How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel  —  President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel's push for an assault on Iran's nuclear program.  With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.

Comptroller Brad Lander arrested at ICE court hearing  —  City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested and accosted by masked federal agents at immigration court in Lower Manhattan.  —  The city's elected financial watchdog, and a Democratic candidate for mayor, appeared at 26 Federal Plaza …

Trump ‘Reamed Out’ Hegseth for Flop Birthday Parade: Author  —  P***ED OFF  —  The president wanted a “menacing” military parade but got the opposite instead, Michael Wolff tells The Daily Beast Podcast.  —  President Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade …

‘Have you no decency?’  Read the scathing letter a Minnesota US Senate staffer sent to Mike Lee  —  The deputy chief of staff for Sen. Tina Smith questioned if joking about the death of Melissa Hortman is a “successful day for Team Lee.”  —  After Utah Sen. Mike Lee promoted right-wing conspiracy theories …

Trump Says He Has No Plans to Call Walz After Shootings in Minnesota  —  “I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I'm not calling him,” the president told reporters.  —  President Trump said that he had no plans to call Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota after a man assassinated …

Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids  —  ICE agents have been advised to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations on agricultural businesses despite concerns the raids will negatively affect the food industry.  —  Summary21

Poll: GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware  —  A plurality of voters oppose the tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll this month.  —  As Senate Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump's …

Trump's pardons cost victims and taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Judiciary Committee Democrats' review says  —  President Trump's flurry of recent presidential pardons has cost crime victims and taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion in restitution and payments, according to a review by House Judiciary Democrats.

Sarah McBride on Why the Left Lost on Trans Rights  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

White House Eyes Rarely Used Power to Override Congress on Spending  —  The president's top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.  —  The White House is signaling it may soon invoke a little-known …

Family says baby delivered through C-section from Georgia mom who was declared brain dead  —  Family members said Adriana Smith will be taken off life support this week. … ATLANTA — The family of Adriana Smith, a metro Atlanta nurse who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant, said her baby boy has arrived.

How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin  —  Once a suspect COVID treatment, now a cure for everything  —  Remember ivermectin?  The animal-deworming medication was used so avidly as an off-label COVID treatment during the pandemic that some feed stores ended up going out of stock.

Senate overhauls Trump's tax bill, setting up brawl with the House  —  The chamber suggests cuts to the child tax credit and SALT and is more heavy-handed on cuts to Medicaid than the legislation the House passed in May.  —  Summary489  —  Senate Republicans on Monday suggested massive changes …

Return of the American assassin  —  The right has no monopoly on violent fantasy, but liberals are far less likely to own guns  —  People are not always what they seem.  Vance Luther Boelter is a Christian preacher with a residential security company.  Last weekend he is suspected of killing …

Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill threatens rural hospitals.  Fox News personalities have falsely claimed immigrants are “bankrupting” them.  —  New research from KFF shows how Trump's so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” could shutter hospitals around the country  —  Fox News personalities …

Armed man arrested at Nashville's ‘No Kings’ protest had long fascination with Nazis, mass murder  —  Police visited Elijah Millar's home in April following tip from FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force about his online activities, Murfreesboro police spokesperson says

Centrist Identity Politics Is out of Control  —  Andrew Cuomo?  That guy again? … June 17, 2025  —  5:45 AM  —  The New York Times has sort of endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the race for New York City mayor, and you should consider this bad news—even if you don't live in New York City …

Lutnick hails Trump's $5mn investor visa as almost 70,000 apply  —  Programme to grant foreigners legal residency in US in exchange registers 68,703 people on waiting list  —  Nearly 70,000 people have signed up for the new golden Trump Card, a visa scheme led by commerce secretary Howard Lutnick …

FBI gives Congress intel on alleged Chinese plot to create fake mail-in ballots in 2020  —  Newly declassified intelligence report partially corroborated but was recalled before it could be fully investigated, officials say.  — Article  — Dig Deeper

No Kings protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstration  —  Organizers of last weekend's “No Kings” protests are celebrating the event as the one of the largest mass demonstrations in U.S. history, and already have another rally on the books.  —  Why it matters: Building off …

California Cops Investigate ‘Immigration Protest’ With AI-Camera System  —  This article was primarily reported using public records requests.  We are making it available to all readers as a public service.  FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work.

NAACP won't invite Trump to convention, breaking a 116-year tradition  —  The civil rights group condemned what it said was President Donald Trump's attempt to undermine democracy.  It has invited sitting presidents since 1909.  —  Summary191  —  The NAACP will not invite President Donald Trump …