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New York Times:
How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel  —  President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel's push for an assault on Iran's nuclear program.  With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.
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New York Times:
Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say  —  American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.  —  Iran has prepared missiles and other military equipment for strikes on U.S. bases …
Discussion: Townhall, NewsMax.com and [your]NEWS
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Thoughts on Israel's Iran Campaign and Donald Trump … I haven't had a lot to say about Israel and Iran because I haven't had a lot to add.  But I want to suggest something about the possible entry of the United States into the war.  These aren't conclusions, more questions I've had and questions …
Axios:
Trump considers strike on Iran ahead of crucial Situation Room meeting  —  President Trump will meet with his national security team in the White House Situation Room at 1pm on Tuesday to make decisions about U.S. policy towards the war between Israel and Iran, three U.S. officials tell Axios.
Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Trump threatens Iran's supreme leader, escalating his rhetoric about the conflict  —  President Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran on Tuesday, issuing a threat on social media against its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and taking credit for having “complete and total control of the skies over Iran.”
Associated Press:
US spies said Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Built Its Case for War With Iran on New Intelligence. The U.S. Didn't Buy It.
Discussion: Slate and The Dispatch
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Republican, Democrat move to limit Trump from entering Iran war
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
How the Israel-Iran war may develop
AM New York:
Comptroller Brad Lander arrested at ICE court hearing  —  City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested and accosted by masked federal agents at immigration court in Lower Manhattan.  —  The city's elected financial watchdog, and a Democratic candidate for mayor, appeared at 26 Federal Plaza …
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse  —  Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, was handcuffed as he tried to steer a man past Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.  —  Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor …
Cedar Attanasio / Associated Press:
Brad Lander, NYC comptroller and mayoral candidate, is arrested outside immigration court  —  New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to accompany a person out of a courtroom.
The City:
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents and Accused of Assault — But Released With No Charges  —  Federal agents detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander inside a Lower Manhattan immigration court building Tuesday morning as he attempted to escort a man from his court appearance there.
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported by ambulance to DC-area hospital, sources say  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Wall Street Journal:
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Hospitalized
NBC News:
Senate passes landmark crypto regulation bill on a bipartisan vote, sending it to the House  —  The 68-30 vote on the GENIUS Act marked the first time that the Senate has passed major legislation regulating digital assets.  —  WASHINGTON — After weeks of stops and starts …
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Senate overhauls Trump's tax bill, setting up brawl with the House
Discussion: Axios, Politico, CBS News and [your]NEWS
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump's Own Staff Don't Think He's Fit to Be President  —  Dissent against Donald Trump is bubbling within his administration—but people are too scared to act on it.  —  Some White House staffers no longer believe that Trump is fit to be president, according to Miles Taylor …
Discussion: Raw Story and MeidasTouch News
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Reamed Out’ Hegseth for Flop Birthday Parade: Author  —  P***ED OFF  —  The president wanted a “menacing” military parade but got the opposite instead, Michael Wolff tells The Daily Beast Podcast.  —  President Donald Trump was unhappy with his sparsely attended military parade …
Politico:
‘Insensitive, to say the least’: Mike Lee deletes Minnesota posts amid GOP criticism  —  Utah Sen. Mike Lee, amid widespread outrage, has deleted a pair of social media posts associating the deadly Minnesota shootings last weekend with “Marxists” and the state's Democratic governor.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Sen. Mike Lee deletes social media posts about the Minnesota shooting after facing criticism
Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Trump Says He Has No Plans to Call Walz After Shootings in Minnesota  —  “I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I'm not calling him,” the president told reporters.  —  President Trump said that he had no plans to call Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota after a man assassinated …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Has Been Privately Trash Talking Gov. Walz in Response to Minnesota Assassinations
Discussion: The Hill, Slate and WTTG-TV
NBC News:
FBI Director Kash Patel feeds 2020 election conspiracy theories with documents about unverified tip  —  Patel has faced increased pressure from the online right to bring more drastic change to the bureau.  —  WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel said this week the bureau had shared …
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John Solomon / Just The News:
FBI gives Congress intel on alleged Chinese plot to create fake mail-in ballots in 2020
Washington Post:
Poll: GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware  —  A plurality of voters oppose the tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll this month.  —  As Senate Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump's …
Makayla Richards / WXIA-TV:
Family says baby delivered through C-section from Georgia mom who was declared brain dead  —  Family members said Adriana Smith will be taken off life support this week. … ATLANTA — The family of Adriana Smith, a metro Atlanta nurse who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant, said her baby boy has arrived.
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Massie, Democrats move to block U.S. strikes on Iran
Discussion: Townhall and The Independent
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump's Judicial Nominees Off the Hook  —  On Sunday, 11 days after the Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's first batch of judicial nominees, the committee published the nominees' answers to follow-up questions posed by the committee's members.
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Sarah McBride on Why the Left Lost on Trans Rights  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge blocks Trump passport policy targeting transgender people  —  A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from refusing to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans nationwide that reflect their gender identities, after finding it was likely unconstitutional.
Discussion: Axios
Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Clintons, Harris attend Hamptons wedding of Huma Abedin, Alex Soros  —  Huma Abedin, political strategist and former Hillary Clinton aide, dished the details of her Saturday wedding to philanthropist Alex Soros, the son of progressive billionaire George Soros, to Vogue.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Vogue
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Trump's pardons cost victims and taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Judiciary Committee Democrats' review says  —  President Trump's flurry of recent presidential pardons has cost crime victims and taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion in restitution and payments, according to a review by House Judiciary Democrats.
Discussion: NOTUS, The Hill and Axios
Yurii Stasiuk / Politico:
Denmark's Frederiksen moves to keep Greenland out of Trump's clutches  —  The plan includes investment in the Arctic island's critical infrastructure.  —  Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Copenhagen is willing to invest more in Greenland as Denmark tries to fend off U.S. President …
Carrie Shepherd / Axios:
No Kings protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstration  —  Organizers of last weekend's “No Kings” protests are celebrating the event as the one of the largest mass demonstrations in U.S. history, and already have another rally on the books.  —  Why it matters: Building off …
Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Eyes Rarely Used Power to Override Congress on Spending  —  The president's top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.  —  The White House is signaling it may soon invoke a little-known …
Discussion: Alternet.org
CBO Publications:
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Dynamic Estimate)  —  As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 … 383.21 KB  —  On This Page  —  H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act  —  As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025  —  By Fiscal Year, Billions of Dollars
John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill threatens rural hospitals.  Fox News personalities have falsely claimed immigrants are “bankrupting” them.  —  New research from KFF shows how Trump's so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” could shutter hospitals around the country  —  Fox News personalities …
 
 
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Pew Research Center:
Americans Have Mixed to Negative Views of Trump Administration Immigration Actions
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Alex Rogers / Financial Times:
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump Is Daring Us to Impeach Him Again
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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Armed man arrested at Nashville's ‘No Kings’ protest had long fascination with Nazis, mass murder
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New York Post:
Powerful Trump aide who's in charge of vetting thousands of staffers still hasn't been fully vetted himself: sources
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Centrist Identity Politics Is out of Control
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Examiner
Ronald Brownstein / Bloomberg:
The White House Wants to Numb Voters to This
Discussion: USA Today and Reuters
Christine Vendel / PennLive:
Central Pa. sheriff criticized over Facebook meme showing blood-covered ‘Protester Edition’ truck
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