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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
DHS could be a threat to midterm elections this year : NPR
Administration officials, like White House border czar Tom Homan, and other Trump allies have seemed open to deploying immigration enforcement to voting locations this fall. That would be against federal law…
Would Trump’s Iran deal bring ‘peace’? Here’s why that is a stretch.
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding which includes a cease fire and are expected to finalize it at a June 19 ceremony in Geneva. That will kick off 60 days of negotiations, including over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Donald Trump said he is the only president to "achieve real peace" with Iran. But most experts told us that based on what is known so far, the deal does not amount to a peace agreement...
https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/jun/15/Iran-nuclear-peace-deal-Obama-Strait-Hormuz/
Experts alarmed as Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights
With election denialists installed in key positions, officials using series of measures to change voting rules…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/16/trump-voting-rights-elections
Israeli ambassador says Israel will remain in southern Lebanon : NPR
The position clashes with statements from Iranian officials, who have said Lebanon is part of a broader understanding reached with Washington. Iran's deputy foreign minister said the cessation of fighting would apply "on all fronts," including Lebanon...
As the U.S. turns 250, this historian has blunt advice: 'America has to grow up' : NPR
"America has to grow up. It can no longer hide in its adolescence," he says. "America imagines itself at once as a beacon of freedom and as a white republic. And to hold those two things together ... deposits the kind of madness at the heart of the country."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/15/nx-s1-5856348/america-250-eddie-glaude
Trump EPA Methane Rule Rollback to Benefit Billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand — ProPublica
Climate Rollbacks: Trump’s EPA is planning to weaken restrictions on oil and gas wells that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane.
A Wealthy Beneficiary: Oil billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand, a major Trump donor, is set to reap the benefits. Society as a whole will deal with the environmental costs.
The Influence Campaign: A former Hildebrand lobbyist now rewriting the EPA’s methane rules has solicited input from oil industry groups backed by the billionaire…
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-methane-jeffery-hildebrand-hilcorp-oil-regulations
Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will outlast Iran war, analysts say | PBS News
"The bottom line is that getting back to 'normal' will be a lengthy process involving many parties and countries," Barteau said. "Getting an agreement between the U.S. and Iran to open the strait is just the beginning."…
Senate Republicans want a say on Trump’s Iran deal - POLITICO
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of those defense hawks, told reporters that he was “pulling for a deal,” while also making note of serious discrepancies in the terms that have emerged thus far.
“The MOU being described by us sounds really very good; the MOU being described by Iran sounds awful,” Graham said…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/15/trump-iran-deal-congress-vote-00962844
Trump’s DoJ intervenes to back Elon Musk in datacenter pollution lawsuit
Justice department urges judge to throw out suit brought by NAACP over xAI’s methane-gas turbines in Mississippi…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/16/elon-musk-xai-datacenters-trump-administration
Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with conspiracy to impede agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown | PBS News
The defendants were each charged with conspiracy to impede or injury a federal officer, with some facing additional charges such as interstate stalking, destruction of government property and assault on a federal officer...
Whitmer's Europe trade trip focusing on defense and security
“Michigan is open for business and on the move, working with anyone and competing with anyone to onshore good-paying jobs for Michiganders,” said Whitmer in a statement released by her office. “On this investment mission, we’ll strengthen ties with European allies, showcase Michigan’s leadership in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and innovation, and bring home new opportunities that create good-paying jobs for Michiganders…
Kennedy talks about reducing obesity, ends up defending Trump Medicaid cuts
…Kennedy defended the administration’s record on Medicaid spending, calling Medicaid cuts “a myth people believe.”…
OMB nominee ‘can’t commit’ to forgoing ‘pocket rescissions’ funding gambit this year - Live Updates - POLITICO
Trump administration officials claim they can submit a formal request to rescind funding with less than 45 days left in the fiscal year and then withhold it until it lapses on Oct. 1, regardless of whether Congress acts, even though lawmakers in both parties consider the tactic an illegal end-run around Congress’ “power of the purse.”…
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/16/congress/pocket-rescissions-on-the-table-00963376
Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?
Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that day…
Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?
Washington has been stepping up its airstrikes in the campaign against al-Shabaab, but the militants make continued gains and civilians are increasingly the victims…
Trump’s $300 BILLION Iran Deal?! Americans Footing the Bill Again?
Trump agreed to give Iran $300 BILLION dollars for reconstruction cost after Trump bombed Iran.
Are you kidding me? What an embarrassment!
Americans are getting screwed again!!
Here’s What Americans Really Blame for Causing Energy Price Hikes – Mother Jones
Though the war in Iran is mostly responsible for this recent increase, a surprising number of Americans are attributing the general economic pinch they’re feeling to the changing climate. Two-thirds of US voters agree that global warming is affecting the cost of living to some degree, according to new survey data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, including most Democrats and moderate Republicans. Of those two-thirds, a majority of them said that climate change was driving up what they pay for groceries, utility bills, and home insurance...
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/united-state-energy-price-hikes/
Trump offers Ukraine olive branch at G7 — with a price tag – POLITICO
As always with the author of The Art of the Deal, however, the overture on Ukraine comes at a price.
Per two senior diplomats who followed the leaders’ exchanges, Trump pressed his G7 counterparts to show support for his Iran deal and offer help with demining the Strait of Hormuz before Vice President JD Vance lands in Geneva to finalize the ceasefire agreement with Tehran...
Macron said the deployment of mine-clearing ships “needs to be requested and wished for by the United States and then Iran and Oman, the parties involved in the deal.”…
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