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11:05 PM ET, June 16, 2026

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New York Times:
Claiming an Antifa Plot, U.S. Charges 15 in Minneapolis With Conspiracy  —  The 94-page conspiracy indictment was filed as federal prosecutors in Minnesota had trouble sustaining many criminal cases filed against Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters.
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Joseph Swanson / KSTP-TV:
US Attorney for Minnesota charges 15 anti-ICE protesters, alleging ties to antifa groups  —  Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have charged 15 people allegedly tied to two Minneapolis-based antifa groups.  —  U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for the District of Minnesota and Homeland Security …
Daniella Silva / NBC News:
DOJ charges 15 people it says impeded agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown
Discussion: The Federalist
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
MN U.S. Attorney Won't Say Whether Officers Were Harmed As He Charges ICE Protesters with Felonies
Discussion: emptywheel and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump-Iran Deal Allows Tehran to Immediately Sell Oil  —  The agreement also waives banking and transport sanctions to facilitate transactions, an early financial benefit  —  The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the deal to end the war …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Obama's Nuclear Deal Looms Over Trump's Iran Negotiations
Discussion: Politico
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
White House talking points claim victories in initial Iran deal but often don't meet reality
Discussion: The Daily Wire and Staff Stories
Tim Caputo / ABC7:
2 SoCal men arrested in alleged plot targeting UFC fights at White House  —  RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KABC) — Two men from Riverside County were arrested in connection with an alleged plot targeting the “UFC Freedom 250” fights at the White House, Eyewitness News has learned.
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Washington Post:
Five arrested, charged with plotting to attack UFC event at White House, DOJ says
US Department of Justice:
Five Men Arrested and Charged in Plot to Attack and Kill Government Officials and Others Attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship at White House
Washington Post:
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump's ballroom project, with half from taxpayers  —  An internal cost estimate in March by the project's contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.  —  Summary
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Stalled Out  —  Would you be shocked to learn that Donald Trump's months of claims …
Discussion: Raw Story
Cameron Peters / Vox:
You're paying for Trump's ballroom
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, MS NOW and NewsMax.com
Molly Taft / Wired:
Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation  —  Warm weather has fueled a bloom that US National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.  —  On Wednesday morning …
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Politico:
Trump promised clear water.  The reflecting pool went green. … Algae started forming in the pool last week, within days of the renovation's completion.  An Interior Department spokesperson Friday said the agency would remove the algae and use “nanobubblers” to keep it clean.  But the algae has quickly spread.
Wired:
Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel's Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society  —  More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III.  An associated app offers matchmaking.  —  A trove of internal records …
Discussion: Straight Arrow
Nick Judin / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Senatobia Shoplifting Call  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  A Mississippi police officer shot 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley while responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, killing him and critically wounding an adult.
Mike Collins / NBC News:
Georgia Senate Primary Runoff Results 2026  —  Rep. Mike Collins defeated former football coach Derek Dooley, after the two advanced to a head-to-head runoff to see who will take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.  President Donald Trump jumped into the race with a late endorsement of Collins …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump-endorsed Collins beats Kemp's pick to take on Ossoff for Georgia Senate
NBC News:
Rep. Mike Collins wins GOP runoff in Georgia Senate race
Washington Post:
Education Dept. plans to move special ed and civil rights out of the agency  —  The moves are part of an effort to close the department by moving its functions to other parts of the government.  —  Summary  —  The Education Department plans to move work overseeing special-education services …
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New York Times:
Trump Breaks Up Education Dept., Prompting Worries Over Civil Rights
David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Hawley demands answers from MLB over warning players who wrote Bible verses on Pride hats  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to the MLB on Tuesday, seeking answers on why the professional baseball league threatened to penalize three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night hats.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Republicans Confirm Another One Of Trump's Personal Attorneys To A Federal Court Seat  —  Justin Smith, who has been representing the president in his E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case, also refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election.  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans voted late Monday …
Discussion: New Republic, Joe.My.God. and MS NOW
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Republicans Again Block War Powers Measure in the Senate
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Kash Patel may have a ‘personal slush fund’ of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, says Raskin  —  FBI Director Kash Patel may have authorized taxpayer-funded special payments to his inner circle of FBI executives and agents on his protective detail, according to the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.
Politico:
Senate Republicans want assurances from Todd Blanche.  So far it's working. … The fund, which could have funnelled up to $1.8 billion in payouts to Trump political allies, was withdrawn after a bipartisan outcry on Capitol Hill, and Blanche assured senators during the closed-door sitdowns that it's gone for good.
Discussion: Washington Examiner, NOTUS and The Hill
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says  —  A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the U.S.-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters.
Bloomberg:
Read the 14-Point Draft Memorandum Between the US and Iran  —  The US and Iran are expected to formally sign a memorandum of understanding on June 19 in Switzerland, paving the way for 60 days of talks aimed at ending their war for good and putting strict new limits on Iran's nuclear program.
Discussion: MishTalk, Mediaite and Al Jazeera
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Shocking Arrest of a MAGA Pit Bull and His Fake Secret Service Pal  —  Ryan Fournier and his friend were arrested on Friday.  Strip clubs, counterfeit badges, and made-up claims of Trump world access contributed to their fall.  —  ∙ Paid  —  PRO-TRUMP INFLUENCER RYAN FOURNIER and a friend …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump is forcing U.S. companies to manufacture more weaponry  —  The president invoked the Defense Production Act to accelerate munitions productions as Defense Secretary Hegseth pitched lawmakers Tuesday on a $350 billion in defense to help replenish U.S. stockpiles.
New York Times:
The Untold Story of Jeffrey Epstein's Death  —  Late in the afternoon of July 6, 2019, about a dozen F.B.I. agents and New York Police Department officers gathered at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, waiting out of view of the tarmac so as not to spook their quarry.
Associated Press:
Judge rules transgender people won't face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms  —  The law goes further than laws in other states to restrict which bathrooms transgender people can use in public places.  —  A judge ruled Tuesday that transgender people won't face criminal charges …
Carrie Shepherd / Axios:
Obama Presidential Center opening brings out all the stars  —  The Obama Presidential Center just dropped its grand-opening performance lineup, and it may go down as one of the best Chicago concerts of the last 50 years. … - There is also a ticketed watch party at Midway Plaisance Park …
Politico:
DOJ accuses New York of unlawful Medicaid home care ‘scheme’ … Federal prosecutors are seeking a court order freezing the flow of any gross revenue to PPL under the CDPAP contract and appointing a temporary receiver.  —  “New York's failure to police a favored vendor that unlawfully siphoned millions …
 
 
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Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
Covid vaccine linked to broad protections against heart conditions, study finds
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Does Not Understand the War He Lost
Discussion: New York Post, New Republic and RTÉ
Politico:
‘VIP pass’: Trump administration mulling how to coax more oil tankers through Hormuz
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
The Crypto Industry Makes Its Biggest Midterm Bet Yet
Politico:
White House's Anthropic move jolts Congress back into the AI debate
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Says Biden's Re-election Bid Was a ‘Terrible Mistake’
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Paul Musgrave / Foreign Policy:
Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Wednesday Journal
NBC Chicago:
Person of interest in Grant Park cross burning incident in custody, police say
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
OMB nominee 'can't commit' to forgoing ‘pocket rescissions’ funding gambit this year
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Sammy Westfall / Washington Post:
A Teddy Roosevelt quote adorns a D.C. building. He probably didn't say it.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Joel Schectman / Wall Street Journal:
A $40 Million Gold Heist Risks Exposing CIA's Top-Secret Spy Programs
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
SPLC boss funneled $1.2 million to lover in neo-Nazi group — pair even had joint bank account
Paul Krugman:
The Theory of the Vulgar Class
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Reuters:
SpaceX agrees to acquire Cursor in an all-stock deal valuing the AI coding startup at $60B, set to close in Q3 2026, or pay a $4B to $10B termination fee

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google launches Android 17 and Wear OS 7, available first on Pixel devices, with support for the latest AI models, a bubble bar UI, and live updates on Wear OS

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Snap unveils $2,195 Specs, its first “fully standalone” AR glasses, which have a 51-degree field of view, set to ship “this fall” in the US, the UK, and France
 
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