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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 …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Is Desperately Trying to Bomb and Shitpost His Way to Peace
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Iran Trolls Trump by Claiming Its Nuclear Program Is Back Up
NBC News:
Trump ramps up pressure amid growing GOP tensions over his bill: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: Bloomberg
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 158. 6/24/25
New York Times:
Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
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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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Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Withdrawn  —  A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn it, as peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow slip under the radar and the president keeps his sights fixed on the Middle East.
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.
Associated Press:
Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out at Israel and Iran as Fragile Truce Is Tested
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize over Iran-Israel ceasefire deal
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Trump is trying to script the perfect ending to war in Iran. Will the rest of the world go along?
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 …
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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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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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
128 Democrats join House GOP to block progressive's bid to impeach Trump
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Chip Roy says he means it this time
National Archives:
The National Archives at College Park, Maryland  —  We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include:  — Textual records from civilian agencies  — Army unit records dating from WW1  — Navy unit records dating from WW2  — Berlin Documents Center microfilm
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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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NBC News:
Trump administration accuses judge of ‘unprecedented defiance’ of Supreme Court in immigration dispute
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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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
5 testy exchanges from RFK Jr.'s House hearing
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:   White House sends Dr. Oz to calm Senate nerves
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
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 …
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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 …
Discussion: Hawaii News Now and NewsMax.com
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Juliana Kim / NPR:
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
Discussion: Newsweek and LAist
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.
Discussion: LAist
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Breaking down the state of New York's mayoral race on primary day  —  Analysis: The final polls paint different pictures of a potential Democratic primary result between Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani.  —  The final public poll suggests the potential for an upset in Tuesday's …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New York City Mayoral Primary Election Results
Discussion: Politico, Axios and The Federalist
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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 …
Discussion: The Independent and The Hill
Sherrilyn Ifill / Sherrilyn's Newsletter:
Masked Terror  —  At this point, we have all seen the videos.  Men dressed in plaid shirts, jeans and boots descending on constructions sites, chasing migrants in fields, lurking in courthouse hallways at courthouses, knocking on doors of homes, and surrounding cars.  We see them wrestling men and women to the ground.
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Disgusting  —  Don't pour yourself a whiskey and get too comfortable, settling in for protracted Slack Tide goodness.  This isn't a real piece, where I tap dance and dazzle you with wordplay, as is our custom around these parts.  It's just a short, blunt, angry cry.
Discussion: CNN and The Guardian
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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UK to purchase fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Tourist Claims He Was Denied Entry to U.S. Because of Vance Meme on Phone
Discussion: Daily Mail, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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US Department of Justice:
Department of Defense Employee Charged with Unlawful Retention of Classified Documents
Discussion: WAFF-TV and Newsweek