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Politico:
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat … NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. — They referred to Black people as monkeys and …
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Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
JB Pritzker Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents in Chicago — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Sunday suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. — “The tables will turn one day,” Prtizker told FOX 32 Chicago.
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Mary Norkol / Chicago Sun Times:
Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd — Federal agents chased a car through a residential neighborhood on the Southeast Side of Chicago Tuesday, and then intentionally crashed into the car in a risky manuever restricted by some police departments nationwide.
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FOX 32 Chicago and Chicago Tribune
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn't Cross the Line
Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn't Cross the Line
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KGW-TV, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says — In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists. — The United States killed six men aboard a boat …
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Associated Press:
US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela …
New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry — The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president's perceived foes. — Career prosecutors at the Justice Department …
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Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Cory Mills slapped with restraining order after Florida judge sides with accuser … Koberlein said Mills was not allowed to go to Langston' home or place of employment and that he was not allowed to directly refer to Langston on social media. The injunction is in place for the state of Florida.
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Martin E. Comas / Orlando Sentinel:
Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills — A circuit court judge on Tuesday ordered Central Florida Congressman Cory Mills not to come within 500 feet of his ex-girlfriend and said in his ruling that the reigning Miss United States is “a victim of dating violence.”
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Reuters:
Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire — Israel to restrict aid and keep border shut at least through Wednesday — Hamas fighters demonstrate grip by executing men in the street — U.S. President Trump threatens Hamas to disarm
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NBC News:
U.S. Capitol Police officers miss first full paychecks due to government shutdown — Officers were only partly paid last week, but members of Congress will continue to receive their full paychecks. — Officers with the U.S. Capitol Police, tasked with protecting elected officials …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech — Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments …
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Victoria Albert / Wall Street Journal:
State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments
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Lizzy Acker / Oregonian:
U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride 'most threatening thing I've seen yet' — Portlanders turned to a local tradition Sunday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Riding bikes in the nude. — Over a thousand riders, some naked, some with various amounts of clothing on …
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Meira Gebel / Axios:
Absurdity inflates at Portland's ICE protests
Absurdity inflates at Portland's ICE protests
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Zeteo:
The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth's ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech... Or Else — Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don't watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences. — ∙ Paid
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Media including Fox News overwhelmingly reject Pentagon press policy — The network, which is generally supportive of the Trump administration, has joined ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN in not signing the Defense Department press policy. — Fox News, along with ABC, CBS and NBC …
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Five major broadcast networks say they will not sign new Pentagon press policy
Tom Bowman / NPR:
Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
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Paris Martineau / Consumer Reports:
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead — Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR's tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day — Much has changed since Consumer Reports …
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UPI, New York Times, New York Daily News and CBS News
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Russia blasts ‘freaks’ at Time magazine over cover that Trump hated — “Only unhealthy people” could have chosen the photo Time used, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova fumes. — The Kremlin has lashed out at Time magazine over its cover depicting U.S. President Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Total affected funding, by congressional district — $17.84 bil. — Ill. 7th — $2.37 bil. — Calif. 12th — $1.40 bil. — Wash. 10th — $995.1 mil. — Calif. 7th — Doris Matsui — $655.3 mil. — Calif. 32th — Brad Sherman — $499.5 mil. — Minn. 4th
Emily Mullin / Wired:
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone — Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. — After the latest round of mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
CDC union blasts lack of transparency from HHS in layoffs
CDC union blasts lack of transparency from HHS in layoffs
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New York Times:
Jack Smith Calls Idea That Politics Infected Trump Prosecutions ‘Ludicrous’ — The former special counsel's first extended remarks since resigning in January were released the same day House Republicans summoned him to testify. — Jack Smith, the special counsel who twice secured indictments …
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
Dr Phil faces ‘total collapse’ after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report — Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure and financial turmoil, according to a new report.
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Leah Sarnoff / ABC News:
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids — The declaration was passed on Tuesday by a 4-1 vote. — A man waves the American flag in front of LAPD officers during the nationwide No Kings protest in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 14, 2025.
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Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Senior ICE Barbie Official Posts Totally False Information About Violent Arrest of Teen Girl — CAUGHT OUT — DHS communications lead Tricia McLaughlin made the false claim over a video that went viral. — A top official at the Department of Homeland Security has been caught posting …
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US Department of Justice:
Chairman of Prince Group Indicted for Operating Cambodian Forced Labor Scam Compounds Engaged in Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes — For Immediate Release — Department of Justice Files Largest Ever Forfeiture Action Against Approximately $15B in Bitcoin Currently in U.S. Custody
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Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:
EXCLUSIVE: Stefanik, Cotton Urge Treasury Department To Probe CAIR for ‘Financial Links to Hamas’ — Treasury investigation could pull back curtain on CAIR's closely held foreign funding sources — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) are urging the Trump administration …
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Fox News and New York Post
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Trump's Bailout Of Argentina Gives Democrats A Big Opening — “For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs for health care,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday. — WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's unprecedented bailout …
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday for failing to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
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