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Israel Orders Strikes on Tehran Amid Ceasefire Dispute

By Maayan Lubell and Steve Holland Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to strike Tehran in response to what he said were missiles fired by Iran in a violation of the ceasefire announced hours earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran denied violating the ceasefire. The armed forces general staff denied that there had been any launch of missiles towards Israel in recent hours, Iran’s Nour News reported. The developments raised early doubts about the ceasefire, intended to end 12 days of war. Katz said in a statement he had ordered the military to “continue high-intensity operations

Supreme Court Backs Trump on Third-Country Deportations

By Ali Abbas Ahmadi The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland. By 6-3, the justices reversed a lower court order requiring the government to give migrants a “meaningful opportunity” to tell officials what risks they might face being deported to a third country. The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the majority ruling, saying it was “rewarding lawlessness”. The case involves eight migrants from Myanmar, South Sudan, Cuba, Mexico, Laos and Vietnam, who were deported in May on a plane said to be

Obama Warns U.S. Democracy Nearing Autocratic Danger

By Lisa Lerer Former President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday night that the country was “dangerously close” to allowing its government officials to act in a way “consistent with autocracies,” offering a veiled rebuke of the Trump administration that was delivered with trademark caution. Appearing before a civic group in Hartford, Conn., during a tumultuous stretch for the country both at home and abroad, Mr. Obama offered a winding explanation about the dangers facing American democracy. He pointed to an erosion of traditional values like the rule of law, an independent judiciary, the freedom of the press and the right

FBI Warns Governors of Elevated Threat After Iran Strikes

By Mike Levine Senior FBI and Homeland Security officials hosted conference calls with some of the nation’s governors and top law enforcement officials on Sunday to discuss how the U.S. missile strikes in Iran impact an already dangerous threat environment, sources told ABC News. The calls included one with hundreds of state and local law enforcement officials from around the country and another with state governors and their staff. An FBI official said on the call that the agency’s “posture is going to be enhanced” after the U.S. military action against Iran. The FBI is asking more personnel to be

Trump Silent on Juneteenth as Critics Slam DEI Rollbacks

By Aishvarya Kavi Juneteenth, the holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States, has been celebrated at the White House each June 19 since it was enshrined into law four years ago. But on Thursday, it went unmarked by the president — except for a post on social media in which he said he would get rid of some “non-working holidays.” “Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year,” Mr. Trump said in mangled syntax, not mentioning Juneteenth by name nor acknowledging that Thursday was a federal holiday. “It must change if

No Kings Protest Among Largest in U.S. History

By Alaina Demopoulos The scale of last weekend’s “No Kings” protests is now becoming clearer, with one estimate suggesting that Saturday was among the biggest ever single-day protests in US history. Working out exactly where the protest ranks compared with similar recent events has been a project of G Elliott Morris, a data journalist who runs the Substack Strength in Numbers, calculated turnout between 4 million and 6 million, which would be 1.2-1.8% of the US population. This could exceed the previous record in recent history, when between 3.3 million and 5.6 million people showed up at the 2017 Women’s March to rally against Trump’s misogynistic

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Arrested by ICE at Court

By Ana Faguy New York City’s top financial officer, who is running to be its next mayor, was handcuffed and arrested by federal agents while guiding a defendant out of immigration court on Tuesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Brad Lander, who is the city’s comptroller, “forassaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer”, a spokesperson said. Lander, who was later released, said he “certainly did not” assault an officer. The incident comes amid an immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump who has directed agents to conduct raids and deport immigrants who are in the US illegally. Videos

No Charges in Police Killing of Ryan Hinton, Says DA

By Matt Lavietes Police were “legally justified” when they fatally shot an 18-year-old Black man in Cincinnati last month and no charges will be filed in the May 1 death of Ryan Hinton, an Ohio prosecutor said Tuesday. The day after Hinton died, his father was accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy with his car. Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said Tuesday the Cincinnati police officer “was legally justified in his use of force” against Hinton, who authorities have said was armed. Officials have said police fired at Hinton after they found him — and three other people — with a vehicle

WV HBCUs Defy State’s DEI Ban, Uphold Inclusive Values

Flanked by state lawmakers in an auditorium last month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a law to stamp out what he called “that woke virus that’s invaded West Virginia.” Since day one, the governor has purged state government of policies promoting fair and full participation of all people — particularly those historically excluded. He has demonized diversity, equity and inclusion practices as “DEI.” At West Virginia’s other universities, officials quickly closed diversity offices, changed job titles and removed statements from websites. “DEI is dead in the Mountain State,” Morrisey said. The crowd applauded. But months earlier, both of the state’s historical

Minnesota Lawmaker Killed in Suspected Political Attack

By James Chater A 57-year-old man has been arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband. The arrest on Sunday night was the culmination of a huge two-day manhunt following the deaths of Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband Mark. State Governor Tim Walz called it a “politically motivated assassination”. Police said Vance Luther Boelter was armed at the time of his arrest in a rural area west of Minneapolis, but gave himself up peacefully when challenged. The suspect is also alleged to have shot and wounded Democratic

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