How would recent events in the US appear if they happened elsewhere? Imagining how the media would cover the troops in Los Angeles or the detention of a sitting senator is a useful exercise The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025
The mainstream media has enabled Trump’s war on universities For the past decade, the US press has fueled a moral panic over leftists on campus while failing to report on the right’s assault The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025
Trump team weighs shutting out Musk’s SpaceX from ‘Golden Dome’ project as fallout from feud lingers Elon Musk’s SpaceX appeared to be the frontrunner to begin work on the ambitious project, which would have pocketed him billions The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Mark Ruffalo and Mahershala Ali among celebrity fathers calling for Mahmoud Khalil’s release ACLU gathered group of celeb fathers to read activist’s letter to son to call attention to his detainment for Father’s Day The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025
Trump is worse than Orbán In Orbán's Hungary, it's "respectable fascism." Here in the U.S., it's something else Salon · Jun 13, 2025
My New Verfassungsblog Article On "The Nondelegation Case Against Trump's New Travel Ban" It explains why a nondelegation challenge could work and deserves to win, despite Trump v. Hawaii. Reason · Jun 13, 2025
Trump tears into Iran saying ‘They’re all DEAD now’ as he ‘supports’ Israel after night of missile strikes on hard-liners Trump’s statement contradicts a claim by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Israel acted unilaterally and without American assistance The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
‘We can’t do that to our farmers’: Trump does a one-eighty on immigration and claims its now time to use ‘common sense’ Business cannot go on as usual with this approach. We Got This Covered · Jun 13, 2025
Trump Reveals Details of 'Ultimatum' Issued to Iran Before Israel Attacked Trump said he gave Iran a 60-day ultimatum before Israel's military strike, criticizing Tehran for missing the deadline. Latin Times · Jun 13, 2025
Detainees at New Jersey immigration center revolt as chaos unravels Four people escaped after group held at Delaney Hall Ice facility pushed down wall amid police and protester clashes The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025
‘Really struggling’: Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’ said to be abandoned, miserable, missing South Africa "The irony is now they are refugees for real." We Got This Covered · Jun 13, 2025
Troops on US streets in more ways than one while Trump considers axing Aukus defence pact This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025
Trump Demands Swift Action As Israeli Strike Claims General Hossein Salami Donald Trump praised the Israeli assault, calling it "excellent." He added, "We gave them a chance, and they didn't take it.'' International Business Times · Jun 13, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Long-distance stray: Cat stows away in shipping container from China to Minnesota for three-week journey ‘We’ve seen a lot over the years, but this was truly a first,’ the animal control team
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025 Why Israel’s air strikes signal a shifting relationship with the US and a weakening Iran The Middle East is undergoing a realignment of power. With Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites and the assassination of at least two of Iran’s senior security officials, Benjamin Netanyahu is showing his willingness to go it alone and ignore pressure from the Trump administration.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 In the Arizona desert, a farm raising fish raises questions about water use In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia
Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2025 Trump urges Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran vows response to Israel attacks Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel that it ‘must expect severe punishment’.
Reason · Jun 13, 2025 Plaintiff Alleges Tax Code "Establishes a Religion of 'Taxism' and a 'Systematic Theology of THEIRS'" From Wednesday's decision by Judge Audrey Fleissig (E.D. Mo.) in Hinds v. Trump: Self-represented Plaintiff Terry Lee Hinds filed a… The post Plaintiff Alleges Tax Code "Establishes a Religion of 'Taxism' and a 'Systematic Theology of THEIRS'" appeared first on Reason.com.
The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025 Cuomo criticized for controversies and Trump denounced: key takeaways from New York mayoral debate Cuomo faced criticism throughout the night, including from socialist Zohran Mamdani, whose name the former governor repeatedly mispronounced
Euronews · Jun 13, 2025 Meta bets big on start-up Scale AI with €12 billion investment and hires its co-founder Scale AI has helped major tech companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft prepare the data they use to train AI models.
Roll Call · Jun 13, 2025 Covert actions key to Israel's strikes on Iran: Mossad - Roll Call Covert operations by Mossad preceded Israel's strikes targeting Iran's nuclear weapons program, escalating tensions in the region.
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025 Why is Israel attacking Iran? Tensions in the Middle East escalate Israel has launched missile strikes on Iran, targeting nuclear sites and military leaders, as tensions in the Middle East intensify
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025 Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent What may be one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most important and far-reaching rulings in decades dropped in late May 2025 in an order that probably didn’t get a second – or even first – glance from most Americans.
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025 Data on sexual orientation and gender is critical to public health – without it, health crises continue unnoticed As part of the Trump administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has been restricting how it monitors public health. Along with cuts to federally funded research, the administration has targeted public health efforts to gather information about sexual orientation and gender identity.