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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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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 …
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
DOJ charges 15 people it says impeded agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown
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Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Fifteen people charged over alleged interference in Minnesota immigration crackdown
Fifteen people charged over alleged interference in Minnesota immigration crackdown
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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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CNN:
US officials downplay text of the Iran agreement, saying it doesn't account for back-channel commitments
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Axios:
Breaking down the billions Iran could receive under Trump's deal
Breaking down the billions Iran could receive under Trump's deal
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Obama's Nuclear Deal Looms Over Trump's Iran Negotiations
Obama's Nuclear Deal Looms Over Trump's Iran Negotiations
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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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Kash Patel ‘jumped the gun’ with announcement of UFC plot arrests, sources say
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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
Five Men Arrested and Charged in Plot to Attack and Kill Government Officials and Others Attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship at White House
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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.
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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
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump's endorsement fails to save MAGA candidate as billionaire advances in key governor race
Trump's endorsement fails to save MAGA candidate as billionaire advances in key governor race
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Does Not Understand the War He Lost — The president's comments at the G7 summit revealed that he doesn't understand the war he started—or the words that come out of his own mouth. — Donald Trump arrived in France yesterday for this morning's G7 summit and promptly confirmed America's capitulation to Iran.
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Paul Musgrave / Foreign Policy:
Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Iran Found Trump's Bone Spur
Iran Found Trump's Bone Spur
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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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Cameron Peters / Vox:
You're paying for Trump's ballroom
You're paying for Trump's ballroom
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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 …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Republicans Again Block War Powers Measure in the Senate
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Senate rejects latest resolution to limit Trump's Iran war powers
Senate rejects latest resolution to limit Trump's Iran war powers
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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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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.
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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.
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Carville: Trump ‘going to walk away’ from presidency by next Easter — Democratic strategist James Carville on Sunday predicted that President Trump is “going to walk away” from the presidency and leave office by next Easter. — Carville said during a discussion with his “Politics War Room” …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Giorgio Leali / Politico:
G7 promises to support Ukraine and sanction Russia in joint declaration — EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — G7 leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump have backed a joint declaration promising to boost military support to Ukraine and to strengthen sanctions against Russia.
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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 …
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Says Biden's Re-election Bid Was a ‘Terrible Mistake’ — If the former president had “passed the torch” and allowed a competitive Democratic primary in 2024, she said in a new interview, the winner “would have beaten Donald Trump.” — Hillary Clinton suggested in a new interview …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Congressional staff visit prison facility where Ghislaine Maxwell is held — Staff for the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees on Tuesday visited the Texas federal prison facility where Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, is being held, according to the panel's top Democrats.
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