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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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New York Times:
Trump Angrily Defends Iran Deal, Belittling the One Obama Signed — President Trump denied that the United States would be part of a $300 billion rebuilding fund for Tehran and argued that his agreement was better than the one Barack Obama struck in 2015. — President Trump insisted …
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Al Jazeera, Washington Examiner, Townhall and New Republic
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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Just Security, The Spectator, Blue Virginia, New Republic, RTÉ and New York Post
Financial Times:
Donald Trump says US will not invest in $300bn fund for Iran
Donald Trump says US will not invest in $300bn fund for Iran
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The Hill, Reuters, Washington Examiner, New York Sun, NewsMax.com, Mediaite, Washington Times, Joe.My.God. and CNBC
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
Trump in Defeat — The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened.
Trump in Defeat — The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened.
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Washington Post, The Contrarian, New York Times, News Talk 105.9 and The Hill
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Is Returning to Nuclear Talks No Longer Afraid of America
Iran Is Returning to Nuclear Talks No Longer Afraid of America
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New York Times, The American Conservative and The Philadelphia Inquirer
Associated Press:
Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say
Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump says Iran deal not ‘final,’ threatens to resume bombing 'if they don't behave'
Trump says Iran deal not ‘final,’ threatens to resume bombing 'if they don't behave'
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CNBC, Jewish Insider, NewsMax.com, Associated Press, CBS News, Metro.co.uk, Mediaite and New Republic
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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Reality Tea, Associated Press, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, Semafor and Politico
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 …
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Bloomberg, Breitbart, Mediaite, Raw Story, New Republic and The Independent
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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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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.
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The Plains Sentinel, Asia Times, C-SPAN.org and Al Jazeera
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 …
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Asia Times and Truthout
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 …
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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.
New York Times:
Trump Pulls Back Intelligence Pick to Pressure Congress on Elections Bill
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Politico:
Trump kills plan to quickly confirm new intelligence chief
Trump kills plan to quickly confirm new intelligence chief
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CBS News, CNBC, Democracy Docket, Axios, Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Guardian and New York Sun
Washington Post:
Trump says intelligence chief pick's hearing is off and Pulte will remain for now
Trump says intelligence chief pick's hearing is off and Pulte will remain for now
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Bloomberg, ABC News, NOTUS, New York Times, The Hill, Fox News, Roll Call, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, UPI, The Guardian, The American Conservative, CBS News, Raw Story and Mediaite
Politico:
Rick Jackson's Georgia win is an embarrassing blemish on Trump's record … Trump-endorsed Rep. Barry Moore cruised in his Alabama Senate runoff, though he had help from a pro-crypto super PAC that spent millions. Trump's picks in two Oklahoma races are headed to runoffs after failing …
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Four takeaways from primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma
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Nicole Santa Cruz / ProPublica:
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program — As a House committee debated President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition …
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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Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
The Next Step in Criminalizing ICE Protests Is Here
The Next Step in Criminalizing ICE Protests Is Here
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The Intercept, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, The Washington Free Beacon and MPR News
New York Times:
How Slow Vote Counting Invites Suspicion, Even if It's Not Sketchy — California's crawling pace after election night can make normal statistical shifts seem like fraud. — This month's primary election for Los Angeles mayor displayed a pattern tailor-made for conspiracy theories …
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Phil Keisling / Washington Monthly:
The Power of Vote at Home
The Power of Vote at Home
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Alabama Political Reporter and The Contrarian
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Trump administration asks judge to halt first reparations program for Black people in US — The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb's housing reparations program for Black residents, arguing it is “racially discriminatory” and unconstitutional.
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 …
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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Paul Krugman:
Hype and Glory — The SpaceX frenzy continues — Brief post today on amazing things happening in the markets. — While I don't know anyone who loves Microsoft or its products, it's a wildly successful company with a long track record. Last year Microsoft earned $125 billion in profits on $318 billion in revenue.
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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Washington Examiner, House Committee …, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Labor Department threatens to withhold funds from governors over unemployment fraud and waste — The Department of Labor threatened to withhold funds from states if their governors didn't take further action to combat unemployment fraud and waste. — As part of the Trump administration's wider efforts …
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Wall Street Journal, Staff Stories and NewsMax.com
Emzari Gelashvili / The Hill:
My family lived through socialism. Most Democrats are frighteningly wrong about it. — A Gallup poll conducted in August 2025 found that 66 percent of Democrats view socialism favorably. Only 42 percent of those same Democrats viewed capitalism favorably.
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Washington Examiner
Politico:
Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth's travel in bid for boat strike videos, Iran school strike probe … It also signals continued bipartisan dissatisfaction with the Pentagon ignoring or slow-walking responses to congressional inquiries. The provisions are part of the annual National Defense …
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New Republic
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants' Tax Identifiers from a Data Broker — A $10 million procurement reviewed by 404 Media indicates ICE is buying records related to immigrants' tax identifiers. “It looks for all the world like Trump is trying to skirt the law and a court order to fuel …
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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Novara Media and Straight Arrow
Marcia Brown / Politico:
Trump reviews slowed screwworm response, former officials say … “That sense of urgency wasn't there,” said one of the former officials. “Even though screwworm was given a high priority, it did not help us get things done faster.” — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has told Senate lawmakers …
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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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 …
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Vanity Fair, Reality Tea, Raw Story, One America News Network and New York Times

