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JUST IN: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, ensuring, at least for now, that some 150 million people will continue getting many free, preventive services under the act.

Breaking news: In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court finds nationwide injunctions for birthright citizenship likely exceeded the authority Congress has given the courts.

tired: 'Big Balls' out WIRED: 'Big Balls' is back and now at the Social Security Administration, we have learned from a White House official. SCOOP:

The nonpartisan Senate official whose office determines if legislation fits within the rules of the chamber dealt Senate Republicans a blow on proposed changes to Medicaid.

Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the federal government’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

SCOOP: Trump to limit sharing classified info with Congress after leak on Iran bombing damage

The Trump administration is preparing to test a 1974 budget law by refusing to spend congressionally mandated funds, senior federal officials say — an escalation that could change the balance of power between Congress and the White House.

Breaking News: The U.S. strikes on Iran set the country’s nuclear program back by only a few months, a classified report said.

“.. Florida’s attorney general .. said the state will not need to invest much in security because the area is surrounded by dangerous wildlife, including alligators and pythons.” @nytimes.com @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

Whistleblower: A top DOJ official — and Trump court nominee — told DOJ attorneys to ignore court orders barring Trump from deporting immigrants.

President Trump vented his anger at both Israel and Iran on Tuesday, accusing both of violating a ceasefire agreement shortly after it came into effect in the morning. Follow more live updates here: wapo.st/3G3YJWQ

Emil Bove III, a senior Justice Department official and Trump judicial nominee, told subordinates he was willing to ignore court orders in order to fulfill the president's aggressive deportation campaign, according to a whistle-blower complaint.

Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.

Breaking News: President Trump lashed out at Israel and Iran over concerns that both countries had violated a cease-fire he helped broker to end the deadly conflict. Follow live updates.

News Analysis: The NATO summit on Tuesday will aim to keep President Trump happy. So discussion of Russia, which is at the heart of the meeting focused on increased military spending, is expected to be muted.

The Trump administration said that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.

JUST HAPPENED: West: “You can’t violate another country’s sovereignty.” Jennings: “Why? We do it all the time. Who’s going to stop us?” He admitted America breaks the law constantly—and then dared the world to do something about it. That’s not journalism. That’s fascism on live TV.

BREAKING: Trump announces Iran-Israel ceasefire

Scoop: Florida is building a detention facility for migrants nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” in the Everglades designed to help the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. DHS will help pay for the detention facility with money from FEMA. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

Breaking News: Oil prices fell more than 7% and stocks rose as investors appeared optimistic that fallout from the U.S.-Iran conflict would be contained.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Trump to restart deportations to non-origin countries

The Supreme Court has granted President Trump's emergency request to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their homeland. cnn.it/4k0Qs3J

President Trump thanked Iran for "early notice" of missiles targeting a US base in Qatar and says he'll encourage Israel to seek peace in the region. cnn.it/44af5Fi

BREAKING: Iran's state-run agency Tasnim says Tehran has launched missile attacks on US bases in Qatar and Iraq.

The Trump administration's plans to convert some 50,000 civil servants into at-will employees has some worried that essential government functions will be politicized.

A day after President Trump said Iran’s nuclear program was “obliterated,” officials said they didn’t know the fate of Iran’s uranium stockpile.

Senior Pentagon officials on Sunday described in detail the U.S. military operation targeting three Iranian nuclear sites, but could not immediately say whether Iran still retained the ability to make a nuclear weapon.

NEWS: The entire world is on high alert following U.S. strikes in Iran, Vance says regime change is not the plan, multiple U.S. cities beef up security, a man dies in ICE custody during transit, and more. All the news you missed overnight: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California joins chorus of lawmakers in his party who say US strikes on Iran were unconstitutional because President Trump did not seek congressional approval: cnn.it/3ZI0i3m

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave new details Sunday morning about the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear sites.

The U.S. has entered Israel’s war against Iran, attacking three nuclear sites. In an address, President Trump said the objective of the attacks “was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity” and warned of more strikes “if peace does not come quickly.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

President Donald Trump and his team were in contact with top congressional Republicans before US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but top Democrats were not told of his plans until after the bombs had dropped, according to multiple people familiar with the plans

JUST IN: The U.S. has completed attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday.

CNN: Breaking news now, as President Trump announcing that the U.S. has bombed sites in Iran

Vice President Vance accused the California governor of "egging on" rioters in Los Angeles amid ICE and DHS expanding their operations.

Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.

Breaking news: Multiple B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were making their way west over the Pacific Ocean on Saturday according to a U.S. official — a likely show of force as President Trump deliberates potential strikes on a key nuclear facility in Iran.

Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for Voice of America and its sister news outlets wonder what happens to them now that the Trump administration has gutted their parent agency.

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom of the state’s public schools and universities.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Transportation from withholding billions of dollars in funding to states unless they complied with the Trump administration’s demands on immigration enforcement.

Republican lawmakers want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide healthcare, food benefits, and financial assistance for millions of children.

A top official at the Federal Reserve has come out in support of lowering interest rates as soon as July, echoing President Trump's demands cnn.it/43RHHnR

ICE cut ties with a Florida detention center. Now the agency says the facility can help clear a "backlog" of migrants: cnn.it/4lcPzpN

Facing the possibility of losing control of the US House next year, Republicans are weighing aggressively redrawing congressional districts in two states in hopes of ousting several longtime Democratic lawmakers: cnn.it/4liEUdp

The ruling comes ahead of a grant application deadline on June 20, which would have required states to agree to enforce the Trump administration's immigration agenda or lose transportation funding.