Friday, June 20th, 2025
Today, trump privately approved attack plans for Iran but has withheld the final order; the State Department is requiring students with visa interviews to make their social media public; a federal judge has blocked Trump from tying state transportation funds to immigration enforcement; police are investigating a break in at the home of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman; another one of Elon Musk's rockets exploded; DHS issues new guidance for lawmaker inspections of detention facilities; Judge Hanna Dugan’s trial has been removed from the calendar as the judge considers the motion to dismiss the charges; the Los Angeles Dodgers refuse entry to ICE officials; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Trump Privately Approved of Attack Plans for Iran but Has Withheld Final Order | WSJ
Police investigate break-in at home of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman | CBS News
State Dept. restarts student visa interviews with tougher social media rules | The Washington Post
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes on test stand | The Washington Post
Good Trouble: Senate Republicans have unveiled their own poisonous version of the reconciliation bill and it includes an outrageous provision that will make more than 250 million acres of public lands eligible for sale.
Tell your senators to kill the current reconciliation bill! | wilderness.org
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