“With a surge of demonstrations expected on Saturday against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, the authorities in Los Angeles said they were bracing for a turnout that ‘may be unprecedented’ in the city that has been epicenter of days of sustained protests,” the New York Times reports.
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Trump Gets Drawn Into Foreign Entanglements
“On the first day of his second term, President Trump predicted he would be remembered as a peacemaker and a unifier,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Said Trump: “Our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent and totally unpredictable.”
“About five months later, the world is proving to be more angry, violent and unpredictable than Trump bargained for.”
“The war in Ukraine, which Trump vowed to end immediately, is grinding on despite his repeated attempts to broker a resolution. Peace in Gaza remains out of reach. And now, Israel’s strikes on Iran threaten to envelop the Middle East in a broader conflagration, potentially dragging the U.S. in to defend its longtime ally.”
Trump Lawyers Ask to Extend Deadlines in CBS Lawsuit
President Trump’s lawyers are asking a Texas federal court to delay key deadlines in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS, citing “active settlement discussions” and ongoing mediation with the network, The Wrap reports.
Tucker Carlson Says Trump Is ‘Complicit’ in Israel’s Attack
Tucker Carlson made waves when he criticized not only President Trump, whom he described as being “complicit” in Israel’s attack on Iran, but also former Fox News colleagues like Sean Hannity and Rupert Murdoch for acting as “warmongers,” the Daily Beast reports.
Trump Confronts Sudden Upheavals at Home and Abroad
Bloomberg: “Five months into his presidency, the ground has shifted underneath President Donald Trump as he’s confronted with crises at home and abroad.”
“Trump’s ambitious vows to end conflicts in the Middle East and Russia’s war on Ukraine remain unfulfilled, while his tariff policy has seen a series of advances and retreats, undermining his image as a singularly effective dealmaker ahead of a meeting with the leaders of world’s most powerful democracies in Canada next week.”
“At home, meanwhile, Trump’s immigration crackdown is drawing growing protests and risks turning one of his strengths with voters into a liability.”
Republicans Are Divided Over Iran
“As Israel pummels Iran with waves of airstrikes, President Trump is navigating the divides within the Republican Party over whether the United States should get involved in another foreign conflict,” the New York Times reports.
“On one side are the isolationists who fear that Israel could pull the United States into another Middle East war. And on the other are the Iran hawks and Israel supporters who have been calling for just this sort of military action for years.”
“Mr. Trump appears caught between the two sides, veering back and forth as he tries to distance the United States from Israel’s assault while celebrating the success of the attacks and warning Iran that more is coming.”
Judge Blocks State Department Layoffs
“A federal judge in California has halted a State Department plan to lay off almost 2,000 employees, marking a setback to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to rapidly downsize the agency,” the Washington Post reports.
Bloomberg Opens His Wallet for Cuomo
“Billionaire Michael Bloomberg was no fan of Andrew Cuomo when the two served overlapping tenures as mayor and governor. But on Friday all appeared forgiven, with Bloomberg’s $5 million donation to a super PAC boosting Cuomo’s mayoral bid,” Politico reports.
“It’s the largest cash infusion yet to the entity and comes in the final 10 days of the Democratic primary to oust Mayor Eric Adams, once a Bloomberg ally. The former mayor — a party hopscotcher who is now a Democrat — is jumping in as Cuomo faces a threat from democratic socialist challenger Zohran Mamdani, whose views on hiking taxes on the rich and criticisms of Israel are anathema to Bloomberg.”
Trump Calls Handcuffed Senator a Racial Slur
Donald Trump is trying to justify federal agents handcuffing Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) by suggesting that he “looked like an illegal,” the Daily Beast reports.
Forecasters Warn It May Rain on the Military Parade
“As Washington, D.C., prepares to host a parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on Saturday, weather forecasters are warning of the potential for showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt the day’s events, including a scheduled appearance by President Trump, whose 79th birthday coincides with the celebration,” the New York Times reports.
The Most Regressive Legislation in Decades
New York Times: “The Republican megabill now before the Senate cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor. If it’s enacted, that combination would make it more regressive than any major tax or entitlement law in decades.”
“The bill as passed by the House in May would raise after-tax incomes for the highest-earning 10 percent of American households on average by 2.3 percent a year over the next decade, while lowering incomes for the poorest tenth by 3.9 percent, according to new estimates by the Congressional Budget Office.”
“The shape of that distribution is rare: Tax cut packages have seldom left the poor significantly worse off. And bills that cut the safety net usually haven’t also included benefits for the rich. By inverting those precedents, congressional Republicans have created a bill unlike anything Washington has produced since deficit fears began to loom large in the 1990s.”
Trump Steel Tariffs Expanded to Hit Home Appliances
“Washing machines, refrigerators and other common household appliances made with steel parts will soon be subject to expanded tariffs,“ the New York Times reports.
“The department said in a notice that levies would take effect on so-called steel derivative products on June 23 and will be set at 50 percent, the current level for all other steel and aluminum imports. The new tariffs will apply to the value of steel content in each import.”
U.S. Diplomacy Served as Cover for Surprise Attack
Wall Street Journal: “With a sixth round of talks between Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff and his Iranian counterparts set for Sunday in Oman, Israeli and U.S. officials warned of military action if Iran didn’t agree to end its production of fissile material that can be used in nuclear weapons.”
“Instead, Israel hit first, achieving tactical surprise through a devastating series of blows that killed three top Iranian generals and key nuclear scientists and hit sites linked to the country’s nuclear programs.”
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Israeli Operation Won’t Be Over for Many Days
“Israel’s operation against Iran’s nuclear program, military leadership and arsenal of missiles is nowhere near over, with Israel having planned out 14 days of operations,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The likely duration of the campaign fits with analysts’ expectations that a single wave of strikes wouldn’t be able to do enough damage to Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s comprehensive approach of attacking Iran’s facilities, leadership and arsenal at the same time to limit the possibility of a retaliatory strike.”
Appeals Court Won’t Overturn E. Jean Carroll Verdict
“A federal appeals court in an 8-2 vote Friday declined President Trump’s bid to rehear his appeal of a jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump’s only remaining pathway,” The Hill reports.
Willkie Farr Partners Depart After Firm’s Trump Deal
“As many as seven partners are departing Willkie Farr & Gallagher, a prominent law firm that cut a deal with President Trump to head off a potentially crippling executive order, and are joining a firm that has helped successfully challenge one of Mr. Trump’s orders in court,“ the New York Times reports.
“The decision by the partners, who are leaving Willkie Farr to join the law firm Cooley, is the latest of several high profile departures of lawyers from firms that cut deals with the president.”
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