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1:20 PM ET, June 15, 2025

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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine  —  Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.  —  The statements of shock and condolences streamed in eerily one after another on Saturday …
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Washington Post:
Minnesota killings spread fear in country riven by violence against politicians  —  The shootings revealed that America's political fractures have penetrated even into the homes where elected officials sleep.  —  Summary209  —  Daniel Hernandez, whose life has been shaped by violence directed …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress' fight over security erupts after Minnesota shootings
Discussion: NewsMax.com, CBS News and Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Who Is Vance Boelter? The Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect
Wired:
Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry
Washington Post:
What we know about the at-large suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shooting
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
“No Kings Day” protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump  —  The “No Kings Day” nationwide rallies against Donald Trump/for democracy on Saturday turned out millions of people.  —  That's per a collective crowdsourcing effort led by Strength In Numbers, and involving many members of the independent data journalism community.
Washington Post:
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade  —  For its 250th birthday, the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades.  —  Summary0  —  Planes roared over the heart of Washington on Saturday evening …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure  —  The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political speeches  —  WASHINGTON — On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a hideously expensive military parade in Washington, D.C., on his birthday.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘No Kings’ rallies draw big crowds to protest Trump and his policies
Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Melania Appears to Doze Off During Trump's Birthday Military Parade
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids  —  President Trump's decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise.  It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US officials say  —  President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.  —  “Have the Iranians killed an American yet?
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Rebecca Rosman / NPR:
Israel and Iran trade more deadly strikes in third day of escalating conflict
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pressed to take hard line with Iran after Israel strikes
Discussion: Pravda Trump
Krystal Frasier / KSTP-TV:
Sources: Vance Boelter's wife detained for questioning after traffic stop near Onamia  —  Vance Boelter's wife detained for questioning after traffic stop near Onamia  —  A manhunt is underway for Vance Boelter, who is suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers - one of them fatally - as well as their spouses.
Catie McLeod / The Guardian:
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests  —  Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne  —  An Australian man who was detained upon arrival …
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
Yes, They're Going After Medicare Too  —  REPUBLICANS SAY THE HEALTH CARE CUTS in their One Big Beautiful Bill wouldn't touch Medicare.  —  That is not true.  —  One reason is the bill's projected fiscal effects.  Thanks to all the tax cuts, the legislation would likely increase deficits enough …
NBC News:
Poll: Americans disapprove of Trump's performance, as Republicans manage splits over spending plans  —  Immigration remains Trump's strongest issue, according to the NBC News Decision Desk Poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, though Americans are closely divided over how he's handling it.
Discussion: The Hill
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David French / New York Times:   Millions of Americans Like Trump Better in Theory Than in Practice
U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Iraq:
Security Alert for U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Iraq (June 15, 2025)  —  Event: The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence or attacks against U.S. businesses and locations frequented by U.S. citizens.
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Gunman Opens Fire on ‘No Kings’ Protest in Salt Lake City  —  ‘DEEPLY TROUBLING’  —  One person has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.  —  A gunman opened fire on thousands of protesters in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday evening.
Madalaine Elhabbal / Catholic News Agency:
House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations' role aiding migrants  —  The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability have announced the launch of an investigation into more than 200 nongovernmental organizations …
New York Times:
The Clintons and Kamala Harris Descend on a Hamptons Wedding of Liberal Royalty  —  The wedding of Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, and Alex Soros, the scion of a liberal philanthropic dynasty, drew a rare concentration of wealth and power.  —  The Democratic establishment descended …
Discussion: Fox News, IJR, Vogue and Page Six
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
How Amy Coney Barrett Is Confounding the Right and the Left  —  President Trump appointed her to clinch a conservative legal revolution.  But soon after arriving at the Supreme Court, she began surprising her colleagues.  —  As President Trump was leaning toward appointing Amy Coney Barrett …
Discussion: Reason
MSNBC:
NBC's Jacob Soboroff reports from the Los Angeles protests as law enforcement fires flash bangs  —  NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting on the ground in Los Angeles when law enforcement started using crowd control tactics against protesters, including firing flash bangs.
Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Trump's FAA pick has claimed ‘commercial’ pilot license he doesn't have  —  Bryan Bedford, the nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration, for years erroneously stated in his Republic Airways bio that he is a pilot with a “commercial” rating.  —  President Donald Trump's nominee …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
 
 
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Discussion: NewsMax.com
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