The Latest: As Trump goes to NATO, DHS says US remains at heightened risk

President Donald Trump, aboard Air Force One to the NATO conference, has sought to maintain a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, and said he’s not seeking regime change in Tehran.

U.S. intelligence leaders will provide as Congress prepares to debate whether to invoke the War Powers clause restraining Trump. Some Democrats filed to impeach him for striking Iran without congressional approval. Homeland Security meanwhile warns of a heightened risk of a domestic attack.

The Supreme Court, without explanation, is allowing Trump to deport migrants away from home countries. The dissenting liberal justices warned that the court’s action exposes “ .”

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Trump urges no vacation for Congress until lawmakers finish his ‘big beautiful’ bill

The Republican-controlled House and Senate are scheduled to be on recess next week for the Fourth of July holiday, but that could change as GOP leaders signal their determination to send Trump the bill by his Independence Day deadline.

The Senate is currently working on the tax and spending cuts measure after the House passed it near the end of May.

Trump offered senators some unsolicited advice in another social media post sent during his flight to Europe.

“To my friends in the Senate, lock yourself in a room if you must, don’t go home, and GET THE DEAL DONE THIS WEEK. Work with the House so they can pick it up, and pass it, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump said. “NO ONE GOES ON VACATION UNTIL IT’S DONE.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he told his members to keep their schedules flexible.

Anti-NATO protesters chant slogans, sing karaoke near summit

Outside hundreds of people have turned out to protest at the NATO summit site in The Hague.

“They call it the defense industry, we call it the murder industry,” Azra Sayeed of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle, which describes itself as an anti-imperialist organization, told The Associated Press.

The 65-year-old traveled from her native Pakistan to join various demonstrations opposed to NATO. Tuesday’s event, held around 2 miles away from where the leaders are meeting, included anti-imperialist karaoke and a clothing upcycling workshop.

A handful of environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion tried Monday to blockade the highway that delegations would use to reach The Hague from Amsterdam’s airport, but were thwarted by police. hundreds of people protested NATO and the war in Gaza, and Iranians held up banners saying “No Iran War.”

Trump to have a sleepover fit for a king

was expected to stay at a swanky hotel while visiting The Hague for a summit of the 32 leaders of on Wednesday. Now he’s gotten a significant upgrade.

On arrival Tuesday night, he’ll be whisked by motorcade along closed-off highways to the Huis Ten Bosch palace, nestled in a forest, for a dinner with alliance leaders hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander.

A Dutch government information service spokeswoman, Anna Sophia Posthumus, tells The Associated Press that the president will be sleeping at the 17th-century palace that is home to Willem-Alexander, his Argentine-born wife Queen Maxima and their three daughters, though the princesses have mostly flown the royal nest to pursue studies.

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Trump dares Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to ‘MAKE MY DAY’ with impeachment call

Trump’s challenge came in a lengthy and invective-filled response to her call for him to be impeached for striking Iran without approval from Congress.

The Republican president called the Democratic politician from New York “stupid” and attributed her “rantings” to “all of the Victories that the U.S.A. has had under the Trump administration.”

“The Democrats aren’t used to WINNING, and she can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again,” Trump wrote.

Trump alluded to his two impeachments by Democrats who ran the House during his first term and dared Ocasio Cortez and her “Democrat friends” to “go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!” Now in GOP control, the House is certain to reject any impeachment votes.

Powell says tariffs likely to push up inflation, slow economy

The Federal Reserve chairman said Trump’s sweeping tariffs may still push up prices and slow growth later this year, even though so far the duties haven’t worsened inflation.

Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee after coming under sharp criticism from Trump for not cutting the Fed’s key interest rate. Powell said the Fed will take time to evaluate the economy’s evolution before deciding whether to reduce borrowing costs.

Powell said “ this year are likely to push up prices and weigh on economic activity.” He said the bump to inflation from tariffs could be temporary, or it could lead to a more persistent bout of inflation.

The Fed’s “obligation,” Powell said, is “to prevent a one-time increase in the price level from becoming an ongoing inflation problem.”

New media proves lucrative for established figures fleeing ‘mainstream’

A new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded, providing a lifeline to legacy media refugees striking out on their own.

Megyn Kelly, Jennifer Rubin, Bari Weiss and Mehdi Hasan are among the barons of this new world, with sites like the Contrarian and Zeteo, fueled by the explosive growth of YouTube and Substack in providing a landing place for new ideas.

Substack says it has 5 million paying subscribers, 50,000 of its publishers make money, and more than 50 are earning more than $1 million annually.

Terry Moran headed almost immediately to Substack after he was on June 10 for an anti-Trump tweet. Former NBC’s “Today” show hosts Katie Couric and Hoda Kotb announced new media ventures on the same day last month.

Couric says she’s seen “this whole space explode with people who are understanding that this is a really important way to convey information.”

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Americans’ view of the economy resumes its slide

Americans’ view of the U.S. economy worsened in June, resuming a downward slide that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slid to 93 in June, down 5.4 points from 98.4 last month, which represented a brief uptick. In April, American consumers’ confidence in the economy sank to its lowest reading since May 2020, largely due to anxiety over the .

A measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market fell 4.6 points to 69. That’s well below 80, the marker that can signal a recession ahead.

Consumers’ assessments of the present economic situation declined by 6.4 points to 129.1.

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Trump posts private message from NATO Secretary-General

The U.S. president, while flying aboard Air Force One en route to the Netherlands, published a screenshot of a text from Mark Rutte praising him on his decision to strike three Iranian nuclear sites.

“Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action in Iran,” Rutte wrote in the message, which appeared to be on the secure messaging platform Signal. “That was truly extraordinary, and something no one else dared to do. It makes us safer.”

Rutte also wrote to Trump that he was “flying into another big success in The Hague this evening,” noting that other countries had signed onto the new pledge for NATO member countries to spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense.

NATO confirmed that the post was a message that Rutte had sent to Trump earlier Tuesday.

US Rep. Al Green seeks to impeach Trump over Iran strikes

The Democrat from Texas introduced a single article of impeachment asserting that Trump has abused his power as president and “become a threat to democracy” by starting the “illegal and unconstitutional war” without authorization from Congress, in violation of the constitution’s War Powers clause.

Green, who has filed previous impeachment articles against Trump claiming high crimes and misdemeanors, said in a statement that Trump’s “authoritarian actions are a warning sign we cannot ignore… we must uphold and protect our Constitution from being dismantled by an authoritarian president who seeks unchecked power.”

Major crypto players and their ties to Trump

President took office in January pledging to “make America the crypto capital of the world.” He has since harnessed wide swaths of the federal government to bolster the industry — all while raking in .

By , crypto ventures now account for nearly 40% of the Trump Organization’s $2.9 billion net worth. But the Republican president’s championing of the industry has been just as big a boon for many of the industry’s top names.

Many have seen their profits and political standing soar, while investigations of potential wrongdoing and other legal entanglements led by the administration of Trump’s predecessor, Democratic President , have largely fallen away.

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Homeland Security warns of ‘heightened threat environment’

The followed the The deputy FBI director says the bureau’s “assets are fully engaged” to prevent retaliatory violence, while local law enforcement agencies in major cities like New York say they’re on high alert.

No credible threats to the homeland have surfaced publicly in the days since the stealth American attack. It’s also unclear what bearing the tentative might have on potential threats, or how lasting such an arrangement might be.

But the potential for reprisal is no idle concern given the steps Iran is accused of having taken in recent years to target political figures on U.S. soil. Iranian-backed hackers have also launched cyberattacks against U.S. targets in recent years.

The DHS warns of an increased likelihood that a “supporter of the Iranian regime is inspired to commit an act of violence in the Homeland.

Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect

Brushing up on English has taken on in the United States. Trump saying truckers who don’t read and speak the language proficiently would be considered unfit for service.

Federal guidelines for applying the order are going into effect. They call for enhanced roadside inspections to decide if truckers can reply to questions and directions in English, as well as understand highway traffic signs and message boards. Some truckers worry they may lose their jobs if they make a mistake or speak with a heavy accent.

“A driver who can’t understand English will not drive a commercial vehicle in this country. Period,” said last month while announcing enforcement guidelines that take effect on Wednesday.

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Trump says he thinks he’ll see Volodymyr Zelenskyy during NATO summit

Trump and the Ukrainian President were scheduled to meet on the margins of last week’s Group of Seven summit in Canada — but it didn’t happen because Trump left Canada a day ahead of schedule to return to Washington because of the Iran crisis.

“Yeah, probably I’ll see him,” Trump said aboard Air Force One when he was asked about the possibility of seeing Zelenskyy during the NATO summit at The Hague.

Trump is scheduled to attend a NATO leaders’ dinner after he arrives on Tuesday night. Zelenskyy is expected to join.

Trump dodges question on NATO mutual defense pledge

Trump did not answer directly when asked Tuesday whether he would abide by Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which outlines the alliance’s mutual defense guarantees.

“Depends on your definition,” he told reporters traveling on Air Force One en route to The Netherlands. “There’s numerous definitions of Article Five, you know that, right? But I’m committed to being their friends.”

Asked later to clarify, Trump said he is “committed to life and safety” but did not clarify further, saying he did not want to go into further details in the back of an airplane.

Democratic leader: Thousands of American lives could be at risk

The classified intelligence briefings could turn contentious as on what led to the strikes and amid escalating tensions between the White House and Congress over the role of the United States internationally — disagreements that don’t always fall along party lines.

“We expect them to explain to the American people what were the results in terms of actually thwarting Iran’s capacity to become a nuclear power and what are the Trump administration’s plans to avoid another potentially disastrous war in the Middle East, where thousands of American lives are potentially at risk,” said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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Intelligence leaders are set to brief Congress on Trump’s Iran strikes

Members of Congress will get classified briefings directly from intelligence leaders three days after Trump directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and a day after Iran struck a U.S. base in Qatar.

Separate House and Senate briefings will be led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of ��ɫtv Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, along with Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and deputy secretaries of state Christopher Landau and Steve Feinberg.

Democrats and some Republicans about the unilateral decision to launch military action, arguing that the president should have gone to Congress for approval — or at least provided more justification for the attacks.

World shares rally on Trump’s ceasefire announcement

Stocks rallied and oil prices fell Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump in the Israel-Iran war.

The tentative truce proposed by Trump remained uncertain after Israel said Iran had launched missiles into its airspace less than three hours after the ceasefire went into effect. It vowed to retaliate.

Still, investors took heart after Trump said Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites over the weekend.

“The Middle East may still be smoldering, but as far as markets are concerned, the fire alarm has been shut off,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.

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Ukraine’s leader holds meetings on sidelines of NATO summit

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof at his official residence across the road from the NATO summit venue in The Hague.

Kyiv’s bid to join the 32-nation alliance has been put in deep freeze by Trump. In a telling sign of Ukraine’s status at the two-day summit, neither leader mentioned NATO by name during brief remarks to reporters Tuesday.

Zelenskyy and Trump’s relationship has been strained since a very public earlier this year. But they both are expected to attend a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander Tuesday evening for leaders attending the summit.

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Trump is ‘firm and direct’ in conversation with Netanyahu

Trump spoke to the Israeli prime minister from aboard Air Force and didn’t mince his words, a White House official says.

The official said Trump was “exceptionally firm and direct” with the Israeli prime minister about “what needed to happen to sustain the ceasefire” with Iran. Netanyahu understood the severity of the situation and acknowledged Trump’s concerns, said the official, who insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on what the leaders discussed during their call.

Trump also affirmed that he's not looking for a regime change in Tehran.

Earlier, on his social media site, he posted that “ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!” Trump wrote.

The comments came not long after the president expressed deep frustration with both sides for continued strikes after a deadline to halt hostilities.

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Federal Reserve Chair to face Congress as key interest rate stands

Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, a stance with President Donald Trump’s calls for immediate cuts.

“For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before considering any adjustments to our policy stance,” Powell said in prepared remarks he will deliver early Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee.

Powell is facing two days of what could be tough grilling on Capitol Hill, as Trump has repeatedly urged the Fed to reduce borrowing costs. Trump lashed out early Tuesday, posting: “I hope Congress really works this very dumb, hardheaded person, over. We will be paying for his incompetence for many years to come.”

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