Politico reports: Donald Trump waged his latest courtroom bid Tuesday to avoid paying the $83.3 million judgment he owes the writer E. Jean Carroll for defamatory remarks he made about her after she accused him of rape. A lawyer for Trump told a panel of appeals court judges that the judgment should be tossed out because Trump should have been …

The Los Angeles Times reports: National Guard troops who were deployed to combat immigration protesters in Los Angeles have also taken part in a raid on a suspected marijuana farm in rural Riverside County, more than 130 miles away, Trump administration lawyers told a federal judge Monday. In a filing supporting President Donald Trump’s orders for 4,000 National Guard troops …

The Hill reports: White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Tuesday the administration is waiting to announce trade deals until after President Trump’s megabill passes Congress, which the president is pressuring Republicans to do by the Fourth of July recess. “We know that we’re very, very close to a few countries and are waiting to announce after we …

Atlanta’s NPR affiliate reports: Four teenagers were arrested early Tuesday morning and have hate crime charges pending against them after police say they stole and cut up Pride flags outside one of Atlanta’s most well-known gay bars. Atlanta police say they responded to a vandalism call at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue. Witnesses …

CNN reports: The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by four people briefed on it. The assessment, which has not been previously reported, was produced by …

Courthouse News reports: For the past several months, dozens of lawsuits have cropped up in response to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to federal funding. But on Tuesday, a coalition of 21 Democratic states and the District of Columbia went on the offensive by suing the administration over the controversial provision it’s been using to justify those cuts: a clause …

Politico Playbook reports: Senate Republicans are scrambling to finalize their version of the GOP megabill, pass it this weekend and then get out of town. They’re not much concerned at the moment with what happens after that. The House, they’re convinced, will swallow the bill rather than defy President Donald Trump, who made clear today “NO ONE GOES ON VACATION …

“He doesn’t think that you should have law enforcement in dangerous parts of the city, that you should send in social workers. See how that works out for you. It ain’t going to work out well. I can tell you if this socialist mayoral candidate wins in New York City, you’re going to see real estate value skyrocket even more …

The Chicago Tribune reports: Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker will announce Thursday that he will seek a third term next year, answering a question about his immediate political future but leaving unanswered whether he will pursue a longer-term goal of running for president in 2028. Multiple sources close to Pritzker’s campaign confirmed to the Tribune Tuesday that the governor will make …

The Washington Post reports: S.B. 1362, known as the Anti-Red Flag Act, preemptively bars the state from adopting or enforcing most kinds of extreme risk protective orders. ERPOs, as they’re known, allow a judge or magistrate to temporarily restrict a person’s access to firearms — either ones they already own or ones they plan to buy — during a crisis. …

“I think what we need to see before we see drastic change, again specifically in these blue states, is we need someone to be made an example of, whether it’s Maine or California. Again, these are two states where the Department of Justice has at this point gotten involved. I think we need to see real action. Enough with the …

People Magazine reports: A singer/actor from the 1960s and 1970s has died at the age of 81 after a bout with cancer. Bobby Sherman, a teen idol in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 81. His wife of 29 years, Brigette Sherman, made the announcement via actor John Stamos’ Instagram because she and Stamos are good …

“Biden let a lot of supercells into the United States. He was an incompetent president. He had no idea what he was doing. It was gross incompetence. Among everything else, he let a lot of supercells in, many from Iran. But hopefully we’ll take care of them. What Biden did to this country should never be forgotten.” – Trump, speaking …

Politico Europe reports: On his way to a summit of NATO leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump undermined the alliance’s core collective defense promise — injecting tension into a gathering designed to keep him interested in European security. Asked whether the US remains committed to NATO’s Article 5 clause, Trump told reporters on Air Force One: “Depends on your definition. There …

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Mike Lee announced intentions to rework his plan mandating the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land in the American West after bipartisan backlash and an unfavorable ruling by the Senate’s rules referee. “I’m doing everything I can to support President Trump and move this forward,” the Utah Republican wrote Monday in …

“Steve Bannon, a disgusting fraud. Nobody gives a sh*t about what you, Bannon, a confessed and convicted fraudster has to say. You’re a liar. You cheated how many people? At bottom, you’re a certified disgusting fraud. And it shows every time you open your big mouth. “You opposed our great military and commander in chief at a time when they acted …

NPR reports: President Trump on Tuesday emphatically dropped an f-bomb, on camera, expressing frustration that Israel and Iran appeared to be violating the ceasefire that he just celebrated going into effect. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing,” Trump said to reporters as he …

“I’m all for Israel hitting every target possible within those final eight hours. They’ve got about 100 launchers hiding under tunnels, there’s other people, there’s other assassinations that have got to take place. These nuclear scientists got to go, these higher commands got to go. They spent their entire existence trying to kill Israelis and kill us. And now what …

Newsweek reports: A senior Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize has withdrawn it, as peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow slip under the radar and the president keeps his sights fixed on the Middle East. Oleksandr Merezhko, the head of Ukraine’s parliamentary foreign committee, told Newsweek on Tuesday he had “lost any sort …

“This is extremely sick and disturbing. Please read to the end. Mark, you have the exact same tone and language that the psychopaths use that send me death threats every single day. You should be fired from Fox News. And shame on Fox if they condone this. “Let me introduce you to my friend Jesus. He says, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for …