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12:30 PM ET, June 14, 2025

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Ryan Pattee / KSTP-TV:
Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot  —  Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.  —  Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot …
Discussion: WCSC-TV, TMZ.com and Raw Story
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Melissa Turtinen / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in ‘targeted’ shootings: Sources  — Two Minnesota lawmakers were shot by someone impersonating a police officer early Saturday morning.  — Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman, as well as their spouses, were shot, sources told FOX 9.
Briana Bierschbach / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Brooklyn Park police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’  —  Gov. Tim Walz said there were targeted shootings in both Brooklyn Park and Champlin on Saturday. … Emergency vehicles were on the scene of a reported shooting in Brooklyn Park on Saturday morning.
Associated Press:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination.  A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.
Cole Premo / CBS News:
Minnesota Rep. Hortman and husband killed, Sen. Hoffman and wife wounded in politically motivated shooting, Gov. Walz says  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Saturday morning that state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife are wounded following …
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News:
2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in apparent ‘targeted’ incidents, in grave condition; manhunt underway  —  The shootings took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.  —  Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman are shown in these undated file photos.
NBC News:
‘Targeted shootings’ in eastern Minnesota, Gov. Walz says  —  The Brooklyn Park Police Department issued a shelter-in-place alert for an area surrounding the Edinburgh Golf Course Saturday morning in its quest for a suspect.  —  There have been “targeted shootings” in eastern Minnesota, according to Gov. Tim Walz.
Discussion: CNBC and BNO News
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Minnesota lawmaker shootings: Legislators targeted by suspect impersonating police  — A shelter-in-place order is in effect in Brooklyn Park after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer.  — Sources say Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman were shot.
Jonathan Wolfe / New York Times:
Live Updates: Police in Minnesota Seek Gunman in ‘Multiple Targeted Shootings’  —  Officials said the gunman may be wearing body armor and impersonating a police officer.  Several public officials suggested that lawmakers had been targeted in the Minneapolis suburbs.
Melissa Turtinen / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Rep. Melissa Hortman killed, Sen. John Hoffman shot in ‘targeted’ shootings: Sources  —  Loading Video...  This browser does not support the Video element.  —  The Brief  — Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer early Saturday morning.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Relishes Troops in American Streets While Shunning Conflict Overseas  —  The seemingly disparate postures of recent days speak to the president's complicated relationship with the military.  —  When President Trump first sought to stage a military parade in Washington …
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Blasts Trump for Being ‘Complicit’ in Israel's Attack on Iran  —  CALLED OUT  —  The former Fox News star broke ranks to call on the president to put America first and drop Israel as an ally.  —  Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson made waves on Friday when he criticized …
New York Times:   Live Updates: Protests Against Trump Policies Kick Off Across the Country
Reuters:
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows  —  Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Every Senate Dem demands Trump withdrawal military from Los Angeles
Discussion: CBS News
New York Times:
Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries  —  The abrupt pivot on an issue at the heart of Mr. Trump's presidency suggested his broad immigration crackdown was hurting industries and constituencies he does not want to lose.  —  The Trump administration …
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Can Trump Prevent A Massive Middle East War?
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Israel-Iran conflict poses new dilemma for Democrats
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy / USA Today:
Trump brought in $57 million from crypto venture, millions from sneakers and bibles  —  President Donald Trump's sources of income range from luxury properties around the world to royalty payments and license fees for using his name and likeness on everything from sneakers to bibles …
Discussion: CNN and Pravda Trump
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
US scrambles to bring back VOA's Persian service amid Iran-Israel conflict  —  President Donald Trump ordered the service to shut down in March.  —  Employees of Voice of America's Persian-language service who were sidelined by the Trump administration have been hastily called back to duty …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Voice of America brings back Farsi-speaking staff amid Israel-Iran conflict
Discussion: Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Extremist's Advice for ‘No Kings’ Protests: ‘Shoot a Couple, the Rest Will Go Home ’  —  Proud Boys and other far-right groups capitalize on planned demonstrations against Trump policies  —  “Shoot a couple, the rest will go home,” said a meme circulating on Telegram channels of groups affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys.
MSNBC:
The ‘No Kings’ mass mobilization debunks Trump's biggest myth  —  While the president hosts a grand parade, we hold a parade of the people.  —  President Donald Trump wants to celebrate his birthday like a king: not with cake or candles, but with a $45 million military parade through …
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION BY NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (section 721), 50 U.S.C. 4565, it is hereby ordered:
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New York Times:
Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem.  Too Many People Are Making Excuses.  —  The list of horrific antisemitic attacks in the United States keeps growing.  Two weeks ago in Boulder, Colo., a man set fire to peaceful marchers who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages.
Discussion: American Thinker and CBS News
Benji Backer / The Hill:
The decline of coal isn't a conspiracy — it's the market reality  —  A core misunderstanding fuels a recent lawsuit that has made headlines.  The Republican attorneys general of Texas and 10 other states have accused some of the nation's largest asset managers of “colluding” to harm coal companies …
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
Demonstrators Are Trying to Make Sure ICE Agents Can't Sleep  —  “Time to pull out the trumpet.”  —  Car horns.  Tambourines.  Trumpets.  Call-and-response chants.  Wacking a spoon against a metal folding chair.  Demonstrators outside Los Angeles-area hotels—where Immigration …
Politico:
An old Capitol Hill troublemaker is trying to clinch a megabill deal  —  Mark Meadows has re-emerged as a behind-the-scenes sounding board for Republican hard-liners.  —  It's a scene jarringly familiar to many Republicans on Capitol Hill: a high-stakes piece of legislation …
 
 
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