News for June 21, 2025

Minnesota lobbyist Jonathan M. Bohn was charged after allegedly sending violent threatening texts, and a court set strict bail and no-contact orders.

Former Texas U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left Congress after sexual harassment allegations, has died at 63.

A federal judge blocked the National Science Foundation from cutting university research funding for indirect costs.

Mahmoud Khalil returned to New Jersey after a federal judge ordered his release from ICE custody, even as the Trump administration keeps trying to deport him.

Mexican authorities arrested three people, including an American and a dual national, after a binational operation with the FBI led to the seizure of 110,000 fentanyl pills in Ciudad Juárez.

The Iran-Israel war entered its second week with new strikes, rising casualties, and growing pressure on President Donald Trump over whether the U.S. will join the conflict.

Sue Baker’s life was saved by a first-of-its-kind heart and liver transplant at Mayo Clinic after her heart and LVAD began to fail.

Tulsi Gabbard now says Iran could make a nuclear weapon within weeks, after earlier telling Congress that Iran was not building one.

The article says Donald Trump’s rise has helped turn more U.S. counties into political blowouts, while Kamala Harris and Democrats rely on larger city and suburb strongholds.

Trump’s budget bill could cut Medicaid and other health coverage enough to slow health care hiring and put many jobs at risk.

President Donald Trump said he may try to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after attacking him again over interest rates.

Jordan “Manny” Collins Jr. has been missing for 45 days, and his mother is offering a $10,000 reward in hopes of bringing him home.