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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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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.
New York Times:
U.S. Deploys B-2 Bombers as Trump Plans to Meet National Security Team  —  The planes can carry bombs capable of striking an underground nuclear facility in Iran if President Trump decides to join the conflict.  —  Multiple U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers appeared to be airborne and heading west …
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors  —  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not only picked replacements in his chain of military command in case they are killed in Israeli strikes, he has also named three senior clerics to replace him should he, too, be slain.
Kai Greet / The Aviationist:
B-2 Stealth Bombers Depart Whiteman AFB for Andersen AFB, Guam, Amid Iran Conflict  —  Following a large number of tanker positioning movements over the previous few days, aviation enthusiasts have now confirmed the departure of B-2 Spirits from Whiteman AFB en route to Guam.
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 …
Washington Post:   B-2 bombers head west over Pacific, U.S. official says, as Trump weighs U.S. involvement in Iran strike
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Americans agree with Trump that Iran poses threat to United States: poll
Discussion: Townhall and New York Post
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump throws Gabbard under the bus — again
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.
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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Adam Wren / Politico:   Playbook: Centrist Dems sweat DSA NYC candidate
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Vance reference to Alex Padilla as ‘Jose’ during LA presser sparks Dem backlash
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 …
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and E&E News
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Miriam Waldvogel / The Hill:
Mahmoud Khalil released from federal immigration detention
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 …
Discussion: Politico, ACA Signups and The Hill
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 …
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
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
Associated Press:
Pakistan to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize  —  Islamabad says US president helped resolve India conflict but critic says 'Israel's sugar daddy in Gaza' not candidate for any prize  —  Pakistan has said it will recommend Donald Trump for the Nobel peace prize for his work …
Grace Yarrow / Politico:
Senate GOP's plan to push food aid costs onto states axed from megabill  —  The cost-share plan was a critical way for Republicans to trim spending to pay for their massive reconciliation package and farm bill programs.  —  Senate Republicans' plan to force states to share the cost …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Gen Z's stunning partisan split  —  America's youngest voters are far likelier to vote Republican than their older siblings.  —  Why it matters: Generation Z may be better understood as two distinct sub-generations — divided, in large part, by how they experienced the shock of COVID-19.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Michael Crow / Wall Street Journal:
Foreign Students Help Make America Great  —  Trump has recognized this repeatedly, but some of his policies risk hindering American innovation.  —  Click for Sound  —  The competition for economic supremacy between the U.S. and China is compounded by the view that American trade policy is unbalanced.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Letter to FBI from shooting suspect made wild claims about Klobuchar and Walz, sources say  —  People with direct knowledge of a letter Vance Boelter addressed to the FBI say it is rambling and conspiratorial. … Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson addresses the media regarding the federal charges …
Roey Hadar / MSNBC:
Trump turned soccer into a political battleground — and fans are fighting back  —  A year ahead of the World Cup, the sport is creating a hub of resistance to Trump's worst actions.  —  President Donald Trump had some unusual guests at the White House this week: players and staff members …
 
 
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
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David W. Chen / New York Times:
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Discussion: Daily Kos and Los Angeles Times
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Discussion: Bloomberg, CleanTechnica and Electrek
Washington Post:
Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics
Discussion: Raw Story
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Top Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House
Times of San Diego:
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court