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Federal judge limits challenges to Trump mail-in voting order

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:56 pm

A federal judge on Thursday said she'll only consider parts of challenges to President Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict mail-in voting, ruling the plaintiffs need to wait before raising concerns about elections beyond this year. A group of voter education nonprofits and Democratic-led states separately sued the Trump administration in April in an...

Apple raising prices, CEO says

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:52 pm

Apple CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that his company is raising its prices. In an interview published Wednesday with the Journal, Cook said that the tech company is set to increase the prices of its products in an attempt to counteract rising memory and storage chip costs. “Unfortunately, price...

Rare Lyme disease-causing strain spreads to new state: What to know

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:49 pm

A rare pathogen known to cause Lyme disease has been detected in a new state, far from where it has typically been found.

Reflecting Pool contract balloons up to $14.7M 

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:44 pm

The cost of a contract for work on the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool has ballooned further — now costing taxpayers a total of $14.7 million — according to federal records. The federal contract with Atlantic Industrial Coatings is up more than $1.5 million from $13.1 million a month ago, a federal database showed as of Thursday....

Iran supreme leader says he approved MOU despite reservations

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:32 pm

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday said he had reservations about the memorandum of understanding between Tehran and the United States to end the war but still agreed to move forward with the deal. Khamenei said Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, wanted to ink the...

Vance hits back at Iran deal critics in GOP, Israel: 5 takeaways

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:17 pm

Vice President Vance took to the White House press briefing podium Thursday to hit back against a growing chorus of critics of the Trump administration’s deal with Iran after President Trump signed the agreement. Vance referred to criticism of the preliminary agreement from both sides of the aisle as “fundamentally untrue” and even took swipes...

Raskin demands full list of Trump medications, doctors' names

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:10 pm

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is reupping his probe into President Trump’s health records, less than a week after the president celebrated his 80th birthday.  In a letter to the president’s doctor on Thursday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) questioned why 22 specialists were required to declare that Trump was in “excellent health” in...

Pelosi on Trump's Iran deal: A 'gift to the Iranians'

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:02 pm

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said Americans "paid the price" for President Trump's "mistake" in taking military action against Iran, describing the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) as a "real gift to the Iranians." "The current occupant of the White House tearing that up and then going forward with an agreement that it fails...

Watch live: Trump participates in Medal of Honor ceremony

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 7:00 pm

President Trump will preside over a Medal of Honor ceremony Thursday for heroes in the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars. Task & Purpose reported Maj. James Capers Jr., who led his Marine reconnaissance team through a harrowing ambush despite serious wounds, will be awarded the highest military honor. In April 1967, Capers led a nine-man team...

Federal appeals court rules Interior can remove, replace Philadelphia slavery exhibits

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 6:42 pm

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can remove and replace a slavery exhibit at the site of the nation’s first executive residence in Philadelphia, reversing a lower court ruling that required the federal government to restore displays it had taken down earlier this year. A federal judge in Pennsylvania blocked the Interior...

Bipartisan Senate duo looks to help more small businesses sell goods overseas 

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 6:34 pm

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers, Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), will introduce a bill Thursday aimed at helping American small businesses get loans to export their goods abroad.  The bill, the Regional Export Promotion Act, would make permanent a program within the Export-Import Bank that helps states and cities connect local businesses...

Vance warns Israeli officials against attacking Trump, their 'only powerful ally'

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 6:23 pm

Vice President Vance warned Israeli officials Thursday against speaking out and criticizing the peace deal negotiated by President Trump’s administration with Iran, suggesting Israel should be grateful for partnership with the U.S. while it is isolated on the international stage. “If I was in the Cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking...

Top Foreign Relations Democrat on Trump's Iran deal: 'Catastrophically bad outcome'

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 6:22 pm

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee slammed the reported contents of the deal between the U.S. and Iran, calling them a “catastrophically bad outcome.” “The White House has not released the memorandum of understanding, so neither Congress nor the American people can fully assess what the Administration agreed to. If the reported...

Ossoff: Trump 'making a terrorist attack more likely' with Pulte nomination

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 6:12 pm

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump for appointing Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, arguing the move increases the risk of a terrorist attack on the U.S.  “The installation of a thug and a hack like Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence is maybe the most chilling and...

Fake FIFA sites being used to steal private information: FBI

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Published on: June 18, 2026, 5:50 pm

The FBI is warning soccer fans to watch out for fraudulent websites impersonating FIFA amid the World Cup this summer, as the agency says cybercriminals are using fake domains to sell counterfeit tickets and steal personal information. In a public service announcement issued Tuesday, the FBI said cyber threat actors have launched spoofing attacks designed...