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2:10 AM ET, June 23, 2025

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Officials Concede They Don't Know the Fate of Iran's Uranium Stockpile  —  Both Vice President JD Vance and Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged questions about the whereabouts of Iran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade nuclear material.
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Simon Tisdall / The Guardian:
No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war - and there will be profound and lasting consequences  —  Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu.  His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likely  —  Bombing will not make Iran go away.
Wired:
What Satellite Images Reveal About the US Bombing of Iran's Nuclear Sites  —  The US concentrated its attack on Fordow, an enrichment plant built hundreds of feet underground.  Aerial photos give important clues about what damage the “bunker-buster” bombs may have caused.
NBC News:
Trump's team launches group to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Massie  —  Trump has heavily criticized Massie, of Kentucky, who has opposed his strikes on Iran and his “big, beautiful bill” in Congress.  —  Two key advisers to President Donald Trump are launching a group to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Three ways Trump's attack on Iran could spin out of control  —  When Vice President JD Vance appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday morning, anchor Kristen Welker asked him a simple question: Is the United States now at war with Iran?  —  In response, Vance said, “We're not at war with Iran; we're at war with Iran's nuclear program.”
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump administration says U.S. does not seek regime change in Iran  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters the U.S. war against Iran is “not open-ended” and is “not about regime change,” stressing that Saturday's U.S. military strikes were strictly targeted at Iran's nuclear program.
Politico:
Trump floats regime change in Iran, muddying the administration's message  —  Top Trump officials said their strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were limited, but they don't have much control over the knock-on effects in the Middle East and their party.  —  President Donald Trump's top national …
CNN:
Early assessments raise questions over whether US destroyed bulk of enriched Iranian nuclear material  —  President Donald Trump declared that Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities were “completely and totally obliterated” following this weekend's air strikes, but the US appears to have held …
Discussion: Reuters, NewsMax.com and Al Jazeera
Auzinea Bacon / CNN:
Oil futures surge following US strikes in Iran  —  Oil prices surged late Sunday in Wall Street's first reaction to the United States' strikes on three Iranian nuclear Saturday evening — a major escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict.  —  US oil futures jumped 3.6% to about $76.47 per barrel.
Discussion: The Indian Express and Reuters
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump launches MAGA PAC in effort to oust Rep. Massie from Congress
New York Times:
Iran's Fordo Site Said to Look Severely Damaged, Not Destroyed
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:   If You Thought Donald Trump Would Never Do This, You're an Idiot
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
How effective was the US attack on Iran's nuclear sites? A visual guide
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   A mad king's pointless war is where Donald Trump was always heading
Axios:
“It was a headfake”: Inside Trump's secret orders to strike Iran
Discussion: Washington Post
Shane Harris / The Atlantic:
Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn't.
Discussion: LewRockwell, HuffPost and NewsMax.com
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
We Should Already Be Planning for Iran's Response
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Trump's War  —  I was going to post a joyful and special Pride edition of my newsletter today …
CBS News:
Transcript: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” June 22, 2025
Politico:
White House wary of Iran counterattack as Trump strikes triumphant tone
The Guardian:
Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider ‘escalation’ risk
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP's attempt to limit courts' contempt powers  —  The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against a controversial provision in the Senate Republicans' megabill that would have made it significantly more difficult for courts to enforce contempt findings against the Trump administration.
Discussion: Washington Times and HuffPost
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New York Times:   G.O.P. Can't Include Limits on Trump Lawsuits in Megabill, Senate Official Rules
U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget:
More Provisions in Republicans' “One Big, Beautiful Bill” Are Subject to Byrd Rule, Parliamentarian Advises
Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:
Republican's Life-Threatening Pregnancy Collided With Florida's Abortion Politics  —  Due in August with her first child, Rep. Kat Cammack says doctors last year hesitated to treat her ectopic pregnancy  —  Rep. Kat Cammack arrived at the emergency room in May 2024 terrified by what she had just learned …
Laura Romero / ABC News:
ICE will likely detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite judge's motion to have him released  —  Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. after being mistakenly deported.  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.  —  Abrego Garcia Family via Reuters
Discussion: The Hill and All Rise News
Associated Press:
Judge will order Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release before trial, but ICE plans to detain him  —  A federal judge in Tennessee plans to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown …
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
What Did Elon Musk Accomplish at DOGE?  —  Even before Musk fell out with Donald Trump, the agency's projected savings had plummeted.  But he nevertheless managed to inflict lasting damage to the federal government.  —  On March 27th, Sahil Lavingia walked into the Secretary of War Suite …
Bloomberg:
IMF's Georgieva Warns of Broader Risks From US Strikes on Iran  —  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that the US strikes on Iran could potentially have broader impacts beyond energy channels, as global uncertainty escalates.
Washington Post:
Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish.  —  The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump's budget.  —  LAUREL, Maryland — Sam Droege, sporting worn hiking boots and blue jeans, walked through a lush field of tall grass and poison ivy …
 
 
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‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely
Chicago Tribune:
ICE took her mother. Now, a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or legal path back to reunite in Honduras.
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Meghan McCain predicts Hegseth, Vance, and Rubio top 2028 presidential contenders
NewsNation:
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