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    Israeli soldiers dig through rubble to search for survivors in a residential area hit by a missile fired from Iran near Tel Aviv.
    Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day as hundreds reported dead
    Israel and Iran have traded more missile attacks despite international calls for a halt to the fighting, with neither country showing signs of backing down.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 14: U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stand together at the ending of the U.S Army parade on June 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Army is marking its 250th birthday with the military parade including roughly 6,600 troops, 150 vehicles, and over 50 aircraft.  The parade, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, is designed to tell the history of the Army.
    The Latest: Military parade features helicopter flyover as LA police disperse protest
    President Donald Trump’s military parade rolled through Washington, D.C., on Saturday, as opponents of the president’s agenda rallied in hundreds of cities nationwide
    BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA - JUNE 14: A Brooklyn Park police officer speaks with the driver of a vehicle entering a neighborhood on June 14, 2025 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Democratic-Farmer-Labor State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed this morning. Democratic-Farmer-Labor State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting "appears to be a politically motivated assassination."
    Officials say they are searching for a 57-year-old man in shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers
    Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin said state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa Hortman were shot, and that Hoffman’s wife was also shot.
    Del. Heather Bagnall warms up the crowd on June 14, 2025 as it begins to fill in Lawyer's Mall at the State House in Annapolis. The crowd eventually overflowed onto the surrounding sidewalks and even across the street.
    An assassination in Minnesota briefly silences ‘No Kings’ rally in Annapolis
    Jessica Davis took a breath and looked down at her phone. She read out the news to the ‘No Kings’ rally in Annapolis that a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband had been assassinated.
    The Supreme Court justices have 21 cases to resolve that were argued between December and mid-May.
    21 cases left for Supreme Court to decide, including Maryland LGBTQ+ book dispute in schools
    The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, pleaded not guilty on Friday to human smuggling charges in a federal court in Tennessee.
    President Donald Trump listens during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
    Baltimore judge blocks Trump’s firing of Consumer Product Safety Commission members
    A federal judge in Baltimore has blocked the terminations of three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after they were fired by President Donald Trump.
    Firefighters and people clean up the scene of an explosion at a residence compound after Israeli attacks in Tehran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
    What to know about Israel’s major attack on Iran
    Israel has launched a major attack on Iran, raising fears that the long-running shadow war between the adversaries may spiral into a more dangerous regional conflict.
    Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks during a discussion with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, on how "to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th." The event marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
    Getting fired won’t stop Carla Hayden
    In her first local interview since she was fired by President Trump as Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden speaks about the importance of expanding access, not cutting it off.
    Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
    Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across Tehran
    Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites.
    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22.
    Kennedy’s new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation
    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to view opening night of "Les Miserables," at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Trump booed and cheered at the Kennedy Center while attending ‘Les Misérables’
    A tuxedo-wearing President Donald Trump arrived at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday night for opening night of the award-winning musical “Les Misérables,” demonstrating his focus on an institution that he’s dedicated to remaking in his image.
    Hundreds of protesters march down E. Fayette Street on Wednesday afternoon to signal their increasing distress over an intense immigration crackdown that has sparked protest and unrest across the country.
    Hundreds march in Baltimore protesting national immigration crackdown
    As many as 500 walked through East Baltimore in solidarity with similar protests across the country after stepped-up ICE raids
    James McDonough wears a 173rd Airborne Brigade hat while posing for a portrait, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Crofton, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
    Veterans are divided over the Army’s big parade on Trump’s birthday
    Until recently, the Army’s long-planned birthday celebration did not include a big parade. Added under the Trump administration, the event has divided veterans.
    Fans fill the Rose Bowl as Chelsea plays Liverpool FC in an International Champions Cup soccer match , July 27, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif.
    Will visa delays and border fears keep fans away from the Club World Cup in the US?
    The United States will see the arrival of 32 professional club teams from around the globe to 11 cities for the tournament.
    The World Bank building, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank open their virtual spring meeting today.
    Citing trade wars, the World Bank sharply downgrades global economic growth forecast to 2.3%
    America’s economic prospects have been clouded by Trump’s erratic and aggressive trade policies, including 10% taxes — tariffs — on imports from almost every country in the world.
    A protester taunts a line of California National Guard protecting a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025.
    Trump sends Marines to Los Angeles amid immigration protests
    Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said the federal government’s plan to return thousands of forced-reset triggers will have
severe consequences for the state.
    Maryland leads lawsuit against Trump administration over gun triggers deal
    The suit announced Monday argues that returning the triggers would violate federal law, pose a threat to residents and worsen gun violence.
    Jenna Norton, a researcher at the NIH, in a gray jacket and black shirt.
    NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
    On Monday, scores of scientists at the agency sent a letter challenging the Trump administration’s cuts in public health research.
    A person holds up a sign during a news conference and rally by immigrant justice organizations and advocates protesting ICE arrests in San Francisco
    Democratic states double down on laws resisting Trump’s immigration crackdown
    In California alone, more than a dozen pro-immigrant bills passed either the Assembly or Senate this week.
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