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8:20 AM ET, June 12, 2026

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Politico:
After Trump threatened to attack Iran, a scramble to stop him … The president announced on Truth Social that a deal could be signed as early as this weekend.  —  “We just made a great settlement of the war in Iran and we'll be subject to finalization of documents,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office later Thursday.
Discussion: Breitbart, Bloomberg and New Republic
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Washington Post:
Trump says he has canceled plans to strike Iran
Milena Wälde / Politico:
Trump says Iran war has ended. Tehran isn't so sure.
Discussion: Breitbart, Mediaite and Al Jazeera
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Retracts Latest Threats of More Strikes
Greg Miller / Washington Post:   Qatar pursued secret talks with Iran to shield gas complex from strikes, security officials say
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump claims Iran deal reached, Tehran says no “final decision”
Washington Post:
Enormous etchings of numbers interpreted as threat to Trump appear on National Mall  —  Police respond to what appears to be the anti-Trump message “86 47″ etched into the grass near the World War II Memorial.  —  Summary  —  U.S. Park Police, the D.C. fire department and members …
Discussion: Raw Story and PBS NewsHour
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Nathan Howard / Reuters:
US authorities investigate huge ‘8647’ marking on grounds of National Mall in Washington  —  The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Thursday it is investigating what appeared to be a large tracing of “8647” into the grounds of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Michael Williams / CNN:
Huge ‘8647’ etched into grass on the National Mall, aerial images show  —  The numbers “8647” — a phrase generally used to signal opposition to President Donald Trump — appeared etched into the grass on the National Mall on Thursday, days before massive crowds are expected in the area for a UFC match on Trump's birthday on Sunday.
NBC News:   Federal authorities investigate giant ‘8647’ markings on National Mall
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center board to fight order to remove Trump's name as deadline looms  —  The Kennedy Center's trustees voted Thursday to seek a last-minute stay of a federal judge's directive to take Trump's name off the center's exterior by Friday.  —  Summary  —  The Kennedy Center's board plans …
Discussion: The Hill, American Greatness and Forbes
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:   Kennedy Center to appeal Trump name order
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Kennedy Center board plans to appeal judge's ruling over removing Trump's name
New York Times:
Trump Picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Backlash Over Bill Pulte  —  The president said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the permanent role.
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump says he will nominate Jay Clayton to succeed Tulsi Gabbard as the DNI
Sam Sifton / New York Times:
A Trillionaire?  —  SpaceX is expected to make Elon Musk even richer when its stock begins trading today.  —  Good morning.  Happy Friday.  Let's go to the stock market.  —  SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket-building, satellite-launching and artificial intelligence company, is set to go public today at $135 a share.
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization  —  FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state, three people briefed on the search told MS NOW.  —  Agents also fanned out across the state …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump and Allies Are Working on Plan to ‘Expunge’ Impeachments  —  Republican-backed symbolic resolution would put lawmakers on record regarding the two impeachments during Trump's first term  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Democrats' political fortunes have improved.  'It didn't happen by accident,' Schumer says. … But he ticked through moves he oversaw in the past year — from leading opposition to GOP safety-net cuts to picking shutdown fights over health care and immigration enforcement funding …
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New York Times:
U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe  —  The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.  —  The United States plans …
Associated Press:
Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users  —  Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded …
CNN:
Group of Epstein survivors announce opposition to Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination  —  A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors came out in opposition to Todd Blanche's nomination as President Donald Trump's permanent attorney general, citing his participation in secret White House meetings …
New York Times:
Postal Service Issues Proposal to Block Mail Ballots in States That Don't Turn Over Data  —  Democrats and voting-rights groups have challenged the proposed rule as a harmful federal intrusion that could affect millions of voters who cast their ballots by mail.
Discussion: American Greatness
Justin Wolfers / Platypus Economics:
How to Price A Liar  —  For the 50th time this year, we're on the cusp of peace.  Apparently.  —  Here we go again.  —  President Trump just announced that he has cancelled the strikes on Iran that he had scheduled for tonight.  If you're keeping count at home, this is the fifth …
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Before-and-after photos: Trump's $14.2m makeover delivers ... a blue pool  —  President steered no-bid contract for project that he said would cost $1.8m to company that worked on his golf resort  —  The final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on.
Discussion: Breitbart, Washington Post and CNN
New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Alabama From Executing Inmate Using Nitrogen Gas  —  The unsigned decision for now spares Jeffery Lee, a convicted murderer, and could lead to a broader fight over the relatively new execution method.  —  The Supreme Court blocked Alabama on Thursday night from using nitrogen gas …
New York Post:
Graham Platner cheated on fiancée and bragged Nazi tattoo was reminder ‘US was the evil bad guy,’ lover tells Post  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner kept his hideous Nazi tattoo to remind himself …
Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal:
Gabbard Rescinds Finding That Doubted Foreign Involvement in Havana Syndrome  —  Outgoing intelligence chief says Biden-era reports didn't meet analytic standards  —  WASHINGTON—Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing director of national intelligence, revoked two Biden-era intelligence reports …
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
New York Times:
The World Is Draining Oil Reserves, Raising Pressure for a Peace Deal  —  The amount of oil and fuel stored by businesses and governments has fallen sharply since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.  —  The world is quickly depleting its stores of oil, putting more pressure …
Discussion: The Mahablog, NewsMax.com and Fortune
 
 
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CNBC:
Proposed Iran-U.S. deal would reopen Hormuz strait and lift oil sanctions, Iran state media says
Discussion: Bloomberg and Straight Arrow
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
AIPAC Wants Democrats to Back Israel. Instead, They're Turning on AIPAC.
Discussion: Jewish Insider
Carmen Paun / Politico:
Trump wants you to know this RFK Jr. aide's name
Discussion: Raw Story
Kara Voght / Wall Street Journal:
Erika Kirk Lays Out a Vision for the Conservative Christian Woman
Discussion: The Nation
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Senate defense policy bill excludes IVF provision
Discussion: Roll Call
US Department of Justice:
Boelter Pleaded Guilty for His Role in the Stalking and Murder of Minnesota State Legislators
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CREW:
DOJ division that should have handled Trump IRS lawsuit has no record of it
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
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Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
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Discussion: Reason and Althouse
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Mike Johnson Just Made a Grave Political Error
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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