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9:35 PM ET, June 18, 2026

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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘Everyone just needs to copy what I say’: Trump vented anger with Vance over Iran messaging … Asked hours after the strikes by ABC News' Jonathan Karl if Tehran's nuclear facilities had indeed been “obliterated,” Vance told him, “Well, Jon, severely damaged versus obliterated, I'm not exactly sure what the difference is.
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Politico:
Senate Armed Services chair slams Iran peace deal  —  Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker on Thursday panned the Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump this week, saying the agreement “negotiates away the victories of Operation Epic Fury in ways that are completely out of step with the president's goals.”
Rolling Stone:
Republicans Slam Trump for Caving to Iran in ‘Disaster’ of a Deal  —  “Giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea,” Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters  —  During the G7 conference on Wednesday, Donald Trump told reporters that while “nobody knows what it is …
Wall Street Journal:
JD Vance's Risky Pivot to Iran Deal Defender  —  For better or worse, the vice president now owns the agreement as talks enter a difficult new phase  —  WASHINGTON—This wasn't the book tour that JD Vance planned.  —  What started as a gantlet of promotional interviews this week …
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Vance Issues Blunt Warning to Israel as He Defends Trump's Deal
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Israel, Stunned by Trump's Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’
Zeeshan Aleem / MS NOW:
Trump has alienated his entire base over Iran
Discussion: The Atlantic, NewsMax.com and HuffPost
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Vance warns Israel: Don't fight “only ally” Trump on Iran deal
Hugo Lowell / Wired:
Trump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts  —  “You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quote Donald Trump as telling associates in an upcoming book.  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
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CNN:
New book reveals how Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun  —  Donald Trump War in Ukraine The Middle East  —  When President Donald Trump sat down for an interview in March with New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan for their new book …
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Takeaways From ‘Regime Change,’ Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's Book on Trump's White House  —  The book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times, “Regime Change,” reveals a host of details and surprising exchanges as President Trump pushed to drastically expand his power.
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump from ‘hunted’ to ‘hunter’: New book details Trump's push to test the limits of executive power
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional  —  The defense secretary described the vaccine requirement, which he lifted in April, as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.  —  A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas less …
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses.  Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.  —  The idea was meant to supercharge President Trump's mass deportation plan.
Wall Street Journal:
Union Behind California Billionaire's Tax Offers to Drop It in Favor of Smaller Tax  —  Offer comes after state said proposal had enough signatures to make ballot, but it faces opposition from billionaires—and another union  —  LOS ANGELES—The architects of California's proposed billionaire tax …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
California billionaire tax proposal qualifies for the November ballot
Washington Post:
Reflecting Pool algae blooms have roared back, reaching highest levels in years  —  An analysis of satellite imagery of the Lincoln Memorial shows algae levels spiked days after a $14 million renovation was completed.  —  Summary  —  Days after the completion this month of a $14 million renovation …
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring  —  The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.  —  The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical …
York Revolution:
York Revolution Club Statement  —  York, Pa.): It is with great disappointment and that the York Revolution have issued important changes to our 11th Annual Pride Night on Thursday, June 18th.  Most significantly, the scheduled game between York and Southern Maryland will not be played …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Tom Kean Jr. will return June 30 to House, spokesperson says  —  Rep. Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who has been missing from Capitol Hill since March 5, will return to work later this month — 117 days after his last vote.  Harrison Neely, a spokesperson for Kean …
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Lauren Green / Washington Examiner:
Seven House races shift toward Democrats: Cook Political Report  —  Democrats' chances of recapturing the House in the 2026 elections improved Thursday, as new ratings reflect the troubling political environment for Republicans.  —  Though an advantage in redistricting has insulated Republicans …
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
The Moscow Times:
Ukraine Sets Major Oil Refinery Ablaze in Largest-Ever Drone Attack on Moscow  —  Black smoke blanketed the skies of southern Moscow on Thursday morning after Ukrainian drones struck and set fire to a major oil refinery, in what was the largest-ever attack on the Russian capital since the start of the war.
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump tells The Axios Show there are “no limits” to his power after Iran war  —  President Trump denied that the Iran war revealed the limits of his ability to exert power, telling “The Axios Show” he still believes there are “no limits.” … He ended it with a limited memorandum of understanding instead.
Wall Street Journal:
'I'm the President and You're Not': Trump Tests His Power and Frustrates the GOP  —  The president has made a series of decisions that have confounded Republicans and are challenging his grip on the party.  —  President Trump has delivered the same retort to political allies who have offered …
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Texas Senate Race Turns Into a Battle Over Who Is More of a Man  —  GOP's Paxton is trying to appeal to Hispanic voters by questioning masculinity of Democratic rival Talarico  —  AUSTIN, Texas—When Senate hopeful Ken Paxton attacks the masculinity of his Democratic opponent, James Talarico …
Discussion: Townhall
Jack Healy / New York Times:
Governor Overruled His Own Clemency Board to Release an Election Denier  —  Two members of Gov. Jared Polis's board that reviews commutation requests came forward to say the secretive panel had twice rejected the release of Tina Peters, convicted of election tampering.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Alix Martichoux / The Hill:
Cancer patients are choosing ivermectin over chemo, and doctors are concerned  —  (NEXSTAR) - Ivermectin, the anti-parasitic medication most commonly used as a dewormer in animals, is back in the limelight.  This time it has nothing to do with COVID-19.  More patients are seeking out the drug in hopes it will help fight their cancer.
John Ismay / New York Times:
Three Medals of Honor Awarded to Vietnam and Afghanistan Veterans  —  Two Force Recon Marines received the medal on Thursday for their actions more than 50 years ago, alongside an Army officer who showed exceptional bravery in 2012.  —  For decades, the comrades of Maj. James Capers Jr …
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom  —  Funds meant for Secret Service were transferred to project president promised would be financed by private donations  —  Donald Trump's administration has quietly redirected $352m in federal funds designated …
Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
The Onion says it won't wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook families  —  The families of children and educators killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School are set to receive their first payment from Alex Jones' Infowars empire next month …
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Obama and Michelle take digs at Trump in 3-hour presidential center opening ceremony with A-listers and ex-presidents  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  Former President Barack Obama and ex-first lady Michelle Obama took digs …
Hannah Grabenstein / PBS NewsHour:
Trump's economic approval rating hits new low, poll finds  —  A third of Americans approve of the way President Donald Trump is handling the economy, a new PBS/NPR/Marist poll finds, amounting to his lowest-ever approval rating on an issue long considered to be one of his strengths with voters.
Discussion: Marist Poll, KSTP-TV and Raw Story
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Trump Administration Tells Federal Employees to Wear “Freedom” Pins—Or Else  —  The Trump administration is ordering National Park Service employees to wear pins promoting Freedom 250, a semi-private group that the president has used to turn celebrations of the country's 250th anniversary …
Ben Chapman / New York Post:
FBI agents descend on Skid Row in massive voter fraud probe after stunning claims of election bribery  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The California Post on Google  —  Federal officers descended on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles Thursday morning as part …
 
 
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Discussion: Politico and NewsMax.com
Mother Jones:
Trump Resurrected the Statue of a Slave Owner. Its Pedestal Cost Taxpayers $527K.
Discussion: The Independent
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
AIPAC looms large ahead of New York primaries
Discussion: Jewish Insider
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Fake FIFA sites being used to steal private information: FBI
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Jamie Raskin Expands Probe Into Trump's Health Amid Reports Of His 22 Doctors
Discussion: The Hill
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Base Is Angry
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Oops, We Invited Nazis to Our Christian Nationalist Conference
Discussion: Townhall
Annie Karni / New York Times:
McCarthy Aide's Tell-All Book Recounts Trump's Expletive-Filled Threats to G.O.P.
Discussion: Raw Story
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it's not a crime for marijuana users to have guns
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