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Live results: New York City mayor’s race Democratic primary

In New York City, initial vote results released on primary night will include preliminary tallies only of first-choice votes. Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Iran retaliates for U.S. air strikes, launches missile attack on American military base in Qatar

Qatar condemned the attack on Al Udeid Air Base attack, but said it successfully intercepted the missiles and no casualties were reported.

Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Staff at Michigan church averted mass shooting by killing gunman, police say

A man who opened fire outside a Wayne, Mich., church filled with worshippers on Sunday was struck by a vehicle and then fatally shot by security staff who averted a potential mass shooting, police said.

Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Canada signs deal deepening European defence and security partnership

Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Judge orders Abrego Garcia’s release from jail to await trial, but ICE plans to detain him

A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release ofKilmar Abrego Garcia, whosemistaken deportationhas becomea flashpointin President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go free.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump opens door to regime change in Iran

President Trump on Sunday suggested regime change could be possible in Iran if the current one is “unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.” “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

How U.S. stealth bombers struck Iran’s nuclear sites without detection

The operation relied on a series of deceptive tactics and decoys to maintain the secrecy, U.S. officials said hours after the attack, which was preceded by nine days of Israeli attacks that debilitated Iran's military leadership and air defenses.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Oil prices rise, U.S. stock futures slide in response to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Iran's 'proportionate response' to US strike will be set by military, envoy tells UN

Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, condemned the United States's involvement in its conflict with Israel and said the nation's military would determine its response after President Trump on Saturday ordered the bombing of three of Iran's nuclear sites. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly warned the warmongering U.S. regime to refrain...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Ron Johnson: US has 'no beef with the Iranian people'

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Sunday that the United States has “no beef with the Iranian people” following Saturday’s announcement by President Trump that the U.S. had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. “We have no beef with the Iranian people,” Johnson told anchor Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” “This is about...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Live updates: Iranian envoy says military is considering 'proportionate' response; UN chief calls bombing 'a perilous turn'

President Trump suggested Sunday afternoon that Iranians may push for a regime change after the U.S. bombing of its key nuclear sites. “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” Trump posted on...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

What we know about the U.S.’ unprecedented direct attack on Iran

The Middle East stands at a pivot point Sunday after the Trump administration launched airstrikes on three of Iran’s largest nuclear sites. In response, Iran said the time for diplomacy is over and hinted at military retaliation against the United States. Nick Schifrin reports.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Former national security adviser analyzes U.S. airstrikes on Iran

The Trump administration said “Operation Midnight Hammer” severely damaged or destroyed Iran’s Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. For more analysis of the strikes, John Yang speaks with retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a Hoover Institution senior fellow who served as national security adviser during Trump’s first term.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

How Iran could respond to U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites

Days before Trump ordered U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s supreme leader warned that American military intervention would result in “irreparable damage.” For more on how Iran could respond to the attack, John Yang speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Gunman killed after shooting into Michigan church

In our news wrap Saturday, a security guard shot and killed a gunman who wounded one person at a church in Michigan, a yacht crash in New York City injured dozens, Gov. Abbott signed a law requiring public schools in Texas to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms, the founder of FedEx died at age 80, and the eastern half of the U.S. is sweltering in a dangerous heat wave.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Desperation mounts in Gaza as Palestinians are killed while seeking food aid

While the world’s attention is focused on Iran, Israel’s war in Gaza continues. Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours killed 51 Palestinians and wounded 104. John Yang speaks with James Elder, global spokesperson for UNICEF, about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Former Centcom commander: US 'certainly vulnerable' to attacks in Iraq, Syria

Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said on Sunday that he thinks U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria are "certainly vulnerable" to retaliatory attacks by Iran. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” McKenzie said he’s not surprised that Iran has not yet retaliated following U.S. strikes...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump hits Iran: 5 questions on what comes next

President Trump’s decision to authorize a military strike on Iran is aseismic momentthat could reshape the future of the Middle East and his presidency. The administration on Sunday signaled it wants to contain the conflict, underscoring that it does not want an all-out war with Iran but will not accept a world where Tehran has...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Strait of Hormuz becomes flash point in US-Iran conflict

The Iranian Parliament on Sunday approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz after the United States bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. The strait, located between Iran and Oman, remains a critical oil choke point, and closing it could have serious implications for both the global and U.S. economy. Secretary of StateMarco Rubio, in several Sunday...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Harris gives California governor’s race a serious look

Kamala Harris is leaning toward entering the California gubernatorial race, sources familiar with the former vice president’s thinking tell The Hill. While the sources caution that Harris hasn’t made a final decision yet and is still considering all her options, they say she has made it clear that she is not done with public service...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Massie on Iran strikes: 'No imminent threat' to US authorizing that

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday slammed the United States's recent strikes against Iran, saying there was “no imminent threat” to the U.S. to authorize them. In an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," host Margaret Brennan stated that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that "'the Article One power of Congress really allows for...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

4 ways Tehran could retaliate after U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program

Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it.By entering Israel's war, the U.S. may have removed the last rationale for holding them in reserve.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP's attempt to limit courts' contempt powers

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against a controversial provision in the Senate Republicans’ megabill that would have made it significantly more difficult for courts to enforce contempt findings against the Trump administration. The parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, ruled that limiting courts’ ability to hold Trump officials in contempt violated the Senate’s rules governing what can be...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Republicans order key panel to score extension of Trump tax cuts as budget neutral

Senate Republicans have directed the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to score the cost of extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts as a continuation of current policy that would not add significantly to federal deficits, which would allow them to make those tax rates permanent. The joint panel on taxation, which projects the deficit impact...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

US warns of 'heightened threat environment' after strikes on Iran

The United States is warning of a “heightened threat environment” after President Trump ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday evening. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin on Sunday, alerting the public to the potential of cyberattacks carried out by those who support Iran or...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

WATCH: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting after U.S. strikes on Iran

Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council that the U.S. "decided to destroy diplomacy,” and that the Iranian military will decide the “timing, nature and scale” of the country's "proportionate response.”

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump says MAGA should drop 'pathetic loser' Massie after pushback on US strikes

President Trump said on Sunday that the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement should abandon Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) after his pushback Saturday night againsttheU.S. strikes on Iran. In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Massie “not MAGA” and “a simple minded ‘grandstander’ who thinks it’s good politics for Iran to have...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Rubio: 'No planned military operations' against Iran unless they attack Americans

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the United States currently has no military operation planned against Iran but left the door open for future strikes if the country does not demonstrate a meaningful effort to make peace. “We have other targets that we could hit, but we achieved our objective,” Rubio said...

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

At least 22 people killed in suicide bomber attack on Greek Orthodox church in Syria

A suicide bomber in Syria opened fire then detonated an explosive vest inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people praying on Sunday, killing at least 22 and wounding 63 others, state media reported.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Eastern half of U.S. bakes under heat dome, with more days of dangerous temperatures ahead

Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East braced Sunday for another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a rare June heat wave continued to grip parts of the U.S.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

As airstrikes intensify, Iranians are flocking to the borders

Some Iranians are fleeing the country to escape the attacks while others are trying to enter Iran to reunite with their families,after days of internet blackouts made it impossible to contact them.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Iranian missile fired on Tel Aviv after U.S. strikes causes heavy damage but few injuries

Hours after theU.S. struck three Iranian nuclear sites,Iran launched more than 40 missiles toward Israel on Sunday. At an impact site in Tel Aviv, the blast had sheared off the face of a multistory residential building and damaged several others, but few people were wounded, as many residents had been evacuated and others made it to bomb shelters.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Israel says remains of 3 more hostages recovered, as refugee camp in Gaza struck

Four people were killed on Sunday in an airstrike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Al-Awda Hospital, where the bodies were brought. It said another 22 people were wounded while waiting for aid trucks.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Preserving America’s grid: Congress must make hydropower a priority

Congress must invest in hydropower to modernize aging facilities, create jobs, and support energy independence, as the industry faces a critical moment with 40 percent of the non-federal fleet facing license expiration in the next decade.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump suggests regime change in Iran after Hegseth said that wasn’t the goal of strikes

President Donald Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran's ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites, seemingly contradicting his administration's earlier calls to resume negotiations and avoid an escalation in fighting.

Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour