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Trump touts ‘BEST ECONOMY EVER’ in Father’s Day message

President Trump on Sunday celebrated Father’s Day with a social media post touting that the U.S. has the “BEST ECONOMY EVER.” “Happy Father’s Day!” the president wrote on Truth Social. “Our Country is doing GREAT. Record Jobs Numbers and Stock Market, BEST ECONOMY EVER! Greatest Military in the World, by far. We are WINNING on…

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Opinion | AI backlash threatens to hold back kids - The Washington Post

Opinion | AI backlash threatens to hold back kids  The Washington Post

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Democratic socialists roar back into spotlight with LA, DC races

Democratic socialists are back in the spotlight after notching two high-profile mayoral primary victories in major cities this month. In Washington, D.C., this past week, progressive Democrat Janeese Lewis George outperformed moderate Kenyan McDuffie, all but assuring she’ll succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser. The week before in Los Angeles, fellow Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Nithya…

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Iran talks, JD Vance, Reflecting Pool and Keir Starmer - Reuters

Iran talks, JD Vance, Reflecting Pool and Keir Starmer  Reuters

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Colombia votes in runoff pitting leftist reformer against law-and-order newcomer - Reuters

Colombia votes in runoff pitting leftist reformer against law-and-order newcomer  Reuters

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Mace on Trump endorsing both GOP runoff candidates in South Carolina: ‘LMAO’

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) joked about President Trump backing both Republican runoff candidates to be her state’s governor. Mace — who made her own bid for South Carolina governor this year — on Saturday took to social media to respond to Trump’s TruthSocial post backing both candidates. “LMAO,” she wrote on the social platform X,…

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Trump and Iran's negotiator trade warnings as talks held in Switzerland

The US president, who is not at the talks, threatens to attack Iran if it does not restrain Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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House Republican acknowledges Iran deal concessions: ‘A work in progress’

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) on Sunday acknowledged that there were concessions in the Iran deal as critics continue to raise concerns with the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed last week.  “There are a lot of concessions, but let’s keep in mind that this is a work in progress. And keep in mind that this memorandum…

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Mike Lee: Senate GOP must do ‘hard work’ to pass SAVE America Act

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Sunday said Senate Republicans must do the “hard work” to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a voter ID bill touted by President Trump as his legislative priority. Lee told “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream that the SAVE America Act makes “it easy to vote, hard…

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Graham asks Trump to move forward with Clayton’s DNI nomination

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said he asked President Trump to proceed with U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton as his pick to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) after he said he would delay his nomination. Graham told CBS News’s “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan…

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Booker says ‘Iran gets all of the benefits’ in Trump deal

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said that Tehran is receiving “all of the benefits” from the deal to end the war in Iran. “When you have Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and progressives, all coming out talking about capitulation, surrender, catastrophe, you know how bad this deal is,” Booker told NBC News’s Garrett Haake on…

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Susan Rice slams ‘flimsy’ Trump Iran MOU amid ‘stupid war’: ‘This is a very bad outcome’

Former national security adviser Susan Rice railed against President Trump’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, ripping the 14-point agreement as “flimsy.” “It’s egregious, Jon,” Rice told ABC News’s Jonathan Karl on Sunday, “because so many concessions were granted up front in this flimsy two-page memorandum of understanding that wouldn’t normally and shouldn’t have been…

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Graham on Iran deal: ‘I think it’s going to fail’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said he thinks the tentative deal between the U.S. and Iran will fail. “If you don’t have a diplomatic path through the MOU, then you have to go to war, or some other form of coercion,” Graham told CBS News’s “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan, referring to the…

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Mamdani looks to flex political muscle in key New York House primaries

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is looking to use his political power to reshape New York’s congressional delegation less than six months after taking office.  The popular mayor has made endorsements in multiple contests ahead of Tuesday’s House primaries in New York, including for progressive challengers to two sitting Democratic congressmen. One of these picks…

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Protecting children is our common ground: Why we need the PLAN Act

The PLAN for School Safety Act is a bipartisan bill that provides targeted grants to establish or strengthen expert-led, state-based School Safety Centers, which will provide customized consulting services to help local schools design, improve, and execute evidence-based safety plans tailored to their community's unique environment.

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Strait of Hormuz oil flow ‘back towards normal’: Energy secretary

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is returning “back towards normal,” a day after Iranian officials signaled they would be closing the vital waterway due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. The Trump administration official said 67 ships went through the strait on Saturday, a slight…

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How did basic literacy stop being a prerequisite for college?

American classrooms are seeing a decline in reading and math scores, which is a civilizational issue as it is linked to a decline in IQ scores, and is exacerbated by the use of AI which weakens judgment and the ability to think for oneself.

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Vance arrives in Switzerland as US-Iran nuclear talks get underway

Vice President Vance is now in Switzerland for talks over Iran’s nuclear program following an escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Vance — alongside special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at a resort outside…

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Extreme heat expected again at the Grand Canyon after 3 hikers die in heat-related incidents

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park are being warned about extreme heat that will plague the popular destination early next week after a recent increase in heat-related incidents in the inner canyon, including the deaths of three hikers. The U.S. National Weather Service issued an extreme heat watch at…

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Ukraine's battlefield shift has not solved its humanitarian crisis, IRC says - Reuters

Ukraine's battlefield shift has not solved its humanitarian crisis, IRC says  Reuters

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White House puts RFK Jr. on road ahead of crucial midterms

The White House has put Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the road ahead of November’s midterm elections.  Kennedy has been showing up in key battleground House districts in recent weeks, touting his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda to improve the nation’s food and promoting similar administration initiatives.   It’s…

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Congress is finally set to pass a housing bill: Here’s what it would do

Congress is on the verge of passing a bipartisan housing package after months of often tense negotiations between House and Senate Republicans, a significant achievement that lawmakers in both parties are eager to tout back home. The bill, titled the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, would roll back some permitting regulations and limit corporations…

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What to know about the temporary Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program

Starting in July, some Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access GLP-1 medications by paying one flat fee per month. The temporary program is set to run for a year-and-a-half through the end of 2027. But with less than two weeks before its launch, questions remain over how it will operate.   The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, described by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…

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