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Trump threatens new DC takeover if democratic socialist mayoral candidate wins

By Paul Schwartzman and Jenny Gathright
Jun 11, 2026 6:37 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday waded into D.C.’s mayoral race for the first time, saying he is opposed to Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, winning next week’s Democratic primary.
Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer

By TIM SULLIVAN and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Jun 11, 2026 4:14 pm - A Minnesota man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
FISA spy powers are almost certain to expire after Congress fails to act

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM
Jun 11, 2026 4:03 pm - A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire after Congress on Thursday failed to temporarily extend the program, in a protest of President Donald Trump 's temporary pick to head the nation's intelligence agencies.
Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director

By COLLIN BINKLEY, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Jun 11, 2026 3:58 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence.
Opening of Canada-US bridge in Detroit that Trump threatened to block is delayed

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Jun 11, 2026 8:16 am - WASHINGTON — The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to “outstandin...
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, cites breakthrough in talks to end the war

By JON GAMBRELL, MICHELLE L. PRICE and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jun 11, 2026 7:20 am - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.
$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump’s UFC fight at White House

By JESSE BEDAYN
Jun 10, 2026 7:32 pm - President Donald Trump's planned UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn has required a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and at least $60 million, according to a legal filing that offers a glimpse into the preparations.
Judge rejects watchdog’s bid to block Trump administration’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Jun 10, 2026 6:49 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog's request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.
Raoul suggests funding shortfall could make winning legal battles against Trump harder

By Nikoel Hytrek
Jun 10, 2026 6:38 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says his office was underfunded by $10 million in the latest budget, and that could make it more difficult to fight legal battles against the Trump administration while still fulfilling its law enforcement duties in the state.
Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meeting him a ‘grave error in judgment’

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Jun 10, 2026 6:36 pm - Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier.

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