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5:30 PM 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: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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New York Times:
How Trump Transformed the White House Lawn Into a Fighting Arena  —  It was back in late May that construction began on the towering, claw-like superstructure that now sits complete on the South Lawn of the White House, ready to stage Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts on Sunday, President Trump's 80th birthday.
Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tries to Outrun Courts by Building Ballroom Fast  —  The administration has been barreling forward with construction projects around the capital, while litigation trails behind  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is blitzing through construction projects in the nation's capital faster than the courts can keep up.
Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
The White House UFC fight is a grand pageant for an 80-year-old boy king
Discussion: The Guardian
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Merger Cleared, David Ellison to Join Trump at U.F.C. Bouts
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.”
Associated Press:
Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell is in the hospital, but little more information is known  —  Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday, his spokesperson said, but there was no immediate information about why he was there or his prognosis.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell Is Hospitalized, His Spokesman Says  —  No details were given about the 84-year-old former majority leader's condition, but he has had a string of health issues in recent years.  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the former majority leader, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to Axios: Netanyahu has “no fucking judgment” but Iran deal still on  —  President Trump tells Axios the U.S.-Iran deal to end the war is still on track for Sunday despite Israel's strike in Beirut and the Iranian threat to retaliate. … - “It shook it up.
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Bloomberg:
Iran Signals No Deal Will Be Signed by Trump's Sunday Timeline
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes, Complicating Possible Iran Peace Agreement
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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: Raw Story and CNN
NBC News:
Amid war, inflation and sinking approval ratings, Trump takes comfort in giving Washington a face-lift
Discussion: The Guardian
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Poll: America at 250 is riven with doubt and pessimism — but with glimmers of hope  —  National pride, faith in major institutions and belief in the “American Dream” declined in new NBC News polling.  —  Americans have a bleak outlook on the nation's future ahead of its 250th birthday next month …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
The Generational Disaster of Trump, Bush and Clinton … In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the presidency over George H.W. Bush, the transition in power was accompanied by a wave of generational commentary.  —  The election marked the passing of a remarkable roster of seven consecutive presidents …
Victor Jack / Politico:
Switzerland votes ‘no’ in referendum on population limit  —  Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million by 2050, according to the preliminary results of a divisive referendum billed by some as the country's Brexit moment.
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Jamey Keaten / Associated Press:
Early results show Swiss voters reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million
Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
At Turning Point USA conference, women offer away their right to vote  —  Several women said they'd be willing to give up their right to vote if it meant creating a more conservative country at the Turning Point USA Women's Leadership Summit recently held in San Antonio, Texas.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Elon Musk egged on a race riot, then became a trillionaire.  What are we even doing?  —  The images coming out of Belfast — the city in Northern Ireland made famous by decades of ethnic violence that came to be known simply as, “the Troubles” — were horrific enough.
Wall Street Journal:
The Congresswoman Who Knows Exactly How to Go Viral  —  Republican Anna Paulina Luna knows how to excite the MAGA base, and annoy her colleagues  —  Anna Paulina Luna has a knack for going viral.  —  In the span of a single month, the Florida Republican championed a CIA whistleblower's theories …
The Guardian:
‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth  —  US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Langrune-sur-Mer after protest by residents  —  When news came that the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, would be travelling to Normandy to mark D-day …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
Kash Patel Keeps Suing the Press … Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has yet to reach a settlement or a favorable jury verdict from the cases.Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times  —  In 2019, Kash Patel, then a White House aide, objected to how news outlets portrayed …
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Vance: Trump “very supportive” as vice president moves closer to 2028 decision  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Vice President JD Vance says that he and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, will discuss whether he should seek the 2028 Republican presidential nomination later this year, following the 2026 midterms.
Ian Ward / Politico:
The New Right Has a Blueprint for Building a Christian America … The field was empty, save for a few patches of yellow wildflowers.  But from behind the wheel, Abbotoy — a soft-spoken 38-year-old with a boyish face and a stubbly beard — described a town that was visible only to him …
 
 
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