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11:20 PM ET, June 23, 2026

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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Check Trump's War Powers, Rebuking Him on Iran  —  A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.  —  The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution instructing President Trump …
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict  —  The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump's efforts to resolve …
Ronda Kaysen / New York Times:
Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat  —  A lopsided House vote cleared the measure for President Trump's signature after a lengthy back and forth and several nearly fatal blows to the legislation.  —  The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a landmark housing bill …
Justin Papp / CNBC:
House passes affordable housing bill, sends it to Trump's desk
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges  —  Defendants who dressed all in black hit with max sentences  —  Federal judges in Fort Worth handed down maximum sentences to eight people charged in connection with a July 2025 demonstration outside …
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Alleged antifa members in Texas are sentenced for ICE protest
Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Signal and Fox News
New York Times:
Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool.  Internal Documents Raise Doubts.  —  The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.  —  President Trump says the peeling blue coating and algae blooms that mar his $16.4 million renovation …
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Washington Post:
A dead duck was seen in the Reflecting Pool.  Then two more were found nearby.  —  The two ducks that were recovered from Constitution Gardens will undergo necropsies to determine their cause of death.  —  Summary  —  When the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool was replenished this month …
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Trump says 6 people have been arrested for damaging the Reflecting Pool
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Lonely 80-Year-Old Trump's Plea to Blonde Aide, 34, Revealed  —  NEVER LET ME GO  —  The aide who has gained outsize influence in the president's second term reportedly holds a special place in his heart.  —  President Donald Trump bragged to his staffers that the adoring young female aide …
Discussion: MS NOW, Raw Story and The Independent
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
New Trump book's authors detail how they pried loose White House secrets: ‘We nearly killed ourselves’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Remnick / New Yorker:   Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Dan Goldman unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander  —  Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) was unseated in his Democratic primary Tuesday night by former New York City comptroller Brad Lander, according to the Associated Press. … - Progressives from California to Maine have harnessed liberal …
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Lizzy Lawrence / STAT:
STAT+: Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient.  Who was it?  —  WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans with obesity are eagerly awaiting a powerful new drug from Eli Lilly called retatrutide, which has demonstrated bariatric-surgery levels of weight loss.
New York Times:
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees  —  The United States is putting together bags with a children's book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country's founding on the basis of slavery.  —  In the coming weeks …
Discussion: New Republic
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New York Times:
How Trump Turned America's Refugee Program Into a Pathway for White People
Discussion: Vox
The Atlantic:
Another Top General Is Out at the Pentagon  —  C. D. Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, is the latest in a long line of military departures.  —  General chris “c. d.” donahue was the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal.
Discussion: Task & Purpose and Raw Story
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ABC News:
Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows  —  In April, Hegseth said the flu shot would be optional for military personnel.  —  Dr. Jade Cobern, Luis Martinez, Mary Kekatos, and Steve Beynon  —  Front view of the Chapman Training Annex entry gate in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 17, 2024.
Discussion: The Hill
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Rand Paul issues subpoena for Anthony Fauci  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a subpoena from Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to appear before his committee in July.  —  In a post online late Monday, Paul said Fauci backed out of a voluntary agreement to testify in front of his panel this month.
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOJ issued, then withdrew subpoenas to force Post, WSJ reporters to testify
New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App  —  The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram.  It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.
Bloomberg Law:
Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights  —  White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation.
New York Times:
Social Security Is Running Out of Money, Fast  —  One of us is a Republican from Ohio who built a business that generated hundreds of jobs.  The other is a Democrat from Massachusetts who built a career protecting consumers from financial tricks and traps.  —  We don't agree on everything …
Jackie Hendry / SDPB:
State senator and GOP delegate faces felony election fraud charges  —  A Republican Party leader is facing felony charges days before the state convention.  —  State Senator Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids is charged with two counts of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, according to the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office.
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC's chief blocked a covid vaccine study.  Now it's in a top medical journal.  —  The study found that the vaccine reduced the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half last winter.  —  Summary  —  A covid vaccine study that the CDC's chief halted …
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can't sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Fired Navy Admiral Wins Democratic Runoff in South Carolina's 1st District  —  Democrats expect Nancy Lacore to run a competitive general election despite the district's Republican leaning.  —  Nancy Lacore, a former Navy admiral who was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
Discussion: The Hill
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The ‘CBS Mornings’ Mess … Earlier this month, in the immediate aftermath of Scott Pelley's dramatic firing from CBS News, the Bari Weiss-led network appeared to suffer an immediate repercussion in the ratings.  Notably, “CBS Mornings,” the perpetually third-place morning show centered around Gayle King …
John Hendel / Politico:
‘The View’ is ‘overtly partisan,’ GOP groups tell Brendan Carr … The GOP committees defended the mid-20th-century equal time requirements as “good law” and accused “The View” of overwhelmingly favoring Democrats in its guest lineups.  —  “In short: The View has a deep and deliberate ideological slant …
 
 
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
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Sam Kessler / Wall Street Journal:
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Colin Demarest / Axios:
Pentagon leaders observe laser-weapon tests in New Mexico
Discussion: Laser Wars and NewsMax.com
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Immigration case dealing with green card holders, Supreme Courts sides with Trump administration
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Appeals Court Allows Trump to Resume Expedited Deportations Nationwide
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
New cope from Iran hawks: Once the midterms pass, Trump will attack Iran again
Discussion: CNN
Aleksandra Vaca / Transitics:
She Changed Her ID to Comply with Kansas' New Anti-Trans Law. Now, the State is Trying to Put Her in Jail for Having an ‘Inaccurate’ License.