Major Stories
Newsom says he’s on Trump’s ‘hit list’ as Justice Department interviews governor’s friends
Barney Schoby, Adams County civil rights leader and former state lawmaker, dies at 87
Voter Voices: Longtime poll watcher has seen problems, politics
California admits using high-risk AI — including systems it failed to report last year
California Democrats have a budget deal. Here’s where they want to spend more than Newsom
The Board of Equalization has little power. Campaign donors still spent millions on it
As men fought in cages at the White House, women urged Americans to take a ‘deep breath’
A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears.
JD Vance admits his ‘childless cat lady’ insult was ‘boneheaded’
‘The Eternaut’ and civil resistance in the algorithmic age
The Art of the Deal
Congress Should Be in No Rush To Renew FISA's Section 702 Surveillance Powers
Today in Supreme Court History: June 15, 1804
Texas stopped funding gambling addiction programs years ago. A surprising donor is helping fill the void.
Even $75M from Trump may not save Oakland’s embattled coal terminal
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FIFA Proposes Opening Match Between Israel and Palestine for Youth Tournament
The EPA Illegally Terminated Climate Justice Grants, a Federal Judge Rules
DOJ Approves Another Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media
Obama Casts Doubts on Any Trump-Negotiated “Deal” to End Iran War
Did Optics Prevent Invoking of Insurrection Act and Suspension of Habeas Corpus?
Trump Demands GOP-Controlled House Expel Dem Lawmaker Jamie Raskin
The White House vs. Anthropic's New AI Model
Trump Calls Iran Deal “Complete” as Questions Linger Over Its Terms
An Unconstitutional War Results in a Bad Deal
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Law enforcement response to shoplifting leaves 1-year-old dead and adult critically wounded
Marshall Ramsey: Private Secret Confidential
Dozens of Women Join Hunger and Labor Strike at Delaney Hall ICE Jail
US Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens With “Less-Lethal” Weapons, Victim Says
Congenital Syphilis Skyrockets as US Has Shortage of Drug That Treats It
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OPINION: Congress needs to face the ugly truth about cosmetology schools that don’t pay off
STUDENT VOICES: We were STEM-obsessed siblings as children. It shaped our pathway to Princeton and careers
UT fires public radio station leader who challenged university statements about festival security
UT fires public radio station leader who challenged university statements about festival security
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The Center Square25d
WATCH: Pressure mounts on Ferguson to pledge against tax hikes as budget woes loom
(The Center Square) - Washington Governor Bob Ferguson recently said he will not propose new taxes to close a projected multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall for the upcoming 2027-29 biennium, but tha
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WATCH: Senate committee passes $355.9B California budget
(The Center Square) – The Senate Budget Committee on Monday afternoon approved the latest version of California’s 2026-27 budget, which green lights $355.9 billion in spending.
Mississippi Today25d
Welcome to the Starkville Derby, where the wiener (dog) takes all
STARKVILLE – When asked about a race, most people may think of cars. Starkville native Alden Thornhill thinks about dogs.
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B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff from California base
(The Center Square) - A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning from Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.
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‘Alarm’ at White House after Vance and Miller pushed Insurrection Act, habeas corpus suspension during anti-ICE protests
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on June 15, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
Waging Nonviolence25d
The left needs better answers for scared people
This article The left needs better answers for scared people was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.
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DOJ Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media
The Trump administration has approved media conglomerate Paramount’s $111 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros., one year after Paramount and Skydance Media signed a similar merger that placed Par
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Major Antiracist Rally Held in Belfast to Condemn Anti-Immigrant Riots Egged On by Elon Musk
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman is in Belfast, where several days of racist riots have targeted immigrants and ethnic minorities with violence, threats and property destruction. It is the third consec
Reason Magazine25d
Colorado Becomes Second State To Create Right to an Attorney When Police Seize Your Property
Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill earlier this month tightening the state's restrictions on when police can seize cash and property from suspected criminals, as well as giving propert
Texas Tribune25d
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate’s appeal challenging hypnosis testimony
The Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., on Jan. 22, 2023.
Reason Magazine25d
Two New Large Libel Models Lawsuits, Though Alleging Mischaracterization Rather Than Outright Hallucination
These closely related lawsuits are different, at least in degree, from previous lawsuits over allegedly defamatory AI output: Rather than alleging thoroughgoing hallucination, or (as in Battle v. Micr
ProPublica25d
Why We Changed Our Code of Ethics to Address Prediction Markets
What would you think of me, the ProPublica editor responsible for newsroom standards, if I placed a bet on the baseball game I’m currently listening to on the radio? Probably that I’m doing something
Reason Magazine25d
Britain Wants To Ban Teens From Social Media. The Evidence Suggests It Won't Work.
The United Kingdom announced on Monday that it will become the second country to ban social media for children 15 and younger. Speaking at a press conference, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, "Govern
The Conversation25d
Trump’s US-Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’
Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, which served as the key negotiator between the U.S. and Iran, announced on June 14, 2026, that the two sides had agreed on a deal to end the war. It wil
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What we misunderstand about absent fathers
“What do dads do on Tuesdays?”
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This successful Arctic fishing treaty has kept Russia, China, the US and others working together for 5 years – it could be a model for future diplomacy
Lately, much of the news about the Arctic has been bleak. The far north is warming three to four times faster than the rest of the planet. Arctic climate change – manifesting in sea ice loss, permafro
Mongabay25d
Global map of Earth’s mycorrhizal fungal networks could help protect them
Fungi are living below your feet. Roughly 110 quadrillion kilometers of living fungal threads are woven through the world’s soils. Stretched end-to-end they would cover a distance nearly a billi
Mongabay25d
Australian authorities seize 100,000 live cockroaches in crackdown on exotic insect trade
On June 5, Australian authorities announced that they confiscated more than 100,000 live exotic cockroaches from an unnamed commercial breeder in Bathurst, a town in New South Wales (NSW), about 200 k
Mongabay25d
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Don
Mongabay25d
We must prevent the next pandemic, not build perfect conditions for it (commentary)
In recent weeks, two outbreaks captured international attention: a hantavirus cluster linked to a cruise ship and an escalating outbreak of Bundibugyo ebolavirus in Central and Eastern Africa. How the
Capital B25d
In America’s Poorest State, Unhoused People May Soon Be Jailed
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Gov. Landry has signed into law what the National Homelessness Law Center says is “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country.”
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‘You can’t serve people you hate’ — Rep. Summer Lee breaks down the war on the poor
Rep. Summer Lee argues in this interview with TRNN that the best path to good policies like Medicare for All is to take billionaires’ money out of politics and to fight for electoral reforms, an
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Young Black Men Are Now Dying by Suicide at a Historic Rate
This story discusses suicide, self-harm, and mental health crises involving Black men and boys. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, help is available. You can call or te
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Colorado may tighten the rules for specialized facility schools serving students with intense needs
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As demolition nears, protective barriers at Detroit’s Cooley High vandalized
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Why this Indianapolis-area district is changing the start and end times for school days
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Next City25d
Local Government Has a Staffing Crisis. Here’s What Cities Can Learn From the Private Sector.
City of Chattanooga employees participate in a workshop to determine their Employee Value Proposition. (Photo courtesy Works for America)
Reason Magazine25d
Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie are joined by Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch, to discuss Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire and w
Reason Magazine25d
SCOTUS To Newman: Drop Dead
This morning, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Newman v. Moore. For years, I've thought that Chief Judge Moore is simply waiting for Judge Pauline Newman to die. There is no reason why each susp
Reason Magazine25d
Trump's Lawyers Insist There Is 'No Evidence' of 'Collusion or Fraud' in His 'Settlement With Myself'
"I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself," President Donald Trump told reporters a few days after he sued the IRS. He wasn't kidding: His January 29 lawsuit, which alleged damages from an IR
Reason Magazine25d
The Iran War Is Over, For Now
There have been so many claims about the Iran War ending that it's hard to believe this one. After the April ceasefire, the United States and Iran repeatedly claimed that a full peace deal was around