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12:40 PM ET, June 24, 2025

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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Shock-and-Awe Deportations Will Get Worse  —  Last night, Donald Trump sounded relieved as he announced an Israel and Iran ceasefire.  “CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!” he wrote.  “This is a War that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn't, and never will!”
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Explodes in F-Word Meltdown as His Ceasefire Unravels  —  NOT VERY PEACEFUL  —  The president accused both Iran and Israel of violating his ceasefire deal.  —  President Donald Trump ripped into Iran and Israel for violating a ceasefire deal within hours of his triumphant announcement.
The Hill:
Trump on Israel, Iran continuing fight: 'They don't know what the f‑‑‑ they're doing'  —  President Trump unleashed on the Israelis and the Iranians on Tuesday, expressing his displeasure at continued fighting between the two adversaries after he announced the parameters of a ceasefire the day before.
Politico:
An angry Trump decries Israel, Iran for breaking ceasefire  —  The president didn't hide his frustration at both Israel and Iran for violating the deal he had heralded one day earlier.  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought to maintain the fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel …
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
AOC Says ‘Impeachment.’ Trump Says Bring It On.
Joshua Boak / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump claims Israel-Iran ceasefire is ‘in effect’ despite initial violations
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Drops F-Bomb in Angry Rant as Ceasefire Gets Off to Rocky Start
Reuters:
Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump successfully pressures Israel to scale back retaliation strike in Iran
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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Politico:
Emil Bove, now a nominee to the federal bench, proposed defying court orders, former DOJ colleague says  —  The account from a former DOJ lawyer comes as Bove is scheduled to face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.  —  A top Justice Department official who has been nominated …
Discussion: NPR
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James M. Acton / Politico:
JD Vance Said the Iran Strikes Set Their Nuclear Program Back ‘Substantially.’ He's Wrong.
Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Botching the Bombing of Iran
Antony J. Blinken / New York Times:
Trump's Iran Strike Was a Mistake. I Hope It Succeeds.
Discussion: The Dispatch
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
In a timeline of Trump's decision to drop 12 of the reportedly 20 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs …
Discussion: WAGA-TV
Michael Crowley / New York Times:   How the United States Helped Create Iran's Nuclear Program
U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget:
Provisions Continue to Violate the Byrd Rule in the Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill”  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Parliamentarian again advised that several provisions in the Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if they remain in the bill.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate parliamentarian rejects offshore oil, gas drilling provisions in GOP megabill  —  Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled against provisions in the GOP megabill to enact President Trump's agenda that would dramatically accelerate the approval of offshore oil and gas projects …
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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 …
Discussion: New Republic
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
ICE holding a record 59,000 immigrant detainees, nearly half with no criminal record, internal data show  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding around 59,000 detainees in facilities across the country, likely setting a record high as the Trump administration aggressively …
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times
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Ben Makuch / The Guardian:
‘Clouded in mystery’: how Ice became a rogue agency that does Trump's bidding
Discussion: American Prospect
Department of Homeland Security:
ICE Arrests 11 Iranian Nationals Illegally in the U.S. Over the Weekend
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 and ABC7
Brian Faler / Politico:
Senate GOP's tax cuts projected to cost $4.2T — with costly SALT deal pending  —  Senate Republicans' tax package would cost $4.2 trillion, according to a new estimate that will likely create additional complications for Republicans as they race to get their megabill to President Donald Trump's desk.
Discussion: American Prospect
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Washington Post:
The plan to vaccinate all Americans, despite RFK Jr.  —  The effort comes as the Trump administration has replaced members of the key federal vaccine advisory panel.  —  Summary629  —  Professional medical societies, pharmacists, state health officials and vaccine manufacturers …
Discussion: STAT and CNN
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Cassidy calls for postponing RFK Jr's vaccine advisory panel meeting
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Parents rally, LGBTQ+ groups push back on online child safety bill  —  The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news  —  Happy Tuesday!  Welcome to the heat dome.  Send news tips to: [email protected]  —  Momentum is building behind a bill that would reshape …
Associated Press:
Palestinian health authorities say Israel kills 25 waiting on aid as war death toll exceeds 56,000  —  Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian witnesses and hospitals said …
Discussion: Associated Press and NewsNation
Juliana Kim / NPR:
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.  —  For 55-year-old U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park, this was the hardest moment of his life.  Not getting shot in combat.  Not the years battling post-traumatic stress disorder or addiction.  Not prison.
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 …
New York Times:
Behind Closed Doors, Harvard Officials Debate a Risky Truce With Trump  —  The university is trying to avoid the appearance of appeasement, something other powerful institutions that made deals with President Trump found impossible.  —  Harvard University, battered by a devastating conflict …
Discussion: Reuters and Raw Story
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court just stripped thousands of immigrants of their right to due process  —  In a short, one-paragraph order, the Republican justices ruled on Monday evening that President Donald Trump may effectively nullify a federal law and an international treaty that is supposed to protect immigrants from torture.
 
 
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