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Monday, June 29, 2026

Today, Trump launches fresh attacks against Iran but doesn’t announce them until 30 minutes after the markets closed Friday; the Justice Department is now zero for ten in voter roll lawsuits as a federal court rejects Trump’s attempt to get Pennsylvania data; the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to green-light its unprecedented immigration detention policy; the Buttigieg family was the subject of a vile home invasion; bible stories are installed in Texas public school curriculum; a federal judge says a man with the same name as Alaska senator Dan Sullivan is eligible to be on the primary ballot; tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride parade since Orban’s ouster; the reflecting pool algae was caused by the administration removing nanobubblers for vanity reasons ahead of the Lincoln Memorial UFC weigh in; Mamdani’s rent freeze has been approved by the New York City Board; the FEMA guy who claims he teleported to a Waffle House has been sacked; and naming your kid “Donald” has never been more unpopular; plus Allison delivers your Good News.

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U.S. launches additional Iran strikes as tensions flare up over Hormuz | NBC News

Pennsylvania's voter rolls are safe from DOJ's grab, rules federal judge, bringing Justice Dept record to 0-10 | Democracy Docket

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to OK its unprecedented immigration detention policy | POLITICO

Pete Buttigieg Target of Vile Attack on His Young Family | The New Republic

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools | AP News

Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules | AP News

Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out | PBS News

How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job | The New York Times