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3:45 PM ET, June 19, 2026

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Linda Kinstler / New York Times:
Our Allies Are Wondering Whether Supporting the American War Machine Is Worth It  —  Is the Iran war an early sign of “superpower suicide”?  —  President Trump was triumphant when he announced that his 106-day war with Iran had ended.  This initial agreement, which Trump signed at Versailles …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
MAGA Hates This Holiday  —  Thanks to their operational control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran was able to get away with murder in setting the terms of further peace talks with the United States—and now they're pushing for even more.  The first round of scheduled peace talks under …
Bloomberg:
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Stall Over Lebanon Before They Begin  —  Iran delayed the start of negotiations over a permanent peace deal with the US after fighting intensified in southern Lebanon, a potential setback to Donald Trump's efforts to end the war and curb Tehran's nuclear program.
Alice Hancock / Financial Times:
Iran to seek ‘insurance fees’ for passage through Strait of Hormuz  —  Vessels must hold Tehran-approved insurance policy to use vital waterway, says government agency  —  Iran has said it reserves the right to charge ships “insurance fees” for passage through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks …
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times and Bloomberg
Reuters:
US-Iran peace talks postponed, clouding prospects for lasting truce
NBC News:
U.S.-Iran talks postponed as Vance cancels trip and Israel intensifies strikes in southern Lebanon
Vox:   How Iran won the war
New York Times:
Vance's Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Italian foreign minister cancels trip to US over Trump's comments about Meloni  —  US President Donald Trump's comments to an Italian media outlet about the country's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have sparked a fresh diplomatic incident.  —  Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced Friday …
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Reuters:
Meloni fights back after Trump tells Italian TV she ‘begged’ for photo with him at G7  —  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. President told an Italian TV channel that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.
Axios:
Trump's all-powerful “Great Man” theory  —  President Trump declared on “The Axios Show” on Thursday that he's discovered “no limits” to his power since going to war with Iran.  — A forthcoming book reveals he's been entertaining an even grander idea: that he may be the most powerful man in history.
Agenzia ANSA:
I never beg, nor does Italy, Meloni says responding to Trump  —  Italian premier ‘stunned’ at US president's ‘fabricated’ declarations  —  Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday said US President Donald Trump's assertion that she begged him to have a photo with her during this week's G7 summit is false.
Frank Andrews / CBS News:
Italy nixes envoy's U.S. visit as leader Meloni “stunned” by Trump comments: “Neither I nor Italy beg”
CNN:
Trump's new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds  —  Donald Trump National security Tulsi Gabbard Trump appointments  —  President Donald Trump's pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thursday …
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Reuters:
White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms near  —  White House officials have for months delayed the release of a U.S. government report that outlines what it describes as significant vulnerabilities in the nation's voting machines ahead of the November midterms …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth's War on Diversity  —  A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy's worst messes.  Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks this year.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Obama says U.S. may be ‘worse off’ now than before Iran war  —  The former president told NBC's “TODAY” show he questioned the rationale for President Donald Trump's war on Iran.  —  Former President Barack Obama said it seems like the United States has either returned to the status quo or is …
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Fred Fleitz / American Greatness:   Trump's Iran Deal: Pragmatic Victory, Not Appeasement
David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool  —  A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro.  —  A business tied to a longtime supporter of President Trump …
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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
The paint is already peeling in Trump's renovated Washington Reflecting Pool
Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal:   President Trump Has a Pool Problem. The Nation Has Thoughts.
Cuneyt Dil / Axios:
How a democratic socialist swept D.C. … - Unhappiness with the city's direction stood at the highest level (55%) since Marion Barry's reign 28 years ago, per a Washington Post-Schar School poll. … - Washington's influx of white residents, who tend to be younger and more progressive …
Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Exclusive: Son of pro-crypto New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand raises $30 million to launch a derivatives exchange  —  The 22-year-old son of a crypto-friendly senator plans to launch his own exchange for a type of derivative popularized by digital asset traders.
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
Behind Trump and Melania's separate White House bedroom doors: Missing decorations, simmering tension and the habit that stunned staff  —  Call it the battle for the better bedroom.  —  It's long been lore that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump keep separate quarters on the second floor of the White House residence.
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Russia threatens escalation after Ukraine hits Moscow with largest-ever drone attack … Russia has pledged to carry out frequent and “massive group strikes” against Ukraine shortly after Kyiv launched a barrage of drones on Moscow, triggering a huge explosion in one of the Russian capital's key oil refineries.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Trump's Military Budget Hits Snags Amid Questions on Iran War Costs  —  Republicans and Democrats alike are casting doubt on a push for the largest military budget in history as the administration declines to disclose the cost of the war with Iran.  —  Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress …
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Video contradicts FBI agent's account of shooting during undercover sting in Country Club Hills  —  U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling ordered the video's public release Thursday after its discovery prompted federal prosecutors to drop charges related to an attempted robbery of undercover federal agents in the south suburb.
 
 
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