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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump boils over after Tehran kept him waiting — The trigger for President Trump's strikes on Iran was the downing of a U.S. helicopter, but behind the scenes Trump had been growing more and more frustrated over nearly two weeks of waiting for an Iranian response to his latest offer that still has not arrived.
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New York Times:
Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility — It is unclear if the U.S. intentionally struck the facility or knew what it was. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. bombing Iran for second straight night — The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran for the second consecutive evening. U.S. officials say the intent is to pressure Tehran to sign a deal, but the strikes also carry a risk of military escalation.
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Strikes Iran Again After Trump Says Talks Are Taking Too Long — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said just before the attack: “If we need to negotiate with bombs, we'll negotiate with bombs.” — Here's the latest. — The United States launched a new wave …
Cameron Peters / Vox:
The US-Iran ceasefire is breaking down
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Associated Press:
US military says it's striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in second day of renewed fire
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US military launches fresh round of Iran strikes
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump says Iran is taking ‘too long to negotiate a deal’ and ‘now they will have to pay the price’
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ after consumer price index hits 3-year high … President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, “I love the inflation” after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data that showed the annual inflation rate at 4.2%, a three-year high.
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Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
Inflation Heated Up to 4.2% in May, as Energy Costs Continued to Bite — Consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in three years, but were in line with expectations — Year-over-year inflation hit a three-year high of 4.2% in May, as the Iran war pushed energy prices higher.
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ as annual rate jumps to a 3-year high — The president suggested the recent numbers mean there will be a bigger decline in inflation once the war in Iran is over. … President Donald Trump embraced an unlikely foe Wednesday: inflation.
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Politico:
‘The die has been cast’: Trump allies fear it's too late to reverse economic woes
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New York Times:
Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files … On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed into the White House Situation Room — the secure bunker where classified and high-stakes national security matters are discussed and decided.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
“Regime Change”: New book reveals Trump team's Epstein leak fears … - In a New York Times Magazine excerpt, posted today ahead of the book's publication on June 23, the two Times reporters describe in cinematic detail how top Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles …
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CNN:
Postal Service won't deliver mail ballots for states that don't hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive — Donald Trump Federal agencies Election security — State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration …
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The Atlantic:
Democrats Are Starting to Worry About California — When it comes to counting votes, there's no rushing California. America's most populous state is also home to the nation's most frustrating political tradition—a lengthy wait to find out the winners of key elections.
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The right enters a post-proof era of election denial
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Washington Post:
Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents — Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him. — Summary — For George H.W. Bush's first medical checkup …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Judge warns DOJ not to ‘play possum’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund it says is dead — The Trump administration has said the fund isn't moving forward, but the president has said he'd like to pay purported victims “the kind of money that they deserve.”
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge declines to block ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ officials say is halted
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Graig Graziosi / The Independent:
Knicks fans burning sage outside MSG ahead of Game 4 to purge the bad luck left behind from Trump's attendance — ‘It felt so dark yesterday, I was like, this is not the Garden that I know,’ the fan said — The NBA Finals have New Yorkers desperate for a Knicks victory trying everything in their powers to help the team.
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Administration plans intensive, year-round construction schedule for Trump's triumphal arch — Construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete …
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Politico:
House will vote Thursday on expected-to-fail surveillance patch — The House will vote Thursday on a three-week extension of a key surveillance program a day ahead of its expiration, Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday. But leaders of both parties expect the measure to fail …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
House Dems threaten to target WinRed as GOP probes ActBlue — House Democrats are ratcheting up their threats to investigate the top GOP campaign fundraising platform in response to congressional Republicans' escalating probe of ActBlue, Democrats' own fundraising platform.
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Regina Wallace-Jones / Washington Post:
Why I will use my Fifth Amendment rights before Congress today
Washington Post:
A new wave of anti-immigrant violence hits U.K. as riots convulse Belfast — Attackers torched neighborhoods across Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, after a Sudanese asylum seeker was arrested and accused of stabbing a man. — Summary — BELFAST — Masked men set houses …
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Stephen Neukam / NOTUS:
Bill Gates Says Epstein Tried to Blackmail Him — The tech billionaire told the House Oversight Committee that Epstein leveraged information about Gates' affairs to pressure him into a friendship. — Copy — Tech billionaire Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee …
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US Department of Justice:
Department of Justice indicts eight conspirators who threatened University of Michigan officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan — DETROIT - Eight individuals associated with the University of Michigan …
Financial Times:
Donald Trump suggests he may not renew trade deal with Mexico and Canada — 'We don't need anything that they have,' US president says of 2020 trilateral agreement — Donald Trump has suggested he will not renew the trade deal he forged with Canada and Mexico in 2020 …
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Ilya Somin / Lawfare:
Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing — To the extent Callais is a problem, it can be better addressed by steps such as banning gerrymandering. — Meet The Authors — The Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais—barring nearly all use of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) …
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Simon J. Levien / Politico:
America's doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr. … Fryhofer, who advised the vaccine committee whose members Kennedy fired last year, suggested that would be an abdication of doctors' moral duty. — “Measles running rampant, public health destroyed, a trillion dollars ripped from Medicaid …
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Edward White / Financial Times:
Trump's Iran war has propelled China's cleantech industry — Disruption to global energy supplies sparks surge in demand for alternatives — At the start of 2026 there was an air of uncertainty about China's clean technology industry. — Companies such as electric vehicle maker BYD …
Washington Post:
Mamdani was to meet with Colombia's leader. Trump made sure it didn't happen. — New York's mayor had planned to meet with leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro while he was in town for U.N. events, but the State Department nixed it. — Summary — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani …
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