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CNN:
Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran  —  The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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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.
Jonathan Tirone / Bloomberg:
Trump's Iran Nuclear Deal Risks Falling Short of Obama Version  —  US President Donald Trump's emerging nuclear accord with Iran risks securing fewer restrictions than the deal negotiated by the administration of Barack Obama — one he derided and later scrapped.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA hawk mutiny deepens Trump's isolation on Iran … - Money: The MOU would allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil while opening the door to sanctions relief, frozen funds and a $300 billion reconstruction fund during the next phase of nuclear talks.
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump says US will not invest in $300bn fund for Iran  —  US president's pushback on reports of provision in peace deal comes after fierce bipartisan backlash  —  Donald Trump has said the US would not invest in a $300bn fund floated for Iran, and has not pressured Gulf states to contribute …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
After a Bitter Split, European Leaders Play Nice With Trump
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Independent
Caroline Kenny / Associated Press:
Trump delays Jay Clayton's nomination for intel director in bid to push Congress on voting bill  —  In a lengthy overnight post to Truth Social, Trump said that he was canceling a confirmation hearing planned for Wednesday.  He accused Democrats of reneging on a deal to renew a powerful surveillance tool.
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump arrives late to G7 after Truth Social screed — tells world leaders: 'I'm the boss'  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  President Trump arrived late to Wednesday's morning G7 meeting but wasn't fazed as he walked …
Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.
Jonathan Tamari / Bloomberg:   Why Trump's Intel Pick is Caught Up in a Wider Fight
Washington Post:
Trump says intelligence chief pick's hearing is off and Pulte will remain for now
New Republic:
Elon Musk's Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response  —  If you were on the verge of becoming the first trillionaire in human history, with the press breathlessly reporting on your every move, that would probably be your focus.  Yet in the days before SpaceX's initial public …
Discussion: Truthout
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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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump's endorsement fails to save MAGA candidate as billionaire advances in key governor race
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Four takeaways from primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma
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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MS NOW:
Kash Patel ‘jumped the gun’ with announcement of UFC plot arrests, sources say
Nicole Santa Cruz / ProPublica:
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program  —  Republican backers of Trump's signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn't affect the most vulnerable.
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
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Minnesota anti-ICE protesters get the Broadview 6 treatment  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚫🧊 Subscribe to PN 🚫🧊  —  The Trump administration is fixated on punishing Minnesota — and Minnesotans …
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Joseph Swanson / KSTP-TV:
US Attorney for Minnesota charges 15 anti-ICE protesters, alleging ties to antifa groups
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
RFK Jr. Will Oversee Disability Education Policy  —  The dismantling of the Department of Education continues apace.  —  On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced that it would move two key functions of the Department of Education—disability education oversight and the department's Office …
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New York Times:
Trump Breaks Up Education Dept., Prompting Worries Over Civil Rights
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.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
DOJ urges appeals court to let Trump build ballroom, citing failed UFC attack  —  A top Justice Department official said the ballroom's planned “Drone Port and Sniper Nests” would have been able to “destroy any effort” to attack the UFC event.  —  The Justice Department is asking …
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New York Times:
Is He Running for President? Georgia's Jon Ossoff Has to Win Re-election First.
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.
Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
Vance's slick answers on ‘The View’ can't hide his biggest problem for 2028  —  Vice President JD Vance knew the assignment, and he likely knew how that assignment would go.  Promoting his new book in an interview on “The View,” whose co-hosts are no fans of Donald Trump …
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
“I'm begging my own country to let my wife go”: Veteran fights to prevent wife's deportation  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Princeton, Texas — Retired staff sergeant Wilmer Trujillo served roughly 20 years in the U.S. Army and the Texas National Guard, with deployments and assignments in Afghanistan, Iraq and South Korea.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Yash Roy / Bloomberg:
Bankman-Fried's Quest for Trump Pardon Hits Pushback in Congress  —  US senators from both political parties are urging President Donald Trump to reject FTX co-founder Sam Bankman Fried's pleas for a pardon after the cryptocurrency fraudster applied for clemency last week.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Nadeem Badshah / The Guardian:
Jair Bolsonaro's son sentenced to four years in jail for seeking US interference in father's Brazil coup trial  —  Brazil supreme court finds that Eduardo Bolsonaro - who resides in the US - tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plot
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 …
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.
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
 
 
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Zoe Engels / Mediaite:
Kara Swisher says she'll leave CNN as soon as she can if the Ellisons acquire WBD, the network's parent company; she's under contract until the end of 2026

Thomas Escritt / Bloomberg:
Viktor Orban's media empire collapses two months after his election defeat; about 400 journalists at Mediaworks outlets have been given notices of termination

Ellise Shafer / Variety:
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