Headlines for June 17, 2026
The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Today, the feds charge 15 Minnesotans for being part of an Antifa conspiracy to impede ICE officers, CIA Director John Ratcliffe casts doubt on the Iran Memorandum of Understanding, Senate republicans block a bill to end Trump’s $1.8B slush fund and tax immunity, a federal court denies Judge Hannah Dugan’s bid for a new trial, six preservation groups in DC sue to stop work on the statue garden because the administration failed to get Congressional approval, Jamie Raskin accuses Kash Patel of having a personal slush fund to pay loyalist agents, GEO Group privately asked ICE to remove requirements to pay detainees to work, and a federal judge double down on her order that the government must restore national park signage.
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Sources:
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/15/us-iran-deal-cia-director-ratcliffe
Court again denies former Judge Hannah Dugan’s request for a new trial - WPR
US intel assesses Iran can shut down the Strait of Hormuz at will from now on | CNN Politics
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/republicans-block-bill-ban-trumps-170130274.html
Thank you, Allison.
Do we have any news on the situation room leaked or recordings of Trumps cabinet conspiring to hide evidence of Trump in the Epstein files?