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Marco Rubio Says It's 'Irrelevant' Whether U.S. Intel Showed Iran Building Nuclear Weapons

Jun 22, 2025, 04:13 PM EDT Secretary of State Marco Rubio refused to say on Sunday whether the United States actually had intelligence that Iran was building a weapon of mass destruction before bombing the Gulf country’s nuclear sites ― dismissing any such assessment as “irrelevant” to the Saturday night attack that will very likely lead to wider conflict. Rubio was one of several Trump administration officials to oversee the attack titled “Operation Midnight Hammer,” in which the U.S. ...

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Protests erupt calling for Trump, U.S. to stay out of war in Middle East

Updated June 22, 2025, 5:07 p.m. ET WASHINGTON -- Protests against the U.S. military involvement in Iran, including some in New York and outside the White House June 22, are expected to continue throughout the week in communities across the country. The protests come on the heels of President Donald Trump ordering attacks on three nuclear facilities in Iran. Demonstrations were underway Sunday, June 22 in Washington, D.C., New York and Boston, according to social media posts. "The peopl ...

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Nations prepared to arm Iran with nuclear warheads after US strikes, Russia's Medvedev claims

A “number of countries” are ready to supply Iran with nuclear warheads following American strikes on nuclear facilities early on Sunday, Russian ex-president Dmitriy Medvedev claimed on social media. In a post on X/Twitter, Medvedev suggested that the United States’ attacks on three sites in Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow backfired, and led to the opposite result from what US President Donald Trump had set out to achieve. According to Medvedev, “enrichment of nuclear material — and, now we can sa ...

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Senate Intel Chair Cotton: 'We have to be prepared for Iran to retaliate'

June 22, 2025, 11:23 AM The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday that the United States must "be prepared for Iran to retaliate" following Saturday night's strikes targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities. "We have troops in the region. Iran has targeted Americans around the world, Marine barracks in Beirut, in barracks in Saudi Arabia. They've targeted embassies of countries around the world," Cotton, R-Arkansas, said in an exclusive interview on ABC N ...

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Scoop: Trump launches MAGA PAC in effort to oust Rep. Massie from Congress

4 hours ago President Trump's political operation has launched an aggressive effort to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, its first such effort to defeat a sitting Republican incumbent, Axios has learned. Why it matters: By going after Massie, Trump's team is looking to put wayward Republicans on notice that they're ready to play hardball. Massie has attacked Trump over his strike on Iran, saying on X that it was "not Constitutional," prompting the president to fire back on T ...

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Leader Schumer Statement on Donald Trump's unilateral military action in Iran

(Sen. Schumer) “President Trump must provide the American people and Congress clear answers on the actions taken tonight and their implications for the safety of Americans. No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy. Confronting Iran’s ruthless campaign of terror, nuclear ambitions, and regional aggression demands strength, resolve, and strategic clarity. The danger of wider, longer, and more devastating war has now dramatically increased.

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Hakeem Jeffries Statement on Donald Trump's unilateral military action in Iran

(Rep. Jeffries) "Donald Trump promised to bring peace to the Middle East. He has failed to deliver on that promise. The risk of war has now dramatically increased, and I pray for the safety of our troops in the region who have been put in harm's way. ... The Trump administration bears the heavy burden of explaining to the American people why this military action was undertaken."

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Trump administration briefed top Republicans before Iran strikes, but not Democrats

(CNN) President Donald Trump and his team were in contact with top congressional Republicans before his strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but top Democrats were not told of his plans until after the bombs had dropped, according to multiple people familiar with the plans. The top two Republicans in Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, were both notified of the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities ahead of time, according to multiple GOP sources.

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Gulf States Fear Escalation as US Iran Strikes Rattle Region

(Bloomberg) Iran’s Arab neighbors urged restraint and warned of potentially devastating implications for the region after US strikes on Tehran’s nuclear program raised the prospects for all-out war in the Middle East. In statements on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry condemned the violation of Iran’s sovereignty, Qatar warned it would have “disastrous consequences,” and Oman called it “illegal.” Those countries, and the United Arab Emirates, have spent months trying to use their geopolitical and economic heft to bolster nuclear talks between the Americans and Iran.

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Investors brace for oil price spike, rush to havens after US bombs Iran nuclear sites

(USA Today) A U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday could lead to a knee-jerk reaction in global markets when they reopen, sending oil prices higher and triggering a rush to safety, investors said, as they assessed how the latest escalation of tensions would ripple through the global economy. The attack, which was announced by President Donald Trump on social media site Truth Social, deepens U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict. That was the question going into the weekend, when investors were mulling a host of different market scenarios.

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Oil hits five-month high after US strikes key Iranian nuclear sites

1 min ago - Updated June 22, 2025, 8:54 p.m. ET SINGAPORE - Oil prices jumped on Monday, local time, to their highest since January as Washington's weekend move to join Israel in attacking Iran's nuclear facilities stoked supply worries. Brent crude futures rose ... (USA Today/Reuters)

FBI, DHS host call with governors over US threat environment after Iran strikes

30 min ago - June 22, 2025, 10:28 PM Senior FBI and Homeland Security officials hosted conference calls with some of the nation's governors and top law enforcement officials on Sunday to discuss how the U.S. missile strikes in Iran impact an already dangerous thr ... (ABC News)

'Nonsense': BBC calls out Fox's Sean Hannity over fake bombing video

55 min ago - June 22, 2025 8:15PM ET Conservative TV presenter Sean Hannity got a correction by the BBC after he shared a purportedly "false" video. The Fox News host on Saturday posted a video to Meta platforms with the caption, "Fordow is gone," referring to on ... (Raw Story)

Russia Responds To US Strikes, Will Hold Direct Talks With Iran

1 hr ago - Published Jun 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM EDT | Updated Jun 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM EDT The Russian government on Sunday "strongly condemned" the United States' strikes the day before against three key Iranian nuclear facilities and is preparing to hold direct t ... (Newsweek)

On Dobbs anniversary, Senate Democrats aim to restart abortion conversation

1 hr ago - June 22, 2025 at 6:46 p.m. EDT Just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Nancy Davis learned that her fetus had a fatal cranial condition. She sought an abortion in her home state of Louisiana, but a "trigger law" took effect shortly ... (Washington Post)

'Not Funny': Ranking Armed Services Dem Ro Khanna Blasts Trump for 'Joking' About 'Regime Change' After Iran Strike

2 hrs ago - Jun 22nd, 2025, 7:09 pm California Democrat and ranking member of the Armed Services Committee Rep. Ro Khanna told CNN on Sunday that he’s “worried” about American troops and interests in the Middle East after the U.S. attack on Irani ... (MEDIAite)

Iran Says U.S. 'Decided To Destroy Diplomacy' By Striking Nuclear Sites

3 hrs ago - Jun 22, 2025, 05:47 PM EDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world grappled Sunday with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran with an attack that raised urgent questions about ... (Huff Post/AP)

US lawmakers call for Congress to review Trump's Iran actions

3 hrs ago - June 22, 2025 4:53 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Sunday called on Congress to rein in President Donald Trump's use of military force in Iran and prevent U.S. involvement in a d ... (Reuters)

Judge tosses wrongful death claim brought by widow of Jan 6 cop who died by suicide days later, jury finds rioter liable

4 hrs ago - Jun 22nd, 2025, 4:49 pm The widow of a Jan. 6 police officer who died by suicide — after suffering from a "brain injury" and "severe depression" she says was the result of defending the Capitol — was handed a bittersweet outcome in federal ... (Law & Crime)

Republicans order key panel to score extension of Trump tax cuts as budget neutral

4 hrs ago - 06/22/25 4:04 PM ET Senate Republicans have directed the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to score the cost of extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts as a continuation of current policy that would not add significantly to federal deficits, which would al ... (The Hill)

US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz

5 hrs ago - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping routes. His comments came after Iran's state-run Press TV reported that parliament had approved a plan ... (BBC)

Masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests take Santa Ana father after repeatedly hitting him

9 hrs ago - LOCAL NEWS Masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests take Santa Ana father after repeatedly hitting him by: Lily Dallow Posted: Jun 22, 2025 / 03:31 PM PDT Updated: Jun 22, 2025 / 04:23 PM PDT In a graphic video that has since gone viral on social media ... (KTLA-TV)

Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church Kills at Least 20

11 hrs ago - A suicide bomber attacked a Greek Orthodox Church service in Syria’s capital on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and underscoring the new government’s challenge to maintain stability after more than a decade of civil war. The Syrian autho ... (The New York Times)

Trump is open to regime change in Iran, after his administration said that wasn't the goal

11 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran's ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites, seemingly contradicting his administration's earlier calls to res ... (AP)

Canada urges diplomatic solution after US strike on Iran

11 hrs ago - 06/22/2025 12:42 PM EDT OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is urging immediate negotiations to prevent a wider Middle East war following the overnight attack by American B-2 bombers on Iran. “Canada calls on parties to return imme ... (Politico)

Sen. Kelly warns of 'greater risk' at home and abroad after US strikes on Iran

12 hrs ago - 06/22/25 11:26 AM ET Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who retired as a captain in the U.S. Navy, warned Sunday of the “greater risk” to U.S. troops abroad and American citizens at home after the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear sites. “Certainly, ... (The Hill)

Judge denies government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

12 hrs ago - A magistrate judge in Tennessee has denied the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the mistakenly deported Salvadoran native who was brought back to the United States earlier this month. In her order on Sunday, U.S. Magistrate Judge B ... (ABC News)

Marco Rubio Says It's 'Irrelevant' Whether U.S. Intel Showed Iran Building Nuclear Weapons

12 hrs ago - Jun 22, 2025, 04:13 PM EDT Secretary of State Marco Rubio refused to say on Sunday whether the United States actually had intelligence that Iran was building a weapon of mass destruction before bombing the Gulf country’s nuclear sites ― di ... (Huff Post)

Police: Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a Michigan church

13 hrs ago - Updated 5:14 PM CDT, June 22, 2025 WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church on Sunday, wounding one person before he was shot and killed by a security guard, police said. The shooting happened around ... (AP)

Scoop: Trump launches MAGA PAC in effort to oust Rep. Massie from Congress

13 hrs ago - 4 hours ago President Trump's political operation has launched an aggressive effort to unseat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, its first such effort to defeat a sitting Republican incumbent, Axios has learned. Why it matters: By going after Massie, Trum ... (Axios)