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Trump's $14M Reflecting Pool Project Couldn't Stop Algae From Blooming In The DC Heat

Jun 13th, 2026, 7:47 pm President Donald Trump’s $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation couldn’t stop algae from blooming in the D.C. heat and turning the water a murky shade of green once again. The unsightly hue plagued the pool just in time for an estimated 125,000 people to descend on Washington for Trump’s “Freedom 250” UFC fights on the White House lawn for his birthday on Sunday — despite work crews spreading chlorine pellets to try to deter algae growth. The Washing ...

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ICE Barbie now cosplaying as Haiti gangbuster

12h Kristi Noem says she has a new mission after she was fired as Homeland Security secretary and given a new hastily created role in government. In an interview on Saturday discussing her work as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, Noem said she’s planning to take on gangs in Haiti that control around 90 percent of the capital and have displaced around 1.5 million people, according to the United Nations. “Haiti is an area that has been a lost cause for a very long time,” Noem, 5 ...

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House Democrat slams US-Iran peace deal as 'basically a surrender document'

06/13/26 4:02 PM ET Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) criticized the reported details of an agreement with Iran, after President Trump said the U.S. and Iran plan to sign the peace framework on Sunday. “This is a terrible deal,” Moulton told MS NOW on Saturday. “It’s basically a surrender document from Donald Trump to the supreme leader of Iran.” The Massachusetts lawmaker, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, criticized the economic and human toll of this conflict. “I mean, ...

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Trump administration suspends nearly $200 million for LA's main homeless agency

Posted 4:07 PM, Jun 13, 2026 The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County’s main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency’s alleged “wanton mismanagement of public funds.” The move puts at risk almost $200 million that LA area service providers count on to help California’s largest homeless population. In a letter Thursday to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accused the LA agen ...

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Marco Rubio Cracks Down on 'Birth Tourism' Scammers Who 'Sell Citizenship' to US

Jun 13th, 2026, 4:50 pm Secretary of State Marco Rubio is spearheading the Trump administration’s crackdown on “birth tourism” by targeting scam artists who have been using bogus documents and visas to let pregnant travelers come to the U.S. and give birth to kids who automatically become American citizens. Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany had a report on the crackdown on Saturday in America. She reported hundreds of visas were yanked by the administration last week. “The State Department [is ...

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GOP divided on pursuing third reconciliation amid election tensions

06/13/26 6:00 AM ET Republicans are divided over whether to pursue a third party-line spending package, with some lawmakers expressing skepticism that such an ambitious effort can clear Congress in a high-stakes election year. GOP leaders and top budget writers have already begun laying the groundwork for a third package, which they hope will include defense funding, fraud prevention initiatives and a slate of affordability-focused measures. President Trump added momentum to the effort Wednes ...

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A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide

By JACK DURA Updated 1:54 PM CDT, June 13, 2026 A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death. Daphy Michel, 31, died March 2. She was found at a bus shelter. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office found her cause of death to be hypothermia and ruled the manner a homicide, “ind ...

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Trump to attend dinner at Versailles post-G7

06/13/2026 11:32 AM EDT President Donald Trump will attend dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday, according to a senior Trump administration official. The dinner will follow the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, where the president has scheduled a series of bilateral meetings, working sessions and discussions with allied leaders. Macron had earlier invited Trump to the one-on-one dinner to cap off the summit, but the White House, until now, hadn’t ...

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Exclusive: ICE obtains local voter files in two counties

7h ICE investigators are going straight to local election officials for individual voter files, and they obtained them in two counties, according to emails shared with Axios. Why it matters: President Trump's decades-long push to root out alleged noncitizen voting has evolved into a multi-agency effort reaching into state and local voter systems. Trump said he believes millions of people, including non-citizens, are voting illegally and that is why he lost the popular vote in 2016 and th ...

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Trump to meet with Mideast leaders, attend Ukraine session at G7, U.S. officials say

Published Sat, Jun 13 2026 12:28 PM EDT U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders and attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the G7 summit in France next week, senior U.S. administration officials said on Saturday. Trump is scheduled to travel to Evian, France, for the G7 summit early Monday after attending Sunday’s mixed-martial-arts event at the White House. He will speak to a number of European leaders with whom he has squabbled ...

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Sen. Mark Warner says he hopes Senate can confirm Trump's DNI pick "this week"

34 min ago - June 14, 2026 / 3:26 PM EDT Washington — Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that he's hopeful the Senate can confirm President Trump's new nominee for director of national intelligence this we ... (CBS News)

Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine

37 min ago - Donald Trump told Vladimir Putin that ending Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine was critical and that he was prepared to help, reported Russia’s TASS news agency. During a phone call on Sunday, Trump also informed the Russian president that th ... (Guardian)

Pakistan says US and Iran have reached peace deal to end military operations

41 min ago - Here is the full statement from Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has just announced that a peace deal between US and Iran has been reached: "Following intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United State ... (BBC)

Hakeem Jeffries Leaves Door Open When Asked By NBC's Welker About a Potential Trump Impeachment

1 hr ago - Jun 14th, 2026, 12:44 pm House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) left the door open when asked by NBC News’s Kristen Welker if Democrats planned to impeach President Donald Trump if they win the majority in the midterms. “This time ar ... (MEDIAite)

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march

1 hr ago - GENEVA, June 14 (Reuters) - Geneva police on Sunday fired teargas at protesters who set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed ​windows at a United Nations agency as they vented their anger at ‌a Group of Seven summit about to take place acro ... (Reuters)

Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell is in the hospital, but little information is known

1 hr ago - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday, his spokesperson said, but there was no immediate information about why he was there or his prognosis. McConnell, 84, was the longest serving Senate leader in histo ... (AP)

Sen. James Lankford says Congress should ratify any deal Trump makes with Iran

1 hr ago - June 14, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT / Updated June 14, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday said “it is best” if Congress votes to ratify any potential deal to end the war in Iran, saying that a deal approved by Congress would ... (NBC News)

Lawsuit by the Yosemite ranger fired after hanging a giant transgender flag is dismissed

2 hrs ago - June 14, 2026, 12:26 PM ET A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former Yosemite National Park ranger who was fired after flying a giant transgender pride flag from a rock wall that looms over the California park's main thoroughfare. ... (ABC News/AP)

Georgia's vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week

2 hrs ago - Updated 1:10 PM EDT, June 14, 2026 ATLANTA (AP) — When Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol this week for a special session, they are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making. The election system used throughout the po ... (AP)

Jeffries questions possible Iran ceasefire: Trump has said deal is close '38 or 39 different times'

3 hrs ago - 06/14/26 2:18 PM ET House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday poked at the prospect that the U.S. and Iran will soon make a deal, accusing President Trump of saying the two countries have been close to a deal “38 or 39 different t ... (The Hill)

12 killed in skydiving plane crash near Butler Memorial Airport

3 hrs ago - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Twelve people are dead after a plane crashed near the Butler Memorial Airport, authorities have confirmed to KCTV5. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, in the area of Business 49 Highway. The Missouri St ... (KCTV 5 Kansas City, Missouri)

Senator Mitch McConnell, 84, hospitalized for second time in just a few months

4 hrs ago - Sunday 14 June 2026 18:56 BST Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue, according to a spokesperson. The 84-year-old was admitted to a hospital Sunday morning and “is receiving excellent care,” his office ... (The Independent)

Swiss reject population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash and cheering Business

4 hrs ago - ZURICH, June 14 (Reuters) - Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to cap its population at 10 million as voters prioritised economic stability and ties with the European Union over worries immigration was stretching public services and pushing up ... (Reuters/yahoo)

Trump to Axios: Netanyahu has "no fucking judgment" but Iran deal still on

4 hrs ago - Updated 47 mins ago President Trump tells Axios the U.S.–Iran deal to end the war is still on track for Sunday despite Israel's strike in Beirut and the Iranian threat to retaliate. Why it matters: The president is racing to save a deal that ne ... (Axios)

Helicopters collide over Rio de Janeiro, killing 6

5 hrs ago - By DIARLEI RODRIGUES Updated 10:22 AM CDT, June 14, 2026 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said. ... (AP)

Ukraine's AI drones entered 'Terminator mode' and killed Russian soldiers -- no human fired

5 hrs ago - A Ukrainian drone manufacturer has confirmed to New Scientist that a test involving 10 fully autonomous AI-controlled drones — operating with no human oversight or connection — killed Russian soldiers on the front line of the Ukraine war ap ... (Yahoo)

Charlie Javice Has Been Seeking a Pardon From Trump After Defrauding JPMorgan

5 hrs ago - Exclusive * Markets & Finance Charlie Javice Has Been Seeking a Pardon From Trump After Defrauding JPMorgan The entrepreneur sold her startup Frank to the bank for $175 million and was sentenced in September to over seven years in prison for frau ... (The Wall Street Journal.)

Minnesota woman rescued after being trapped in mud pit for several days

5 hrs ago - Two friends found Kathryn Woessner, 68, in wooded area almost entirely submerged in mud puddle ... On 6 June, two friends, Adam Sandbeck and Mike Gravalin, were riding their all-terrain vehicles through a wooded area near Backus and Hackensack in nor ... (The Guardian)

US has 'every intent of getting' Iran deal done Sunday: Ambassador Waltz

6 hrs ago - June 14, 2026, 10:36 AM U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said that while he didn't want to get ahead of an announcement, President Donald Trump still "has every intent for" the preliminary framework of a peace deal with Iran to be sig ... (ABC News)

Tuberville faces renewed residency challenge in run for Alabama governor

7 hrs ago - Updated 12:01 AM EDT, June 14, 2026 HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has long faced accusations of living in Florida rather than the state he represents in Washington. Now he is being confronted with the same claims as h ... (AP)

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