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• GOP Senate Version of the Big Beautiful Bill Includes an Ugly Attack on Courts' Ability to Protect Constitutional Rights
• Suspect in Minnesota murder and attempted murder had 'No Kings' flyers in his car
• Hudson Valley's "No Kings" rally: Protesting dictatorship in a key battleground
• Trump says he has been briefed on the Minnesota shooting, promises justice will be served
• Two Minnesota lawmakers are shot in their homes
• Lefties’ assisted suicide push and more: Letters to the Editor — June 15, 2025
• “No Kings” protests test FL protest law
• Keep menace Zohran Mamdani completely off your NYC ballot in the Democratic mayoral primary
• More Than 1,800 ‘No Kings’ Protests Aim for Nonviolent Pushback Against Trump Policies
• Minnesota lawmakers targeted in shooting
• As Trump throws himself a parade, watch protesters across America say, no kings
• 2024 broke the Democrats. Can they put themselves back together?
• Don’t fall for phony texts regarding unpaid traffic tickets | Editorial
• Have presidents grown too powerful to be removed from office?
• Is it any surprise that millions of U.S. citizens have fled their sanctuary states for those that care more about safety and welfare than they do people who snuck across the border?
• The One Big, Beautiful Bill barely makes a dent in projected increases in federal spending
• Victor Davis Hanson: Ukraine is now kind of having a turtle strategy. It’s not going to waste its limited manpower
• Rep. Tom Emmer calls Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz a 'jet puff, a liar, and a challenged human being' before House committee
• White House press secretary calls reporter's suggestion that Trump is against peaceful protests a 'stupid question'
• Law professor Jonathan Turley says California’s legal challenge to Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops is ‘very weak’
• Nippon Steel to Acquire U.S. Steel Under Federal Oversight
• What Governors Newsom and Faubus Have In Common
• Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill that would more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
• Biden DOJ Attorneys Find New Home In Swamp
• A bill to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act passed the House Judiciary Committee in a 13-10 vote
• Four Biden White House staffers will voluntarily answer questions about the president’s apparent cognitive decline
• Biden’s legacy will be very—he has a legacy and it’s gonna be very hard to deal with
• Americans disagree on much – but this week, we have been coming together | Robert Reich
• Trump’s unlawful decision to deploy the National Guard onto the streets of Los Angeles is a reckless and inflammatory escalation, says Rep. Yvette Clarke
• 'I don’t think the threat level has been this high in decades,' says Rep. August Pfluger
• Defense secretary slams Democrats who say Marines and National Guard are ill-equipped to respond to riots in Los Angeles
• Sens. Mike Lee and Josh Hawley are introducing a resolution condemning James Comey for an Instagram post that may have encouraged violence against President Trump
• Smithsonian says it controls its personnel decisions after Trump fired National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet
• Rep. Kevin Hern: Trump’s proposed rescissions would save billions and eliminate wasteful spending
• Harvard University embroiled in controversy after Trump administration asks it to disclose information about foreign students
• Sen. John Fetterman condemns Los Angeles riots as 'anarchy and true chaos' in post on X
• Heritage Foundation Sues Airbnb in Continuing Battle Against Politicized Corporations
• Joe Biden left the U.S. with a monumental mess to clean up, a dirty job voters said they wanted Trump to carry out
• How to Stay Safe Protesting ICE — and What to Expect From Cops in Your City
• First Amendment lawyer Isabella Salomo Nascimento explains what you can and can't do at a protest
• Even Donald Trump Is Starting to See the Absurdity of Stephen Miller’s Deportation Targets
• A branch of the Democratic Party revealed the location of ICE agents in Los Angeles and organized protests at hotels housing the agents
• Virginia AG Hopeful Was Outraising His Rival — Then Dominion Energy Tipped the Scale
• This week on Amicus Lithwick, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discuss the events of the week
• This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the Supreme Court this June
• Do our politicians understand the supreme court’s gender ruling?
• The Mistake is Trump’s to Make in Iran
• The Spectator P.M. Ep. 146: Companies Are Secretly Continuing DEI - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Why Should We Invite the World to Our Worst City for the Olympics? - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• After Trump restores fort names, it’s time to end the silly renaming wars
• US appeasement of Iran made Rising Lion inevitable — but Israel’s strikes may transform the Middle East
• Anti-ICE rioters are just as out of line as anti-black racists in ‘62
• First Amendment Challenge to Suspension from University of Texas for Pro-Palestinian Protest Can Go Forward
• The dads we should honor — like ‘Calvin Duper’ Munerlyn — but sadly . . . don’t
• Why Iran may back down after Israel’s devastating attack
• USAID official and 3 contractors plead guilty to paying bribes to steer more than half a billion dollars in foreign aid contracts
• The Mexican flag has emerged as the standout symbol of defiance against law, order, and American sovereignty. Not only does it make the flag look terrible, it also shows just how manufactured and insincere these riots are
• Four suspected illegal immigrants escaped from ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey
• The Trump administration just created hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants
• Paul Begala: If there’s anything the dying media excel at these days, it’s telling you what happened to Sen. Alex Padilla
• Donald Trump is losing control of American foreign policy | Christopher S Chivvis
• Introducing “Standing Room Only with Amanda Marcotte" on YouTube
• How Liberal Judges Can Use a Roberts-Invented Judicial Tool to Curb Trump
• The "delicate, beautiful, tiny" fascism of Kristi Noem
• Trump administration has slashed 60 percent of Head Start staff, closed half of regional offices, and undermined the program’s mission
• Conservative figures in the U.S. issue stark warnings about potential domestic terror threats
• Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
• Neighbors react to ICE raid at San Diego Italian restaurant: 'It could happen anywhere'
• Trump and Netanyahu have one thing on common: They are both masters at the use of distraction
• A judge says it’s too risky to ask voters to prove they’re citizens in order to register to vote
• The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Understanding the L.A. Protests
• Anti-ICE protesters got in the way of a drug bust targeting a former cartel member in Tucson, Arizona
• "We will kill you graveyard dead": Florida sheriff issues ominous warning to violent protesters
• Masked ICE agents are a danger to both the public and themselves
• Kevin Roberts: The American Republic has been invaded. We need mass deportations
• The forced closure of a Los Angeles-based VA clinic has led to more than 600 appointments being rescheduled, according to the agency
• Iran is everything they accuse Israel of being
• A judge said the excuse for arresting Mahmoud Khalil was unconstitutionally vague. Why isn't Khalil free?
• $1.85M Dentist-on-Dentist Defamation Verdict Upheld
• Netanyahu says his attack on Iran was to avert an existential threat. He may have made it worse | Jonathan Freedland
• Trump said the US supports Israel and called the strikes on Iran 'a very successful attack' in a phone call with CNN anchor Dana Bash
• Politicians Imitating Protestors Bad Omen for Democratic Party - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing President Trump for calling up the state's National Guard to restore order in Los Angeles
• How would recent events in America appear if they happened elsewhere? | Moira Donegan
• The mainstream media has enabled Trump’s war on universities | Jason Stanley
• Worse than Orbán: Trump is trying to bring his opposition to heel
• Iranian dissident Faezeh Alavi: We are sharing the same enemy. The Islamic Republic’s nuclear program must be stopped
• No Sealing in Multi-Billionaire Leon Black's Attempt to Enforce Arbitration Subpoena
• Mahmoud Khalil’s letter to his son Yaba: Why do politicians have the power to strip human beings of their divine moments?
• Rain Or Shine, Military Parade To Roll On
• Morning Brief: Israel Bombs Iran, The Money Behind L.A. Riots & Sanctuary State Govs Get Grilled
• Plaintiff Alleges Tax Code "Establishes a Religion of 'Taxism' and a 'Systematic Theology of THEIRS'"
• Plaintiff Alleges Tax Code "Establishes a Religion of 'Taxism' and a 'Systematic Theology of THEIRS'"
• S.E. Cupp: Democrats, Gavin Newsom is not your blueprint
• Trump urges Iran to make a deal before it's too late: 'Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they didn't know what was about to happen'
• Trump’s retreat is not just a tactical error — it’s a betrayal of the moment
• 'Undocumented migrants' are not 'model residents,' says immigration expert
• Supreme Court rules, again, that different standards for discrimination plaintiffs are unconstitutional
• There’s a silver lining to the L.A. riots: It’s a sign that the dishonest sophistry used to excuse violence is no longer persuasive
• Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump? | Margaret Sullivan