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Robert Kagan / The Atlantic:
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran — The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war. — The current debate over bombing Iran is surreal. To begin with, bombardment is unlikely to lead to a satisfactory outcome.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's backchannel to Iran failed after supreme leader went dark — President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan quietly sought to arrange a meeting between senior U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul last week amid Israel's escalating war with Iran.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Israel seeks swift action on Iran, sources say, with a split U.S. administration — Israeli officials have told the Trump administration they do not want to wait two weeks for Iran to reach a deal to dismantle key parts of its nuclear program and Israel could act alone before the deadline is up …
ABC News:
MAGA star Steve Bannon plays outsized role in Trump's Iran decision: Sources — Trump's debate on Iran exposed a rift within the GOP. — Steve Bannon speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit 2025, April 23, 2025 in Washington. — By the time President Donald Trump …
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Americans agree with Trump that Iran poses threat to United States: poll
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Townhall and New York Post
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump throws Gabbard under the bus — again
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Reuters:
B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Middle East tensions, US officials say — The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran.
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Kai Greet / The Aviationist:
B-2 Stealth Bombers Depart Whiteman AFB for Andersen AFB, Guam, Amid Iran Conflict
New York Times:
U.S. Deploys B-2 Bombers as Trump Plans to Meet National Security Team
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award. — The University of Florida student won an academic honor after he argued in a paper that the Constitution applies only to white people. From there, the situation spiraled.
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Washington Post:
Abandoned by Trump, a farmer and a migrant search for a better future — For this story, John Woodrow Cox interviewed more than 40 farmers across the country. He and photographer Matt McClain reported from Colorado while Sarah Blaskey talked to more than two dozen employees …
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Trump and GOP's tax bill would sell off USPS's brand-new EVs — Postal Service officials told lawmakers the proposal would cause “substantial harm” to “our customers, your constituents.” — A little-noticed provision of President Donald Trump and Republicans' massive tax and immigration legislation …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
‘Petty and unserious’: Padilla blasts Vance for calling him ‘Jose Padilla’ — The vice president referred to his former Senate colleague by the wrong name on Friday. — Sen. Alex Padilla snapped back at Vice President JD Vance Saturday, calling the vice president “petty and unserious” …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Vance reference to Alex Padilla as ‘Jose’ during LA presser sparks Dem backlash
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Los Angeles Times:
‘A good day’: Detained U.S. citizen said agents bragged after arresting dozens at Home Depot — A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was tackled to the ground and arrested after filming federal agents at Home Depot on Thursday said he was held for more than an hour at Dodger Stadium …
New York Times:
Harvard and Trump Restart Talks to Potentially End Bitter Dispute — Details about the discussions emerged after President Trump said the two sides, which have been locked in court battles for weeks, might reach a settlement soon. — Harvard University and the Trump administration …
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Michela Moscufo / The Guardian:
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’ — When the extent of the university's involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
Wall Street Journal:
Stephen Miller's Fingerprints Are on Everything in Trump's Second Term — The deputy chief of staff has played an outsize role in immigration—and amassed more power than almost anyone else at the White House — Stephen Miller wanted to keep the planes in the air—and that is where they stayed.
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Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water — Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at detention centers included in a motion filed …
Mark Johnson / Washington Post:
Administration to phase out NIH support of HIV clinical guidelines — Doctors and advocates worry the move is a first step toward ending federal guidance for HIV treatment. — The National Institutes of Health's support for federal guidelines that steer the treatment of more than a million HIV patients …
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UPI
Russell Contreras / Axios:
LA Dodgers to donate $1M to help immigrants hit by ICE raids — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced it will donate $1 million to assist immigrant families recently affected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the Los Angeles area. — Why it matters: The announcement came …
Maya Goldman / Axios:
Trump admin shortens ACA enrollment window — The Trump administration on Friday narrowed the period to sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage and imposed other restrictions aimed at rolling back Biden-era flexibilities for the program. — Why it matters: The Centers for Medicare …
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Politico, ACA Signups and The Hill
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America's Past — Since taking office in January, President Trump has tried to reframe the country's past involving racism and discrimination by de-emphasizing that history or at times denying that it happened. — NEWS ANALYSIS
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Public Notice:
“Neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party” — Mark Copelovitch unpacks his signature phrase. — ∙ Paid … “Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties.” — “Neither our media nor …
Austin Kocher:
56,397 People Now Detained by ICE, Possibly Highest in History — According to the latest data published by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday, the number of immigrants held in detention on June 15 reached 56,397.1 This might be the largest detained population on record.
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