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2:35 PM ET, June 23, 2025

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David Gilbert / Wired:
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Set Off a Wave of Disinformation After Iran Bombing  —  Trumpworld has been trying to spin the US military's bombing of Iran as a complete and total victory, even as independent experts and MAGA loyalists object.  —  President Donald Trump and his most vocal supporters …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Iran Said It Fired Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar  —  The target was Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American military installation in the Middle East.  —  Here are the latest developments.  —  Iran said it launched a military attack on an American base in Qatar …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump assembles national security team amid threat of Iran retaliation  —  The Trump administration is preparing for an Iranian attack against American bases in the Gulf in retaliation for its strike on Iran's nuclear facilities this weekend, U.S. officials say.
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.
Associated Press:
Live updates: Iran says it launched attack on US forces at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base  —  The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel's effort to destroy Iran's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly  —  💥 PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  On Saturday evening, Donald Trump announced via a post …
New York Times:
Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran … Standing at the lectern in the White House briefing room on Thursday afternoon, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, read a message she said came “directly from the president.”
Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Proud Boys Slam Trump For His Attack On Iran  —  The far-right group had issued a warning for the president before he launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.  —  The United States bombed underground uranium enrichment plants in Iran over the weekend, raising the specter …
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Americans in Qatar told to shelter in place and airspace shut down as Iranian military threatens action
NBC News:
Iran threatened to unleash attacks by sleeper cells inside U.S. if it was attacked
Missionqa / U.S. Embassy in Qatar:   Alert: Shelter in Place (June 23, 2025)
Financial Times:
Trump taunts Iran with prospect of ‘regime change’ after strike on nuclear sites
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Meets the Moment on Iran
David Smith / The Guardian:   Trump's war with Iran signals perilous shift from showman to strongman
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump ‘wags the dog’
Discussion: Reason, Reuters and Washington Examiner
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Bannon warns regime change could lead to US military in Iran
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NBC News:
Republican attempt to rein in federal judges is stripped from Trump's big bill
Discussion: Axios, New York Times and The Hill
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Democrats' “Distraction” Trope Reaches The End Of The Line
Discussion: Daily Mail
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York City Mayoral Poll: Mamdani Catches Cuomo In Rank Choice Voting  —  Home Polls New York City Mayoral Poll: Mamdani Catches Cuomo In Rank Choice Voting  —  The final Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary finds former Governor Andrew Cuomo leading …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Shocking poll shows Zohran Mamdani overtaking Andrew Cuomo in NYC's ranked choice primary
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Polls show Trump's big bill is unpopular as Republicans stare down their deadline for passage  —  GOP leaders hope to begin votes on the legislation this week in the Senate, where they can afford only three defections.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is facing political headwinds for his …
Discussion: Politico, NOTUS and Associated Press
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Daniel Payne / STAT:
Senate Republicans discuss new way to cut Medicaid in Trump's tax bill
Discussion: Bloomberg, MSNBC and The Guardian
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
GAO is targeted by House Republicans in new spending bill  —  House Republicans are aiming to slash funding for the nonpartisan watchdog for waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government by nearly half in the next fiscal year, according to spending bill text released Sunday night.
Discussion: First Branch Forecast
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Prevents Anticompetitive Coordination in Global Advertising Merger  —  Today, the Federal Trade Commission took action to resolve antitrust concerns related to Omnicom Group Inc.'s $13.5 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG).
Kristi L. Noem / Washington Post:
Harvard flouted the rules.  Now, it's getting a hard lesson.  —  Hosting foreign students is a privilege that comes with obligations.  —  Kristi L. Noem is U.S. secretary of homeland security.  —  I remain prepared to revoke Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification …
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Abortions continued rising in 2024 despite state bans: Report  —  More women were able to access abortion care in 2024 than the previous year despite state bans, reflecting a continued increase in the three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report issued Monday.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Fallout  —  Trump lied.  Iran's nuclear program wasn't “completely and totally obliterated” So now what?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Notes  —  1. True Lies  —  As of this morning we have credible reports that the president and secretary of defense lied to the American people over the weekend.
Financial Times:
Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US  —  Trump's attacks on the Fed and growing geopolitical risks reignite public debate about repatriating bullion  —  Olaf Storbeck in Frankfurt and Amy Kazmin in Rome  —  Germany and Italy are facing calls to move their gold …
Nicolae Viorel Butler / Migrant Insider:
ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens  —  GAO confirms ICE deported U.S. citizens due to systemic failures — and the agency still doesn't know how many more it's wrongly targeting  —  WASHINGTON — A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms what immigrant advocates …
Jack Brook / Associated Press:
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby  —  Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre doesn't know how to tell his children where their mother went after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained her last month.
Discussion: The Indian Express
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: WhatsApp banned on House staffers' devices  —  The U.S. House's chief administrative officer informed congressional staffers Monday that messaging app WhatsApp is banned on their government devices, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: The ban, which centers on the vulnerability of staffers' data …
 
 
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