memeorandum: Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. (New York Times)

10:20 AM ET, June 28, 2026

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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:

U.S. launches fresh Iran strikes as Trump threatens to “complete the job” — The U.S. military conducted fresh strikes on Iranian targets in retaliation for an attack Saturday morning on a commercial tanker, as President Trump threatened the possibility of restarting the war.

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Financial Times:
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

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Washington Post:
U.S. says it hit targets in Iran as hostilities erupt over Hormuz for third day

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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.

Discussion: Raw Story

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 …

Discussion: NewsMax.com

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

Discussion: Raw Story

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.

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

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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 …

Discussion: Reuters and Gothamist

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 …

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 …

Emma Crabtree / The US Sun:

Streamer dressed as Uncle Sam arrested for masturbating during show at Great American State Fair in latest embarrassment — Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook — A STREAMER has been arrested at the Great American State Fair for allegedly masturbating during a performance.

Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Fanatic Accused of Twisted Sex Acts at Trump's ‘State Fair’

Discussion: Daily Mail

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 …

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 …

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:

Why the nation's founding document is barely legible … Summary — Every year, a million people wander through the temple-like rotunda of the National Archives and peer through a thick glass case to glimpse the document upon which this country was founded.