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9:50 AM ET, June 14, 2026

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The Guardian:
UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company  —  Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form …
Discussion: MMA Fighting
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bout  —  A U.F.C. fight on President Trump's birthday will now double as a capstone for Paramount's successful effort to secure Justice Department approval for a mega media merger.  —  The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House …
Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
The White House UFC fight is a grand pageant for an 80-year-old boy king  —  A $60 million price tag outstrips even the most lavish spectacles that medieval tournaments provided for feudal lords.  —  On the White House South Lawn, rising high above the Executive Mansion, a battlefield awaits.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
Axios:
Scoop: Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for “Regime Change”  —  Top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book, “Regime Change.”
Discussion: MS NOW
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging … President Trump during a recent trip to attend the NBA Finals in New York.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times  —  He stays up late, phoning lawyers and lawmakers, while posting up to 150 times a night on Truth Social.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
As Donald Trump turns 80, he faces a foe he can never defeat: Father Time. That's a problem for us all
Discussion: CNN
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty  —  The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get through this.  —  This is what it will mean to win.
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New York Times:
At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty
New York Times:
Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan  —  James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump's legal team, appealing his criminal conviction.  —  President Trump said on Saturday …
Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News
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Jack Dura / Associated Press:
A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide  —  A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide.  An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives …
Discussion: Reuters
Politico:
France's far-right front-runner rejects Trump's backing  —  BRUSSELS — If Jordan Bardella becomes France's next president, don't expect him to be Donald Trump's man in Europe.  —  The 30-year-old leader of France's far-right National Rally — and the favorite to replace Marine Le Pen …
Ella Kipling / BBC:
UK armed forces board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, PM says  —  British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said.  —  In an operation lasting six hours …
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked  —  Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said.  As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS
Jennifer Calfas / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Poised to Lose Measles Elimination Status as Utah Outbreak Nears One-Year Mark  —  Spread of the highly contagious disease persists at levels not seen in U.S. since early 1990s  —  A relentless measles outbreak in Utah has been spreading for nearly a year, putting the U.S. on a path …
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Cruz breaks with Trump on key endorsements as 2028 looms  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is staking out his independence from President Trump ahead of a possible 2028 run for the White House, backing rivals to Trump-endorsed candidates in two high-profile Republican primaries.
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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Wall Street Journal:
Anthropic Halts Access to Top AI Models After U.S. Ban on Foreign Use
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Judge orders Trump administration to restore signs changed at national parks  —  A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore all signs that were changed or removed at national parks across the country as part of President Donald Trump's controversial directive last year.
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Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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