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Kennedy Center says it has fully removed Trump's name from its building. cnn.it/4xqbIYD
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Crews begin removing Trump's name from Kennedy Center after missing Friday night deadline, video from a CNN crew appeared to show. cnn.it/49StB8w
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Judge rejects bid from two Virginia residents to stop UFC fight at White House cnn.it/4fISszm
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After President Donald Trump unveiled his signature Trump Accounts earlier this year, child welfare advocates realized it would be challenging, if not impossible, for one eligible group of children to access the IRA-style savings accounts. cnn.it/3QxU5Wh
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A group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors came out in opposition to Todd Blanche’s nomination as President Donald Trump’s permanent attorney general, citing his participation in secret White House meetings on how to contain the political fallout from the Epstein files. cnn.it/4vPccWR
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President Trump says he will nominate US attorney Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence cnn.it/4gfFjha
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Trump cancels US strikes in Iran and suggests an agreement is close despite both sides recently exchanging fire cnn.it/4fGjeZ6
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Multiple floors of the Pentagon are locked down and being evacuated due to a "hazardous materials incident," sources and local fire department say cnn.it/3QAWgbx
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A false alarm caused the lockdown and evacuation at the Pentagon today, two sources say cnn.it/4xopWJA
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The man who killed a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband pleads guilty to federal charges. Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty. cnn.it/4vg9dXe
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US wholesale prices rise to highest level since 2022 as Iran war's oil shock continues to drive up business costs cnn.it/49UuwFv
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The Trump administration has spent days heavily promoting the finished renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, crediting the president with making Washington, DC, look “better than ever.” But a day after the reservoir was filled post-renovations, there was already quite a bit of algae visible from the water’s edge. cnn.it/4e3Caja
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When President Donald Trump made claims of Democratic vote-rigging in the Los Angeles election, his top appointed prosecutor in the city took to the cameras to validate those beliefs while hinting his office may never be able prove that kind of grand conspiracy. cnn.it/4vJWf4b
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US prosecutors said they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, as well as the attempted murders of a state senator and his wife. cnn.it/3RZRm8u
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Vice President JD Vance suggested last summer that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson should interview Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell to clear the president's name, a new book reveals. cnn.it/4vE062v
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Trump says US will resume attacks on Iran, citing slow progress on deal to end the war and the downing of a US Army helicopter cnn.it/43XETon
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The Trump administration is urging a federal judge to reject a bid to stop an upcoming UFC fight at the White House, arguing that a lawsuit from two Virginia residents against the event was brought too late to justify judicial intervention now. cnn.it/4uWs4Xn
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President Donald Trump indicated to House Speaker Mike Johnson during a meeting that he wouldn't back down on his decision to elevate Bill Pulte to acting director of national intelligence, despite threats from Democrats to let a key surveillance power lapse over the appointment, two sources briefed on the meeting told CNN. cnn.it/4e8Q8z2
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South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Attorney General Alan Wilson will advance to a June 23 runoff in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary, CNN's Decision Desk projects. They advance from a crowded field of Republicans that included businessman Rom Reddy and US Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman. Follow live updates: cnn.it/4e8Gxby
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