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2:40 PM ET, June 21, 2026

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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Neither the War Nor Trump's Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say  —  Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.  —  In igniting a war against Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump billed the U.S. campaign …
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Bloomberg:
Iranian Negotiators Said to Still Be Engaged in Talks With US  —  Talks in Switzerland between the US and Iran were still ongoing despite Iranian media reports that negotiators had left the venue, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Two semi-official Iran media outlets said Tehran …
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Let's try a diplomatic solution.  I think it's going to fail.”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Sunday he expects the U.S.'s attempts to reach a diplomatic solution with Iran to fail, though he noted that he would …
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Middle East live: Trump threatens Iran after JD Vance hails ‘great progress’ made in Switzerland talks  —  US president says in social media post 'we'll hit Iran very hard again' if it does not stop its ‘proxies in Lebanon’  —  Israel army chief in south Lebanon, says Hezbollah in ‘difficult position’
Ronny Reyes / New York Post:
Trump threatens to destroy Iran over Strait of Hormuz closure — and floats 20% US ‘Guardian Angel’ tax on oil going through waterway  —  President Trump threatened to destroy Iran on Sunday and suggested that the US could take full control of the Strait of Hormuz, becoming the “Guardian Angel” …
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 6-21-26: Energy Secretary Chris Wright & Susan Rice
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
US Vice President JD Vance arriving in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program
Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career … The first time I spoke with Rebecca Saltzburg, she told me Tulsi Gabbard was a freethinker who took orders from no one.  —  “I didn't always agree with Tulsi on everything,” Saltzburg …
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds Americans want Iran war ended, but few say U.S. got better of agreement  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Americans do want the Iran war to end — especially those hardest hit by gas prices — and many see hope for lower prices now.  —  But an ending now also comes …
Discussion: Mediaite
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New York Times:
How Trump's Fragile Agreement With Iran Is Shaping the Midterms
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Karim Sadjadpour / The Atlantic:
Trump's Second Gamble on Iran
New York Times:
Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster's Clemency … David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison days into a seven-year sentence after being granted clemency by President Trump.Bryan Anselm for The New York Times
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Trump 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.
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Washington Post:
Trump likely to drain Reflecting Pool again, following peeling paint and algae
CNN:
Trump claims vandals will force drainage of algae-plagued Reflecting Pool
Nick Reisman / Politico:
The Totally Bonkers Race to Replace Elise Stefanik … American flags bedecked the walls of the cavernous space, which smelled of free pizza.  Constantino — a 43-year-old who bears a passing resemblance to tough-guy actor Tom Hardy — led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to his campaign manager.
The Guardian:
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday  —  Business secretary says Starmer is reflecting on ‘political realities’ amid overwhelming pressure from MPs  —  Keir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister …
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Rachel Sylvester / The Observer:
Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit
Politico:
Mark Carney Plays Hardball … “Hope isn't a plan, and nostalgia isn't a strategy,” he said in his keynote address, a version of a line that the Canadian prime minister has repeated in seemingly every major speech he's delivered since 2025.  “If we stand still during this rupture …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
FEC filings confirm GOP meddling in Dem primaries … The meddling super PACs, which have spent entirely in open Democratic primaries, have a mixed record so far.  In Maine's 2nd District, state auditor Matt Dunlap — who benefited from a bit over $500,000 in spending from Real Change PAC boosting …
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Gallego tapped campaign cash for family travel, Super Bowl tickets, records show … Federal lawmakers can legally use campaign committee funds for travel, food, events and even child care, as long as those funds are not for “personal use,” meaning they may not cover activities …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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