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Ellie Cook / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Withdrawn — A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn it, as peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow slip under the radar and the president keeps his sights fixed on the Middle East.
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Complains Biden Let Thunderstorms Into the U.S. — FORCE OF NATURE — The president made an embarrassing flub aboard Air Force One while en route to a summit where he will discuss mounting global instability with other NATO leaders. — President Donald Trump got a little tongue-tied speaking …
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Tom Sanders / The Daily Beast:
Devastating Poll Shows Trump What Americans Think of His Bombings — REALITY CHECK — The president launched a tirade against CNN right after the poll aired. — A bombshell CNN poll found that a clear majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes in Iran.
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Associated Press:
Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out at Israel and Iran as Fragile Truce Is Tested — Mr. Trump suggested that both Israel and Iran had continued fighting despite a cease-fire that both had agreed to hours earlier. He warned Israel that further attacks would be a “major violation.” — Beersheba, Israel
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CNN:
A majority of Americans disapproves of Trump's Iran airstrikes, CNN poll finds — President Donald Trump's decision to launch airstrikes against Iran is broadly unpopular with Americans, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after the strikes. — Americans disapprove of the strikes …
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
‘Dear Donald.’ Trump posts fawning private text from NATO chief on social media — The message started by congratulating Donald Trump on his “decisive action in Iran” and then got even more flattering, gushing about reaching the precipice of achieving “something NO American president in decades could have done.”
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Antony J. Blinken / New York Times:
Trump's Iran Strike Was a Mistake. I Hope It Succeeds.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Shock-and-Awe Deportations Will Get Worse
The Shock-and-Awe Deportations Will Get Worse
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Warning for Trump as Surprise Poll Offers Harsh Verdict on Iran Strike
Warning for Trump as Surprise Poll Offers Harsh Verdict on Iran Strike
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Politico:
An angry Trump decries Israel, Iran for breaking ceasefire
An angry Trump decries Israel, Iran for breaking ceasefire
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Trump is trying to script the perfect ending to war in Iran. Will the rest of the world go along?
Trump is trying to script the perfect ending to war in Iran. Will the rest of the world go along?
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CNN:
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say — The US military strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program and likely only set it back by months …
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New York Times:
Strike Set Back Iran's Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says — Classified findings indicate that the attack sealed off the entrances to two facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings. — A preliminary classified U.S. report says the American bombing …
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says — Emil Bove III, a Trump judicial nominee, voiced his intent to disobey court orders as others stonewalled and misled judges, according to a complaint. — A senior Justice Department official, Emil Bove III …
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NBC News:
Trump administration accuses judge of ‘unprecedented defiance’ of Supreme Court in immigration dispute — The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to clarify a decision Monday that paved the way for the government to quickly deport criminal immigrants to “third countries.”
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Slate:
This Is the Worst Supreme Court Decision of Trump's Second Term — On Monday, the Supreme Court lifted an injunction that had protected immigrants from removal to dangerous countries where they could face torture and death. The Trump administration argues that it can expel immigrants to …
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Wired:
‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government — The technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency who's gone by the name “Big Balls” online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED. — Edward “Big Balls” Coristine …
Nicholas Slayton / Task & Purpose:
Guardsmen sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts — California National Guard soldiers operating under federal orders helped the Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal personnel carry out a raid on a large marijuana growth operation in the eastern Coachella Valley last week, 130 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times:
Veterans' advocates warn of low morale amid L.A. deployment: ‘This is not what we signed up for’
Clara Harter / Los Angeles Times:
National Guard troops deployed to L.A. were sent to Riverside County marijuana farm raid
National Guard troops deployed to L.A. were sent to Riverside County marijuana farm raid
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
128 Democrats join House GOP to block progressive's bid to impeach Trump — Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans to kill the measure by Rep. Al Green — The House of Representatives voted along bipartisan lines to quash a lone progressive lawmaker's bid to impeach President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Chip Roy says he means it this time
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Hassett vows trade deals coming after GOP megabill passes
Hassett vows trade deals coming after GOP megabill passes
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Los Angeles Times:
‘Who are these people?’ Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A. — Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies.
Oliver O'Connell / The Independent:
After 48 years in the U.S. and having taken two bullets for the country, Sae Joon Park left for South Korea — A U.S. Army veteran, awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat, has self-deported to South Korea after being informed he could no longer remain in America under …
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Pablo Manríquez / Migrant Insider:
BREAKING: Stephen Miller's Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir Raises Conflict Concerns — POGO report shows top Trump adviser owned six-figure stock in company profiting off deportations. — Notes — WASHINGTON — Stephen Miller, the influential Trump administration aide behind …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Stephen Miller Has Financial Stake in Company Helping ICE With Deportations: Report
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Thomas Massie Tells Theo Von U.S. Gets ‘a Lot of Countries That Hate Us’ in Exchange for Support for Israel — Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told podcaster and comedian Theo Von that the United States gets “a lot of countries that hate us” in exchange for its support of Israel.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
House GOP moderates tell leadership they won't back Senate tax bill over Medicaid cuts — More than a dozen House Republicans warned they won't support the Senate's version of the tax and spending bill because the proposed Medicaid cuts are too steep. — Led by Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
White House sends Dr. Oz to calm Senate nerves
Houston Chronicle:
She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her. — Houston police called federal immigration agents on a woman who dialed 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband in April, newly released records show. — The woman, an immigrant from El Salvador …
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Toys are getting pricier as tariffs kick in — Toy and game prices jumped by a record amount in May. The industry, which relies heavily on China, has been hit hard by new import taxes. — Summary99 — Toy prices are rising at their fastest pace on record, the result of stiff new tariffs …
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US Department of Justice:
Department of Defense Employee Charged with Unlawful Retention of Classified Documents — For Immediate Release — A civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) was arrested and made her initial court appearance yesterday to face charges of unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Mike Johnson says War Powers Act is unconstitutional — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday asserted that the War Powers Act is unconstitutional, pushing back forcefully against the lawmakers in both parties who are invoking the law in an effort to block President Trump from further military action in Iran.
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Democrat tells RFK Jr.: ‘You lied to Sen. Cassidy’ — Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of lying to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) when he told the senator he would maintain a key federal vaccine advisory committee “without changes.”
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Tourist Claims He Was Denied Entry to U.S. Because of Vance Meme on Phone — SURREAL — Mads Mikkelsen, 21, claims he was pressured into granting access to his phone at Newark Airport. Agents then uncovered a popular meme of the vice president. — A Norwegian tourist …
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Politico:
Neera Tanden testifies in Biden mental acuity probe — Neera Tanden, the former director of President Joe Biden's Domestic Policy Council, testified Tuesday as part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Biden's mental acuity while in office.
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Adam Kinzinger:
Why Are Federal Agents Wearing Masks? It's a Threat to American Democracy — Masked Federal Agents Are Undermining Trust—and Democracy — Let's get one thing straight: in the United States of America, law enforcement officers work for the people. They are public servants …
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