants …
Associated Press:
US spies said Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon.  Trump dismisses that assessment  —  Tulsi Gabbard left no doubt when she testified to Congress about Iran's nuclear program earlier this year.  The country was not building a nuclear weapon, the national intelligence director told lawmakers …
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's next move on Iran  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, wondering how on earth we're not even half way through the week.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — No announcement yet on Iran …
New York Times:
How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel
Washington Post:   Conflict in Mideast causes battle within MAGA ranks — stay out or fight?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Thoughts on Israel's Iran Campaign and Donald Trump
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Absolutely Explodes in MAGA Civil War Gotcha Moment
Axios:
Trump considers strike on Iran ahead of crucial Situation Room meeting
Rebecca F. Elliott / New York Times:
Oil Prices Climb as Trump Calls for Iran's ‘Surrender’
Discussion: The Week and Fox Business
Axios:
Congress dodges preemptive confrontation with Trump over Iran
Discussion: CBS News
Washington Post:
Trump debates bombing Iran in pivotal moment for presidency
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported by ambulance to DC-area hospital, sources say  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Wall Street Journal:   Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Hospitalized
Wall Street Journal:
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Hospitalized
Discussion: Breitbart and USA Today
Associated Press:
Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse  —  Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was handcuffed as he tried to steer a man past Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.  —  Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor …
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AM New York:
Comptroller Brad Lander arrested at ICE court hearing  —  City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested and accosted by masked federal agents at immigration court in Lower Manhattan.  —  The city's elected financial watchdog, and a Democratic candidate for mayor, appeared at 26 Federal Plaza …
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Latest Victim of ICE Violence  —  The New York City comptroller was assisting a man in immigration court when masked agents arrested him.  —  APTOPIX New York Immigration Court Arrest  —  New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is placed under arrest …
Katie Glueck / New York Times:   Images of Handcuffed Democrats Start to Pile Up in Trump's Crackdown
Sam Adams / Slate:
A Disturbing Sign We've Accepted a “New Normal” From Trump
Discussion: AM New York and The Hill
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NBC News:
Senate passes landmark crypto regulation bill on a bipartisan vote, sending it to the House  —  The 68-30 vote on the GENIUS Act marked the first time that the Senate has passed major legislation regulating digital assets.  —  WASHINGTON — After weeks of stops and starts …
Politico:
Hospitals stunned by Senate GOP's Medicaid plan
Wired:
Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Flown Above Government Agency in DC  —  The “Appeal To Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.  —  A controversial “Appeal to Heaven” …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump's Own Staffers Don't Think He's Fit to Be President  —  Dissent against Donald Trump is bubbling within his administration—but people are too scared to act on it.  —  Some White House staffers no longer believe that Trump is fit to be president, according to Miles Taylor …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump “Reamed Out” Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military Parade
Discussion: Daily Kos and BuzzFeed
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Has a Nasty Secret Nickname for Stephen Miller, Biographer Reveals
Discussion: The Independent
NBC News:
Trump set to grant another extension to avoid TikTok disruption  —  The social media platform is technically prohibited under U.S. law unless it can find an American buyer.  —  President Donald Trump will extend a deadline for the owner of social media platform TikTok to find a U.S. buyer …
Davis Winkie / USA Today:
Truck carrying tank after Army's 250th birthday parade kills pedestrian in DC  —  The accident occurred on the evening of June 16.  —  A truck carrying one of the Army M1 Abrams tanks that participated in President Donald Trump's parade in honor of the service's 250th birthday struck and killed a woman in Washington.
Discussion: WTTG-TV and WUSA
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
California court upholds John Eastman's disbarment for role in Trump 2020 plot  —  Eastman's “false narrative” about the 2020 results undermined American elections and the legal system, the court wrote.  —  A California court has upheld a recommendation that attorney John Eastman should lose …
Discussion: Salon, Daily Kos and Reuters
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Senators Assail Antidoping Regulator for ‘Stonewalling and Intimidation’  —  Members of both parties criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency for its decision not to sanction Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance, including some who went on to win Olympic medals.
Politico:
Appeals court seems poised to side with Trump on National Guard deployment in LA  —  A panel of two Trump appointees and one Biden appointee was openly skeptical of Gov. Gavin Newsom's legal challenge.  —  A federal appeals court appears poised to permit President Donald Trump's deployment …
Emily Peck / Axios:
The immigrants caring for the nation's elderly are losing their jobs  —  The White House immigration crackdown is hitting the long-term healthcare industry, as nursing homes and care providers lose foreign-born employees and struggle to hire.  —  Why it matters: These folks care for the disabled …
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Trump Makes More Monstrous Changes to the White House  —  TACKY  —  The president isn't content ripping up the Rose Garden and splashing the Oval Office with gold.  —  Donald Trump continued his White House overhaul Tuesday after announcing the installation of two giant flag poles …
Courtney Tanner / Salt Lake Tribune:
ICE detained University of Utah student after gaining secret access to Colorado deputy's communications, sheriff's office says  —  Caroline Dias Goncalves, 19, has been detained in an immigration center for nearly two weeks since she was pulled over on June.  5.
Discussion: Denver Post and Newsweek
New York Times:
Trump's Conflicting Messages on Workplace Raids Leave Businesses Reeling  —  Trump officials insist the president is fully committed to mass deportation.  But they have been careful not to directly contradict the president's attempt to offer a reprieve to certain businesses.
 
 
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