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10:25 PM ET, June 22, 2025

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Officials Concede They Don't Know the Fate of Iran's Uranium Stockpile  —  Both Vice President JD Vance and Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged questions about the whereabouts of Iran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade nuclear material.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Rolling Stone:
‘There Is No Intel’: Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say  —  Following Trump's attacks on Iran, an admin official tells Rolling Stone, “The intelligence assessments have not really changed” … Just months ago, Trump's Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified …
Wired:
What Satellite Images Reveal About the US Bombing of Iran's Nuclear Sites  —  The US concentrated its attack on Fordow, an enrichment plant built hundreds of feet underground.  Aerial photos give important clues about what damage the “bunker-buster” bombs may have caused.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Three ways Trump's attack on Iran could spin out of control  —  When Vice President JD Vance appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday morning, anchor Kristen Welker asked him a simple question: Is the United States now at war with Iran?  —  In response, Vance said, “We're not at war with Iran; we're at war with Iran's nuclear program.”
Simon Tisdall / The Guardian:
No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war - and there will be profound and lasting consequences  —  Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu.  His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likely  —  Bombing will not make Iran go away.
Discussion: Reuters, Washington Post and BBC
CNN:
Early assessments raise questions over whether US destroyed bulk of enriched Iranian nuclear material  —  President Donald Trump declared that Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities were “completely and totally obliterated” following this weekend's air strikes, but the US appears to have held …
Discussion: Reuters and Al Jazeera
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A mad king's pointless war is where Donald Trump was always heading  —  “We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.”  — Donald Trump's second inaugural address, Jan. 20In a sense, you gotta hand it to Donald Trump.
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
If You Thought Donald Trump Would Never Do This, You're an Idiot
Discussion: BBC, The Sun and Defense One
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Hegseth claims US ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites despite lack of assessment
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Vance says U.S. 'not at war with Iran, we're at war with Iran's nuclear program'
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
How effective was the US attack on Iran's nuclear sites? A visual guide
Politico:
Trump floats regime change in Iran, muddying the administration's message
Axios:
“It was a headfake”: Inside Trump's secret orders to strike Iran
Discussion: Washington Post
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:   We Should Already Be Planning for Iran's Response
Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn't.
Discussion: Fox News, NewsMax.com and Alternet.org
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Trump's War  —  I was going to post a joyful and special Pride edition of my newsletter today …
emptywheel:   When Hegemons Backslide  —  Trump has been [cough] gunning for the US international order since long before he was inaugurated.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump has opened a Pandora's box
Zack Stanton / Politico:   Playbook: Trump, Iran and the known unknown
Anthony L. Fisher / MSNBC:   America joined Israel's war with Iran — and Trump is surrounded by a confederacy of dunces
Politico:
White House wary of Iran counterattack as Trump strikes triumphant tone
The Guardian:
Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider ‘escalation’ risk
NBC News:
Trump's team launches group to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Massie  —  Trump has heavily criticized Massie, of Kentucky, who has opposed his strikes on Iran and his “big, beautiful bill” in Congress.  —  Two key advisers to President Donald Trump are launching a group to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump launches MAGA PAC in effort to oust Rep. Massie from Congress  —  President Trump's political operation has launched an aggressive effort to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, its first such effort to defeat a sitting Republican incumbent, Axios has learned.
CBS News:
Transcript: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” June 22, 2025
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP's attempt to limit courts' contempt powers  —  The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against a controversial provision in the Senate Republicans' megabill that would have made it significantly more difficult for courts to enforce contempt findings against the Trump administration.
Discussion: Washington Times and HuffPost
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U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget:
More Provisions in Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Are Subject to Byrd Rule, Parliamentarian Advises
Discussion: TechCrunch and NewsMax.com
Laura Romero / ABC News:
ICE will likely detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite judge's motion to have him released  —  Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. after being mistakenly deported.  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.  —  Abrego Garcia Family via Reuters
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Associated Press:
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from jail before trial, but ICE plans to detain him
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
Republican's Life-Threatening Pregnancy Collided With Florida's Abortion Politics  —  Due in August with her first child, Rep. Kat Cammack says doctors last year hesitated to treat her ectopic pregnancy  —  Rep. Kat Cammack arrived at the emergency room in May 2024 terrified by what she had just learned …
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.  —  Rubio's comments on Fox News' …
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
What Did Elon Musk Accomplish at DOGE?  —  Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency's projected savings had plummeted.  But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.  —  On March 27th, Sahil Lavingia walked into the Secretary of War Suite …
Auzinea Bacon / CNN:
Oil futures surge following US strikes in Iran  —  Oil prices surged late Sunday in Wall Street's first reaction to the United States' strikes on three Iranian nuclear Saturday evening — a major escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict.  —  US oil futures jumped 3.6% to about $76.47 per barrel.
Discussion: American Thinker
Washington Post:
Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish.  —  The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump's budget.  —  LAUREL, Maryland — Sam Droege, sporting worn hiking boots and blue jeans, walked through a lush field of tall grass and poison ivy …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
EXCLUSIVE: The Onion calls out ‘cowardice’ of Congress in full-page NYT ad  —  The ad features a scathing editorial, a physical copy of which was sent to all House and Senate members.  —  If you want to support The Handbasket's 100% independent journalism, become a paid subscriber or leave a tip.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
 
 
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Bloomberg:
IMF's Georgieva Warns of Broader Risks From US Strikes on Iran
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Harris gives California governor's race a serious look
Timothy Pratt / The Guardian:
‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely
Chicago Tribune:
ICE took her mother. Now, a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or legal path back to reunite in Honduras.
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Meghan McCain predicts Hegseth, Vance, and Rubio top 2028 presidential contenders
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