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12:30 PM 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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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Is Suddenly Raging at Tucker Carlson—and MAGA Is Deeply Rattled  —  You may have heard it said that Donald Trump won in 2024 in part by vowing to end “forever wars.”  During the campaign, Trump ripped Democrat Kamala Harris for campaigning with Liz Cheney, slamming her for wanting …
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Absolutely Explodes in MAGA Civil War Gotcha Moment  —  TOTAL MELTDOWN  —  Cruz loses it as Tucker Carlson publicly exposes the rift at the heart of Trumpworld.  —  Tucker Carlson grilled Sen. Ted Cruz in an explosive on-screen confrontation that exposes the massive fault line ripping through MAGAworld.
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 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Khamenei to Trump: Iran will not surrender
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump doesn't have a foreign policy
Discussion: Blaze Media
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Even Trump's Base Doesn't Want War with Iran
David Rothkopf / Need to Know:   Trump is Stumbling Toward Disaster
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors, big loss for transgender rights  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.  The justices' 6-3 decision in a case …
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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 …
Lil Kalish / HuffPost:
Supreme Court Deals Another Major Blow To Transgender Rights
Politico:
Hospitals stunned by Senate GOP's Medicaid plan  —  Republicans want to curtail taxes states have imposed to increase payments to hospitals.  —  One of the most powerful lobbies in Washington is redoubling its efforts to avoid a cut to Medicaid payments in the GOP's megabill.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Senate bill's Medicaid cuts draw some GOP angst  —  The Senate's deep cuts to Medicaid in the tax and spending megabill are setting off alarm bells among some Republicans, complicating leadership's effort to get the legislation passed by July 4.  —  It seeks to clamp down on two tactics states use …
Bloomberg:
Trump Urges SALT Deal as Lawler Stands Firm on $40,000 Cap
Discussion: Scripps News
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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Wall Street Journal:
Another Democrat in Handcuffs  —  A New York mayoral candidate is arrested for interfering with ICE.  —  Click for Sound  —  On Tuesday another Democratic politician found himself handcuffed for interfering with federal immigration officers.  Is it a mere coincidence that this guy is also running …
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Latest Victim of ICE Violence
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
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Trump rediscovers comprehensive immigration reform
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” …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Mamdani Narrows Cuomo's Lead in N.Y.C. Mayor's Race, New Poll Finds
NBC News:
2,000 more National Guard troops on duty in L.A. as legal battle over deployment continues  —  The U.S. Northern Command said the reinforcements were needed to “support the protection of federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area.”
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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
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court greenlights nuclear waste sites in Texas  —  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on June 18 rejected challenges to a nuclear waste storage site near Texas' border with New Mexico, a win for the federal government in a decadeslong struggle over what to do with waste that is byproduct of nuclear power plants.
Discussion: E&E News
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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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Obama Steps Back Into Public Eye at a Stormy Political Moment
Discussion: USA Today and Fox News
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.
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Trump's Yemen bombings killed nearly as many civilians as 23 previous years of US attacks, analysis shows  —  Monitoring group says high death rate in two months indicates change in US policy that could affect Iran  —  The US bombing campaign of Yemen under Donald Trump led to the deaths …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Democrats walk out of Senate Judiciary hearing probing Biden's mental fitness  —  Democrats are refusing to participate in the first congressional hearing focusing on allegations of former President Joe Biden's mental decline while in the White House.  Only Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) …
Just Security:
Top Experts' Backgrounder: Military Action Against Iran and US Domestic Law  —  Editor's Note … [June 18, 2025 Authors' Update: With President Donald Trump reportedly considering bringing the United States directly into the armed conflict between Israel and Iran, and in particular offensive strikes …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Deseret News condemns Lee's posts about Minnesota shooting  —  The editorial board of the Utah-based publication said the Utah senator cast a “poor light"' on the Beehive State.  —  The Deseret News has condemned Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee for social media posts about two shootings in Minnesota …
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
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Schwarzenegger: If you're an immigrant in the US you should ‘behave like a guest’  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger says immigrants in America need to treat the country as if they're houseguests and do everything they can to “keep things clean.”  —  “I just think the world of the great kind of history …
 
 
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Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
Adams Bars Reporter From News Conferences for Being ‘Disrespectful’
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Noam Hassenfeld / Vox:
This veteran health official watched Americans lose trust in science. How do we get it back?
Discussion: Forbes and ProPublica
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
18 Thoughts On Trump's Maybe Iran War
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won't Have to Attend Boot Camp)
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Politico:
Hegseth defers to general on Pentagon's plans for Iran
Discussion: HuffPost and On Democracy …
Reuters:
Trump presented with range of options on Iran, sources say
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