Supreme Court limits judges’ power to issue nationwide injunctions

The Supreme Court is limiting the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions. In a 6-3 vote, the high court’s conservative majority handed the Trump administration a major legal victory. The Supreme Court is putting the brakes on district judges who issue nationwide injunctions to stop a president’s executive orders. The ruling stems from Donald Trump’s order to end automatic birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. Justices, however, did not specifically rule on birthright citizenship — only on curbing the power of a single judge to block such policies for the entire country.

Trump touts “big beautiful bill” as Senate scrambles to pass it

President Trump is making his case for the so-called “one big, beautiful bill.” As Senate Republicans struggle with how to cut billions of dollars from health care, the president is touting the signature domestic policy bill. He told a White House audience that Congress needs to pass the legislation. The president said the measure includes record tax and spending cuts, plus more money for border enforcement. He wants it on his desk by July 4th.

White House: Iran did not move uranium before U.S. strikes

The White House believes Iran did not move uranium out of its nuclear facilities before the U-S military bombings. Iran claims to have moved its highly enriched uranium ahead of last weekend’s U-S strikes. But at the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “We were watching closely and there was no indication to the United States that any of that enriched uranium was moved.” Leavitt and other administration officials continue to assert that Iran’s nuclear capabilities were “obliterated.”

Pentagon chief calls Iran strikes successful, slams news media

The Pentagon chief is backing up President Trump’s statement that U-S military strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last weekend’s military operation in Iran was a resounding success. And he accused the press of irresponsible reporting. Hegseth cited the CIA and other sources, as he downplayed an initial intelligence assessment that raised doubts about whethere the nuclear facilities were permanently destroyed.

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After bombing of nuclear sites, U.S. and Iran to hold talks next week

President Trump says the U-S and Iran will hold talks next week. Before leaving the NATO summit, the president said there are plans to restart dialogue between the U-S and Iran following last weekend’s military bombing of nuclear sites. He said he doesn’t care if there’s an agreement or not because the U-S “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear program.

Trump defends strikes on Iran amid intelligence questions

President Trump is defending the effectiveness of the U-S military’s strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. A preliminary American intelligence assessment raises some questions about the level of devastation to Iran’s nuclear program. But the president is confident: “It’s blown up to kingdom come.” And the White House is citing a statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission that said Iran faced a setback of “many years.” However, the president’s joint chiefs chairman has said final battle damage assessment “will take some time.”

Trump calls NATO agreement to boost defense spending a “big win”

NATO leaders have agreed on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from President Trump.
At the NATO summit in the Netherlands, nearly all 32 alliance members voted to boost defense spending by 5 percent of their nations’ GDP. President Trump called it a “big win for Europe and…for Western civilization.” He said the increase will add more than one trillion dollars per year to NATO’s common defense.

Early intelligence suggests Iran’s nuclear program only set back months

An early intelligence report suggests U-S strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months.
The findings come from the Defense Intelligence Agency, according to people familiar with the early assessment. The report found that while the strikes on the three Iranian nuclear sites did significant damage, they were not “completely and totally obliterated,” as President Trump claimed. The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”

Fed to hold off on interest rate cut despite Trump’s demand for one

The Federal Reserve is holding off on a rate cut, even as President Trump demands one. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the president remain at odds over interest rates. The president continues to criticize Powell, calling him “dumb” and incompetent and saying that the Fed’s key interest rate should be 2 or 3 points lower. But the chairman told Congress that the Fed is taking a wait and see approach because most economists still expect tariffs to push inflation higher.

Trump pushes Congress to pass big bill before July 4th

President Trump wants lawmakers to postpone or cancel their upcoming recess in order to pass his tax-cut-and-spend legislation. The 4th of July recess for Congress is right around the corner, but the president wants his so-called “big beautiful bill” finished first. He said on social media that senators should lock themselves in a room and get the deal done this week. The president wrote in all caps: No one goes on vacation until it’s done. Republicans are racing to meet their self-imposed Independence Day deadline and send the legislation to the White House.

Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire is in effect after initial violation

President Trump is hoping a ceasefire between Iran and Israel will hold. First thing this morning, the president expressed deep frustration with both Iran and Israel, accusing them of breaking their ceasefire. He used an expletive to emphasize his frustration. But later, the president said the deal was saved. He posted on social media that “Israel is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home…Nobody will be hurt [and] the ceasefire is in effect.”

NATO leaders to address Israel-Iran conflict at summit

The Israeli-Iranian conflict will be on the agenda at this week’s NATO summit in the Netherlands. As leaders from the 32-member alliance gather for a two-day summit, the spotlight is on Israel and Iran’s fragile ceasefire. The fate of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will also be discussed. As will President Trump’s push for a military spending pledge of 5 percent GDP from each nation in the defensive alliance.

Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Iran

Supreme Court allows deporting migrants to non-homeland countries

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homelands. In a 6-3 ruling, justices lifted for now a lower court order requiring the migrants get a chance to challenge their deportations. The high court’s action comes after last month’s deportation of eight people to South Sudan before they had a chance to argue they could be in danger if sent away from their home countries. The migrants from countries including Myanmar, Vietnam and Cuba had been convicted of serious crimes in the U-S and immigration officials have said they were unable to return them quickly to their home countries.

Trump: No Americans harmed in Iran’s targeting of U.S. base in Qatar

President Trump says no Americans were harmed in Iran’s targeting of a U-S military base in Qatar. After Iran fired short-range and medium-range missiles at the military base, the president described it as a “weak response” to the U-S military’s bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. He wrote on social media that “no Americans were harmed and hardly any damage was done.” The president said “perhaps Iran can now proceed to peace and harmony in the region” and pledged to encourage Israel to do the same.

Trump blasts news media and critics of U.S. strikes on Iran

President Trump is lashing out at the news media and critics of the U-S airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky criticized the attack on Iran, calling it “unconstitutional.” An angry Donald Trump fired back on social media, saying “Get this bum out of office ASAP.” The president also took aim at the news media. He accused certain news networks of reporting anything less than total destruction of the nuclear sites — even though his Joint Chiefs chairman said a final battle damage assessment will take some time.

White House: Iran regime change not objective despite Trump social media post

The White House is insisting that toppling the Iranian government was not the objective of this weekend’s military airstrikes against three nuclear facilities. President Trump raised the possibility of regime change in a social media post. But White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explains that the president was “simply raising a question” that many people are asking. Other administration officials, including Vice President Vance and the secretaries of State and Defense, have also said the U-S objective was not regime change.

Pentagon: Military carried out complex, high-risk mission over Iran

Top Pentagon officials say the U-S attack against Iran was a complex, high-risk mission with positive results. Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine said 125 American military aircraft participated in the mission.He said Iran’s fighters did not fly and U-S jets went undetected. Caine said the final battle damage assessment will take time, but it’s initially believed that all three targeted nuclear sites “sustained extremely severe damage and destruction.”

After military strikes on Iran, U.S. says it “does not seek war”

The Trump administration insists that America “does not seek war” with Iran after bombing three nuclear strikes. Iran condemned the U-S military attacks as “outrageous” and warned of “everlasting consequences.” At the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U-S is not interested in an open-ended war. As for making peace, Iran’s foreign minister said diplomacy is not an option after the U-S strikes.

White House cheers Supreme Court decision on trans procedures

The Trump White House is cheering the Supreme Court’s decision upholding a ban on transgender medical procedures for minors. In a 6-3 decision, the high court stopped efforts to overturn Tennessee’s law banning puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children. Reaction from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it a “huge victory.” More than two dozen other states have laws similar to Tennessee’s.

After hitting Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says “now is the time for peace”

After launching military strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, President Trump says “now is the time for peace.” The president announced that this weekend’s U-S airstrikes “totally and completely obliterated” three key Iranian nuclear targets. He also issued a warning to Iran’s leaders: make peace or face greater tragedy. The president said his administration worked closely with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The American intervention came after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran.

Trump says U.S. airstrikes “obliterated” three Iranian nuclear sites

President Trump says the U-S military has carried out successful airstrikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities. In a Saturday night address to the nation, the president announced that American bombers carried out a mission to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. He said the U-S carried out attacks against the Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. Joined by the vice president and secretaries of Defense and State, Donald Trump warned that Iran will face more military strikes unless it makes peace.

Trump prefers diplomacy with Iran, but is “unafraid to use strength”

The White House says a presidential decision about U-S military action against Iran will come within the next two weeks. Because President Trump believes there’s a “substantial chance of negotiations” with Iran, he’s allowing more time before possibly intervening in the Israeli-Iranian conflict. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said a decision will be made within two weeks. She said any deal would have to prohibit enrichment of uranium by Iran and eliminate its ability to achieve a nuclear weapon.