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Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and says US won’t kill supreme leader ‘for now’ – latest updates - The Guardian

Trump demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and says US won’t kill supreme leader ‘for now’ – latest updates  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 10:58 pm

Trump set to grant another extension to avoid TikTok disruption - NBC News

1. Trump set to grant another extension to avoid TikTok disruption  NBC News
2. Trump says he'll extend TikTok sale deadline for third time  Yahoo Finance
3. Trump to delay ban on TikTok again  Axios
4. Trump suggests he’ll extend deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell app  AP News
5. Trump says he will probably extend TikTok deadline again  Reuters

Published on 17 June 2025 | 10:22 pm

Senate Republicans’ changes to ‘big beautiful bill’ tee up clash with House - NPR

1. Senate Republicans’ changes to ‘big beautiful bill’ tee up clash with House  NPR
2. Hospitals stunned by Senate GOP’s Medicaid plan  Politico
3. Senate tax bill stumbling blocks: Medicaid cuts, SALT and deficit explosion  USA Today
4. Senate Republicans unveil long-awaited details on Trump tax bill  CBS News
5. Senate releases tax plan for Trump bill  The Hill

Published on 17 June 2025 | 10:15 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported to DC-area hospital after allergic reaction, DHS says - CNN

1. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported to DC-area hospital after allergic reaction, DHS says  CNN
2. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Hospitalized  WSJ
3. DHS Secretary Noem taken to hospital after allergic reaction  The Washington Post
4. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hospitalized after allergic reaction  Fox News
5. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Taken to D.C. Hospital in Ambulance  Yahoo

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:53 pm

Bernie Sanders Endorses Zohran Mamdani for N.Y.C. Mayor - The New York Times

1. Bernie Sanders Endorses Zohran Mamdani for N.Y.C. Mayor  The New York Times
2. Cuomo, Mamdani host split-screen events, but Lander steals the spotlight  Politico
3. Mayor Adams, NYPD Commissioner Tisch Expand Quality of Life Division  NYC.gov
4. Zohran Mamdani gets second cross-endorsement in bid to defeat Cuomo in New York City mayor's race  ABC7 New York
5. Zohran Mamdani has barely ever held a job, and has no experience in government: sources  New York Post

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:45 pm

Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision - AP News

1. Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision  AP News
2. Companies ask Supreme Court to quickly hear Trump tariffs challenge  NBC News
3. American toy companies bring Trump’s tariffs to the Supreme Court  CNN
4. Supreme Court called on to take up legality of Trump’s tariffs  The Hill
5. Supreme Court Asked to Hear Challenge to Trump’s Global Tariffs  Bloomberg.com

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:40 pm

House Policy Bill Would Add $3.4 Trillion to Debt, Swamping Economic Gains - The New York Times

1. House Policy Bill Would Add $3.4 Trillion to Debt, Swamping Economic Gains  The New York Times
2. Live updates: Trump’s tax and immigration bill could add $3.3 trillion to national debt, CBO finds  The Washington Post
3. Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says  AP News
4. House Tax Bill Boosts Deficit $2.8 Trillion, CBO Analysis Shows  Bloomberg.com
5. Trump is counting on economic growth to offset tax cuts. But his ‘big, beautiful bill’ likely wouldn’t deliver, experts say  CNN

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:32 pm

Starmer picked up papers to avoid security stepping in - BBC

1. Starmer picked up papers to avoid security stepping in  BBC
2. At G7 Summit With Trump, Starmer Picks Up Papers and Political Wins for U.K.  The New York Times
3. US and UK announce a trade deal, but steel imports are still being negotiated  AP News
4. Implementing the General Terms of The United States of America-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal  The White House (.gov)
5. Trump threatens to keep 25% tariff on UK steel imports over Port Talbot concerns  The Guardian

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:22 pm

Sen. Mike Lee deletes controversial posts about fatal Minnesota shooting - KUTV

1. Sen. Mike Lee deletes controversial posts about fatal Minnesota shooting  KUTV
2. GOP senator deletes inflammatory social media posts about Minnesota shootings  CNN
3. Live updates: Mike Lee removes posts on Minnesota shooting; top NYC official arrested at an immigration court  NBC News
4. ‘Have you no decency?’ Read the scathing letter a Minnesota US Senate staffer sent to Mike Lee  The Salt Lake Tribune
5. Sen. Tina Smith confronts Sen. Mike Lee over "cruel" post on Minnesota lawmaker shootings  CBS News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:18 pm

A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him - AP News

1. A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him  AP News
2. The MAGA Coalition Has Turned on Itself  The Atlantic
3. Trump is facing heat from all sides, but his fateful Iran decision is one only he can make  CNN
4. After Trump calls for Tehran evacuation, ‘America First’ supporters question hawkish shift on Iran  MSNBC News
5. Battle to define ‘America First’ intensifies as Israel strikes Iran  The Hill

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:18 pm

Brad Lander, New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, not charged following arrest at immigration court - ABC News

1. Brad Lander, New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate, not charged following arrest at immigration court  ABC News
2. Brad Lander, NYC Mayoral Candidate, Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse  The New York Times
3. New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after arrest by immigration officers inside court  CNN
4. Comptroller Brad Lander released after dramatic arrest at ICE court hearing | amNewYork  amNewYork
5. Here is a list of Democrats who have been arrested, detained or charged under Trump  Axios

Published on 17 June 2025 | 9:00 pm

Karen Read’s retrial (live updates): No verdict after 2nd full day of jury deliberations - Boston 25 News

1. Karen Read’s retrial (live updates): No verdict after 2nd full day of jury deliberations  Boston 25 News
2. Karen Read trial: Judge answers jury questions; deliberations end for the day  USA Today
3. Karen Read trial jurors ask hung jury question, still no verdict after day 3 of deliberations  CBS News
4. Jury in Karen Read murder retrial comes back with another question  WHDH
5. Karen Read’s retrial (live verdict watch): Deliberations resume after judge answers jury questions  Yahoo

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:13 pm

Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say - The New York Times

1. Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say  The New York Times
2. Iran-Israel conflict: Foreign Secretary's statement  GOV.UK
3. Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Cyberattacks disrupt Iranian banks  The Jerusalem Post
4. Headlines for June 16, 2025  Democracy Now!
5. Iran vows further 'massive attacks' after strikes on Israel  DW

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:10 pm

A left-right coalition seeks to limit Trump's power to get involved in Israel-Iran conflict - NBC News

1. A left-right coalition seeks to limit Trump's power to get involved in Israel-Iran conflict  NBC News
2. ‘Not our war’: bipartisan US lawmakers back resolution to block involvement in Iran  The Guardian
3. Lawmakers aim to stop U.S. from joining Israel's military campaign against Iran  ABC News
4. Lawmakers move to limit Trump's war powers as Israel-Iran war escalates  CBS News
5. Massie, Democrats move to block U.S. strikes on Iran  Politico

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:09 pm

Trump contradicts his spy chief on Iran's nuclear program - Reuters

1. Trump contradicts his spy chief on Iran's nuclear program  Reuters
2. US spies said Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment  AP News
3. Trump brushes off US intel reports on Iran to align himself with Israel  The Guardian
4. Trump met with national security team in Situation Room amid Israel-Iran strikes  ABC News
5. Pressed on Gabbard’s Iran assessment, Trump says, ‘I don’t care what she said’  MSNBC News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:05 pm

4,000 employees took "fork in the road" at Justice Dept., with more cuts to come - CBS News

1. 4,000 employees took "fork in the road" at Justice Dept., with more cuts to come  CBS News
2. Justice Department to Lose 4,500 Staffers to Buyout Offers (1)  Bloomberg Law News
3. Justice Department to Eliminate Tax Unit as Workforce Shrinks  news.bloombergtax.com
4. DOJ axes 4,000 jobs, including plans to end 1,500 FBI positions  Washington Examiner

Published on 17 June 2025 | 7:41 pm

Supreme Court Justices Disclose International Travel and Book Deals - The New York Times

1. Supreme Court Justices Disclose International Travel and Book Deals  The New York Times
2. Ketanji Brown Jackson's $2 million book payment among Supreme Court's new financial disclosures  NBC News
3. Justices’ financial disclosures reveal Justice Jackson earned over $2 million in book advances  SCOTUSblog
4. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million payment for memoir  The Washington Post
5. See what's in the Supreme Court justices' annual financial disclosure reports  CBS News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 7:27 pm

Controversial senator trying to sell millions of acres near Yosemite, Tahoe - SFGATE

1. Controversial senator trying to sell millions of acres near Yosemite, Tahoe  SFGATE
2. Oregon public lands at risk of sale under GOP budget bill  Axios
3. These Colorado public lands could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill  The Denver Post
4. Map shows iconic Wyoming landscapes could be developed under GOP budget, land sale plan  WyoFile
5. U.S. Budget Proposal Includes Plan to Sell 3 Million Acres of Public Land  Pinkbike

Published on 17 June 2025 | 6:22 pm

Vance says Trump may ‘take further action’ on Iran as the president calls for ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’ - Politico

1. Vance says Trump may ‘take further action’ on Iran as the president calls for ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’  Politico
2. June 17, 2025 – Israel-Iran conflict  CNN
3. Trump Wavers on Joining War, Boosting Risks With Iran  Barron's
4. Israel-Iran Live Updates: Trump Considering U.S. Strike on Iran, Calls for ‘Unconditional Surrender’  WSJ
5. US positions military to potentially join Israel war with Iran  The Hill

Published on 17 June 2025 | 6:16 pm

Trump's pardons cost the U.S. $1.3 billion, per House Dem report - Axios

1. Trump's pardons cost the U.S. $1.3 billion, per House Dem report  Axios
2. Trump's pardons cost victims and taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Judiciary Committee Democrats' review says  CBS News
3. Opinion | The Pardon Power Is Helping Trump Realize His Dreams  The New York Times
4. Trump pardons allowed recipients to skirt more than $1.3B in restitution  The Hill
5. Trump’s pardons could have erased more than $1.3 billion in fines and restitution, Democrats say  CNN

Published on 17 June 2025 | 6:01 pm

Mayor Karen Bass lifts curfew for downtown Los Angeles she imposed during anti-ICE protests - ABC7 Los Angeles

1. Mayor Karen Bass lifts curfew for downtown Los Angeles she imposed during anti-ICE protests  ABC7 Los Angeles
2. Mayor Bass lifts downtown LA curfew put in place to quell protest violence  LAist
3. After Anti-Trump Protests Sweep the Nation, Curfew Begins in Downtown Los Angeles  The New York Times
4. How mostly peaceful ‘No Kings' rally in downtown LA suddenly turned chaotic  NBC Los Angeles
5. More than 500 arrests made over 8 days of protests in Los Angeles: LAPD  KTLA

Published on 17 June 2025 | 5:48 pm

Padilla calls Trump a "tyrant" in emotional Senate floor speech - Axios

1. Padilla calls Trump a "tyrant" in emotional Senate floor speech  Axios
2. Padilla says in Senate ‘it’s time to wake up’ after forced removal from Noem’s event  AP News
3. Alex Padilla ‘not shocked’ by New York Dem’s arrest  Politico
4. Calif. Senator Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem  The New York Times
5. Alex Padilla recounts his removal from DHS news conference in emotional Senate speech  NPR

Published on 17 June 2025 | 5:44 pm

GOP megabill faces grim polling for Republicans - Politico

1. GOP megabill faces grim polling for Republicans  Politico
2. Poll: GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware  The Washington Post
3. 64 percent opposed to GOP megabill: Survey  The Hill
4. New polls on Republican megabill make GOP leaders’ pitch even tougher  MSNBC News
5. How Americans view the GOP’s budget and tax bill  Pew Research Center

Published on 17 June 2025 | 5:41 pm

This Might Have Been the Most Embarrassing Part of Trump’s Military Parade - Slate Magazine

1. This Might Have Been the Most Embarrassing Part of Trump’s Military Parade  Slate Magazine
2. Onlookers reflect on the military parade as crews continue cleaning up  WUSA9
3. We Asked An Expert Why Soldiers Were Marching So Badly In Trump's Military Parade, And Her Reasoning Makes Sense  Yahoo
4. More than 30 people hospitalized following DC military parade  FOX 5 DC
5. What to know about Trump's Army anniversary parade  CBS News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 5:17 pm

Bob Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced ex-senator, heads to prison - New Jersey Monitor

1. Bob Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced ex-senator, heads to prison  New Jersey Monitor
2. A Senator’s Fall From Grace Ends in a Grim Federal Lockup  The New York Times
3. Former New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez to begin 11-year sentence after bribery, corruption conviction at PA prison  6abc Philadelphia
4. Bob Menendez set to report to prison in gold bar bribery case  NBC News
5. Menendez to report to prison for 11-year term for corruption  Fox News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 4:59 pm

Exclusive: US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages - Reuters

1. Exclusive: US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages  Reuters
2. Israel-Iran conflict: How ballistic missiles work and where can they reach?  Al Jazeera
3. Israel claims control of Iran's skies, but Tehran is managing to hit back  NPR
4. The Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow: Israel's air defences visualised  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
5. Major U.S. Middle East-Focused Buildup Confirmed (Updated)  The War Zone

Published on 17 June 2025 | 4:42 pm

Baby delivered from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia - AP News

1. Baby delivered from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia  AP News
2. Family says baby delivered through C-section from Georgia mom who was declared brain dead  11Alive.com
3. Baby of brain-dead pregnant woman kept alive under abortion law has been delivered, family says  NBC News
4. Georgia mother to be removed from life support after giving birth while brain dead  WALB
5. Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Who Was Kept Alive Due to Georgia Abortion Ban Gives Birth to 1-Lb. Baby  People.com

Published on 17 June 2025 | 4:37 pm

Trump Has Been Privately Trash Talking Gov. Walz in Response to Minnesota Assassinations - Rolling Stone

1. Trump Has Been Privately Trash Talking Gov. Walz in Response to Minnesota Assassinations  Rolling Stone
2. Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'  AP News
3. Trump says he won’t ‘waste time’ calling Minnesota governor after slayings  Al Jazeera
4. Ohio rep included on Minnesota shooter’s target list criticizes Trump’s response  The Hill
5. Trump says he won't call Gov. Tim Walz after Minnesota shootings: 'He's a mess'  NBC News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 4:20 pm

Trump yanks brief reprieve for immigrants in agriculture, hotels he said are 'good, long time workers' - NBC News

1. Trump yanks brief reprieve for immigrants in agriculture, hotels he said are 'good, long time workers'  NBC News
2. Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids  The Washington Post
3. What to Know About the Trump Administration’s Reversal on ICE Raids Guidance  Time Magazine
4. Trump’s focus on blue state deportation belies a red state problem  Politico
5. Trump Struggles to Press Deportations Without Damaging the Economy  WSJ

Published on 17 June 2025 | 4:15 pm

Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics - The New York Times

1. Florida’s House Speaker Stood Up to DeSantis, and Shifted the Power Dynamics  The New York Times
2. Florida’s GOP skirmish has been dominated by lawmakers. It’s DeSantis’ turn now.  Politico
3. Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Here's a look by the numbers  AP News
4. Legislature approves tax cut package, budget after extended session marked by GOP infighting  Florida Phoenix
5. Florida lawmakers pass $115.1B budget, end session  FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:56 pm

Senators get security briefing following Minnesota shootings - Politico

1. Senators get security briefing following Minnesota shootings  Politico
2. From sermons in the Congo to funeral home jobs, Minnesota suspect life took a strange turn in recent years  CNN
3. What We Know About How the Minnesota Assassination Case May Unfold  The New York Times
4. How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings  The Guardian
5. Children of Minn. Rep. Melissa Hortman and Her Husband Mark Break Silence  People.com

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:55 pm

Fight over Trump National Guard deployment in California continues in appeals court - ABC News

1. Fight over Trump National Guard deployment in California continues in appeals court  ABC News
2. Appeals Court Seems Inclined to Let Trump Control National Guard in L.A. for Now  The New York Times
3. President Trump's deployment of California National Guard in LA returns to federal court in San Francisco Tuesday  ABC7 Los Angeles
4. ‘Occupation’ or fighting ‘rebellion’? 9th Circuit weighs Trump’s case for troops in L.A.  Los Angeles Times
5. Trump's LA National Guard orders draw comparisons to Jan. 6  USA Today

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:41 pm

Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal - ProPublica

1. Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal  ProPublica
2. Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years  AP News
3. Trump Live Updates: At G7 Summit in Canada, President Laments Russia’s Absence  The New York Times
4. NIH cuts quash $323 million for neuroscience research and training  The Transmitter
5. ‘My duty is to call it out’: Judge accuses Trump administration of discrimination against minorities  Politico

Published on 17 June 2025 | 3:15 pm

"No Kings" protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstration - Axios

1. "No Kings" protest organizers announce July 17 as next demonstration  Axios
2. Here’s why protesters say they attended ‘No Kings’ events across the country  CNN
3. Police investigate disruptions at ‘No Kings’ rallies; 1 protester killed  The Washington Post
4. Opinion | Scenes From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies and the Military Parade  The New York Times
5. The 'No Kings' anti-Trump protests are an encouraging sign for the resistance  MSNBC News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 2:16 pm

Capitol agenda: Thune’s biggest megabill fires - Politico

1. Capitol agenda: Thune’s biggest megabill fires  Politico
2. Doubts abound for Thune’s aggressive megabill timeline  Politico
3. 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Update: White House Moves Deadline for Trump Legislation  Newsweek
4. Scoop: Trump political operation launches second act in push to pass president's 'big, beautiful bill'  Fox News
5. Thune Has His Big Moment in Wrangling Tax Bill Through Senate  Bloomberg.com

Published on 17 June 2025 | 12:00 pm

Virginia’s governor’s race could be a barometer for how voters feel about Trump - NPR

1. Virginia’s governor’s race could be a barometer for how voters feel about Trump  NPR
2. Virginians pick their Democratic ticket, setting up consequential November election  WTOP
3. Republicans Fight Uphill in a Virginia Governor’s Race That Will Test Anger at Trump  The New York Times
4. Trump not on ballot but president influences Tuesday's high-stakes primary  Fox News
5. Virginia Primary Election Results for June 2025  WRIC ABC 8News

Published on 17 June 2025 | 8:59 am

Jury finds MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former Dominion Voting Systems employee - CBS News

1. Jury finds MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former Dominion Voting Systems employee  CBS News
2. Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company  AP News
3. MyPillow boss Mike Lindell loses $2.3m defamation case  BBC
4. Jury finds MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed former executive at Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems  Colorado Public Radio
5. MyPillow Founder Mike Lindell Defamed Election Security Expert, Jury Finds  The New York Times

Published on 16 June 2025 | 11:30 pm

‘No Kings’ protestor who died was ‘Project Runway’ designer - NewsNation

1. ‘No Kings’ protestor who died was ‘Project Runway’ designer  NewsNation
2. 1 Killed in Shooting at ‘No Kings’ Protest in Salt Lake City  The New York Times
3. Why isn’t a ‘peacekeeper’ who allegedly shot a protester being detained? It’s ‘really, really complicated.’  The Salt Lake Tribune
4. Murder suspect described as a punk rocker who often open-carries a firearm at protests  FOX 13 News Utah
5. Protester shot and killed at ‘No Kings’ rally in Utah, police say  AP News

Published on 16 June 2025 | 10:17 pm