WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance says he has faith President Donald Trump will prevent the Iran war from becoming a "quagmire" the U.S. is ensnared in for years to come. Vance is “confident” the Iran war will be history in a year. Reported by Francesca Chambers USA TODAY

FIFA World Cup referee refused entry to USA and turned away at border after Trump ban. Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a native of Somalia, was reportedly denied entry upon arriving in the United States ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday, June 11th. By David Schneidman MIRROR ONLINE

The Kennedy Center officially dropped President Trump’s name from the performing venue as reflected by a set of invitations sent on Monday to guests at its annual awards ceremony set to take place later this month. Reported by Ashleigh Fields THE HILL

President Donald Trump has formally nominated acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the nation’s top law enforcement officer, sending his nomination to the Senate Monday. Blanche – formerly one of Trump's personal lawyers – would succeed Pam Bondi, who was fired in April. By Kit Maher CNN

Last week, the Trump administration released a new rule for Medicaid recipients. Under the rule, which goes into effect Jan. 1, recipients shielded from work requirements due to medical frailty must prove every six months they remain too ill to work. Reported by Somaiyah Hafeez MIRROR ONLINE

To commemorate June 14, the UFC have partnered with The Trump Organization to release a set of coins that people can purchase. They range from $249.99 to a staggering $11,999.99 if you want the “1 OZ PF70 Trump Coins X UFC Gold Medallion.” Reported by Kyle Dimond BLOODY ELBOW

(Reuters) - A federal judge has struck down a $100,000 fee U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it ‌constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized. Reported by Nate Raymond

Two U.S. Supreme Court justices, Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito, each sat out separate matters connected to lower-court rulings in decisions released Monday tied to federal appeals cases around a firearms conviction and pensions payments. Reported by Dan Gooding NEWSWEEK

Supreme Court faces threat from Dem lawmakers pushing to implement term limits. Reported by Pratik Sharma KNEWZ

Ossoff says Trump's sons got stake in $1.6 billion taxpayer-backed Kazakhstan tungsten deal days before awarded contract. Reported by AnnaMarie Houlis MONEYWISE

Border Czar Tom Homan said that his plan to put “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen in New York City” would soon be enacted, claiming he was “keeping my promise” to Governor Kathy Hochul (D) after she signed anti-ICE legislation. Reported by Willa Pope Robbins MEDIAITE

YEP! 🫡 in the Chicago Harold Washington Library

There are actually some things I like about him: How red his face gets when he's angry. His elderly hunched posture. How he can't stay awake. How he understands absolutely nothing and thinks we don't notice. His 5th grade vocabulary. That his end is near. Those things I like a lot.

This is Completely Unacceptable! You know what to do New Yorkers….

Promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer doubles survival rates

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Report claims 14 of 27 known corporate donors to Trump’s ballroom project later won federal business, a link the White House rejects. Reported by Sadik Hossain WE GOT THIS COVERED

Maine Democrats are poised to nominate Graham Platner, as Jewish Democrats withhold support. Reported by Jacob Kornbluh THE FORWARD

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said something the White House has spent months carefully avoiding: that Trump Accounts — the new government savings program created under last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — are the foundation for privatizing Social Security. By Godwin Oluponmile MONEYWISE

Trump is telling the country that the FBI ushered the January 6 rioters into the Capitol. That is a lie, and it needs to be said plainly before it hardens into something people repeat. Reported by poligirlsayswhat BALLER ALERT

A federal lawsuit has been lodged to halt a UFC fight card scheduled on the White House South Lawn, planned as part of President Donald Trump‘s 80th birthday celebrations and the nation’s 250th anniversary. Reported by Namrata Sen BENZINGA

WASHINGTON — Dan Cogdell, one of the lawyers who defended Attorney General Ken Paxton during his three-year-old impeachment trial, endorsed Democrat James Talarico Monday in Texas’ U.S. Senate race. Reported by Gabby Birenbaum THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Texas Sen. John Cornyn has quietly shelved legislation that would have renamed a nearly 1,800-mile stretch of highway after President Donald Trump. That move came days after Trump endorsed Cornyn’s primary rival, effectively ending Cornyn’s three-decade electoral career. By Pratik Sharma KNEWZ

House Republicans, with the help of four Democrats, have voted to slash nutrition assistance for millions of young children and pregnant women. The Democrats are Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), Adam Gray (Calif.), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), and Don Davis (NC). By Jake Johnson COMMON DREAMS

Aired earlier on Sunday, Trump was pressed by NBC’s Kristen Welker on his false claims of the 2020 election being “rigged.” Trump responded by raising his voice, attacking the media, and declaring the interview to be over before standing up and leaving. Reported by Alexander Willis RAW STORY

Exclusive: Secret donors pumped millions into groups behind gutting of Black voting rights. Reported by Alexandria Jacobson, Investigative Reporter RAW STORY

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for ripping the “invasion” of Europe by Muslim immigrants during a speech honoring D-Day veterans, with the Texas conservative calling it “inappropriate.” Reported by Sean James MEDIAITE

A federal appeals court judge nominated by President Donald Trump faces misdemeanor charges after allegedly swiping a man's glasses off his face, throwing them across a parking lot, and stomping on them during a dispute over a parking space — and he’s still hearing cases. By David McAfee RAW STORY

For the first time in history, all 22 generals commanding America’s Air National Guard fighter squadrons signed a single letter to Congress. The U.S. Air Force, they say, has never been older, smaller, or less ready in its entire existence. Reported by Stephen Silver NATIONAL SECURITY JOURNAL

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) went off on a reporter for Fox News Digital — who asked about an allegation that she had an affair with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). Reported by Joe DePaolo MEDIAITE

Adam Hamawy, a plastic surgeon, army veteran and conflict-zone medical worker, has won a crowded Democratic primary for an open seat in the United States House of Representatives. Reported by Ken Bank ZNETWORK

Residents of French village say US defense chief Pete Hegseth not welcome for D-Day visit. Reported by FRANCE 24

An Alaskan senator, Republican Dan Sullivan, who is begging his donors for gas money has been spending his campaign funds at flashy Washington DC restaurants and dropped $27,400 on a stay at a California hotel where The Bachelorette was filmed, FEC filings revealed. Reported by DAILY MAIL

A leading civil rights organization, the NAACP, has accused the US Postal Service of unlawful complicity in President Donald Trump's assault on mail-in voting, which he launched in late March with an alarming executive order that is facing its own legal challenges. By Jake Johnson COMMON DREAMS

President Donald Trump welcomed the weekend by posting an AI-generated music video accompanying a song celebrating himself. Reported by Hilary Hanson HUFFPOST

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent facing charges in Minnesota, Christian Castro, will not waive extradition from Texas, setting up a potential legal battle over whether he will be sent back to the North Star State. Reported by Bradley Cortright THE NEW YORK SUN

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists serving on the “Stars and Stripes,” advisory board, the military's independent news organization, are suing the Pentagon, claiming the Defense Department’s "exerting unprecedented control" while "eroding its editorial independence.” By Marita Vlachou HUFFPOST

(Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from withholding tens of billions of dollars in federal funds from states unless ‌they complied with the Trump administration's policies on immigration enforcement, transgender people and other ⁠issues. By David Thomas

Lindsey Graham Has Spent $27 Million On His Quest To Become The Longest-Serving Senator Ever. Reported by S.V. Date HUFFPOST

Former Vice President Pence says Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police, vandalized government property or tried to disrupt certification of the presidential election in the 2021 attack on the Capitol shouldn’t be pardoned by President Trump and “should never get a dime.” By Finya Swai THE HILL

President Donald Trump raged online after a judge shut down his plans for two golf courses at Joint Base Andrews. Trump said officials planned to restore two "old and dilapidated" golf courses "into two, World Class, Jack Nicklaus Designed Courses.” Reported by Cheyenne Ubiera MIRROR ONLINE

The Minnesota GOP Moment Of Silence For George Floyd’s Lyncher Proves Racist Ghouls Live Among Us. By Dr. Stacey Patton NEWSONE

U.S. Representative Summer Lee is calling on fellow Democrats to speak out more forcefully against what she describes as a growing wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric in American politics, warning that silence in the face of such attacks threatens vulnerable communities. Reported by Gee NY SHINE MY CROWN

A federal judge has paused his own ruling holding President Trump civilly liable for millions of dollars for January 6, 2021 events, a move that sets the stage for an eventual Supreme Court appeal by the president over the far boundary of executive power. By A.R. HOFFMAN THE NEW YORK SUN

After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that their careers now have a ceiling and worry for the future. By Konstantinos Toropin ASSOCIATED PRESS

A lawsuit has been filed alleging that the Trump-run Kennedy Center accepted a massive $2 million donation from Gaurav Srivastava, an alleged “fake CIA operative,” to get on the good side of the White House during a dispute with a former business partner. Reported by Alana Loftus MIRROR ONLINE

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has revealed the Department of Justice considered opening a fresh investigation tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after reviewing millions of pages of newly released files, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Reported by Ashlyn Walker RADAR ONLINE

Pressed in the Oval Office on why Black unemployment sits at 7.3 percent against a 4.3 percent national rate, President Donald Trump claimed the numbers look great and pointed to plants that have not opened yet. Reported by poligirlsayswhat BALLER ALERT