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# 1 A Florida Airport Is Officially Renamed for Trump - Rachel Treisman for npr, Eric Trump, Eric Daugherty, Open Source Intel, TMZ, and Insider Paper on X
It's official: President Donald J. Trump International Airport is open for business. The South Florida facility was called Palm Beach International Airport for over half a century until Thursday, when a months-old state law took effect, adding the airport to the growing list of places and things that now bear President Trump's name. Trump flies in and out of this airport relatively often, as it's mere miles from his oceanfront estate, Mar-a-Lago. The lifelong New Yorker declared Palm Beach his permanent residence in 2019 and travels there regularly from the White House. More than 8 million passengers fly through its airport each year, on over a dozen airlines...
#2 Trump Switches Back to Qatari Plane After Departing of Turkey Onboard Old Air Force One - Sara Dorn and Siladitya Ray for Forbes, Nick Sortor, Rapid Response 47, Fox News, and Christopher Webb on X
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump was asked by a reporter if the switching of plans was tied to the reignited conflict with Iran; the president simply said, “I’m number one on the kill list for Iran.” Later, while flying on board the jet, from the U.K. to Joint Base Andrews, Trump was asked again if he was aware of “any credible threat by Iran to Air Force One?” The president told the reporter, “Well, I have a threat all the time. I’m number one on their list, before you. But if I go, you go…Perhaps someday you want to change professions.” At the start of the press gaggle onboard the plane, the president told the reporters, “It was a long walk to you. It’s about three times the walk we used to take, right? I hope you like it.”#3 Trump to Ask Supreme Court to Reconsider Birthright Citizenship Case - Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, Nick Sortor, Rapid Response 47, Congressman Brandon Gill, Senator Rand Paul, Brian Harrison, and RedWave Press on X
President Donald Trump said he plans to ask the Supreme Court to rehear the recently decided birthright citizenship case after the Supreme Court ruled against his efforts to undo the long-standing principle that all individuals born in the U.S. are American citizens. "This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, writing that he plans to ask for the rehearing "IMMEDIATELY." Under the Supreme Court's rules, parties in a case have 25 days to petition for a rehearing to challenge a judgment or decision based on the merits. But such rehearings have rarely been granted, and Trump's request would be a long-shot bid for a different outcome in a case that the court so recently decided...
#4 Graham Platner Drops Out of Senate Race, Allowing Maine Democrats to Replace Him - Sahil Kapur for NBC News, New York Post, CALL TO ACTIVISM, The New York Times, The Associated Press, and CNN on X
Graham Platner announced Wednesday he’s ending his Senate campaign, capping a chaotic few days of uncertainty and Democratic infighting and leaving the party without a candidate in the vitally important Maine race this fall.The announcement by the populist progressive came after a woman he dated accused him of sexual assault in 2021, causing his support to hemorrhage even among top Democratic allies, who rescinded their endorsements and called on him to drop out. In a video message on X, Platner denied the allegation as “false” but said it has “placed an immense amount of weight” on him, as he has until only Monday to decide whether to continue his candidacy. He said that if he continued, he’d lose his ability to raise money, access voter data, or run a campaign...
#5 West Virginia Town Fires Entire Police Force After Chief Resigns, Sergeant Alleges Evidence Room Break-in - Stepheny Price for Fox News, SLC Fatigue/KTLA, The Exponent Telegram, The Calvin Coolidge Project, NESMAX, and WV News on X
A tiny West Virginia town is at the center of a growing controversy after its entire police department was abruptly relieved of duty just days after its police chief resigned, sparking public backlash, allegations of government overreach, and growing demands for transparency. "Effective immediately, the entire Barrackville Police Department has been relieved of duty by the Mayor and City Council," the department wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday. "We are sincerely grateful for the support, trust, and encouragement shown to us by the Barrackville community throughout our service. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve and protect this town."
#6 Trump Says Ceasefire Is ‘Over’ as U.S. Launches More Strikes on Iran - PBS News, Conservative Brief, The Patriot Oasis™, NavyVet, Hiroshi Sumida/Not Jerome Powell, and believer/Douglas Macgregor on X
The U.S. is carrying out a second straight night of attacks on Iran. The U.S. military says it launched strikes to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump signaled these strikes earlier Wednesday at the NATO summit in Ankara. Nick Schifrin reports...#7 Trump Says He Doesn’t Want Anything to Do With Spain: ‘Cut off All Trade’ - Elsa Ohlen for CNBC, Pamela Geller, Nick Sortor/M.A. Rothman/JNR, Hetchy, MAGA Voice/Pflip, and Tony Mosich on X
President Donald Trump has slammed Spain for not contributing enough to NATO, as the defense alliance battles mounting friction among allies. “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate. They don’t pay. I don’t want anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits,” he said at a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. “Don’t even talk to them. They’re hopeless, bad people,” the president said. “There are a couple of others, but in particular Spain,” he added, referring to other NATO members that he says should be spending more on military capabilities. It marks the latest...
#8 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Sends Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell Asking for Full Update on Health - Oren Oppenheim for ABC News, SaltyGoat/RaeJ, Amy/Kylie Jane Kremer/Ben, Conservative Brief, Frank Amari/BoehlertMediaBusters, and Devin Nunes' Uber Driver on X
Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter on Wednesday to Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell asking for details on McConnell's health situation after weeks of the Kentucky senator being hospitalized, with few details shared by the senator's team. "Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and wellbeing, and ability to hold office in the United States Senate," Beshear wrote in the letter, which was shared by the governor’s office...
#9 Cyclospora Cases Have Been Reported in Several States. What to Know About the Diarrhea-Causing Parasite - CBS News, The Morning Call, GreeleyTribune, FL Poison Control, The Globe and Mail, and KRCG 13 on X
Nearly 1,000 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation's largest in years. No deaths have been reported, and the source of the cyclospora infections hasn't been identified. Meanwhile, investigations into similar illnesses have been going on in 28 other states, including in Ohio, where people just across the Michigan border are also becoming sick. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 states have confirmed cases from early May to June 16, including Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Texas...
