Prominent members of the conservative legal movement have been publicly speaking out against Bove's nomination, arguing that he would be more loyal to Trump than the rule of law. That in turn has sparked a backlash against Bove's critics from Trump allies eager to install a new set of judges who may be less tied to the old guard on the right...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has said he thought the House provision was too strict, and that it would harm rural hospitals in Missouri. The Senate proposal is even stricter than the House version. "I'm very concerned about the effect on rural hospitals," Hawley said last week.
"What I've said to my leadership is — and this is what I talked to the president about — is that I don't want to see rural hospitals close. So that's my bottom line."…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-finance-committee-big-beautiful-bill_n_68508419e4b072f3c80de92f
Among the details about the suspect beginning to emerge is that he reportedly attended a bible college that is a stronghold of the New Apostolic Reformation, the charismatic movement that teaches that Christians are called to take over the US government…
A young man, asked what he thought of the parade, remarked that he was not impressed. He felt that Trump's close association with the celebration had politicized it and "made a mockery" of the army, though it wasn't the army's fault. More to the point, he added, the event was "just kind of … lame"…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/15/trump-army-parade
…the changes open up the possibility that doctors could refuse to treat veterans based on their "reason for seeking care – including allegations of rape and sexual assault – current or past political party affiliation or political activity, and personal behavior such as alcohol or marijuana use"…
…did not dispute that the new rules allowed doctors to refuse to treat veteran patients based on their beliefs or that physicians could be dismissed based on their marital status or political affiliation…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients
"…all we have is a website that was clearly put together quickly and somewhat sloppily, a promise that the phone is "designed and built in the USA" that I absolutely do not believe, a picture that appears to be nearly 100 percent Photoshopped, and a list of specs that don't make a lot of sense together…"
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/687492/trump-mobile-phone-t1
He wrote that he was expanding operations in the nation's biggest cities, including Los Angeles ― where he has already sent the military to contend with recurring protests against his immigration policies ― as well as Chicago and New York...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ice-democratic-cities_n_684fa047e4b07f75743a552e
Lawmakers "are scared," the senior Democrat said, and want "addresses hidden and security updates. They won't be silenced."
A second House Democrat said there is "heavy demand" for members to have their own personal security details.
A House Republican told Axios they responded to the news by immediately raising the issue of members' security with House leadership.…
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/minnesota-melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-congress
They appear to have been targeted in their homes. Iranian state television reported that children had been killed in at least one of the airstrikes, on a residential area of Tehran…
Donald Trump insisted that he had not been taken by surprise by the strike though he had previously warned Israel not to attack while the US was negotiating with Iran…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/13/israel-strikes-iran-nuclear-program-netanyahu
A Republican member of South Carolina's state house whom prosecutors say used the screen name "joebidennnn69" has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/rj-may-south-carolina-child-sexual-abuse
President Donald Trump ordered the service to shut down in March...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/13/voa-persian-service-iran-israel-00406092
New members of the panel include experts who complained about being sidelined, a high-profile figure who has spread misinformation and medical professionals who appear to have little vaccine expertise. Kennedy made the announcement on social media…
…Formally called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the panel advises the CDC on how vaccines should be distributed. Those recommendations effectively determine the vaccines Americans can access…
"ACIP is widely regarded as the international gold standard for vaccine decision-making," said Helen Chu, one of the fired advisers, at a press conference with Patty Murray, a Democratic US senator.
"We cannot replace it with a process driven by one person's beliefs. In the absence of an independent unbiased ACIP, we can no longer trust that safe and effective vaccines will be available to us and the people around us."
Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while 'the American people will breathe dirtier air'…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/trump-epa-pollution-rules
"Do we suddenly save democracy on Saturday? No. Does Trump suddenly step down on Saturday? No, that's not how this works," Levin said. "The way we think of it is, we're building a muscle. We're doing quite a big workout on Saturday. But it is a tactic in an extended strategy to safeguard American democracy."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/no-kings-protests
When he tried to de-escalate tensions between federal agents and protesters, he said, a group of officers took him to the ground, held him in a chokehold and pushed him into the pavement, causing a large contusion on his nose and bruises all over his body. His lawyer provided cellphone footage that partially captured the scuffle.
"We are not the violent ones. They escalated it. They are chasing down innocent people," said Mojica, who lifted his shirt to show the bruises on his ribs. "There was a different way to handle the situation than to beat me."…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/protester-charged-ice-los-angeles
The package targets foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides money for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, as well as thousands of public radio and television stations around the country. The vote was 214-212.
Republicans are characterizing the spending as wasteful and unnecessary, but Democrats say the rescissions are hurting the United States' standing in the world and will lead to needless deaths.
"Cruelty is the point," the Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, said of the proposed spending cuts...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/npr-pbs-funds-house-republicans
Tait posted on Instagram days ago that for 20 years he lived a 'double life' but is working on 'repentance and healing'…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/michael-tait-sexual-assault-allegations
I want to impart to you some advice for dealing with any claims in that domain, because there are three "dirty tricks" that all cranks like anti-vaxxers pull that you can look for to catch this happening every time, so you can vet these things yourself and not need someone like me to:
Those three tactics are common to all pseudoscience and every implausible conspiracy, so it's good advice all around. Whether it's flat earth, lizard people, or climate denial. Or, indeed, even Christianity or Islam or woo—or MAGA.
Agents confiscated belongings and rushed deportees to California's high desert or Texas, saying local facilities had not prepared for influx…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/la-ice-raids-immigration-conditions
More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-administration-epa-pollution
California national guards troops and marines deployed to Los Angeles to help restore order after days of protest against the Trump administration have told friends and family members they are deeply unhappy about the assignment and worry their only meaningful role will be as pawns in a political battle they do not want to join.
Three different advocacy organisations representing military families said they had heard from dozens of affected service members who expressed discomfort about being drawn into a domestic policing operation outside their normal field of operations. The groups said they have heard no countervailing opinions…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/los-angeles-national-guard-troops-marines-morale
The raids have been sharply criticized by advocacy groups and local officials, who said they were "outraged and heartbroken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) activities targeting immigrant families".
"When our workforce's lives are in fear, the fields will go unharvested, the impact is felt not only at the local level, but it will also be felt at the national level," said Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios, the mayor of Ventura, a coastal city just north of Los Angeles. "Everything will be affected and every American who is here and relies on the labor of these individuals will be affected."…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/la-los-angeles-police-mass-arrests-overnight-curfew
Dallas — Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on same-sex marriage - including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.
They also called for legislators to curtail sports betting and support policies that promote childbearing...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-baptist-same-sex-marriage-ban-delegates-overwhelmingly-back/
"I think I'm the first senator in the history of the United States to be uninvited to the White House picnic," Paul told reporters.
"Every Democrat will be invited, every Republican will be invited, but I will be the only one disallowed to come on the grounds of the White House."… "I just find this incredibly petty," Paul said. "The level of immaturity is beyond words."
"My case is that so long as the relationship is corrupted by the gifts to Trump, we can't move forward on these arms sales," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told reporters earlier this week. "There are legitimate underlying policy debates on the two sales, but my case here is you should look beyond the merits of the sale and really focus on the corruption...
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5344818-senate-republicans-block-trump-jet-deal/
At issue is a full-page New York Times ad, paid for by Walmart heiress Christy Walton, highlighting upcoming protests...
