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7:05 AM ET, June 21, 2026

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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims  —  David Hearn said he touched the pool's detached liner but “didn't destroy or break or peel anything.”  Trump accused vandals of sabotaging the refurbishment.  —  Summary
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Washington Post:
Trump likely to drain Reflecting Pool again, following peeling paint and algae  —  The president blamed “disgraceful Vandalism” for the damage and peeling paint, which emerged after workers spent days treating algae.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday night that he was likely …
Discussion: Raw Story
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained  —  The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation.  A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool's bottom.
Discussion: NBC News
CNN:
Trump claims vandals will force drainage of algae-plagued Reflecting Pool
William James / Reuters:
UK PM Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit, Observer newspaper reports  —  British Prime Minster Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, the Observer newspaper reported on Saturday.  —  The newspaper said Starmer …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite
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Rachel Sylvester / The Observer:
Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit  —  The prime minister now accepts that his time has run out as majority of Labour MPs back Andy Burnham  —  Nigel Farage urged to sack ‘problem’ Zia Yusuf  —  Scale of Burnham's triumph piles pressure on Starmer to take a ‘dignified exit’
Euan Ward / New York Times:
Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Fighting, Several Cease-Fires Later  —  For the second time in two days, Lebanon was again at the center of whether the fragile U.S.-Iran deal would hold.  —  After a cease-fire was announced in Lebanon on Friday afternoon, the sixth such effort in a matter of weeks …
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New York Times:
Mideast Live Updates: Strait of Hormuz Re-emerges as Point of Tension After Iran Says It's Closed
Bloomberg:
US-Iran Talks Set to Open as Vance Arrives in Switzerland
Associated Press:
Pakistan says technical-level Iran-US talks on their interim deal will begin Sunday in Switzerland
NBC News:
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations, state media says after continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran closing Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Italy's Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident  —  Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op request at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media.
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump deepens the dustup with Italy's Meloni over a disputed photo from the G7 summit
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
What to know about the temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program  —  Starting in July, some Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access GLP-1 medications by paying one flat fee per month.  The temporary program is set to run for a year-and-a-half through the end of 2027.
Discussion: NewsNation
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
US treasury chief urged Trump not to host ‘Mr Bean on crack’ Zelenskyy, book says  —  Suggestion that Scott Bessent so described a world leader included in Regime Change, by New York Times reporters  —  Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, advised Donald Trump not to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Starr / The Guardian:
Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received ‘dark money’ from ICE detention contractor  —  Report finds close ties between the Trump administration and Geo Group, which profits from anti-immigration crackdown  —  Jim Jordan is among the most famous names in this stretch of Ohio.
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
A small conservative group rises in influence under Trump 2.0 … Some of CRC's critics say its work is biased and superficial, and many of its targets, like the Southern Poverty Law Center, are well-worn bogeymen for the right. … “We're the intel operation for the conservative movement as a whole …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Black Democrats push back on Wasserman Schultz's bid in Florida's 20th District  —  Some Black Democrats are frustrated with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) decision to run in a South Florida congressional district home to a large Black voting population, sparking an intraparty clash …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
BreAnna Bell / Page Six:
Jimmy Kimmel taps longtime Trump nemesis Rosie O'Donnell to replace him as he steps back from late-night show  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add Page Six on Google  —  Jimmy Kimmel announced comedian Rosie O'Donnell will be temporarily taking over his late-night show …
 
 
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Rich Calder / New York Post:
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Tom Cotton, the Senate's foremost Iran hawk, is in a Trump-induced jam
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