“The Trump administration launched a plan Tuesday to channel hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings, a change that some attorneys said could lead to people being removed from the United States without a hearing,” the Washington Post reports.

“Iran’s skies have been free of the sound of explosions and airstrikes for the past several days, after a bout of renewed fighting with the United States. But Iranian officials say they have not agreed to a cease-fire and are in no hurry to hold direct talks with American negotiators,” the New York Times reports. […]

A new Reuters/Ipsos survey finds that just 33% of Americans approve of U.S. attacks on Iran, with 62% who said they disapprove.

“President Trump responded to recently released entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday, saying he grew tired of the former White House medical adviser,” NewsNation reports. Said Trump: “He was a much bigger player in the Biden administration. I grew tired of him… He wanted to close everything down. I allowed it to be up […]

“President Donald Trump on Tuesday said new U.S. tariffs are functionally the same as the ones the Supreme Court struck down as illegal earlier this year,” CNBC reports. Said Trump: “It’s a shame that I have to go a harder way for the tariffs because the Supreme Court, in a very close decision, you know, […]

“Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called on Monday for Sen. Mitch McConnell to either ‘verbally’ show proof to Kentuckians that he can still serve in the Senate or to resign from Congress,” ABC News reports. Said Beshear: “Important events are happening in our country right now during your absence.” Axios: Speak or resign: Beshear ups demand […]

“An aide who had an affair with Gavin Newsom more than 20 years ago when he was the mayor of San Francisco has written a detailed account of the relationship, which Vanity Fair published on Tuesday,” the New York Times reports. “The first-person essay by the aide, Ruby Rippey, who was working as Mr. Newsom’s […]

“While a handful of congressional Democrats have come out for Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin to resign this week, most simply don’t want to broach the subject,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: The apathy points to minimal momentum in the party for Martin’s ouster despite bombshell stories revealing severe problems at the DNC ranging […]

“Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said in a recent interview that the U.S. was not founded on ‘one race or one religion,’ pushing back on arguments made by conservatives such as Vice President Vance,” The Hill reports. Said Gorsuch: “We were founded, a lot of our colonies, for our religious pluralism, right? And the opportunity […]

“President Trump publicly rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday after The Post reported that the leader of the Jewish state is expected to present Trump with evidence that Iran is pursuing nuclear technology at its subterranean Pickaxe Mountain site,” the New York Post reports. Said Trump: “Well, I don’t need Bibi to tell me […]

Paul Krugman: “Donald Trump’s Iran debacle is by no means the first war the United States has lost in modern times. In Vietnam and in Afghanistan, America was similarly defeated by enemies that were nominally less advanced yet implacable. The humiliating images of the last helicopter taking off from Saigon, and the chaos of the […]

“U.S.-backed political negotiations in Venezuela that ultimately aim to set a course for future elections will begin later this week but without the full backing of either the opposition or the ruling coalition,” Bloomberg reports. “The early lack of consensus underscores the steep challenges faced by the oil-rich South American nation that was recently hit […]

“A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal Tuesday on long-awaited legislation to allow President Donald Trump to impose more restrictions on major buyers of Russian energy,” Bloomberg reports. “The bill extends penalties on Iran and singles out Russian gas and oil exports, empowering the president to target the top five buyers of Russian crude […]

“Rather than revel in victory for the U.S. and Israel, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu will aim to iron out tensions over a far-from-defeated Iran at their White House meeting today,” Bloomberg reports. “Trump says he and the Israeli prime minister have ‘a little difference’ on the Islamic Republic. Netanyahu says he’ll urge the U.S. […]

“President Donald Trump said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was a big fan of war during a Tuesday morning phone interview on Fox News,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “I mean, Lindsey liked war, to be honest with ya, OK? I said, ‘You’re a nice guy, how come you like war so much?’ He was a guy […]

“President Donald Trump’s controversial interim spy chief announced another round of sweeping cuts to the U.S. government’s intelligence community on Tuesday, ahead of a Senate vote to fill his position with a permanent replacement,” Bloomberg reports.

“President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the news media over the weekend, following a blistering address at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by posting an edited image mocking CNN’s Kaitlan Collins — a personal jab later amplified by an official White House social media account,” the Washington Post reports. “Trump’s broadsides against […]

“President Donald Trump again put off his threats of a major military escalation with Iran in favor of diplomatic efforts to open the Strait of Hormuz after senior advisers, including the vice president, voiced concerns,” ABC News reports.

Edward Luce: “Donald Trump had claimed to amend a U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal on his Truth Social site the day after it was signed. That the deal was controversial is one thing. That he thought he could change it without asking the Saudis was another. Trump keeps making fantasy announcements. His grip on power is suffering […]

CNBC: “Within six days of the June 12 initial public offering, at least six House members or their immediate families purchased a total of between roughly $83,000 and $245,000 in SpaceX shares.”

“Satellite imagery shows damage to two Amazon.com Inc. data centers in Bahrain, supporting Iran’s claims last week that it struck the sites with missiles,” Bloomberg reports.

“The Kremlin has initiated a new crackdown on anti-war voices ahead of Russia’s parliamentary elections in September, barring candidates from running if they show any sign of opposing the bloody, expensive and increasingly unpopular military operation in Ukraine,” the Washington Post reports. “While repression of political opposition forces is nothing new in President Vladimir Putin’s […]

“With fewer than 100 days to go before the 2026 midterm election, Republicans see an opportunity to score points on their Democratic colleagues on an unlikely issue: tariffs,” CNBC reports. “The National Republican Congressional Committee on Tuesday launched a digital advertising campaign — shared exclusively with CNBC — that targets vulnerable House Democrats and Democratic […]

“President Donald Trump flew to Michigan on Monday inside the classic Air Force One that now features a new painted color scheme,” NewsNation reports. “The plane is now dark blue with a gold stripe and red trim.”

A new Texas Public Opinion Research poll finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R%) in the U.S. Senate race, 45% to 40%, a two point increase from the post-runoff poll in May. 

“Republicans didn’t decide to become President Trump’s party. They surrendered to him, one stage at a time, over a decade, in plain sight,” Axios reports. “Democrats swear that socialism’s growing grip on their party is different, and can be contained. The early signals suggest otherwise.” “Party transformations follow a predictable six-stage evolution — recoil, squint, […]

“President Donald Trump declared that communism was ‘the greatest threat to our country in history,’ even going so far as to compare it to World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, and September 11,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “The whole thing is crazy. There is something wrong. These people are crazy. And we can’t […]

“President Trump’s controversial ‘self-deportation’ program, which pays unauthorized immigrants to leave the U.S. is on pace to account for more than 200,000 departures,” Axios reports. “Launched last year alongside a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, the initiative is virtually the only carrot in an aggressive immigration crackdown that has been long on sticks.”

G. Elliot Morris: “A new poll shared exclusively with Strength In Numbers shows likely voters in Montana would vote for independent candidate for U.S. Senate Seth Bodnar (50%) over Republican Kurt Alme (44%) if a head-to-head election were held today. Democratic candidate Alani Bankhead would lose 44-52 in a two-way against the Republican.” “But Bodnar […]

“The White House is pushing Congress to break a decades-long impasse around the handling of nuclear waste and entice states to get on board,” Politico reports. “The Trump administration is seeking changes to federal law to allow the Department of Energy to partner with states willing to store waste generated at the nation’s nuclear reactors.”