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MN Politician Shot in 'Politically Motivated Assassination'
Erik Ortiz, NBC News
Rep. Hortman Made Headlines Days Earlier Over Vote
Cameron Arcand, FOX News
The New Middle East War
Richard Haass, Project Syndicate
Why Israel Had No Choice
Edward Luttwak, UnHerd
The Real Threat From Iran
Kenneth Pollack, Foreign Affairs
Trump Leading PA Energy Summit Highlights Renaissance
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
Trump Is Worse Than Orbán
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Sasha Stone, Substack
Don't Give Obama Credit for Cooking Deportation Books
Brianna Lyman, Federalist
Why We Fly the Mexican Flag at the L.A. Protests
Enrique Acevedo, Washington Post
Who Really Is To Blame for Anti-Deportation Riots?
Julie Kelly, Substack
Taiwan and the Ghost of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense

RCP Morning Edition

Look at the Poll Numbers: It's Almost...Normal
Byron York, Washington Examiner
The Israel-Iran War Hinges on Three Big Things
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Americans Back Israel But Don't Want To Get Embroiled
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
Israel Could Have Hit Harder
Rep. Jim Himes, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
Rejoice at Trump's Bristling Military Spectacle
Roger Kimball, The Spectator
Noem Says the Feds Are Coming To 'Liberate' Los Angeles
Anthony Fisher, MSNBC
Secret Service Followed Protocol in Padilla Incident
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
How the Asylum System Is Being Gamed
Podhoretz & Rosen, Commentary
White House Wants the Megabill by July 4. For Real
Rachel Bade, Politico
An Open Letter to the President: Addressing our Debt
Thomas Smith, RealClearPolitics
Fed Is Behind the Curve on Cutting Interest Rates
David Malpass, Wall Street Journal
Israel's Air Might, Iran's Bunkers May Make Conflict Lengthy
Dan Sabbagh, Guardian
More War: Challenges Ahead for Israel
Mark Steyn, SteynOnline
Iran's Long Arm Is Not So Muscular Anymore
Emile Hokayem, Financial Times
NY Times and Conflicts of Interest: Where Have They Been?
Robert Kennedy Jr., X
'Protest' or 'Riot' in LA? Wikipedia's Editors Decide
Ashley Rindsberg, Pirate Wires
The April Ryan-John Fredericks Briefing Room Brouhaha
Cockburn, The Spectator
TDIH - June 14th Second Term Approval: Trump 46.7 | Obama 46.6 | Bush 45.4

Editorials

Trump and Musk Reunite as Realism Returns to Budget Fight
Washington Times
Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army, a Force for Freedom
Bloomberg
What Is Flag Day?
Coolidge Review
Americans Are Fleeing Democrats' Sanctuary States
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RealClearPolitics Friday

Why Israel Launched Operation Rising Lion Against Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu, X
Iran Can Still Make a Deal Before It's Too Late
President Donald Trump, Truth Social
Israel Will Always Act Alone When Needed
Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post
What Comes Next for Israel, Iran, and America
Daniel Shapiro, Foreign Affairs
How We Got Here and What We Don't Know
Ron Kampeas, Times of Israel
The Truth About ICE Raids That Triggered LA Riots
Dr. Phil McGraw, Daily Mail
They Came for Immigrants, Then Took Down Our Latino Senator
Anita Chabria, LAT
Summer of Love 2.0: Democrats Unmask Themselves at Riots
John Kass
From Tom Paine in 1776 to Main Street in 2025: No Kings!
John Nichols, The Nation
Diminishing Protest Returns
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
RFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending Anymore
Katherine Wu, The Atlantic
Bobby Kennedy Is on Right Track, He Should Be Applauded
Bill Ackman, X
New York Is Not a Democracy
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
Mamdani Ignores Reality In His Quest To Destroy NYC
Ken Girardin, New York Post
Sen. Hawley's Minimum Wage Plan Is a Wake-Up Call
Rep. Marc Veasey, MSNBC
The Case for Rate Cuts by the Fed Is Growing
Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal
Greta Thunberg, Useful Idiot for Hamas
David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner

PM Update
Israeli Strikes Wipe Out Iran's Top Military Chain of Command
Adkin, et al., CNN
Trump: Israel's Attack Could Help U.S. Make Deal With Iran
Barak Ravid, Axios
The Undo President: Trump Gets Country Off Wrong Track
Peder Zane, RCP
Other Democrats Should Pay Attention to Gov. Newsom
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
What's Driving the Impulse To Riot
Glenn Ellmers, Chronicles
Trump Hands Dems an Opening on the Border
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
Democrats Chase Laser Pointer on Immigration
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
Virginia's Chill Primary Season
Gabrielle Gurley, American Prospect
Whistleblower: Lockheed Gave Bonuses Based on Race
Rufo & Thorpe, City Journal
How AI Will Disrupt Big Tech
Charles Ferguson, Project Syndicate
Up Close and Personal With David Mamet
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner

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Political Landscape

Secret Service Followed Protocol in Padilla Incident

California Sen. Alex Padilla is getting plenty of mileage out of his scuffle with the Secret Service and federal authorities in Los Angeles Thursday. Padilla’s Senate and campaign X.com accounts posted a total of seven outraged videos in the first 24 hours after the altercation. Viral videos of the incident show a Secret Service agent dragging a fuming Padilla out of a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and he identifies himself as a senator only as he’s being pushed out the doo Read More

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Analysis & Commentary

Whiton: Trump Can and Should Fire the Fed Boss

Federal Reserve kingpin Jerome Powell is busy doing what he does best: sabotaging a prosperous economy so that President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans lose popularity. He’s also ignoring Trump, whom voters will judge for the economy’s performance and whom the Constitution says runs the executive branch of which the Fed is a part. Read More

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