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Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims
June 20, 2026 at 1:52 p.m. EDT David Hearn had just finished a loop around Hains Point on Friday as part of a 52-mile bike ride when he swung by the Lincoln Memorial to see the refurbished Reflecting Pool for himself. Noticing a piece of the new "American flag blue" liner that was partially detached from the pool bottom, Hearn said he reached into the water to see what it felt like. Moments later, as the Bethesda man prepared to leave, U.S. Park Police officers arrested him on a m ...
Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days
Updated 4:54 PM EDT, June 20, 2026 TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Iran on Saturday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the United States on their interim agreement, not much likely will happen if the fighting doesn’t stop. U.S. President Donald Trump, in response, threatened to impose American tolls in the crucial waterway if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days, saying the money ...
Vance Says He Expects to Leave in Couple of Days for Iran Talks
June 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM EDT “I expect that I will leave sometime the next couple of days” to join US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Switzerland for talks with Iran, Vice President JD Vance says in an interview with Fox News. Kushner and Witkoff have been “on the ground” now for a few hours, Vance says Vance says he’s “trying to be respectful” as Qatar and Pakistan want to make sure that the talks are done in the right way Vance says he’s “trying to be respectful” as Qa ...
Female FBI agent's career stalled out after rebuffing male coworker's drunken advances, lawsuit says
Saturday 20 June 2026 08:42 EDT A female FBI agent is suing the Department of Justice over claims her fledgling career stalled out after she rebuffed a senior male agent’s romantic overtures, according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent. The rookie agent, who was assigned to the bureau’s San Francisco field office and is anonymized in court filings as “Jane Doe,” says in her complaint that the senior agent fed her alcohol during an out-of-town conference, pressured her to send h ...
BREAKING NEWS: JD Vance Departs To Switzerland For Iran Talks
On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance departed the U.S. en route to Switzerland for talks with Iran. ...
Kennedy Center says it isn't required to reschedule shows after judge blocks 2-year closure
Kennedy Center says it isn’t required to reschedule shows after judge blocks 2-year closure The Associated Press June 19, 2026, 10:05 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center’s management isn’t making a commitment to scheduling new shows or building up its staff even as the performing arts venue considers options short of a full two-year closure that a federal judge blocked last month. In a court filing Friday, Kennedy Center lawyers said the institution plans to “maintain an operational model ...
Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution
June 19, 2026, 8:34 PM EDT HAVANA — Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward. The 176 measures aim to further decentralize Cuba’s state-run economy, which has been left gasping by a tightened embargo under President Donald Trump. Under the island’s current economic ...
Planned Trump border wall near Texas national park could create flooding risk, suit says
Friday 19 June 2026 21:12 EDT Trump administration plans to build parts of the border wall near Big Bend National Park could expose a small town to “potentially devastating” flooding, a federal lawsuit argues. The suit, filed Wednesday by the municipal development district of Presidio, Texas, against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, claims that the administration plans to replace an existing earthen levee protecting the area with segments of the 30-f ...
Israeli strikes kill 10 in Lebanon after truce, with prospect of U.S.-Iran talks unclear
June 19, 2026 10:32 PM EDT Updated 24 mins ago ZURICH/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least 10 people in Lebanon on Saturday, hours after a truce took effect, Israel saying it was reacting to attacks from Hezbollah and the Iran-backed group saying it would not allow Israel "freedom of movement" in Lebanon. A halt to the fighting in Lebanon is a condition for starting 60 days of U.S.-Iranian talks to resolve disputes over Iran’s nuclear p ...
U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin From Enacting New Plans To Slash Consumer Watchdog Staff
Jun 19, 2026, 08:03 PM EDT June 19 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration's plans to immediately slash the workforce at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by about two-thirds, delivering a setback to the White House's protracted efforts to shrink the consumer watchdog. The order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in response to a revised plan the Justice Department submitted in late March following repeat ...
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Netanyahu will try and undermine Trump's Iran peace plan despite president's warnings: report
14 min ago - Saturday 20 June 2026 11:29 EDT Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely try to undermine Donald Trump’s deal with Iran, U.S. intelligence officials have reportedly warned the administration. Current and former U.S. officials told T ... (The Independent)
They have all the power': investigation finds that 93% of ICE arrests targeted Latinos
43 min ago - Sat 20 Jun 2026 10.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 20 Jun 2026 10.02 EDT Federal agents have arrested hundreds of immigrants off New York and New Jersey streets in recent months in a stealth enforcement campaign that disproportionately targeted people fr ... (The Guardian)
Former judges implore current judge to assert her 'inherent authority' and reject Trump's 'laughable' defenses
1 hr ago - Jun 20th, 2026, 1:00 pm Dozens of former federal judges are imploring a current federal judge to assert her authority, maintain jurisdiction, and acutely investigate the mechanics of President Donald Trump's planned $1.776 billion "anti-weaponizatio ... (Law & Crime)
Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption
1 hr ago - June 20, 2026 7:44 AM EDT Updated 42 mins ago PARIS/BERLIN/ROME, June 20 (Reuters) - A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted a partial alcohol ban in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and the closure of a soccer fan zo ... (Reuters)
BREAKING NEWS: JD Vance Departs To Switzerland For Iran Talks
2 hrs ago - On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance departed the U.S. en route to Switzerland for talks with Iran. ... (Forbes Breaking News)
Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine drone strike on refining facilities in Russia
2 hrs ago - Updated June 20, 2026, 3:49 p.m. ET Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen Region in western Siberia, more than 1,200 miles from Ukraine. He also said Ukraine had ... (USA Today)
Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days
3 hrs ago - Updated 4:54 PM EDT, June 20, 2026 TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Iran on Saturday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the United States ... (AP)
Vance Says He Expects to Leave in Couple of Days for Iran Talks
3 hrs ago - June 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM EDT “I expect that I will leave sometime the next couple of days” to join US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Switzerland for talks with Iran, Vice President JD Vance says in an interview with Fox News ... (Bloomberg)
Female FBI agent's career stalled out after rebuffing male coworker's drunken advances, lawsuit says
4 hrs ago - Saturday 20 June 2026 08:42 EDT A female FBI agent is suing the Department of Justice over claims her fledgling career stalled out after she rebuffed a senior male agent’s romantic overtures, according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Indepe ... (The Independent)
Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims
5 hrs ago - June 20, 2026 at 1:52 p.m. EDT David Hearn had just finished a loop around Hains Point on Friday as part of a 52-mile bike ride when he swung by the Lincoln Memorial to see the refurbished Reflecting Pool for himself. Noticing a piece of the new "Am ... (Washington Post)
Trump envoys arrive in Switzerland for Iran talks planned for Sunday
6 hrs ago - 3h White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Switzerland, where the first round of talks with Iran on a potential nuclear deal is expected to take place on Sunday, U.S. officials told Axios. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi trav ... (msn/Axios)
At least 12 shot after SUV pulls up and opens fire on a crowd, Chicago police say
7 hrs ago - Updated 9:16 AM CDT, June 20, 2026 Leer en español CHICAGO (AP) — At least 12 people in a crowd on a Chicago street suffered gunshot wounds after an SUV pulled up and two people inside started shooting, police said. The SUV drove away fr ... (AP)
Trump loyalist Jim Jordan linked to group that received 'dark money' from ICE detention contractor
7 hrs ago - Sat 20 Jun 2026 11.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 20 Jun 2026 11.01 EDT Jim Jordan is among the most famous names in this stretch of Ohio. The congressman and chair of the powerful House judiciary committee is considered among the most conservative and ... (The Guardian)
Democratic states scramble to prevent potential Trump administration interference in their elections
8 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 AM ET Democratic-led states are racing to safeguard November’s midterm elections against potential interference from the Trump administration and its allies, passing new laws that restrict the presence of law enforce ... (CNN Politics)
New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states
8 hrs ago - It was a historic, even jarring, scene that captures a once-unimaginable geopolitical ordering. The world's most powerful heads of state gathered in the French Alps this week for the annual G7 summit, with the CEOs of America's dominant AI companies ... (Axios)
China's Ministry of State Security Accuses 'Spy Turtles and Spy Fish' of Stealing Sensitive Marine Data
9 hrs ago - Stop the presses! Barely a month after President Donald Trump visited Beijing, an espionage scandal is brewing in the pristine waters off China’s long stretches of ocean coastline. China’s Ministry of State Security addressed the situation ... (Gizmodo)
Gasps as Trump's birthday bash leaves White House grounds in 'terrible' condition
9 hrs ago - June 20, 2026 8:56AM ET An aerial view shows crews deconstructing the UFC fighting venue on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 19, 2026 REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday last Sunday ... (Raw Story)
Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump's name was removed
9 hrs ago - Matthew Chapman • 12h • 2 min read President Donald Trump suffered a severe humiliation this month when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was finally ordered by a federal court to remove Trump's name from the side of the building ... (msn.com)
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations, Iranian media says after continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon
10 hrs ago - June 20, 2026, 7:54 AM EDT / Updated June 20, 2026, 10:04 AM EDT Iran said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, according to Iranian state media, citing violations of the ceasefire after continued Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon overnigh ... (NBC News)
President Trump blames vandals amid Reflecting Pool algae bloom
11 hrs ago - Updated June 19, 2026, 11:48 p.m. ET President Donald Trump defended his administration's beautification record in Washington, DC, despite the algae bloom in the recently overhauled reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. In a Truth Social post on ... (USA Today)
