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Trump will be at the NATO summit through Wednesday, where he is expected to meet with leaders from across Europe, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Putin should be dealt with an iron hand.
As former Vice President Kamala Harris weighs running for governor, her husband, attorney Doug Emhoff, will teach law at USC. LA Times
This habit has become more than just something to help them pass…time. New York Post
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President Donald Trump slammed Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she called for his impeachment over his decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. OANN
VOA VIEW: AOC is an idiot.
Classified findings indicate that the attack sealed off the entrances to two facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings. New York Times
VOA VIEW: What is the truth?
After the justices let the administration deport migrants to countries with which they had no connection, a federal judge blocked the removal of eight men. New York Times
VOA VIEW: He should be sanctioned by the SC
Just before Jake Rosencranz, 29, of Denver, was struck while standing in ankle-deep water in New Smyrna Beach, two people were struck at a golf course in the area. New York Times
The U.S. crews involved in attacking the nuclear site at Fordo trained for years. But dropping 30,000-pound bombs was almost certainly a new experience. New York Times
Representative Jasmine Crockett has dropped out of the race to become the top Democrat for the House Oversight Committee. OANN
VOA VIEW: She was incompetent.
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President Donald Trump issued sharp criticism for both Israel and Iran for initially violating the delicate ceasefire the president secured on Monday. OANN
VOA VIEW: Trump should be blaming Iran.
President Donald Trump is confident that the ceasefire he negotiated between Israel and Iran will be lasting, not temporary. OANN
VOA VIEW: Trump should get ready to take action against Iran.
A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a bar in central Florida is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening. Washington Times
Waymo's robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this year in Austin. Washington Times
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A plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans' big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate the chamber's rules. Washington Times
A coalition of Republican senators introduced a bill to criminalize protesters who block traffic after the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles saw hundreds of people flood the roads and close freeways. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Blocking traffic in protests should be a legal infraction.
Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it arrested 11 migrants from Iran over the weekend -- and one American citizen who was harboring an Iranian illegal immigrant and threatened to kill an ICE officer attempting to make the arrest. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They should arrest all illegals.
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The NATO summit follows a U.S. operation striking Iranian nuclear sites — and the announcement by President Trump of a ceasefire. CBS
VOA VIEW: Iran cannot be trusted; Trump should not be tricked.
The jury ordered that chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman must pay Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Jeffrey Smith, inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. CBS
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program. CBS
VOA VIEW: It may be a good deal.
Ford is recalling 200,000 Mustang Mach-E cars due to an issue with its door latches that could put children at risk. CBS
JetBlue is scheduled to end flights between Boston and Miami in September as the budget carrier moves to cut costs. CBS
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The cautious tones from Powell could further antagonize President Donald Trump, who has ramped up his long-standing criticism of Powell. CNBC
Tensions between Washington, Canadian and European allies' defense spending have overshadowed NATO for a number of years. CNBC
VOA VIEW: NATO members should pay their fair share.
Majority Leader John Thune's comments are a sign of the growing pressure he faces to get Republican holdouts on board. CNBC
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Meta is pushing back against a ban on WhatsApp from government devices. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Security is important.
Three flight attendants and two passengers were inured aboard an American Airlines flight from Miami to North Carolina on Sunday after the airline said it hit "unexpected turbulence." FOX News
Florida authorities rescue 60 children in Operation Dragon Eye, a multi-agency effort targeting child sex trafficking, resulting in eight arrests on human trafficking charges. FOX News
Sen. Bill Cassidy called for a meeting of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee set for this week to be postponed, citing a lack of experience among its new appointees. UPI
VOA VIEW: The CDC is not very trustworthy.
Mere hours after a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Iran went into effect, Israel ordered fresh attacks on Tehran after the Israeli military detected missiles launched from the Islamic state. UPI
VOA VIEW: Israel gave way to Trump wanting to give Iran a break.
Officers seized more than $25 million worth of counterfeit jewelry in Kentucky last week, before the thousands of pieces could be sold to unsuspecting buyers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday. UPI
The vulnerability of identity documents has become a critical challenge for Latin America amid rising migration and regional security crises. UPI
Seoul has requested to be exempted from all U.S. reciprocal and product-specific tariffs at the first high-level talks under the administration of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, the South's Trade Ministry said. UPI
VOA VIEW: A little much to ask.
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White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is "actively looking at" suspending the writ of habeas corpus — the constitutional right to challenge in court the legality of a person's detention by the government — for migrants. White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is "actively looking at" suspending the writ of habeas corpus — the constitutional right to challenge in court the legality of a person's detention by the government — for migrants. The courts must pull back or congress will have to take action.
Miller's comment came in response to a White House reporter who asked about President Donald Trump entertaining the idea of suspending the writ to deal with the problem of illegal immigration into the United States. Asked when that might happen, Miller responded: "The Constitution is clear, and that, of course, is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in time of invasion."
"So, I would say that's an option we're actively looking at," he said. A number of pending civil cases challenging the Trump administration's deportation of undocumented immigrants in the United States are based on habeas claims. The Trump administration has chafed at orders by judges blocking efforts to summarily deport immigrants, including alleged gang members, without court proceedings.
Miller spoke hours after a federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk from the custody of U.S. immigration authorities.
Öztürk, who had been imprisoned for 45 days after the Trump administration revoked the Turkish citizen's student visa based on an assessment that she "may undermine U.S. foreign policy by crearting a hostile environment for Jewish students and indicating support for a designated terrorist organization."
Öztürk challenged her detention with a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which noted that she "has not been charged with any crime," and which argued that her "arrest and detention are designed to punish her speech and chill the speech of others." Miller said that Trump's decision on whether to suspend the writ of habeas corpus "depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not."
Miller implied that "the right thing" is for judges to stop blocking the administration's deportation of immigrants in cases where those people are exercising habeas writs. The writ has been suspended only four times since the U.S. Constitution was ratified. And in all but one of those instances, Congress first authorized the suspension. The idea of habeas corpus originated in English common law.
"No man shall be arrested or imprisoned...except by the lawful judgment of his peers and by the law of the land," a provision in the Magna Carta, signed by King John in the early 13th Century, says. The U.S. Constitution, in Article 1, section 9, says, "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
Miller's use of the word "invasion" reflects the Trump administration's argument that the U.S. faces an "invasion" of undocumented migrants. Miller's comment came in response to a White House reporter who asked about President Donald Trump entertaining the idea of suspending the writ to deal with the problem of illegal immigration into the United States.
