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At least five people arrested in alleged tampering of Reflecting Pool, official says

June 22, 2026, 11:05 AM EDT / Updated June 22, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT At least five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an administration official said Monday, as President Donald Trump threatened long prison terms for offenders. The five arrests and five additional citations to other people have come in the wake of Trump saying Saturday, with no evidence so far, that vandals at the Reflecting Pool cut a 250-foot-long “gash in ...

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States That Won't Adopt Trump's Sweeping Election Changes Risk Losing Millions in DHS Funding: CNN

Jun 22nd, 2026, 12:52 pm States that refuse to implement the Trump administration’s sweeping new election changes risk losing tens of millions of dollars in federal funding, CNN reported on Monday. The changes are meant to root out election fraud — which remains relatively rare — while giving the federal government greater influence over how states run elections. “Over the past 18 months, the administration has been going after election fraud, despite little evidence that there’s any sort o ...

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Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" shutting down permanently, sources say

Updated on: June 22, 2026 / 1:07 PM EDT Companies hired by the state to operate the Florida immigration facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" were notified Monday morning to begin "full demobilization" of the facility, quietly bringing an ignominious close a $1.2 billion experiment that had once been hailed by Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump as a model other states should pursue, four sources familiar with the operations of the detention center told CBS Ne ...

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Democratic-led states balk at 'Great American State Fair'

06/22/26 6:00 AM ET A grand state fair highlighting American culture is set to kick off on the National Mall this week ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary, but several states have publicly said they will not attend the event. At least seven states led by Democratic governors have opted not to send official representatives to the “Great American State Fair,” with some raising concerns that the event is shaping up to be more partisan than it has been billed. The 16 days of festivities o ...

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In blow to Trump, federal judge blocks DHS from using citizenship database to purge voters

A federal judge in Washington D.C. blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using its citizenship database to remove voters from registration rolls, striking a significant blow against President Donald Trump's unconstitutional attempt to take control of federal elections. In her decision Monday, District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan excoriated Trump and DHS's implementation of his March 25 executive order for ignoring federal privacy laws as they overhauled the Systemic Alien ...

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Trump, 80, Spirals in Unhinged Multi-Post Truth Social Meltdown

(Daily Beast) Donald Trump has threatened legal action over a “treasonous” newspaper article that claimed his brutal war with Iran achieved very little change. Trump, 80, lashed out at The New York Times on Sunday in three separate social media posts, calling the publication “corrupt and unethical cowards” and “criminals.” The president also claimed he would update his “multi Billion Dollar lawsuit” against the Times, by adding new details of their “false and ridiculous reporting” over his war.

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US and Iran to seek 'final deal' within 60 days under newly agreed roadmap

(ABC News) The United States and Iran agreed on Sunday to negotiate toward a war-ending deal within a 60-day timeframe, according to Pakistan and Qatar, which are mediating the ongoing talks in Switzerland. The delegations agreed on Sunday to create a "High Level" committee to "provide political oversight" for the talks, and that new committee in turn agreed to a 60-day roadmap, the mediators said in a joint statement early on Monday.

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Trump faces fresh bipartisan criticism on Iran deal as Vance hails peace talks

(The Guardian) US political figures from left and right voiced fresh objections on Sunday to Donald Trump’s provisional deal with Iran – even as the US president made new threats while Vice-President JD Vance hailed progress during the first round of direct peace talks in Switzerland. Negotiations in Lucerne between the US and Iran have already run into difficulties, after Trump wrote on Truth Social that “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”

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Graham: $300 Billion Payoff To Iranians Okay If Arabs Do It

(Crooks & Liars) Lindsey Graham twisted himself in knots defending his flip flop on Trump's MOU with Iran and, of course was all-in with Trump's latest threat to have the military seize control of the Strait of Hormuz if the deal falls apart. Graham was asked about his evolving position now that Trump signed the so-called "agreement" and his excuse was basically, it's perfectly fine to give money to the Iranian regime as long as it's the Arabs doing it.

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Senate passes bill to lower housing costs and restrict Wall Street from buying homes

23 min ago - June 22, 2026, 6:43 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill aimed at lowering costs, putting Congress on the brink of a rare bipartisan victory in President Donald Trump’s sec ... (NBC News)

Trump team delays health funding with new screening process that uses AI to check for words like 'culture' and 'gender'

54 min ago - Monday 22 June 2026 18:07 EDT Billions of dollars in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services have been reportedly delayed by new approval requirements. HHS funding opportunities are being held up by a new multi-step approval p ... (The Independent)

Democrats demand OMB rescind grant rule

1 hr ago - 06/22/26 5:45 PM ET A group of House Democrats is calling on the Trump administration to rescind a sweeping new proposal to overhaul the federal grantmaking process that critics say would exert unprecedented political influence on scientific research ... (The Hill)

A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

1 hr ago - Updated 5:36 PM EDT, June 22, 2026 A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic — including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor — is facing pushback from the U.S. government, accordi ... (AP)

Green Card Holders Face 75% Citizenship Fee Increase Under New DHS Proposal

2 hrs ago - Published Jun 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM EDT updated Jun 22, 2026 at 05:01 PM EDT The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed raising fees for citizenship applications by about 75 percent, while eliminating fee waivers and reduced rates for most ... (Newsweek)

Israel fears Trump is strengthening Iran's hand in Lebanon

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Dershowitz to sit for questioning in House Epstein probe

3 hrs ago - 06/22/26 3:58 PM ET Alan Dershowitz, a former defense attorney for late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will appear before the House Oversight Committee on July 20 for a transcribed interview, according to two sources familiar with the planni ... (The Hill)

Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states

3 hrs ago - Updated June 22, 2026 3:37 PM ET By declining to take up a lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Voting Rights Act. The court announced Monday that it will not review an Arkansas-based lawsuit, leaving in place a 2 ... (NPR)

'I like their money': Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool

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Ken Paxton says he's 'a strong supporter of IVF' -- even as Texas GOP dreams of banning it

3 hrs ago - Jun 22, 2026, 03:14 PM EDT Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton told HuffPost he supports in vitro fertilization, despite the GOP in his state adding an IVF ban to its newly approved party platform. “Strong families ar ... (Huff Post)

Pope Leo XIV warns wars are 'fed' faster than people as aid money dries up

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On eve of direct Jerusalem-Beirut talks, Netanyahu vows to maintain presence in Lebanon

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Trump Official Argues Greenland Takeover Could Bring Back Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp

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Reflecting Pool Starts To Stink After Trump Orders It Drained: DC Photographer

8 hrs ago - The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a new problem: it's starting to smell. By David Edwards — June 22, 2026 Washington, D.C., freelance photographer Joe Flood posted a photo on X on Monday of the pool being actively drained. "As they drain ... (crooksandliars.com)

An explosive appeal from Trump over E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict stalls at the Supreme Court

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21-year-old Washington man charged in connection with planned attack at White House UFC event

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DOJ to appeal dismissal of human trafficking charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

8 hrs ago - DOJ to appeal dismissal of human trafficking charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia Alan Etter | alan.etter@wtop.com June 22, 2026, 9:10 PM The U.S. Department of Justice will appeal a judge’s ruling dismissing human trafficking charges against Ki ... (WTOP)

Paramount Creates Standalone Division to Handle Labor Relations

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Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper will begin using QR codes for ingredient information

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US Judge Blocks Trump Administration SNAP Restrictions on Soda, Candy

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