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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Spy Agencies Assess Iran Remains Undecided on Building a Bomb  —  U.S. intelligence officials said Iran was likely to pivot toward producing a nuclear weapon if the U.S. attacked a main uranium enrichment site, or if Israel killed its supreme leader.  —  U.S. intelligence agencies continue …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
‘America First’ Is Dead  —  Worth keeping an eye on the strains growing between GOP appropriators and Donald Trump's OMB Director Russell Vought.  Politico reports: … Just the latest Trump attempt to suggest he, not Congress, controls the nation's purse strings.  We'll see how far they try to push it.
Discussion: Politico, Alternet.org and Raw Story
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Maga's battle with Israel for Trump's mind  —  A bitter fight is on between restrainers and neoconservatives  —  Will he or won't he?  Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable.  “I may do it,” he said on Wednesday when asked if he was planning to strike Iran.
Discussion: The Nation and National Review
Reuters:
Israel-Iran air war enters second week as Europe pushes diplomacy
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  —  A federal judge says he'll order Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention.  Judge Michael Farbiarz made the ruling from the bench in federal court in New Jersey on Friday.
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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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Parliamentarian nixes key pieces of Tim Scott's megabill proposal
Discussion: Breitbart
Connor O'Brien / Politico:   Pentagon oversight tool gets nixed in Senate megabill
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
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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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:   House Republicans plot vote on resolution to condemn Los Angeles ‘riots’
Olga R. Rodriguez / Associated Press:
California argues in court against Trump's National Guard deployment
Christina Shaw / Fox News:
Trump scores major win against Newsom in battle for National Guard control
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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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
How Trump's ICE Crackdown Dramatically Upended NYC's Mayoral Election
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: ABC7
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 …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees  —  Layoff notices were sent Friday to 639 employees of Voice of America and the U.S. agency that oversees it, effectively shutting down the outlet that has provided news to countries around the world since World War II.
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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.
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ABC News:
Trump calls for special prosecutor for 2020 election, after again claiming fraud with no evidence
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Minnesota lawmaker shot 9 times at his home in ‘targeted’ attack is in a critical condition  —  Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both shot multiple times and are continuing their recovery, according to a statement from the couple.  —  The Minnesota lawmaker who survived an attack …
Discussion: Salon, New York Daily News and MPR News
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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
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.
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.
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 …
Eric Levitz / Vox:
The top priority of progressive politics may be slipping out of reach forever  —  Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s.  —  Under Joe Biden in 2021, House Democrats passed legislation that would have established a monthly child allowance …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Rand Paul broke with his own party on border security funding.  Then his party broke with him.  —  The Kentucky senator has found himself cut out of negotiations over his own committee's portion of the GOP megabill.  —  As chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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 …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?  —  The response to Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee's law barring transgender minors from obtaining gender-affirming medical care has been muted at best.  —  In its U.S. v. Skrmetti ruling, the Supreme Court's Republican appointees shaved off …
April Rubin / Axios:
Man charged with attempted kidnapping of Democratic Memphis mayor  —  A man was arrested and charged on Wednesday for stalking and attempted kidnapping of the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.  —  The big picture: Recent political violence and threats against Democrats has unnerved lawmakers in a heightened partisan environment.
STAT:
Six former CDC vaccine advisory committee chairs warn: U.S. risks losing access to life-saving immunizations  —  Vaccine development, licensure, recommendations, and monitoring are all under attack  —  As former chairs of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (
Discussion: WBUR
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.
 
 
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Reuters:
US sanctions target those providing Iran with defense machinery, Houthi oil trading
Discussion: Bloomberg, tippinsights and NewsMax.com
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Republicans might redraw House maps in Ohio and Texas to try to protect narrow majority
Discussion: Bloomberg
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors ‘moneyed interests’
Discussion: USA Today and Slate
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
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