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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Released on Bail, Federal Judge Orders  —  Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and legal permanent resident, has been held in Louisiana for over three months.  The judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech.
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Associated Press:
Judge says he will order Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention
Washington Post:
Hundreds of U.S. citizens have fled Iran amid Israeli strikes  —  A State Department cable obtained by The Post acknowledges many Americans are in harm's way as Trump mulls military action against Tehran.  —  Summary19  —  Hundreds of U.S. citizens have left Iran through its land borders since …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
‘America First’ Is Dead  —  Worth keeping an eye on the strains growing between GOP appropriators …
Discussion: Politico, Alternet.org and Raw Story
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Maga's battle with Israel for Trump's mind
Discussion: The Nation and National Review
MSNBC:
Israel, Iran exchange attacks amid potential race to negotiate
Discussion: The Hill
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
A judge sided with Trump.  Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination.  —  Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case, according to a new Senate disclosure obtained by POLITICO.
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Clyburn Endorses Cuomo, Helping Him Broaden His Appeal to Black Voters  —  Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina is endorsing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor's race as the June 24 primary nears.  —  Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Rich People, Pundits Really Do Not Want Zohran Mamdani to Be Mayor  —  Allies of former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo are breaking New York City spending limits trying to make him mayor.  Mamdani is still closing the gap  —  The Democratic primary to unseat disgraced New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in full swing.
New York Times:
Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of California National Guard in L.A.  —  A panel rejected a lower court's finding that it was likely illegal for President Trump to use state troops to protect immigration agents from protests.  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared …
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Olga R. Rodriguez / Associated Press:
California argues in court against Trump's National Guard deployment
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:   House Republicans plot vote on resolution to condemn Los Angeles ‘riots’
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
ICE believes it will never face accountability again  —  The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy. … Day by passing day, we are watching what amounts to a national police riot by ICE. … In recent days, ICE …
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April Rubin / Axios:
ICE enacts new policy on congressional visits to facilities
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
What's Inside a 10th Floor ICE Office? New York Democrats Want to Know.
Discussion: Raw Story and ABC7
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students  —  A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students.  An order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs preserves the ability …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Majority of staff axed at Voice of America
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees
Discussion: New York Times
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate parliamentarian knocks pieces out of Trump's megabill  —  Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump's agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the package to allow it to pass …
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U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget:
Senate Parliamentarian Advises Several Provisions in Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Are Not Permissible, Subject to Byrd Rule
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Parliamentarian nixes key pieces of Tim Scott's megabill proposal
Discussion: Breitbart
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Louisiana's Ten Commandments law in public schools blocked by federal appeals court  —  The law went into effect this year, but it's unclear how many, if any, school districts have begun to comply as litigation could ultimately land before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Associated Press:
Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms  —  A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Treasured Public Lands on the Auction Block in Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’  —  250 million acres of federal land are at risk for sale to the highest bidder under Senate provision  —  Every Summer, my wife and I pack up our three kids and the family dog and drive an hour-and-a-half from our home …
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Michelle Obama ‘So Glad’ Not to Have Son Who'd Have Been a Baby Barack  —  SHOTS FIRED  —  The former First Lady made the comments in an episode of her podcast.  —  Michelle Obama has revealed that she's “so glad” she didn't have a son with husband President Barack Obama because he would've been a clone of the former president.
Zac Anderson / Reuters:
Trump ‘looking at’ immigration relief for farm workers after resuming ICE raids on them  —  “We can't put the farms out of business,” Trump said June 20 in discussing his immigration enforcement efforts.  —  President Donald Trump again is saying he wants to shield farmers from the effects …
David Goldman / CNN:
So, has anything actually gotten more expensive because of Trump's tariffs?  —  Predictions from mainstream economists were dire after President Donald Trump launched his tariff campaign just a couple weeks after he began his second term in office: Prices would rise — sharply — they said …
NBC News:
A teen with no criminal background was deported by ICE, leaving his community aghast  —  Emerson Colindres' soccer coach says his case is an example of how those getting taken by ICE “are your friends and neighbors ... and then one day they're just gone.”  —  For 19-year-old Emerson Colindres …
Discussion: The Guardian, Raw Story and USA Today
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance  —  President Donald Trump on Friday called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden, repeating his baseless claim that the contest was marred by widespread fraud.
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Ohio man arrested in investigation into GOP Rep. Max Miller being ‘run off the road’  —  Police arrested an Ohio man in their investigation into a Thursday road rage incident in which Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said he was “run off the road” by a person with a Palestinian flag.
Ségolène Le Stradic / New York Times:
French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States  —  Pouria Amirshahi, a leftist member of Parliament, hopes that the decision will be reversed so that he can travel to meet lawmakers to understand life under President Trump.  —  A French member of Parliament …
Discussion: Politico
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Josh Hawley warns Senate leaders: Medicaid crackdown won't fly in the House  —  Sen. Josh Hawley is urging GOP leaders to strike Senate Finance Committee language altering a key Medicaid financing provision, warning he's already hearing from House Republicans that it can't clear their chamber.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors ‘moneyed interests’  —  In an environmental case, the liberal justice questioned whether the high court treats business interests differently from “less powerful litigants.”
 
 
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Pentagon oversight tool gets nixed in Senate megabill
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Republicans might redraw House maps in Ohio and Texas to try to protect narrow majority
Discussion: Bloomberg
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
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Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
How the Air Force Designated Its Next Fighter Jet ‘F-47’
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Rand Paul broke with his own party on border security funding. Then his party broke with him.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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