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Associated Press:
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war — Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Behind the scenes: How shared fear of Iran led to an Israel-Lebanon deal … Four days of nonstop negotiations in Washington this week between the Israeli and Lebanese governments were propelled by one clear shared interest: weakening the influence of Hezbollah and Iran in Lebanon, according to U.S., Israeli and Lebanese officials.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. launches fresh Iran strikes as Trump threatens to “complete the job”
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Financial Times:
US and Iran exchange strikes as ceasefire falters
US and Iran exchange strikes as ceasefire falters
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Hostilities Flare Between U.S. and Iran, Testing Truce
Live Updates: Hostilities Flare Between U.S. and Iran, Testing Truce
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New York Times:
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. — An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten.
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Paul Sonne / New York Times:
Kazakhstan's Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’ — The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump's Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China. — The skyline of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan …
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New York Times:
White House Secretly Swayed Board Meant to Stop Civil Service Politicization — Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving the president remarkable leeway to install loyalists at nearly every echelon of government.
Washington Post:
Trump's vision for White House park: 47 trees to mark his presidency — The president has called Lafayette Square “the entrance to the White House.” Contractors have been renovating the park for months and are likely to miss Trump's original goal of reopening before July 4. — Summary
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Supreme Court's blockbuster week will put Trump's power to the test … - Trump is no stranger to pushing the limits as commander in chief, and told “The Axios Show” last week that there are “no limits” to his power in office since going to war with Iran.
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Cassidy accuses RFK Jr. of building public health “upon a foundation of lies” — Add CBS News on Google — Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy strongly criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his vaccine skepticism and handling of the nation's public health …
Julia Cherner / ABC News:
Mamdani: Democratic socialist candidates ‘can get elected anywhere across this country for any position’ — ABC's Jonathan Karl exclusively sat down with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. — ABC News' Jonathan Karl sits down with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in an exclusive interview.
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Ella Lee / Financial Times:
Who's next in Donald Trump's campaign of retribution? — A number of US lawmakers and officials are being investigated by the justice department — John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, became the first scalp in the US president's campaign of legal vengeance on Friday …
Kiki Intarasuwan / CBS News:
Trump nominates former Oklahoma trooper Lance Schroyer to be ICE director — Add CBS News on Google — President Trump on Saturday said he has nominated Lance Schroyer to be the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — In a statement posted on Truth Social …
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Washington Post:
Trump taps Lance Schroyer to lead ICE, agency at center of deportation campaign
Trump taps Lance Schroyer to lead ICE, agency at center of deportation campaign
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 27, 2026 — Observers are noting that the reflecting pool fiasco, in which Trump created the idea there was an emergency, ignored experts, bypassed normal procedures to give a wildly inflated contract to a crony, bragged about his success, ignored the problems, claimed his enemies had sabotaged him …
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Bloomberg:
Venezuela's Machado Plans Quick Return Amid Quake Response — Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado is planning to return to the country as soon as possible, according to people with direct knowledge of her plans, a move that could reshape the political landscape …
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 1,430; U.S. to send additional aid
Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 1,430; U.S. to send additional aid
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Justin Spike / Associated Press:
Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out — Tens of thousands of people gathered in soaring temperatures in Hungary's capital on Saturday to celebrate the 31st annual Budapest Pride, the first such LGBTQ+ march since former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán …
Washington Post:
With time running out, Trump digs in on changing midterm election rules — Fearing a Democratic takeover of Congress, the president has spent months trying to alter how the midterms will be conducted, but obstacles keep cropping up. — Summary — President Donald Trump's efforts to alter …
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come — The 250th anniversary of America's liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering …
