Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Today, the 9th Circuit heard arguments over Trump’s National Guard deployment to California; a federal judge has blocked Trump’s passport policy targeting transgender people; Trump has left the G7 early to return to Washington as he tells everyone to evacuate Tehran; a counter protester arrested at Nashville’s No Kings march has been hit with gun charges; Senator Mike Lee has taken down his tweets about the Minnesota assassin after being confronted by Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar; New York mayoral candidate Brad Lander has been arrested by ICE on trumped up charges of assaulting an agent; a federal judge has held the Florida Attorney General in civil contempt; for the second time the Government Accountability Office has found the Trump administration illegally impounded funds; the NAACP is refusing to invite the president to their annual convention for the first time in its 116 year history; Trump reverses course on arresting migrants at farms and hotel; Mike Lindell has to pay $2.3M for defaming the Dominion Voting CEO; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories
US judge blocks Trump passport policy targeting transgender people | Reuters
Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel-Iran air war rages on | Reuters
Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds | The New York Times
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‘No Kings’ Protest in State College Draws Hundreds | StateCollege.com
'No Kings' protest in Oshkosh draws 1,500 as rallies also planned in Manitowoc, Sheboygan | the northwestern.com
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