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10:30 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:
Trump Might Get Us Into Another War.  Where's Congress?  —  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 …
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
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump doesn't have a foreign policy
Discussion: Blaze Media
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Khamenei to Trump: Iran will not surrender
Washington Post:
Trump debates bombing Iran in pivotal moment for presidency
Reuters:   Trump presented with range of options on Iran, sources say
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Even Trump's Base Doesn't Want War with Iran
New York Times:
How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Absolutely Explodes in MAGA Civil War Gotcha Moment
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Live updates: Iran warns that US involvement would risk ‘all-out war’ as Israel strikes Tehran
Discussion: KSTP-TV
Washington Post:   Conflict in Mideast causes battle within MAGA ranks — stay out or fight?
Politico:
Playbook: Trump's next move on Iran
Discussion: HotAir
David Rothkopf / Need to Know:
Trump is Stumbling Toward Disaster
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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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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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Well, You Certainly Wouldn't Call It Presidential Underreach
New York Times:   Trump's Conflicting Messages on Workplace Raids Leave Businesses Reeling
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Trump rediscovers comprehensive immigration reform
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.
New York Post:
Brad Lander's pathetic ‘arrest me’ drama only proves he's desperate for attention  —  Brad Lander got exactly what he wanted Tuesday: A high-profile arrest that might somehow salvage a political career that was otherwise ending in ignomy.  —  By provoking ICE agents into arresting him …
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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
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
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: Diane Ravitch's blog and Axios
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NOTUS:   Republicans Trust Whatever Trump Decides on Farmworker Raids
Chris Polansky / Connecticut Public:
'I'm still the hope guy': Former President Obama addresses Hartford crowd  —  Former U.S. President Barack Obama spoke at The Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford Tuesday evening.  —  Obama's appearance came amid political unrest across the country and outrage over actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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
Marist Poll:
NYC Mayoralty, June 2025  —  Cuomo Breaks 50% in 7th Round of Ranked Choice Voting  —  Andrew Cuomo leads the Democratic primary race for New York City Mayor, but the contest has tightened.  Cuomo is the first-choice candidate of nearly four in ten likely Democratic primary voters …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won't Have to Attend Boot Camp)  —  The tech industry is fully on board, but the rank and file won't have to do time as grunts. … The U.S. military recently announced that four executives from some of the top tech companies in Silicon Valley …
Discussion: Pharyngula
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender youth medical care  —  The ruling is a major setback for transgender rights, with more than 20 states enacting laws similar to that of Tennessee.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law restricting gender transition care …
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
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.
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 …
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: Alternet.org, Salon, Daily Kos and Reuters
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
His custom cancer therapy is in an NIH freezer.  He may not get it in time.  —  How a metastatic cancer patient became collateral damage in federal workforce cuts.  —  Summary130  —  Richard Schlueter, 56, was planting cucumbers and squash in his community garden plot in Greensboro …
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
 
 
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico
Discussion: CBS News and NBC News
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Schwarzenegger: If you're an immigrant in the US you should ‘behave like a guest’
Politico:
Hegseth defers to general on Pentagon's plans for Iran
Popular Information:
Verizon and Amazon cancel support for Juneteenth celebrations
Joao Lima / Bloomberg:
Portugal Premier Gets Backing From Opposition in Parliament Vote
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
Emily Peck / Axios:
The immigrants caring for the nation's elderly are losing their jobs
Washington Post:
These centrist women on a group chat are leading Democrats in 2025
Discussion: CBS News
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Senators Assail Antidoping Regulator for ‘Stonewalling and Intimidation’
Davis Winkie / USA Today:
Truck carrying tank after Army's 250th birthday parade kills pedestrian in DC
Discussion: WTTG-TV and WUSA
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump's Judicial Nominees Off the Hook
 

 
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The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

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