Nearly 100 J-6 defendants have been arrested, charged or convicted of additional crimes since the attack, as continuing efforts by Trump and his allies to recast the events of that day reignite debate over accountability and the rule of law www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

immigration crackdowns are still ongoing in many communities, especially where there is cooperation with state and local authorities. A new TN law goes further than any other, worrying critics it will cut off life-saving care for children of undocumented immigrants www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the U.S.-Iran deal www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

In Ancient Pits Near Stonehenge, Scientists See Hints of Solstice Ritual British archaeologists may have found the remains of a site where people celebrated the solstice thousands of years ago, a few miles from the famed stone circle. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/w...

The Declaration of Independence is revered for its universalist language of freedom. But it contains a little known indictment of Native Americans. On its 250th anniversary, the U.S. should reckon with this complex legacy, Ned Blackhawk argued last year: theatln.tc/xl8B1DFV

Pete Hegseth’s efforts to diminish the presence of Black people in the military is a war on history itself, Jake Lundberg argues. In this week’s Time-Travel Thursdays, he revisits the impact of Black soldiers since the Civil War:

In a notice filed Thursday in federal court, the administration said the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has begun the process of creating a new records system to track mail ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

interesting take by Alex Ross, a kind of review of recent work but also an assessment of Habermas's thinking, and critical theory more broadly, for these times Jürgen Habermas Defended Reason in a Darkening Age www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The feds' bogus conspiracy case against 'The Minneapolis 15' is outrageous But their real target is YOU -- to shut you up and make regular folks think twice about protesting Trump's stunts to steal the election in November Free the Minneapolis 15! My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

Thank a Minnesotan!

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts said Democratic state attorneys general and pro-voting organizations can continue to challenge President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order attacking mail voting before the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

EXCLUSIVE: Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits reut.rs/43FEjvx

A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics & medical schools across the South – only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation & an influential report. Nicole Carr traces that history through her own family & found the consequences are still being felt. https://to.pbs.org/43DIBDE

Education Dept. Lowers Student Loan Interest Rates for 2 Years The department, citing high default rates, is reducing interest rates on federal student loans by up to one percentage point for two years. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/b...

UK attorney general tells staff to stop using X amid disinformation concerns

Explainer: How Trump's deal with Iran compares to Obama's reut.rs/3ScuHG9

wow -- Tim Kaine demolishes Kari Lake KAINE: She accused Sen. Gallego of being controlled by cartels. You had no evidence, right? LAKE: Well, we provided receipts-- K: This was rated pants on fire. You have no evidence. Isn't that right? L: I don't know K: How about an apology?

Obama: I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters… we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others

someone should tell hegseth that disease has taken out more soldiers than any armament

Take a break and listen to how a president is supposed to speak about democracy, humanity, and fairness

This is feeling really healing. For all that we and they have been through. To remind us of that the best of us still is among us. To remind us to hold on to our joy, our beauty, our standards, our beliefs. www.obama.org/visit/grand-...

its crazy how this guy has been out of office almost 10 years and we are just *now* beginning to see politicians who can, again, speak the language of American civil religion in ways that can grab an audience.

at least some good news.... for now Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c...

The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...

How a pregnancy complication reshaped an Arkansas woman's view of abortion bans www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Dan Froomkin: "coming amid a slew of other federal prosecutions of protesters (most of which have failed) and after a Trump executive order that redefined opposition to him as terrorism, it’s obvious that the real goal of the MN charges is political repression." open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...

'This is a pretty clear call for universities to conduct ideological reviews of certain types of departments, esp anthropology. It is politely worded McCarthyism, precisely the kind of ideological attack and censure that scholars have resisted for generations' www.chronicle.com/article/are-...

Trump administration removed dozens of national park exhibits that 'disparage' US reut.rs/4eeJIQi

College Faculty Remain Mostly White as Student Bodies Diversify www.chronicle.com/article/coll...

New from @annamaria.bsky.social and myself about the new approach to foreign aid, which be given “in a way that directly benefits the American people and directly promotes our national interest,” according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Fatigue green? American-flag blue? A Rothko masterpiece? @mviser.bsky.social goes deep on the algae in the Reflecting Pool, following a project that cost taxpayers at least $16.4 million but may have made the problem worse.

Trump is trying to break the U.S. Forest Service. Research stations closed. Scientists pushed out. Headquarters moved to Utah. Right before what’s expected to be a brutal fire season. Send a letter to your Rep and urge Congress to stop it:

The Sweet Tongue: How Ecuador’s Andes Created a Language of Its Own In Ecuador’s highlands, a seamless mix of Kichwa and Spanish creates a language that bends grammar, adds melody and goes unnoticed by many who speak it every day. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/w...

Critics of moving special education out of the Department of Education and into HHS say the shift could reverse decades of progress and impact millions of students.

New: "More than one in four senior Commerce Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump have apparent conflicts of interest" by me & Doug Pasternak for @publiccitizen.bsky.social

shouldn't endangering the planet be an impeachable offense? Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...

Trump says 'nobody' attacked Iran girls' school 'on purpose' reut.rs/4ePnqEQ

NEW: A US official read out the text of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding to journalists on a conference call. Here is a gift link to the full text from the NY Times. Let the analysis begin. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...

Errin Haines: 'If the work of the American Revolution is ongoing, consider what it might look like to include those initially left out of our origin story. What if the Declaration of Independence were truly reflective of the people it represents?' us4.campaign-archive.com?e=06aa88205f...

on this day .... Frank Wills notices 'something isn't right' at the Watergate youtu.be/fA0O7zdcSbE?...

The U.S. Economy Is Leaving These Companies Behind Small businesses say relentless pressures from tariffs and higher energy prices have sapped their resilience and finances. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/b...

Jamelle Bouie: If You Don’t Vote for Republicans, You Don’t Exist The president’s convoluted, false claims about “fraud” were little more than a smoke screen for a more basic claim about who belongs to the community; who counts as a voter and who counts as a citizen. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...

NEW: Almost a year after Trump’s domestic policy bill passed, at least 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits. In Arizona, the number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 200,000 since July 2025 — a 55% decline.

New from me for MSNOW: “The indictment of the SPLC is a cudgel thrown at the heart of the civil rights community. This administration would like nothing better than to silence the voices of the civil rights community and civil society.” www.ms.now/opinion/splc...

Senators say DOJ quietly pulled its Election Offenses prosecution manual — guidance meant to prevent “election interference” by prosecutors — and they’re demanding answers by June 22. If the rules are changing, the country deserves to see it. zurl.co/435T1

Temperatures have climbed up to 45 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, stopping ice from forming in the dead of Antarctic winter. www.wired.com/story/west-a...

This is really, really bad. And it’s only going to get worse. amicacenter.org/press-releas...

See How New Republican Maps Split Up Black Voters in 3 Southern States www.nytimes.com/interactive/...