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7:40 AM ET, June 25, 2026

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The Hill:
Donald Trump blows up at Bill Cassidy over Iran war powers resolution  —  President Trump blew up at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) during an intense meeting behind closed doors in the Capitol Wednesday after the Republican senator accused the president of not being forthright with the American people about the Iran war.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump runs into Republicans who won't bend  —  President Trump is making life hell for Senate Republicans, and they're returning the favor.  — “I make no apologies for standing up to the president,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told reporters after he got into a shouting match with Trump on Wednesday at a Senate GOP lunch.
Politico:
It could have been a peace summit.  Instead, Trump clashed with senators inside ‘intense’ meeting. … Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) described Trump as “mad as a murder hornet” about the Iran vote, while Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) described the scene as “very much like a hospital board meeting …
Associated Press:
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote  —  A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people …
NBC News:
Senate Republicans reject Iran war powers resolution after clashing with Trump at Capitol meeting  —  The late-night vote came hours after a fractious meeting that included a shouting match with President Donald Trump over some senators' opposition to the conflict.
Discussion: The Hill, KRDO and Bangor Daily News
Michael Gold / New York Times:   Senate Democrats Will Train Staff as Election Observers
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump asks Congress for $87.6 billion, mostly for Iran war
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Abruptly Cancels Signing Ceremony for Bipartisan Housing Bill
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
'I'm Done, I'm Not in That F*cking Political Party': James Carville Freaks Out After Progressives Win Big in Democratic Primaries  —  Democratic strategist James Carville called for a “schism” in the Democratic Party, stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York.
Discussion: NewsNation, Blaze Media and RedState
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Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Top Democrat Seems Sour After Mamdani-Backed Candidates Oust House Incumbents  —  The House minority leader told CNN the mayor is going to have to patch things up with congressional Democrats follow Tuesday's primary upsets.  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats brace for a “Freedom Caucus of the left”
Peter Rothpletz / The Bulwark:
The Democratic Tea Party Isn't Here—Yet
Discussion: The Hill, Esquire, CBS News and HuffPost
New York Times:
Democratic Leaders Want the Party to Moderate. Its Base Has Other Ideas.
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
New York's Warning for Democratic Leaders
Zoe Hussain / New York Post:
Venezuela rocked by strongest earthquakes in over a century, as USGS fears up to 100K deaths  —  The strongest earthquakes in over a century rocked Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon — causing widespread destruction in the capital of Caracas and leading to fears of high casualties.
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CBS News:
Back-to-back Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 164, injure hundreds, acting president says  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said early Thursday that at least 164 people were dead and 971 injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela.
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
Internal memo orders staff not to reveal deaths in national parks  —  The Interior Department's guidance instructs parks staff not to confirm deaths, the severity of injuries or other details.  —  Summary  —  On Friday, a 17-year-old girl drowned in Sequoia National Park after slipping into a river.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jacob Shamsian / Politico:
The secret settlements protecting Jeffrey Epstein's friends … Those conversations won't be under oath, and participants won't be legally compelled to answer every question.  —  Subpoenas could require witnesses to answer questions even if they have signed a nondisclosure agreement …
Discussion: The Independent
Adam Sella / New York Times:
Postmaster General Confirms Plan to Hold Back Mail Ballots Under Proposed Rule  —  The postmaster general, David Steiner, said on Wednesday that under a proposed rule, his agency would not deliver mail ballots in states that decline to hand over voter data.  —  Postmaster General David Steiner …
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Postmaster general confirms plan to block ballots in states that balk at Trump's demands
Ken White / The Popehat Report:
A Bit of Tedious Drama At Bluesky  —  Recently I got suspended for four days from Bluesky for posting this:  —  My suspension is over now.  But I believe that returning after a suspension carries with it an implicit promise that I won't post that, or something like it, again.
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Why Americans hate the “good” economy  —  The big-picture indicators of the U.S. economy — GDP, unemployment and so on — are doing fine while public opinion on economic conditions is at rock bottom. … - That's the early conclusion of top Democratic economic policy minds who have embarked …
Ishani Desai / New York Times:
Judge Throws Out Federal Suit Against 4 N.J. ‘Sanctuary’ Cities  —  Judge Evelyn Padin ruled the Justice Department's lawsuit was flawed because it did not also challenge a state directive limiting local cooperation with federal immigration agents.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday tossed …
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Politico:   Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit against 4 New Jersey ‘sanctuary cities’
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The Supreme Court's next rulings could set Trump off … It seems wise to expect a presidential outburst against the justices if that case goes as he expects.  —  The justices are also expected to hand down a ruling on another issue near and dear to Trump: whether mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day can be counted.
Discussion: New York Times, Slate and Reuters
NBC News:
Lawmakers expected to press billionaire Leon Black about Epstein ties  —  The phrase “Please call Leon Black” appears more than 300 times in the investigative files released by the Justice Department involving Epstein, a convicted sex offender.  —  WASHINGTON — “Please call Leon Black.”
Eric Levitz / Vox:
The AI industry just won a race — but lost the war  —  New York's congressional primaries on Tuesday were supposed to be the moment AI's top backers definitively proved they could bend US politics to their will.  Instead, they left behind a muddy stalemate that only raises more questions …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Democrats see midterm opportunity in abortion ballot measures  —  Four states could have abortion ballot measures in November, giving Democrats an opportunity to push the issue back into the national spotlight and make life uncomfortable for Republicans.  —  Voter anger about abortion rights …
Discussion: Navigator Research
 
 
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