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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Withdrawn  —  A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn it, as peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow slip under the radar and the president keeps his sights fixed on the Middle East.

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.

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.

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.) …

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.”

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 …

Stephen Miller Has Financial Stake in Company Helping ICE With Deportations: Report  —  The president's chief immigration hawk has a substantial amount of stock in Palantir, one of ICE's most prominent contractors … According to ethics disclosure reports released by the White House …

‘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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.