By ANNIE MA, June 16, 2026
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department
By ANNIE MA, June 16, 2026
Live Updates: Deal with U.S. requires Israeli forces to leave Lebanon, Iran says
Updated on: June 16, 2026 / 12:55 PM EDT / CBS News
What to know about the Iran war today:
- President Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of Israel's "minor war" against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday, voicing frustration that the parallel conflict was complicating his efforts to end the war with Iran.
- Iran's foreign minister said any Israeli forces remaining in southern Lebanon, or any Israeli strikes on the country, would constitute a violation of the U.S.-Iran deal. Israeli officials said Monday that troops would stay in Lebanon, as "Trump's agreement does not bind us."
- A signing ceremony is expected Friday in Switzerland to formalize the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, which should spark a second phase of direct talks on the future of Iran's nuclear program and other contentious issues.
Trump is unlikely to rip up CUSMA, his trade deal with Canada and Mexico. Here's why
U.S. President's threat not to 'renew' trade deal with Canada, Mexico stops short of scrapping itMike Crawley ·
CBC News · Earlier in June
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump once again flexing his power to scrap his country's free trade deal with Canada and Mexico, there's plenty of reason to doubt he would actually follow through on such a threat.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's impact to be tested in key congressional races
By N.J. Burkett Monday, June 15, 2026, 6:03PM
LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) -- The New York primary is a week from Tuesday. Early voting has already started in the city and continues through Sunday, and while Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not on the ballot, he could be a deciding factor in several key congressional races.
Monday, June 15, 2026
Trump is turning his attention back to Ukraine — and Kyiv’s allies are worried
June 16, 2026 4:00 am CET
By Nicholas Vinocur, Clea Caulcutt, Giorgio Leali and Myah Ward
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Kyiv’s allies are scrambling to avoid a blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit as he emerges from the Iran crisis and turns his attention back to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Trump's Disastrous Deal: Iranians Imposed Almost All Their Pre-War Terms
The Iranians imposed almost all their pre-war terms, while the Americans failed in all their strategic objectives
June 16, 2026, 07:34
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George Tsiaras
An Iranian makes a victory sign as he passes on his motorbike in front of a huge banner depicting Iran's late supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday on a Tehran street, after the agreement with the US became known | EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Trump's Iran war is one of the greatest strategic blunders in US history
The US and Iran have agreed to stop fighting and to open the Strait of Hormuz. Everything else is being kicked down the road
International affairs editor
Monday 15 June 2026 19:02, UK
The Iran "deal" is a tacit admission of strategic defeat by the Trump administration and of a failure to achieve nearly all of his war aims.
Macron Navigates Through Trump's Deceptive Claims over Tolls and Nuclear Disarmament
June 15, 2026
Sources: France24 and The New York Times
We Deconstruct Trump's Deal with Iran and Examine His Overblown Promises
In his latest interview, President Trump made bold assertions about the agreement he reached with Iran, claiming it would ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains “permanently toll-free.” However, this claim warrants serious scrutiny, as it glosses over critical details that undermine its validity. French President Emmanuel Macron was the first to raise eyebrows when he pointed out that Iran’s Fars news agency had reported the inclusion of a maritime service fee clause in the U.S.-Iran framework deal just before the announcement. Macron urged Iran to refrain from imposing tolls on shipping through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, highlighting that “everything” possible should be done to avoid fees for passage in this crucial maritime corridor.
Sunday, June 14, 2026
The Truth About Donald Trump’s Sanity
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has labeled numerous Americans—from Republican lawmakers to journalists—as “stupid” and even “treasonous.”
Such behavior has led many to question Trump’s sanity and to offer the President some labels in turn, including “unhinged,” “lunatic,” and “clearly insane.”
Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says it’s a direct cause
Jun 12, 2026
The smartphone may have become a “substitute” for physical contact and in-person human interaction, the researchers said.
The US fertility rate has been trending down for decades, leaving researchers and policymakers searching for causes that may help pinpoint solutions. There have been all kinds of theories, including soaring costs of childcare, the rise of birth control and even the role of car seat regulations. A new paper offers a provocative culprit in a succinct package: the smartphone. But some other researchers are skeptical that this single factor could play such an outsized role in a much longer-term trend.
'Wake-up call': Europe reacts to Anthropic halting access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models
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Published on
Anthropic said it believed the US government had become aware of a potential means of jailbreaking Fable 5.
European politicians have sounded the alarm on sovereign AI after US firm Anthropic announced it was halting access to some of its top AI models following a directive from the Trump administration.The company said late on Friday that it had received a letter from the government ordering it to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models for foreign nationals over national security concerns.
Published on 13/06/2026 - 16:26 GMT+2
Anthropic said it believed the US government had become aware of a potential means of jailbreaking Fable 5.
European politicians have sounded the alarm on sovereign AI after US firm Anthropic announced it was halting access to some of its top AI models following a directive from the Trump administration.
The company said late on Friday that it had received a letter from the government ordering it to suspend access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models for foreign nationals over national security concerns."The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance," Anthropic said.
Cage fighting, anyone? Welcome to Trump’s 80th birthday party on the White House lawn
March 30, 2026 / 11:19
Jun. 14, 2026, 5:27 PM EDT
By Erum Salam and Akayla Gardner
President Donald Trump is celebrating his milestone 80th birthday on Sunday with a spectacle of men cage fighting on the White House South Lawn.
By Erum Salam and Akayla Gardner
President Donald Trump is celebrating his milestone 80th birthday on Sunday with a spectacle of men cage fighting on the White House South Lawn.
From Davos to the G7: Mark Carney’s middle-power moment
POLITICO By Mike Blanchfield, Ryan Heath and Tim Ross
06/12/2026 04:09 PM EDT
When Mark Carney arrived in Davos in January and warned that “middle powers” risked ending up “on the menu” of the “hegemons,” he sounded like a Canadian prime minister on the hunt for a foreign policy. Six months later, diplomats across Europe and Asia are still quoting the speech.
So Much for Leaving Abortion Up to the States
Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 14 June 2026
Louisiana’s case against the FDA is not just about one drug.
The 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, supposedly gave states the authority to decide for themselves whether to permit abortion. What should have been apparent then, and is obvious now, is that anti-abortion activists and their allies on the high court were never going to be satisfied with that.
The 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, supposedly gave states the authority to decide for themselves whether to permit abortion. What should have been apparent then, and is obvious now, is that anti-abortion activists and their allies on the high court were never going to be satisfied with that.
Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to US naval blockade
Associated Press
Updated 3:03 PM PDT, June 14, 2026
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began.
- Full details of the deal were not immediately available.
- The signing will be Friday in Switzerland.
- U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a deal had been reached and said he had authorized an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap
3 hours ago
Imogen Foulkes
Bern, Switzerland
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million. Results showed nearly 55% of participants voted against and 45% voted for, with a turnout of 60% of the population.
Any Major Dude would Tell You, Trump: Can't Strike a Deal with Iran without Israel's Consent and If You Do, You will Pay for It
Analysis By Yiannis Damellos
June 14, 2026
A sour Trump says Israel should not have attacked Beirut as the US-Iran deal nears “very close”; at the same time, Israel and Iran prepare for retaliation. Here, in the Greek Courier, we already knew all this mumbo-jumbo long before it happened, and any major dude in the media business was also aware that the Israelis were going to sabotage Trump's latest desperate attempt to save the Midterms with a bad deal. How many times have we seen this already, and how possible is a potential US-Iran agreement to end the war?
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Knicks owner James Dolan loses battle with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Story by 
Qwame Skinner
Fri, June 12, 2026 at 8:38 AM PDT·
3 min read
The New York Knicks were up 3-1 in the NBA Finals after hosting the San Antonio Spurs for Games 3 and 4 and splitting the homestand. Unfortunately, much of the discourse surrounding the game was dominated by matters unrelated to basketball, namely United States President Donald Trump, New York Knicks owner James Dolan, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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