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Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool

Jun 23rd, 2026, 6:14 pm Screenshot via TMZ President Donald Trump has not yet been able to offer evidence of the “vandals” he claims damaged the Reflecting Pool, but the administration is not taking any chances, installing surveillance cameras and chain-link fencing around the area on Tuesday. Trump’s decision to drain the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint the bottom “American Flag Blue” has been criticized for its cost, plus the no-bid $14 million contract ...

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Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors

June 23, 2026, 12:34 PM WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers. Energy Secretary Chris Wright cited “tremendous interest” among developers of data centers that would buy the power, as well as utilities and energy companies. The nuclear plants could begin construction by 2030 and become operational in the mid-2030s, Wright and other officials said ...

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6abc is warning viewers about the FCC taking away its TV license. Here's what's going on.

Published June 23, 2026, 11:04 a.m. ET On Monday, 6abc issued a warning for viewers to take action to prevent Action News from disappearing from TV screens across the Delaware Valley. “The FCC is questioning our commitment to viewers by threatening to take us off the air,” a message from the station read. Message shown by 6abc warning viewers about the FCC reviewing their broadcast license. ABC So what’s going on? Most local news stations are owned by separate ...

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Trump administration charges 455 people, including doctors, with $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud

In the Trump administration's latest effort to crack down on fraud, the Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled charges against 455 people for their alleged participation in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse schemes. The defendants, who included 90 doctors and other healthcare professionals, were involved in $6.5 billion worth of fraud that involved false claims and resulted in significant harm to patients, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. "This is just the beginning. Fraudsters c ...

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Judge reminds Trump lawyer there's no exemption for president as Pulitzer board members vent about willy-nilly discovery

Jun 23rd, 2026, 11:12 am Not long after hearing from an attorney for Pulitzer Prize board members, a Florida judge rejected Donald Trump's request for a 150-day extension for discovery, remarking that the president "just has to follow the rules like the rest of us" because he chose to move forward with his defamation suit while in office. In the lead-up to the case management hearing, the Pulitzer defendants complained that plaintiff Trump hasn't "produce[d] a single written r ...

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'I like their money': Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool

'I like their money': Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool Published Mon, Jun 22 2026 10:54 PM EDT Lim Hui Jie @in/hui-jie-lim-a7371176/ KEY POINTS * U.S. President claimed ABC "failed to report that their close 'friends,' Dumocrats Obama and Biden, spent over 100 Million Dollars on the Reflecting Pool, and it never worked." * Trump said he was preparing lawsuits against the broadcaster for "false reporting." * The latest action against ABC ...

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Senate passes bill to lower housing costs and restrict Wall Street from buying homes

June 22, 2026, 6:43 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill aimed at lowering costs, putting Congress on the brink of a rare bipartisan victory in President Donald Trump’s second term. The vote was 85-5. Several senators missed the vote due to severe thunderstorms in the Washington area that led to a ground stop at Ronald Reagan National Airport. The legislation, which would make it easier to build homes and slap limits on Wall ...

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Senate Republicans say it's time to give Trump a reality check

06/22/2026 08:35 PM EDT Donald Trump is about to come face to face with one of his frequent punching bags: Senate Republicans. They might just be in a mood to punch back. The president was invited to GOP senators’ Wednesday lunch to push for his No. 1 priority, the GOP election bill known as the SAVE America Act. But several outgoing Republicans who have clashed with Trump said Monday they will be there to deliver a reality check: The bill isn’t passing, and it’s time to move on. “I’m goi ...

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Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states

Updated June 22, 2026 3:37 PM ET By declining to take up a lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Voting Rights Act. The court announced Monday that it will not review an Arkansas-based lawsuit, leaving in place a 2025 appeals panel ruling that ends a long-used tool for protecting minority voters from discrimination under the landmark law in seven mainly Midwestern states. That ruling found that in the states covered by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

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A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

Updated 5:36 PM EDT, June 22, 2026 A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic — including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor — is facing pushback from the U.S. government, according to newly unsealed court documents. RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck in the North Atlantic, wants to sell the artifacts for the first time despite previous agreements to only display them at museums and ...

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House approves major housing affordability bill, sending bipartisan measure to Trump

9 min ago - Updated on: June 23, 2026 / 7:45 PM EDT Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a landmark housing affordability bill, marking a rare bipartisan legislative accomplishment as lawmakers seek to address rising costs ahead of the midterm elections ... (CBS News)

Covid vaccine study the acting CDC director blocked is published in an outside journal

24 min ago - June 23, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT A study on Covid vaccines that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s acting director blocked from publication came out Tuesday in a different journal. The findings show that Covid vaccines reduced the likel ... (NBC News)

Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool

56 min ago - Jun 23rd, 2026, 6:14 pm Screenshot via TMZ President Donald Trump has not yet been able to offer evidence of the “vandals” he claims damaged the Reflecting Pool, but the administration is not taking any chances, installing surveillance cam ... (MEDIAite)

Trump administration charges 455 people, including doctors, with $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud

57 min ago - In the Trump administration's latest effort to crack down on fraud, the Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled charges against 455 people for their alleged participation in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse schemes. The defendants, who included 90 do ... (CNN)

Trump says DC reflecting pool repairs may not be done in time for 4 July

1 hr ago - Donald Trump has acknowledged that repairs to the algae-stricken reflecting pool in Washington DC may not be completed in time for the Fourth of July, when the president plans to convene a big celebration on the National Mall to ring in the country&# ... (The Guardian)

Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds

1 hr ago - Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an ⁠independent UN inquiry has found. The report by the UN independent international commission of inquiry examined violations against Palestinian child ... (The Guardian)

Israel smuggled Starlink into Iran to help protesters but 'incompetent' Netanyahu didn't use them, says former PM

1 hr ago - Tuesday 23 June 2026 10:14 EDT Israel secretly smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to support anti-government protesters five years ago but Benjamin Netanyahu failed to follow through on the plans, former prime minister Naftali Bennett has ... (The Independent)

Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors

2 hrs ago - June 23, 2026, 12:34 PM WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers. Energy Secretary Chris Wright cited & ... (ABC News/AP)

Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.

2 hrs ago - But government documents obtained by The New York Times show that while National Park Service workers found two cuts in sections of foam between the pool’s expansion joints, those were unrelated to the “American flag blue” coating that ... (NYT)

Court Lifts 250th Anniversary Deadline for Trump Administration to Reinstall US Park Exhibits

2 hrs ago - June 23, 2026, at 4:37 p.m. BOSTON, June 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration does ⁠not ⁠need to reinstall dozens of exhibits ⁠that it removed from national parks on topics such as slavery and climate change ̴ ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Fence around Eugene Federal Building must be removed within 48 hours, judge rules

2 hrs ago - Updated: Jun. 23, 2026, 7:58 a.m.|Published: Jun. 22, 2026, 1:17 p.m. A federal judge on Monday ruled that a tall metal fence around the perimeter of the Eugene Federal Building violates the public’s right to free speech and assembly by blocking ... (The Oregonian)

The Walrus and the Carpenter closes amid ongoing labor strike

3 hrs ago - 06/23/2026 by Meghan Walker The Walrus and the Carpenter (4743 Ballard Ave. NW) closed Monday evening after management cited safety concerns amid an ongoing labor strike outside the Ballard restaurant. In a statement released Monday, June 22, the res ... (myballard)

Judge reminds Trump lawyer there's no exemption for president as Pulitzer board members vent about willy-nilly discovery

3 hrs ago - Jun 23rd, 2026, 11:12 am Not long after hearing from an attorney for Pulitzer Prize board members, a Florida judge rejected Donald Trump's request for a 150-day extension for discovery, remarking that the president "just has to follow the rules like ... (Law & Crime)

Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict

4 hrs ago - Updated 3:50 PM EDT, June 23, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to re ... (AP)

6abc is warning viewers about the FCC taking away its TV license. Here's what's going on.

4 hrs ago - Published June 23, 2026, 11:04 a.m. ET On Monday, 6abc issued a warning for viewers to take action to prevent Action News from disappearing from TV screens across the Delaware Valley. “The FCC is questioning our commitment to viewers by threat ... (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Construction of US Ebola facility in Kenya halted after health minister's contempt of court charge

5 hrs ago - Tuesday 23 June 2026 08:37 EDT Kenya’s health minister has ordered an immediate halt to the construction of a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility, following a court ruling that found him in contempt for failing to observe suspension orders. The ... (The Independent)

Reeling CBS Morning News suffers ratings blow after '60 Minutes' purge: report

6 hrs ago - June 23, 2026 7:37AM ET The turmoil at CBS News after controversial news head Bari Weiss executed a purge at “60 Minutes” newsmagazine, which culminated with the firing of popular Scott Pelley, is having a ripple effect, with network execut ... (Raw Story)

Donald Trump to present World Cup trophy to winners, says Gianni Infantino

6 hrs ago - Donald Trump is set to hand over the World Cup trophy to the winners at the final on 19 July, Gianni Infantino has said. Infantino and Trump have forged a close relationship in the build-up to these finals, but the US president has barely talked abou ... (The Guardian)

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Resume Expedited Deportations Nationwide

7 hrs ago - June 23, 2026 Updated 12:27 p.m. ET A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume using a fast-track deportation process throughout the country that is typically reserved for people apprehended shortly after crossing t ... (New York Times)

Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

7 hrs ago - A group of Texas protesters convicted of terrorism charges received harsh sentences of at least 50 years in prison Tuesday in a closely watched case that was widely seen as a test case of the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on disse ... (The Guardian)

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