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Father’s Day: Research says dads do their share of housework
Liberal media bias aside, if we take a closer look, what the research actually shows is that fathers do as much for their families as mothers do.
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Sunday shows preview: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz closure threatens Trump MOU ahead of planned Switzerland peace talks
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Obama Center embeds 'Indigenous' land message on controversial site
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Petrol prices in Australia are now lower than before the Iran war began. Is the oil crisis over and what happens next?
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Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor after Polish president revokes it in a spat over history
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The clock is ticking on Trump's border wall
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Iowa TV anchor gets choked up as he quits job and journalism — and slams his station
New York Post
"That's why the facts matter, and that's why we do what we do here."
Wife of Spanish PM forbidden to leave country as corruption probes pile up
CNN
A Spanish judge ordered Begoña Gómez to stand trial for corruption, demanded she surrender her passport and banned her from leaving the country.
We should be pushing for all Americans to feel personal agency
Los Angeles Times
'It seems to me that it should be our objective as a nation to push for principles that enable members of every subgroup to seek this feeling, but also to respect the right of members of groups we do not belong to to attain this feeling as well,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
Jewish ex-staffer says California college’s chaotic pro-Palestinian takeovers threatened her safety
New York Post
A former Pomona College Jewish employee has claimed she was forced to resign after developing PTSD because of the way the institution handled pro-Palestine protests.
New York is overdoing it with a constant barrage of lottery ads
New York Post
It's one thing for lottery spending to be legal. It's another thing for New York State to be promoting vice.
Appeals court sides with CFPB's union, blocks job cuts
American Banker
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the Trump administration's attempt to fire nearly two-thirds of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, upholding a March 2025 injunction.
EXCLUSIVE: VP Vance Makes Podcast Debut On Wife’s ‘Storytime With the Second Lady’ For Father’s Day
Dailycaller
Vice President JD Vance joined his wife on her new podcast for a Father's Day special, first obtained by the Daily Caller.
Trump Admin Says $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Isn't a Tax
Newsweek
Administration tells appeals court $100,000 H-1B fee is immigration restriction, not tax, seeking reversal of lower court ruling.
Cory Booker says ‘we have capitulated to the enemy’ with Trump’s Iran deal: Full interview
NBC News
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Meet the Press slammed President Trump’s new Iran agreement and said he “cannot wait” until leaders such as Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are “off the world stage.”
The clock is ticking on Trump's border wall
Axios
The closer you look at Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's declaration that the border wall will be finished by this time next year, the harder it is to make the numbers work. Why it matters: DHS has only completed 10% of its planned primary wall . It will have to navigate construction lawsuits, negotiate with (or sue) private citizens for land access and finalize contracts and designs — all while minimizing the delays that slow big construction projects. There are about 698 miles of primary border wall left to build, according to a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson, along with public agency data that tracks wall construction from CBP and the Department of War. The big picture: The pace would need to increase to more than 13 miles a week to finish on Mullin's self-declared timeline. The primary wall construction rate for most of 2026 has been roughly 2.6 miles per week. The fastest reported increase in completed primary border wall was an additional 4 miles built between June 5 and June 10. If CBP kept this pace for the next year, it could build about 292 miles of wall. DHS is counting on construction to speed up now that the majority of contracts have been awarded , mostly to two construction companies, and projects are advancing past the design stage. Between the lines: Just 30 miles of President Trump's border wall, including secondary wall and water barriers, were built in his first year in office. What they're saying: "We're on track to have the primary border wall done, completed from the Pacific to the Gulf of America this time next year," Mullin testified to Congress in June and recently repeated at a press conference. "We're ahead of schedule and we're below budget on building border wall," CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said at a recent public event. "Primary border wall, I've made a commitment to the president, will be done by the end of 2027." "CBP continues to develop and finalize its plan for border barrier construction funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with a focus on the top operational priorities with historical rates of high illegal entry where illegal aliens regularly attempt to enter the United States," a CBP spokesperson said in an emailed statement when asked about construction pace. Friction point: Like former Secretary Kristi Noem, Mullin has waived environmental reviews that would typically be needed in the area to speed up building. After fierce local pushback , CBP has compromised on removing hundreds of miles of physical wall from the difficult terrain in and near the Big Bend state and national parks — which also decreased the total miles to build. For private landowners resisting giving up their property, DHS has filed two eminent domain lawsuits to seize land, according to the CBP spokesperson. The spokesperson said "if CBP is unable to acquire the necessary access voluntarily within a reasonable timeframe, CBP refers the matter to the Department of Justice to acquire any necessary property interest(s) through eminent domain." There were multiple such cases filed in Trump's first term. Zoom out: Mullin says there are still ways to illegally cross the border, adding to the urgency to build the wall. "I'm sure there are some gotaways because we're still building the wall to secure the border, but that number is extremely small," Secretary Markwayne Mullin said at a press conference last week. "But we aren't able to see [them]. That's why we're building the wall. That's why President Trump made it a priority to get the wall built from the Pacific to the Gulf of America."
I took my 30-year-old son on a vacation to Hawaii. We had to set ground rules first.
Business Insider
My 30-year-old son is independent and lives across the county, so I rarely get to connect with him. I thought a trip to Hawaii would be perfect.
Poll finds Americans want Iran war ended, but few say U.S. got better of agreement
CBS News
Most suspect Iran nuclear program not stopped and think conflict wasn't worth the costs.
BILL BENNETT: What I told my sons about their faith, family and America
Fox News
William J. Bennett wrote a personal letter to his sons in 1990 about family, country, and God as the most important things to revere and trust.
Colombians vote in consequential presidential runoff
CBS News
Colombia faces a tight runoff election between a progressive and a conservative outsider.
These 5 Beaches Are the Quietest in the World, New Study Finds
Yahoo! News
The top 3 beaches that “reward the travelers who are willing to trade convenience for solitude” can be found India, Australia and Italy
Three Men Are Key to Iran’s Approach to U.S. Talks
The New York Times
Iran’s supreme leader, foreign minister and parliament speaker all play central roles in hammering out an agreement with Washington.
Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance
The New York Times
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed a decree honoring World War II partisan fighters that has inflamed tensions with Warsaw.
Raising taxes on the superrich is popular with voters. So why is it so hard to get done?
The Hill
Americans are deeply divided on many issues. But taxing billionaires isn’t one of them.
New USPS rule to make changes to mail voting with new restrictions
The Sun
A PROPOSED United States Postal Service rule could radically change voting by mail. With just months to go before the midterms, officials are warning that the rule could complicate voting. The proposed rule would block the delivery of mail-in ballots unless states give USPS access to voter registration data. The rule follows an executive order...
Four million Americans will turn 18 this year. Why aren’t we registering them to vote? | Laura W Brill
The Guardian
Less than a third are likely to be registered in November. We must work to ensure they have a voice About 4 million Americans will turn 18 in 2026, but if past trends continue, under a third of them will be registered to vote in the November elections. Automatically registering every American when they come of age would be the fairest, most effective way to protect US democracy, yet we have built an electoral system that does the opposite. Every year, millions of 18-year-old Americans go unregistered and excluded from the electoral process. In a typical midterm year, US census data shows fewer than 30% are registered to vote, compared with nearly 75% of those aged 45 and up. Because they are outside of state voter files, candidates, campaigns and pollsters ignore them. Their voices and energy go untapped; their policy and programmatic needs go unfunded. Continue reading...
Christian cop in UK suspended for asking questions about Islam during DEI training wins settlement
Fox News
A former UK police officer said he faced Christian discrimination after asking questions about Islam during DEI training with North Yorkshire Police.
Can a new commission remedy California's public defender crisis?
Los Angeles Times
A new commission made up of legislators, public defenders, academics and advocates seeks to push California — one of just two states that don’t pay for basic public defense — to begin providing resources and enforcing minimum standards for county public defender systems.
Federal probe of Newsom creates lots of smoke. Is there any fire?
Los Angeles Times
Some say the investigation will boost the governor's presidential prospects. But it’s too soon to say. The action by Trump's corrupted Department of "Justice" presents more questions than answers.
Uneasy Lebanon Ceasefire Looms Over Swiss Talks As Vance Hopes To Set Course
International Business Times
Iran's point of contention is that talks are unacceptable as the initial framework involving a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon has been violated by Israel. The US has failed to uphold its commitments regarding the ceasefire, and hence the closure of the Strait of Hormuz blockade had to be resorted to. A ceasefire was reportedly again agreed to by the warring sides in Lebanon late on Friday afternoon.
Why US Policy in Syria Is Working | Opinion
Newsweek
"Syria is an illustration of what American leadership looks like when it builds coalitions rather than operating in isolation."
Vance meets Iranian negotiators in Switzerland to work on details of deal. Follow live updates.
The Boston Globe
A team led by US Vice President JD Vance, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, is to meet with Iranian negotiators. Follow along live.
Growing up, social media saved me. Don't take it away. | Opinion
USA Today
I was the kind of teenager for whom social media was a portal to the world that I would never have gotten growing up in rural North Carolina.
Don’t follow Trump’s example
The Boston Globe
Politicians now think it is fine not to release their tax returns. But that only feeds distrust.
James Carville Issues Blunt Message to Trump Staffers
The Daily Beast
YouTube James Carville has a message for anyone still working in President Donald Trump’s White House: start leaking now. The veteran Democratic strategist urged administration staffers to “save yourself” by disclosing everything they know about the president and the chaos allegedly unfolding behind the scenes. “Save Yourself! Save Yourself, now!” Carville declared on the latest episode of his Politics War Room podcast . Read more at The Daily Beast.
Supreme Court faces new wave of cases over state election laws
USA Today
The Supreme Court is considering new appeals regarding voting laws in Arkansas, Texas, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left
The New York Times
The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.
High-stakes Colombia vote sees Trump-backed hardliner face leftist senator
France 24
Voters in Colombia will choose a new president Sunday as hard-right White House-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella faces leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a high-stakes vote that will decide the fate of the country's stumbling peace process and strained ties with Washington.
What’s the situation in Gaza now?
The Week
Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza Strip has largely dropped out of the headlines, but suffering continues
South Africa’s immigration crackdown divides Johannesburg’s inner city
Al Jazeera
A government push to curb undocumented employment is exposing the dependence of many small businesses on migrant labour.
UN warns of atrocities in Sudan as RSF advances on El-Obeid
Yahoo! News
Members of the UN Security Council on Saturday warned of possible atrocities and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as the paramilitary Rapid Support F...
Bill Maher scolds his audience over Obama’s ‘alien’ Presidential Center: ‘F–king liars’
New York Post
"First of all, we don't need that building to do that," Maher said. "That's in our hearts and minds. That already happened."
France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports amid heat wave
ABC News
France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert because of a heat wave affecting parts of Europe
Lawmakers weigh ban on making workers check Slack, Teams after hours
Yahoo! News
Michigan lawmakers are mulling a "right to disconnect" law prohibiting businesses from requiring workers to check messages outside normal work hours.
The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules
The New York Times
With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life.
Today in History: US Constitution becomes law
The Boston Globe
Today is Sunday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2026. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins today.
19-Year-Old Colombian Woman Killed in Mexico City Just Two Days After Arriving for the World Cup
Yahoo! News
A Colombian woman and the man she traveled with were reportedly killed in an armed attack in central Mexico City, only two days after arriving in the country...
One Nation opposes measures that make a difference to working people, Albanese says
The Guardian
Pauline Hanson criticised by PM as opposition leader Angus Taylor urges members not to defect, arguing One Nation wants to ‘blow this country up’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says One Nation’s plans to slash migration risks exacerbating skilled worker shortages, as Labor and the Coalition push back against Pauline Hanson’s policy prescriptions . Hanson called for overseas migration levels to be cut further in a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday. She claimed multiculturalism had failed and blamed housing shortages and infrastructure pressures on overseas arrivals. Continue reading...
Iran coach again criticizes treatment of team, calls them `oppressed'
USA Today
Iran has been given strict windows for when it can be in the United States for its first two World Cup games.