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2:40 PM ET, June 18, 2026

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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 …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Art of the Yield  —  The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is out, and boy is it as bad as advertised.  In exchange for Iran simply agreeing to begin negotiations on its nuclear program and to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz without charging fees for sixty days …
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.”
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Israel, Stunned by Trump's Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’  —  The agreement accomplishes none of Israel's stated war aims and arguably leaves the country in worse shape on each of them.  —  Israel awoke to a frightening new reality on Thursday as it absorbed …
New York Times:
JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration  —  I asked the vice president what is Christian about this White House.  —  “If you think this is a bad deal, what is your alternative?”  Critics of JD Vance think that his key role in the Iran negotiations may end up being an albatross around his neck.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
White House delivers Iran agreement to Congress  —  The White House sent the “memorandum of understanding” putting hostilities with Iran on hold to Congress on Thursday, after days of complaints from lawmakers of both parties that they didn't receive the agreement sooner.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu fumes, allies rage over Trump's Iran deal
Washington Post:
Vance tells Israel to ‘wake up’ after Iran deal criticism
Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Vance issues harsh warning to Israelis slamming Trump's Iran deal
New York Times:
U.S.-Iran Agreement Includes Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon and More: See Full Text of the Deal
Politico:
Vance inherits the art of the deal
Discussion: New Republic and Ace of Spades HQ
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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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Claims It Made The Reflecting Pool Blue.  See For Yourself!  —  They've spent $14 million on this.  —  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump had the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool painted blue as part of his capital city redecorating spree, but instead of looking …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Jay Clayton nomination remains up in the air, Thune says  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled deep uncertainty Thursday over the fate of Jay Clayton's nomination as director of national intelligence.  Its future, he told reporters, is essentially up to President Donald Trump.
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Politico:
Republicans fear Trump is hurting their chances.  He can't understand why. … “If everyone just follows his lead, follows the blueprints he's laid out, and runs on the record that he has, then I think we'll fare well,” said a senior White House official, granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
Democracy Docket:
States to get citizenship lists before voters can check for errors, new memo on Trump's anti-voting order makes clear  —  The first phase of President Donald Trump's executive order to build a national voter list is expected to be implemented by June 30, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo.
Discussion: CourtListener
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Postal Service takes another step toward implementing Trump's anti-mail voting order
Discussion: USA Today and American Prospect
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Everyone in Trump's Cabinet Is Eating Sauerkraut  —  JD Vance, RFK Jr. and other officials swear by a diet of grass-fed meat and fermented foods, even when the sulfurous odors cause friction at home
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 …
Discussion: NOTUS
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 …
Frank Holland / CNBC:
Obama Center launch brings Democratic political glitterati to Chicago ahead of crucial elections … The opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Thursday will be a celebration of the legacy of former President Barack Obama and his accomplishments.
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Maham Javaid / NPR:
The Obama Presidential Center will be dedicated Thursday. Here's what to expect
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Oops, We Invited Nazis to Our Christian Nationalist Conference  —  THE SECOND TRUMP TERM has been a great time for Christian nationalists seeking to make the United States into an explicitly Christian state.  Their leading pastors have been embraced by administration figures like Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Discussion: Townhall and Blog & Mablog
Christian Paz / Vox:
I read JD Vance's new book.  It reveals more than he realizes.  —  Every few years, presidential hopefuls go through certain rites of passage.  They ramp up fundraising, start visiting early primary states, and bulk up their foreign or economic policy credentials.  —  And, of course, they drop their memoirs.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and The Hill
Jon Collins / MPR News:
Report authors say feds violated Minnesotans' human rights during ICE surge  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"Human Rights Watch has released a comprehensive report detailing human rights abuses by the government during this winter's immigration enforcement surge …
Discussion: JURIST
New York Times:
Knicks Accept a White House Invitation to Celebrate Title, Owner Says  —  James Dolan said he was “very proud” to bring his championship team to Washington.  It would be the first N.B.A. team to visit the White House with Trump as president.  —  The Knicks have accepted an invitation …
NBC News:
Pentagon investigation into Iran school strike being finalized  —  There is growing concern in Congress and the Pentagon that the Trump administration may make the investigation's results classified as the monthslong probe is under final review by senior U.S. military officials.
Discussion: Reuters
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
xAI Memphis: The Trump DOJ Is Trying to Do Elon Musk a Big Favor  —  Since August of last year, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has been building and operating a fleet of gas-fired combustion turbines in Memphis-area Black neighborhoods, in order to power a massive data center called Colossus.
Discussion: Straight Arrow, Electrek, UPI and Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
White House says goodbye to an Air Force One as it prepares for Qatar jet  —  The aging presidential aircraft will be replaced by a $400 million aircraft donated by Qatar, capping a contentious effort that raised ethical, legal and security concerns.  —  Summary
Annie Karni / New York Times:
McCarthy Aide's Tell-All Book Recounts Trump's Expletive-Filled Threats to G.O.P.  —  A new book by John Leganski, the floor manager for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, offers a rare behind-the-scenes account of how President Trump wields his power through threats and intimidation.
Discussion: NOTUS
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Philadelphia Cannot Force Mention of Slavery at Historic Home, Court Rules  —  A three-judge appeals panel threw out a lower court's order requiring the federal government to restore a memorial and historical display at George Washington's former house.  —  A federal appeals court …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Court benchslaps Ken Paxton's effort to take out ActBlue  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Ken Paxton got smacked down in federal court.  Again.  —  In his 11 years as Texas attorney general …
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
California billionaires tax qualifies for ballot, setting up costly fight … Proponents, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, argue the measure is a vital corrective to federal spending cuts that will otherwise lead to shuttered hospitals and massive job losses.
NBC News:
‘Different worlds’: Americans see a huge divide between haves and have-nots, new poll shows  —  A national NBC News poll finds 81% of Americans say there is more that divides than unites the wealthy and those who aren't wealthy.  —  Most Americans are optimistic that the country is broadly …
Discussion: Politico and CNN
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.
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it's not a crime for marijuana users to have guns  —  The Supreme Court sided Thursday with a Texas marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Base Is Angry  —  Perhaps I should've expected the meeting to devolve into chaos.  It was predictable, especially if you subscribe to the essential maxim that any room containing several dozen women of a certain age and Summer Shandy on tap is bound to get a little rowdy.
 
 
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Hailey Bullis / Washington Examiner:
House Administration Committee pushes new voter ID bill with state grant program inclusion
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Jamie Raskin Expands Probe Into Trump's Health Amid Reports Of His 22 Doctors
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Slotkin to introduce bill to bar presidents from sending troops or armed feds to polling places
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
Americans view Obama far more positively than Trump or Biden, CNN poll finds
 Earlier Items: 
Hannah Grabenstein / PBS NewsHour:
Trump's economic approval rating hits new low, poll finds
Discussion: Raw Story and Reality Tea
NOTUS:
Zohran Mamdani and AOC's Split Endorsements Are Raising Eyebrows
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
DOJ Invokes McCarthy-Era Law to Strip Somalia-born Minnesotan of Citizenship
Discussion: CBS News
Fox News:
White House UFC terror plot ‘ringleader’ is a Mexican illegal immigrant, DHS confirms
Paul Krugman:
Power and Geopolitics After Trump
Dave Levinthal / NOTUS:
Florida Fliers Rage Against Trump International Airport
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