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Trump says he’ll decide whether US will directly attack Iran within 2 weeks​

By SAM MEDNICK, NATALIE MELZER, JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN
Updated 9:42 PM CDT, June 19, 2025

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran given the “substantial chance” for renewed negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, as the two sides attacked one another for a seventh day.

Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs. His statement was read out by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Earlier in the day, Israel’s defense minister threatened Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after Iranian missiles crashed into a major hospital in southern Israel and hit residential buildings near Tel Aviv, wounding at least 240 people. Israel’s military “has been instructed and knows that in order to achieve all of its goals, this man absolutely should not continue to exist,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said.

As rescuers wheeled patients out of the smoldering hospital, Israeli warplanes launched their latest attack on Iran’s nuclear program.

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Democrats accuse Trump administration of weaponizing law enforcement to silence political foes

Some high-profile Democrats have been detained or prosecuted, in what one lawmaker called "strong-arm tactics" intended to "silence and intimidate people."
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ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses

Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
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On Juneteenth, President Trump says America has "too many non-working holidays"

President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth — a day he has commemorated in the past — by arguing businesses are closed for "too many non-working holidays."
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Analysis: Why Trump’s two-week pause on Iran makes sense — and why it may not work | CNN Politics

It would be easy to mock Donald Trump for blinking. Again.
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Juneteenth celebrations across the US commemorate the end of slavery

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.
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Trump administration can't require states to cooperate with ICE to get transportation funding, judge says

A judge said the Trump administration cannot tie federal transportation funding to cooperation with immigration authorities.
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Democrats want new leaders, focus on pocketbook issues, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Kamala Harris’ November loss to Donald Trump has left the party rudderless and sparked a round of soul-searching about the path forward.
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Trump admin live updates: Appeals court keeps California National Guard in Trump's hands

President Donald Trump called up the guard amid protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
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US troops in the Middle East could face increased threats amid Iran conflict: ‘Irreparable damage’

Iran warns of consequences for U.S. intervention in conflict as Trump weighs striking nuclear facilities, putting American troops at Middle Eastern bases at increased risk.
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Analysis: With transgender care ruling, Chief Justice Roberts tries to avoid extremes | CNN Politics

After Supreme Court oral arguments last December, it was clear conservative justices had the votes to uphold state bans on gender care for trans youths under age 18. The question was how far the decision would sweep to affect trans individuals in other situations.
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Bernie Sanders dives into a key House battleground Trump carried in 2024 with a new endorsement

Democrat Rebecca Cooke is running against GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden again after she lost by less than 3 points in western Wisconsin even as Trump won the district by 7 points last year.
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Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as president

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.
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Trump administration boosts monitoring of possible Iran-backed cells in U.S., as Trump weighs strikes, sources say

FBI Director Kash Patel has increased efforts to monitor possible domestic sleeper cells linked to Hezbollah, U.S. officials say.
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Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia after deadly missile strike in Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging greater international pressure on Moscow. Zelenskyy's remarks came two days after a Russian missile strike hit a Kyiv apartment building and killed 23 people.
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Trump's 'border czar' says worksite immigration raids will continue but criminals will be prioritized

Immigration and Customs Enforcement reversed guidance earlier this week to pause operations at certain worksites.
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White House says Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in 'a couple of weeks'

The White House says Iran has all it needed to produce a nuclear weapon in "a couple of weeks" once given the go-ahead from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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