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US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

By AAMER MADHANI, DAVID RISING and SAM MEDNICK Updated 4:57 PM PDT, June 21, 2025 Share WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel 's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran's threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. The decision to directly involve the U.S. comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran that ...

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Padilla responds to Vance 'Jose' remark: 'He knows my name'

06/21/25 11:08 AM ET Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Saturday criticized Vice President Vance for referring to him by the wrong name at a presser in Los Angeles the night before. The vice president called California’s senior senator “Jose” and alleged his forcible removal from last week’s Department of Homeland Security press conference was due to a desire to create “theater” amid unrest in the city sparked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. “He knows my name. He knows my na ...

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New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. A similar law in Louisiana was blocked when a federal appeals court ruled Friday that it was unconstituti ...

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In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors 'moneyed interests'

June 20, 2025, 11:59 AM EDT / Updated June 21, 2025, 12:03 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized her colleagues Friday in a scathing dissent in a case involving vehicle emissions regulations. In her dissenting opinion, she argued that the court's ruling gives the impression it favors “moneyed interests” in the way it decides which cases to hear and how it rules in them. The court had ruled 7-2 in favor of fuel producers seeking to challenge the E ...

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Newsom challenges JD Vance to debate after he calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose'

Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged Vice President J.D. Vance to a debate after Vance called Sen. Alex Padilla "Jose" during a press conference in Los Angeles Friday. Vance, who was in the city to meet with federal officials after weeks of protests of immigration raids and detentions, repeatedly slammed Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the press conference for their stances on immigration and pushback against the administration of President "I was hoping Jose Padilla wou ...

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'That's a Serious Crime': Musk Accuses Top Trump Aide of 'Breaking the Law' - Maybe Being Russian Spy

Jun 20th, 2025, 7:56 pm Just weeks after the public and very messy split between President Donald Trump and former DOGE chief Elon Musk, the tech CEO took things up yet another notch again in his feuds with members of the administration, trashing Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office Sergio Gor. Musk blasted Gor earlier in the week as a “snake” when responding to a New York Post article which described Gor as “one of the most powerful men in the Trump administration” and ...

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Trump and GOP's tax bill would sell off USPS's brand-new EVs

Trump and GOP's tax bill would sell off USPS's brand-new EV Postal Service officials told lawmakers the proposal would cause "substantial harm" to "our customers, your constituents." June 21, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. EDT 42 minutes ago Then-Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, flanked by senior Biden administration officials, in 2022 unveils the U.S. Postal Service's plan to electrify its mail delivery truck fleet. (Jacob Bogage/The Washington Post) By Jacob Bogage A little-noticed ...

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'Racist piece of trash': JD Vance's attack backfires over 'Jose Padilla' gaffe

June 20, 2025 7:52PM ET The internet erupted Friday evening after Vice President JD Vance misidentified Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) during a news conference in Los Angeles. Vance's comments were in response to a question from a reporter asking for comment about the numerous instances where Democratic lawmakers have been detained or arrested by ICE agents at protests and in immigration courts. The reporter asked whether those instances are evidence of whether President Donald Trump's administrati ...

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Move to unseat Mike Lee gains steam after Utah senator's tweets mock Minnesota political shootings

Friday 20 June 2025 17:09 EDT The movement to unseat Republican Representative Mike Lee of Utah is gaining traction as he faces backlash for his posts about the shootings of two Minnesota politicians last week. Last week, Democratic state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot in their Minnesota home. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot in their home, but survived. Two days later, officials arrested and charged Vance Boelter with two counts of sec ...

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New Texas law requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms

31 sec ago - Sat 21 Jun 2025 19.54 EDT Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. The bill, which was signed into law by G ... (The Guardian/AP)

Trump administration briefed top Republicans before Iran strikes, but not Democrats

36 min ago - Published 11:50 PM EDT, Sat June 21, 2025 CNN — President Donald Trump and his team were in contact with top congressional Republicans before his strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but top Democrats were not told of his plans until after th ... (CNN Politics)

Delaware governor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care

1 hr ago - 06/21/25 3:44 PM ET On Friday, Delaware Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer signed an executive order increasing protection for receivers and providers of gender-affirming care. “In Delaware, we cherish privacy, dignity and the right to make personal med ... (The Hill)

IDF renews airstrikes on Iran after rocket salvos targets Israel Live updates

1 hr ago - The title may change as it's a live news feed. Apparently 10 direct hits on Israel in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem. A two block apartment complex totally destroyed. Israel is now responding. I haven't seen much in the US media about the impact of t ... (https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sk28sae4ll)

Trump says U.S. 'completely and totally obliterated' nuclear facilities in Iran

4 hrs ago - We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," President Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday. ... (NPR)

US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

8 hrs ago - By AAMER MADHANI, DAVID RISING and SAM MEDNICK Updated 4:57 PM PDT, June 21, 2025 Share WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel 's effort to decapitate the co ... (Associated Press)

Ukraine Amasses $43 Billion for Defense Industry, Zelenskiy Says

8 hrs ago - June 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM EDT Ukraine has accumulated $43 billion for its defence industry so far this year between local funding and aid from allies, using it to ramp up the production and purchase of drones, artillery and other weaponry, said Presid ... (Bloomberg)

New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

8 hrs ago - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate. The bill, which was signed into law by G ... (Associated Press)

AOC blasts Trump's 'illegal' persecution of Mahmoud Khalil as she welcomes Columbia student back to NYC

8 hrs ago - Saturday 21 June 2025 15:12 EDT Standing beside a recently released Mahmoud Khalil, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned Donald Trump’s administration for the “illegal” persecution of the Columbia University student, who ... (The Independent)

New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water

8 hrs ago - McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam — these first-hand accounts from immigrant families at detention centers included in a motion filed by advoc ... (AP)

LA journalists sue Noem over DHS response to unrest amid immigration raids

9 hrs ago - 06/21/25 5:00 PM ET The Los Angeles Press Club and other journalists are suing Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, for using “Unnecessary and excessive violence to prevent them from exercising their First Amendment righ ... (The Hill)

States urge court to reject Trump's attempted defunding of PBS and NPR as an 'unlawful' attack

9 hrs ago - Jun 21st, 2025, 11:38 am A group of states are imploring a federal judge to side with PBS, and against the Trump administration, in a legal battle over controversial plans to strip away the broadcast network's federal funding. In a 41-page amicus br ... (Law & Crime)

Scoop: Trump's backchannel to Iran failed after supreme leader went dark

10 hrs ago - 6 hours ago President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan quietly sought to arrange a meeting between senior U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul this week amid Israel's escalating war with Iran. But the effort collapsed when Iran ... (Axios)

U.S. State Department has begun evacuations of Americans from Israel, Huckabee says

11 hrs ago - Updated on: June 21, 2025 / 3:13 PM EDT The U.S. Department of State has begun assisted departure flights from Israel, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X Saturday. "If you are a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident currently in I ... (CBS News)

Ex-Texas US Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left office amid harassment allegations, dies at 63

11 hrs ago - Updated 4:09 PM EDT, June 21, 2025 Former Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, has died. He was 63. He died in a Corpus Christi hospital and suffered heart and liver problems in recent yea ... (AP)

Padilla responds to Vance 'Jose' remark: 'He knows my name'

12 hrs ago - 06/21/25 11:08 AM ET Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Saturday criticized Vice President Vance for referring to him by the wrong name at a presser in Los Angeles the night before. The vice president called California’s senior senator “Jose&# ... (The Hill)

Newsom challenges JD Vance to debate after he calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose'

12 hrs ago - Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged Vice President J.D. Vance to a debate after Vance called Sen. Alex Padilla "Jose" during a press conference in Los Angeles Friday. Vance, who was in the city to meet with federal officials after weeks of protests of immig ... (San Francisco Chronicle)

In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors 'moneyed interests'

13 hrs ago - June 20, 2025, 11:59 AM EDT / Updated June 21, 2025, 12:03 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized her colleagues Friday in a scathing dissent in a case involving vehicle emissions regulations. In her ... (NBC News)

A $250 bill and 'WMAGA': GOP lawmakers push legislation honoring Trump

14 hrs ago - June 21, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Late last month, Florida Republican Rep. Greg Steube introduced a bill that would halt any funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority unless its name was changed. Steube, whose southwest Flori ... (Washington Post)

B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Middle East tensions, US officials say

14 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran. It ... (Reuters)

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