Roberts defends Supreme Court against Trump attacks  Politico Chief Justice John Roberts says that hostility toward judges has ‘got to stop’  CNN Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks… [more]

Khamenei’s killing renews questions about U.S. assassinating foreign leaders  NPR The Eyes That Watched Iran: Ali Khamenei and His Legacy of Repression and War  Time Magazine Can… [more]

Republicans hope Mullin will turn the page at DHS from Noem. Democrats aren’t buying it.  Politico Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote… [more]

Election Day turnout for 2026 primary falls short of amped-up early voting so far: Live Updates  Chicago Sun-Times Illinois Election Live Updates: Voting Underway in Senate… [more]

Southwest Washington’s Kent resigns over Trump’s Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat  Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB In His Resignation Letter, Joe Kent Spoke… [more]

US Attorney General Pam Bondi formally summoned to Congress in Epstein case  BBC House oversight committee subpoenas Pam Bondi over her handling of Epstein investigation –… [more]

Europe could offer to help Trump on Iran — if he backs Ukraine, Finland’s Stubb suggests  politico.eu Why Won’t Europe Help Trump in Iran? Let’s Count… [more]

Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging ‘abuse’  BBC Spain’s king makes rare acknowledgement of country’s colonial abuses  Reuters Spain’s king acknowledges ‘much abuse’… [more]

Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations  The New York Times Trump muses over ‘taking Cuba’ as island’s power grid collapses after… [more]

Israel urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they’ll be ‘slaughtered’  The Washington Post While publicly urging Iranians to take to streets, Israeli officials said to… [more]