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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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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 …
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 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Khamenei to Trump: Iran will not surrender
Washington Post:
Trump debates bombing Iran in pivotal moment for presidency
Politico:   Playbook: Trump's next move on Iran
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Absolutely Explodes in MAGA Civil War Gotcha Moment
Washington Post:   Conflict in Mideast causes battle within MAGA ranks — stay out or fight?
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Considering Options Including Possible U.S. Strike Against Iran
Axios:
Congress dodges preemptive confrontation with Trump over Iran
Discussion: CBS News
New York Times:
How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel
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 …
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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 …
AM New York:
Comptroller Brad Lander arrested at ICE court hearing
New York Post:
Brad Lander's pathetic ‘arrest me’ drama only proves he's desperate for attention
Sam Adams / Slate:
A Disturbing Sign We've Accepted a “New Normal” From Trump
Discussion: AM New York and The Hill
Katie Glueck / New York Times:   Images of Handcuffed Democrats Start to Pile Up in Trump's Crackdown
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Passes Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Rules Bill
Discussion: Axios and CBS News, more at Techmeme »
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
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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
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Stephen Miller is becoming a victim of his own success  —  The chief architect of Trump's mass deportation policy faces internal pushback as the effects of increased ICE raids become clear.  —  In a meeting last month, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller tore into senior leaders …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Trump rediscovers comprehensive immigration reform
New York Times:
Trump's Conflicting Messages on Workplace Raids Leave Businesses Reeling
Discussion: New York Daily News
Washington Post:
Industry leaders plead with White House on relief from raids after setback  —  The calls for a reprieve come after the Trump administration reversed a pause on immigration actions at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants.  —  Industry and business groups that depend on immigrant workers …
Discussion: Axios
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NOTUS:   Republicans Trust Whatever Trump Decides on Farmworker Raids
Wall Street Journal:
Chobani CEO Says Food System Needs Immigration to Function
Discussion: Raw Story
Tovia Smith / NPR:
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accused of hiding money from Sandy Hook families  —  After claiming for years that he does not have the money to pay even a small fraction of the $1.3 billion he owes Sandy Hook families who won a defamation case against him, Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …
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Dave Collins / Associated Press:   Alex Jones accused of trying to shield assets as Sandy Hook families seek payment on $1B judgment
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Why a Vaccine Expert Left the C.D.C.: ‘Americans Are Going to Die’  —  Dr. Fiona Havers is influential among researchers who study immunizations.  The wholesale dismissal of the agency's scientific advisers crossed the line, she said.  —  In 13 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Discussion: Fox News and The National Pulse
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
ICE Barbie Visited Biohazard Lab With RFK Jr. Before Hospitalization  —  ☣️☣️☣️  —  The HHS secretary shared an image alongside Noem “inspecting the biological hazard labs” a day earlier.  —  Kristi Noem was hospitalized for an allergic reaction …
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
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 …
Anniek Bao / CNBC:
‘Tariff engineering’ is making a comeback as businesses employ creative ways to skirt higher duties … Would you be bothered if your coat was officially classified as a windbreaker or a raincoat, or your shoes as slippers?  Businesses do care though, as classifications under a preferred category can help them pay lower tariff rates.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism  —  👨🏻‍⚖️ PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  Earlier this week, a federal judge in Boston explicitly called …
Discussion: Reuters and The Status Kuo
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
Shelby Holliday / Wall Street Journal:
Israel Is Running Low on Defensive Interceptors, Official Says  —  A shortage of Arrow interceptors has set off a scramble to augment Israel's defenses  —  Israel is running low on defensive Arrow interceptors, according to a U.S. official, raising concern about the country's ability …
 
 
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