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Appeals court rules Donald Trump can remove truthful exhibits about slavery and replace them with fabricated lies.
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Trump administration can install its own slavery exhibits at President’s House, Third Circuit rules — Philadelphia Inquirer
Trump administration can install its own slavery exhibits at President’s House, Third Circuit rules
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Because every drug abuser should have a gun. Supreme Court issues another absurd decision.
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Supreme Court sides with a marijuana user who was barred from owning guns
The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.
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Poll: Most Americans have the summer blues about Trump and the economy
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a record low share of Americans approve of President Trump's job performance and his handling of the economy heading into the summer before a key midterm election.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5861720/trump-economy-gas-prices-midterms-polling?unified=true
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Hegseth is grossly unqualified to protect our military personnel
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Two months after Hegseth’s regressive move, Air Force base faces major flu outbreak
Eight weeks after flu vaccines became optional in the armed forces, we’re already seeing the consequences of the Pentagon chief’s shortsighted policy.
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Does Trump grasp the reality that, what he does to other countries may result in what other countries do to him?
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Opinion | The U.S. drone strike in Venezuela marks a dangerous new era
Retired ambassador James Story: For now, the governments helping us are doing so by choice. What becomes of this new model when a strike we deem necessary is one a neighbor refuses to authorize?
https://www.ms.now/opinion/drone-warfare-venezuela-strike-nino-guerrero
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Live updates: Republicans blast inaugural U.S.-Iran deal
The U.S. Navy lifted its blockade of Iranian ports even as the agreement Trump signed yesterday in France faced fire from hawkish Republicans in Congress.
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What Trump promised on Iran versus what he got instead
Over nearly four months of war, Trump demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender, a dismantled nuclear program and the end of its missile arsenal. The deal he reached delivers far less.
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Gulf region, Israel unhappy with Trump’s Iran MOU despite Vance’s claims
“Anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up,” Vance said. Not everyone sees it that way.
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Opinion | Trump has alienated his entire base over Iran
First he infuriated the isolationists. Now he’s upsetting the war hawks.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-has-alienated-his-entire-base-over-iran
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Don’t believe Trump’s lies …
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Eyewitness Newsmakers: How you and your vote are kept safe amid election threats
During each election cycle, worry increases about the safety and security of our voting process and the people who administer it. This week on Eyewitness Newsmakers, we're discussing what is being don...
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Obama Center's opening draws former presidents, music legends and A-list celebrities
Former President Barack Obama, joined by three former presidents, celebrated the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago in an extraordinary event Thursday.
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Another child got a gun and lacked the maturity to use it reaponsibly.
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Crowd runs for cover in New York's Times Square after shooting; 17-year-old in police custody
A 17-year-old is in police custody after a large fight in Times Square resulted in a slashing and shots fired on Thursday, according to police.
https://abc7.com/story/times-square-shots-fired-large-fight-leads-slashing-shooting-17-year-old-police-custody/19326025/
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Seems like Trump’s friend who owns the team has directed the team to accept the invitation. That’s wrong in many ways.
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Knicks set to be first NBA team to visit White House under Trump
President Donald Trump’s hometown team will be the first NBA champions to visit the White House during either of his terms in office.
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How to watch the Sail4th 250 parade: Details, date, time, channel and stream
Ships and aircraft from across the globe are coming together for a grand celebration of the United States' 250th birthday.
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about 9 hours ago
Trump starts a war. Allies say no thanks. Hegseth, former Fox News weekend guy, flies to Brussels blames NATO for U.S. casualties and threatens troop cuts in Europe. Nothing says “America First” like demanding everyone else clean up your mess.
#NATO
#USDemocracy
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Pentagon Pete Melts Down at Allies Who Snubbed Trump — The Daily Beast
The defense secretary said the Defense Department will now conduct a six-month review of U.S. forces in Europe.
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@henrich.senate.gov lays it plain: Bessent is wrong—and he thinks the American people will just buy it. Families are paying hundreds more at the pump and the grocery store while we get lies instead of real solutions. We deserve better!
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I think we need to consider whether Trump accepted capitulation bc he and Witkoff and Jared expect to profit off the $300B reconstruction of Iran. That was central to the Gaza "peace" deal, and UAE has already started paying Iran. Trump wants another VZ and that would be a way to do it.
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Trump’s Deal Sidesteps Key Reasons He Went to War With Iran — The Wall Street Journal
Pact makes no demands on Tehran over its militias or huge arsenal of missiles
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Wise countries preparing to meet the challenges of the future, Donald Trump is trying to drag the U.S. backwards. Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2 - Reuters
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A Millennium of Pressure Has Been Building Under California Fault Lines. What Does That Mean for Earthquake Risk? — TIME
It was legendary playwright Anton Chekhov who articulated the narrative rule that if you hang a pistol on a wall in act one of a play, by act three it must be fired. That dictum applies beyond the the...
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Ukraine unleashes biggest attack on Moscow in years, setting a key oil refinery ablaze — NBC News
Waves of Ukrainian drones hit a major oil refinery for the second time this week, disrupting flights and sending thick clouds of black smoke rising over the city Thursday morning.
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Trump’s Deal Sidesteps Key Reasons He Went to War With Iran — The Wall Street Journal
Pact makes no demands on Tehran over its militias or huge arsenal of missiles
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With his Iran ‘deal,’ Trump scraps his own red lines on missiles, money and uranium
The president hasn’t just abandoned his own objectives for the war, he’s also effectively deriding them as unreasonable.
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DOJ atracks reparations for blacks who were deprived of their civil rights and that was authorized by Illinois state laws - as a means to get their own slush fund of $1.8 billion for Trump’s militia members who tried their best but failed to accomplish a coup détat.
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Opinion | DOJ targets historic reparations program after Trump push for ‘slush’ fund
The administration has framed compensation for rioters as “reparations.” Meanwhile, it’s trying to kill a local program to redress past harm for racist policies.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/evanston-illinois-reparations-doj-civil-rights-dhillon
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Kermit’s reflection pool, by Donald Trump
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Chris Hayes rips Trump’s Reflecting Pool failure as water turns ‘Kermit the Frog green’
Chris Hayes says Trump’s $14 million Reflecting Pool renovations were a failure, after his “American Flag Blue” water turned algae green.
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Trump goes out of his way to falsely praise Putin … because he assumes Putin is just as stupid as he is.
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Trump praises Putin’s neutrality on Iran, despite the obvious lack of neutrality
One foundational problem with the American’s newest compliment of his Russian counterpart: Putin wasn’t “neutral” in Iran at all.
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The Trump administration is deporting ‘Dreamers.’ Their kids are paying for it.
Jessica Treviño Villegas’ DACA status was still valid when she was deported to Mexico. Her children, who are U.S. citizens, are now navigating life without her.
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Republicans are nervous Trump may have made a bad deal on Iran
Lawmakers haven't seen the text of the emerging deal with Iran. But some are already concerned by what they're hearing.
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Trump is hoping he can scuttle all renewable energy use and promote the dirty coal mine owners who propped up his campaign with buckets full of cash. He will also fail at this.
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Team Trump keeps using tax dollars to scuttle renewable energy projects
“It is hard to imagine a more backwards use of taxpayer money,” one key Democratic member of Congress said.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-offshore-wind-renewable-energy-leases
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Anyone who is so afraid of angering the president should never, ever be trusted to act in good faith as an inspector general. Cowardice should be disqualifying.
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Justice Department inspector general nominee refuses to call the Jan. 6 attack an ‘attack’
A Democratic senator said the question was intended as a “as a test of your prospective independence, and so far I think you’re failing that test.”
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/justice-department-inspector-general-nominee-refuses-to-call-the-jan-6-attack-an-attack
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The Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook families
The Onion’s staff is tired of waiting for the courts to settle its pending takeover of Alex Jones’ brand, so the new Infowars will launch next month.
https://www.ms.now/news/onion-sidesteps-courts-launch-infowars
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Opinion | Trump's presidential center is copying Obama — but with an egregious twist
The Obama Center opening ceremony isn’t actually celebrating a library. Trump is using the same precedent — but with an corrupt Miami twist.
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Opinion | Trump has alienated his entire base over Iran
First he infuriated the isolationists. Now he’s upsetting the war hawks.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-has-alienated-his-entire-base-over-iran
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Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war
Here is the text of the memorandum of understanding that was signed Wednesday by President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as Pakistan's prime minister.
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🇧🇪🇺🇦 Zelensky: During an audience with His Majesty King of Belgium, spoke about the consequences of Russian attacks against Ukraine, in particular, about Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Discussed the need to increase sanctions pressure on Russia, the situation on the front, and diplomatic work with partners.
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Poll: Most Americans have the summer blues about Trump and the economy
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a record low share of Americans approve of President Trump's job performance and his handling of the economy heading into the summer before a key midterm election.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5861720/trump-economy-gas-prices-midterms-polling?unified=true
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Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous
MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."
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When political cartoons hit so accurately you want to make giant billboards of these everywhere.
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👀 The lid of the oil storage tank in Moscow was blown off not by a drone, but by air defence missile that missed it, - Ukrainian TG channels
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Michele Obama just now....... "No one, and I mean NO ONE has the right to sit in judgement of who is American enough" 🩷💛💚💙🩵💜🤎
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@neptune45.bsky.social
Presidential 🇺🇸 Library (BTW, this two-time CEO has actually read a few books) . . . 👍
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Trump signs second surrender in Versailles, France. The first was signed by the Germans ending Workd War I.
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Happy 84th Birthday to Paul McCartney! (Born June 18, 1942)
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Researchers say 2026 World Cup will be most polluting in history
The tournament is projected to have a major environmental impact
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Seasonal end to spring
Temperatures cool slightly this weekend
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GoFundMe for dog fatally shot by police in Canoga Park raises more than $160,000
More than $160,000 has been raised for the family of a dog who was shot and killed by police during a New York Knicks' NBA championship celebration in Canoga Park.
https://abc7.com/post/dog-killed-canoga-park-gofundme-jameson-raises-thousands-dollars-los-angeles-city-leaders-react-deadly-shooting/19316554/
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I’m not crying, you’re crying. Four presidents. Four First Ladies. All in Chicago today to open the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side. No drama. No grievances. Just leaders building something real for the people. And it opens on Juneteenth. That date was chosen on purpose👌
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Why Barack Obama cried after seeing Michelle Obama's skirt
The former first lady’s skirt paid tribute to her mother, Marian Robinson, ahead of the Obama Presidential Center’s opening in Chicago.
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Hegseth attacks former U.S. allies in Europe … proving hes the biggest dooe ever picked to lead Americas military
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Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO and announces a review of U.S. forces in Europe
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lambasted European allies for failing to provide U.S. forces access to bases in Europe to launch attacks on Iran, calling it “shameful.”
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Juneteenth 2026: Will there be mail delivery on Friday?
Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but not everything shuts down. Here is what's open and closed on Friday, June 19.
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