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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 18.06.2025.
It displays 31 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.06.2025 โข The Day Trump Approved Iran War Plans
โจTrump escalated the Iran crisis by approving military attack plans while maintaining strategic ambiguity, telling reporters "I may do it, I may not do it" and "nobody knows what I'm going to do." Sources revealed he had agreed to strike Iranian nuclear facilities but was waiting to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program. Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei rejected Trump's surrender demands, warning that US involvement would bring "irreparable damage" and trigger "all-out war."
The military buildup intensified with the USS Gerald Ford deploying to the Mediterranean and evacuation flights prepared for Americans in Israel. Congressional lawmakers from both parties expressed unease about potential US involvement in the conflict.
The Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 decision upholding Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, affecting similar restrictions across half the states. Karen Read was acquitted of murder charges but found guilty of drunk driving in her police officer boyfriend's death, ending a high-profile retrial.
The military buildup intensified with the USS Gerald Ford deploying to the Mediterranean and evacuation flights prepared for Americans in Israel. Congressional lawmakers from both parties expressed unease about potential US involvement in the conflict.
The Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 decision upholding Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, affecting similar restrictions across half the states. Karen Read was acquitted of murder charges but found guilty of drunk driving in her police officer boyfriend's death, ending a high-profile retrial.
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She is one-half of a Trump-world power couple. But sheโs on Team Elon. How long can it hold?
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The Blaze
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One America News
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into 33 non-citizens whom he claims voted in the 2024 General Election.
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The Daily Beast
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the Fed will hold interest rates steady.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump is downplaying any notion that his supporters are cooling on him amid uncertainty over whether he will order a U.S. strike on Iran.
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The 40,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East would be vulnerable to counterattacks from Iran, not to mention other U.S. citizens in the region.
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Associated Press
Iranโs supreme leader rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause โirreparable damage to them.โ
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The Buss family, which has owned the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team for 46 years, will reportedly sell majority ownership of the team to Mark Walter for approximately $10 billion.
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The 40,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East would be vulnerable to counterattacks from Iran, not to mention other U.S. citizens in the region.
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The Boston Globe
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A last-minute announcement was โchaoticโ and sowed confusion and worry among palace staff, an insider says.
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One America News
The Supreme Court, in a 6โ3 decision issued on Wednesday, upheld a Tennessee law restricting certain medical treatments for gender dysphoric children, finding that the statute does not constitute unlawful discrimination.
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22:19 (02:19)โขIran Rejects Trump's Ultimatum
โจThe newspapers report that Trump has approved attack plans against Iran but remains evasive about final decisions, with sources indicating he has given Iran an ultimatum while keeping the door open for talks (NYTimes, Washington Post, The Blaze). Iran's supreme leader rejected calls to surrender and warned that American military intervention would cause "irreparable damage" to the US, as concerns mount over 40,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East who would be vulnerable to counterattacks (AP News, USA Today). Meanwhile, Karen Read was acquitted on all major charges in John O'Keefe's death, declaring herself "an innocent woman" who was "exonerated" after the high-profile retrial (Boston Globe). The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-transition treatments for children in a 6-3 decision, with Justice Thomas making a notable statement supporting the ruling (One America News Network).
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Associated Press
Israelโs military warned people Thursday to evacuate the area around Iranโs Arak heavy water reactor. The warning came in a social media post on X.
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Los Angeles Times
The team, a family-run business since Jerry Buss purchased the franchise in 1979, will be sold to Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and TWG Global.
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New York Post
โIt is unbelievable, the insight you get from the jurors after they have sat on [a jury],โ Geragos told News Nation about his own experiences working with previous jurors like George.
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Despite the uphill battle to pass federal reparations bills for African Americans, some lawmakers continue to reintroduce the measures.
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Israel attacked Iranโs Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state television said Thursday. The report said there was โno radiation danger whatsoeverโ and that the facility had already been evacuated before the attack.
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A ballistic missile launched by Iran toward Israel early Thursday morning hit the Soroka Medical Center in the Negev desert city of Beโer Sheva in what Army Radio called a โdirect hit,โ with casualties yet unknown.
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