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Weekly Brew: June 12, 2026

On June 9, North Dakota voters will decide on Constitutional Amendment 1, which would create a single-subject rule for future constitutional amendments. A single-subject rule requires ballot measures to address a single subject, topic, or issue. The amendment would also establish a separate-vote requirement for constitutional amendments, requiring that proposed…

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Donald Trump Was a Total 'Egomaniac': UFC Pioneer Reveals Bitter School Feud With 'Cadet Bonespurs'

Art Davie, co-founder of the UFC, has described his former military school roommate, Donald Trump, as a teenage 'egomaniac' who insisted he was the best at everything.

International Business Times UK

Texas GOP Chair Abraham George ousted by second-in-command D’rinda Randall

Randall’s supporters were animated by a mix of factors, including the perception that George was too friendly to establishment Republicans.

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Building Trump's 250-Foot Arch Next to Arlington National Cemetery Would Mean 20-Hour Construction Days for Three Years

Federal planning documents detail the construction of Trump's proposed 250-foot Independence Arch near Arlington, revealing extensive plans, legal challenges, and unresolved funding issues.

International Business Times UK

Republicans Push to Enshrine 'Department of War' Name in Defense Bill; Rebrand Could Cost Up to $125 Million

Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called the proposal "one of the dumbest things that has been done by this administration"

Latin Times

Meyers on Trump saying he loves inflation: ‘Can’t think of a more tone-deaf thing for a president to say’

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s controversial response to rising inflation and his upcoming UFC birthday party

The Guardian - US

Trump Turns to Veteran Prosecutor Jay Clayton for Top Intelligence Post After Bipartisan Backlash to Pulte Appointment

Democrats and some Republicans criticized previous appointee Bill Pulte for his lack of intelligence and national security experience

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DOJ Admits It Has Zero Records or Paper Trail for Trump's $1.8 Billion IRS Settlement

US watchdog CREW says the Justice Department's Civil Division has admitted it can find no records for a $1.776 billion IRS settlement reached under Donald Trump's presidency, deepening concerns over how the deal was made.

International Business Times UK

Trump Allies Reportedly Looking For Alternatives To 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund To Make Payments

Trump allies are reportedly looking at the Federal Tort Claims Act. to pay people who would have applied to the anti-weaponization fund, which appears to have been dropped by the administration.

International Business Times

TPUSA Faces Fury After Democrats Discover Organisation Allegedly Got Their Exact Residential Data For Cash Pleas

Democratic voters in cities like Los Angeles and New York report receiving unexpected fundraising letters from Turning Point USA, raising concerns about how it obtained their addresses.

International Business Times UK

'Mamdani of D.C.' Takes Lead in Democratic Primary as Trump Warns He Could 'Take Over' Washington

Washington, D.C.'s mayoral race has become a national political flashpoint after progressive Democrat emerged as one of the leading contenders in next week's Democratic primary, prompting an unusual warning from President Donald Trump about the future of the nation's capital.

Latin Times

Trump Says 'Guys Like Me Built the Country,' and Calls Critics 'Ingrates'

President Donald Trump said that "guys like me" helped build the United States and described unnamed critics as "ingrates" during an event focused on commercial fishing policy.

Latin Times

Donald Trump's Co-Author Says He Is 'Demented', 'Self-Destructive' And Will Go Down As Worst Ever

Tony Schwartz has delivered a blistering assessment of Donald Trump, calling him 'demented' and 'self-destructive' on MS NOW.

International Business Times UK

Crowd gathers at Kennedy Center after court denies Trump’s emergency appeal to keep his name on building – as it happened

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Inflation Wipes Out Real Wage Growth, Threatening Trump's Economic Message

A stretch of wage growth that had helped offset rising prices has largely disappeared as inflation accelerated sharply in recent months.

The Guardian - US

A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?

Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its future

The Guardian - US

Trump keeps insulting female journalists. It’s time for the press to stop tolerating it

‘Piggy’, ‘corrupt’, ‘stupid’: the president keeps lashing out. Here’s how journalists can stand up to him

The Guardian - US

Welcome to ‘the Claw’: the White House fighting cage captures Trump era rot

The 154ft-tall structure for the UFC Freedom 250 gives Trump a chance to to put the government out to the highest bidder

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Texas takes over voter registration in Val Verde County amid struggles

The secretary of state is using a law that was originally written to focus on problems in Harris County.

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Ohio voters to decide voter ID amendment in November, one of five voter ID ballot measures in 2026

Ohio voters will decide on a constitutional amendment related to voter identification requirements, including photo ID requirements for in-person voting, on Nov. 3, 2026.

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North Carolina General Assembly overrides Governor's veto of bill opting state into federal education tax credit scholarship program

On June 3, 2026, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode Gov. Josh Stein's (D) veto of HB 87, titled the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), opting the state into the federal education tax credit scholarship program.

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California voters set to decide third ballot measure since 2012 to maintain top marginal tax on high incomes to fund public education

The California Secretary of State announced that a ballot initiative to make permanent the state’s top marginal tax rates on higher incomes, which are set to expire in 2031, has qualified for the November ballot. This will be the third ballot initiative related to this income tax, which was enacted…

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Campaign behind Montana ballot initiative to add nonpartisan judicial elections to the state constitution submits signatures for November

Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts filed signatures for a ballot initiative that would add a section to the Montana Constitution stating that “Judicial elections shall remain nonpartisan.” Montana has used nonpartisan judicial elections since 1936. If the amendment is approved by voters in November, making judicial elections partisan would require another…

Bangkok Post

Happy Birthday Mr. President: Trump to turn 80 with cage fight

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - It's the ultimate symbol of American politics under Donald Trump -- a blood-soaked cage match on the lawn of the White House for the US president's 80th birthday.

Reason

Federal Circuit Stays Enforcement of Ruling Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs

The ruling is flawed on both substantive and procedural grounds.

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