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White House seeks $87.6B from Congress for Iran war costs, US farmers and Ebola response

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING
Jun 24, 2026 7:32 pm - The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult time as Republican and Democratic lawmakers have objected to any further military action.
Ex-chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes

By DAVE COLLINS, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jun 24, 2026 4:07 pm - NEW YORK — A former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams was arrested Wednesday in a bribery case, the latest sign that federal prosecutors continue to scrutini...
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and MICHAEL CASEY
Jun 24, 2026 1:04 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.
Top Army general who was last US soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jun 24, 2026 10:08 am - The Army's commander of its forces in Europe and Africa — who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021 — is unexpectedly stepping down from his post after just 18 months in the job, the Army confirmed late Tuesday.
Trump abruptly cancels signing of bipartisan bill on affordable housing

By Natalie Allison, Mariana Alfaro, Theodoric Meyer and Jarrell Dillard
Jun 24, 2026 10:07 am - An hour and a half before he was due to sign the bill at the Capitol at noon, the president declared on social media that a news conference and signing ceremony was “hereby cancelled until such a time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.”
Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall

By JOSH BOAK
Jun 24, 2026 8:38 am - President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about Donald Trump.
UN nuclear boss says inspectors will visit Iran sites. Tehran says only after a final deal

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and JON GAMBRELL
Jun 24, 2026 8:36 am - The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency signaled Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran to reach an end to the war. But an Iranian diplomat promptly rejected this, saying such a visit can only come after a final deal — a denial that highlighted the precariousness of the ongoing negotiations.
Trump administration touts Iran deal as a payday for US farmers, but Iran denies it

By PAUL WISEMAN
Jun 23, 2026 8:39 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers.
Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war

By Theodoric Meyer and Noah Robertson
Jun 23, 2026 8:32 pm - The Senate voted Tuesday to block President Donald Trump from resuming the war with Iran, setting up a potentially contentious fight with the White House.
Four years after Roe’s reversal, Illinois still a destination for women seeking abortion care

By Marni Pyke
Jun 23, 2026 7:53 pm - Planned Parenthood of Illinois said Tuesday, the agency has experienced a 48% increase in abortion care patients since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 24, 2022.

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