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

8 min ago - A Trump administration official is defending President Donald Trump’s controversial vow to acquire Greenland by touting the benefits it would have for a fast casual restaurant chain. Tom Dans, whom Trump appointed as the chair of the U.S. Arctic ... (HuffPost)

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

1 hr 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

2 hrs ago - An explosive appeal from Trump over E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict stalls at the Supreme Court By John Fritze, Kara Scannell Updated 9 hr ago Updated Jun 22, 2026, 1:04 PM ET PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2026, 12:33 PM ET President Donald Trump has been s ... (CNN)

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

2 hrs ago - A 21-year-old man from Belfair, Washington, was charged in connection with a planned attack on government officials at President Donald Trump’s UFC event at the White House earlier this month. William Falkner was arrested by the FBI on Friday an ... (MyNorthwest)

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

2 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

2 hrs ago - Longtime execs Nicole Lang and Sheldon Kasdan will lead the branch of the company in a move that seems designed to telegraph that Paramount is taking its relationships with unions seriously. By Katie Kilkenny June 22, 2026 2:02pm As Paramount races t ... (Hollywood Reporter)

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

3 hrs ago - June 22, 2026, 10:53 AM EDT America’s biggest nonalcoholic beverage companies will add ingredient safety data to drink packaging QR code links, giving consumers access to more information about the contents of their products. The initiative is l ... (NBC News)

US Judge Blocks Trump Administration SNAP Restrictions on Soda, Candy

4 hrs ago - June 22, 2026, at 7:07 p.m. WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Washington, ⁠D.C., ⁠on Monday blocked the Trump administration ⁠from preventing food stamp recipients in five states from using their benefits to ​ ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Elon Musk promises to sue lawmaker who suggested DOGE cuts led to the deaths of 4.5 million kids

4 hrs ago - Monday 22 June 2026 16:55 EDT Elon Musk, the trillionaire CEO and former temporary government employee, threatened to sue Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna after the lawmaker accused Musk of “possibly” sentencing 4.5 million children to death by cu ... (The Independent)

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns amid FBI investigation

4 hrs ago - Nearly four months after federal agents raided his home and district headquarters, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced his resignation as the head of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Sunday. LAUSD staff said they had received a letter ... (CBS News)

DOJ now 0-9 in voter roll cases after Trump-appointed judge tosses its Maryland demand

4 hrs ago - A federal judge threw out the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking Maryland’s statewide, unredacted voter registration list, dealing another blow to President Donald Trump and the department’s sweeping campaign to obtain voter ... (Democracy Docket)

Full appeals court to hear arguments over contempt inquiry into CECOT deportations

4 hrs ago - June 22, 2026, 5:27 PM The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed to hear arguments over a federal judge's attempt to hold the Trump administration in contempt for the deportation of more than a hundred Venezuelans to El Salvador's CE ... (ABC News)

US House committee reaches bipartisan deal on social media rules for youth

5 hrs ago - June 22, 2026 10:51 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders said ‌in a statement on Monday they had reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation requiring social media platform ... (Reuters)

SCOTUS won't review role of race in police stops

5 hrs ago - June 22, 2026 WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court turned down an opportunity to consider the role of race in policing, refusing on Monday to review whether D.C. officers recovered a federal agent’s stolen gun through an unlawful police stop ... (Courthouse News Service)

Firings now underway at Office of Director of National Intelligence, source says

5 hrs ago - Updated Jun 22, 2026, 6:13 PM ET PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2026, 5:32 PM ET The large-scale cuts that President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence had been considering imposing at his own office started on Monday, a source familiar ... (CNN Politics)

Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show

6 hrs ago - Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and form ... (AP)

Millions of honeybees escape into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer crash

6 hrs ago - Emergency officials in Orange County, Texas, shut down roads in the area Sunday morning and warned residents to stay in their homes while crews worked to unload the trailer and salvage as many hives as possible. The county is located east of Houston ... (AP)

Ossoff raises $1 million on first day for Senate race general election

6 hrs ago - June 22, 2026, 2:23 p.m. ET After a contentious Republican runoff in Georgia, the stage is set for a major face-off that will be watched by the nation. U.S. Rep. Mike Collins from Georgia's 10th District defeated former college football coach Derek ... (USA Today)

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

6 hrs ago - 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 fra ... (MEDIAite)

Horizon AFA Flight Attendants Vote 99.8% to Authorize Strike

7 hrs ago - 06.22.26 Earlier this week, Horizon AFA Flight Attendants voted 99.8% to authorize a strike – sending a clear message that Flight Attendants are ready to do whatever it takes to back up our negotiators. Flight Attendants turned out one of AFA ... (AFA CWA)

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