Topical, anti-inflammatory news

Thursday, June 18, 2026 · AM Edition · Sources

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US and Iran Sign Preliminary Agreement to End Conflict, Open Strait of Hormuz
  • Fox News Politics — “READ IT: The full text of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding”
  • NPR News — “Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war”
  • NPR News — “Trump signs agreement with Iran. And, the president's approval hits record lows”
  • PBS NewsHour — “WATCH LIVE: Vance holds White House briefing after Trump signs Iran war agreement”
  • PBS NewsHour — “U.S. officials reveal key terms of agreement to end Iran war”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Middle East experts weigh terms of U.S.-Iran deal and who came out ahead”
2
Ukraine Launches Largest Drone Attack on Moscow, Striking Oil Refinery
  • The Guardian — “What did Ukraine target in Moscow and how significant was the drone attack?”
  • The Guardian — “‘If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn,’ Zelenskyy warns after overnight strikes in Russia – as it happened ”
  • The New York Times — “Ukraine Bombards Moscow With One of the Biggest Drone Attacks of the War”
  • Fox News — “'Pure hell' in Moscow as Ukrainian drones strike major refinery supplying capital's fuel market”
  • Fox News World — “'Pure hell' in Moscow as Ukrainian drones strike major refinery supplying capital's fuel market”
  • BBC News — “Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery”
  • BBC World — “Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery”
  • NPR News — “Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack”
3
Vance Sets 60-Day Timeline for Final US-Iran Peace Agreement
  • The Guardian — “Middle East crisis live: Vance says 60-day-period to reach final peace agreement starts today and US ‘isn’t giving up a cent’ to Iran”
4
US Defense Secretary Renews NATO Criticism and Signals Review of American Military Presence in Europe
  • BBC News — “Hegseth renews Nato criticism and says US will review presence in Europe”
  • BBC World — “Hegseth renews Nato criticism and says US will review presence in Europe”
5
Finland's Parliament Votes to Lift Decades-Old Ban on Nuclear Weapons
  • Fox News World — “Finland's parliament votes to lift decades-old ban on nuclear weapons in historic NATO defense shift”
6
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady at June Meeting
  • Federal Reserve — “Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement”
  • Federal Reserve — “Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 16-17 FOMC meeting”
7
New Fed Chair Warsh Signals Shift Away from Policy Guidance, Markets Price in Rate Increase
  • Cnbc — “Markets must navigate new Fed direction: Morgan Stanley's Jim Caron”
  • The New York Times — “Warsh Wants the Fed to Send Fewer Signals. That Comes With Risks.”
  • The New York Times — “Warsh’s Hawkish Turn Has Scrambled the Math on Rates”
8
US Gas Prices Fall Below $4 for First Time Since March Following Iran Agreement
  • PBS NewsHour — “U.S. gas prices just fell below $4 for 1st time since March. They're still 25% higher than last year”
9
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Federal Gun Ban for Drug Users Is Unconstitutional as Applied
  • Fox News Politics — “Supreme Court unanimously limits use of gun law used to prosecute Hunter Biden”
  • NPR News — “Supreme Court sides with a marijuana user who was barred from owning guns”
  • PBS NewsHour — “Supreme Court sides with Texas marijuana user who says it's not a crime to have a gun”
  • SCOTUSblog — “Court sides with challenger to law banning drug users from possessing guns”
10
Trump Administration Redirected $352 Million in Secret Service Funds to White House Ballroom Project
  • The Guardian — “Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom”
11
FISA Section 702 Renewal Stalled After Trump Intervention, Lawmakers Seek New Path
  • Fox News Politics — “Lawmakers scramble after Trump derails bid to revive key counterterrorism tool days after FBI thwarts UFC plot”
12
Federal Government to Pay $765 Million More to Cancel Four Additional Offshore Wind Projects
  • The New York Times — “Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects”
13
Trump Says Apple Will Purchase Computer Chips from Intel
14
Tropical Storm Arthur Makes Landfall Along Texas Gulf Coast, Bringing Flood Risk
  • The Guardian — “Tropical Storm Arthur downgraded from cyclone as it makes landfall in Texas”
  • Guardian Environment — “Atlantic hurricane season opens with Tropical Storm Arthur inundating Gulf coast”
15
New York Knicks Celebrate NBA Championship with Ticker-Tape Parade in Manhattan
  • The Guardian — “Thousands of Knicks fans celebrate big win with joyous New York parade: ‘We family now’”
16
Colombian Military Kills Five Individuals Linked to Bus Bombing That Left 20 Dead
  • Fox News World — “Colombian military neutralizes five terrorists accused in bus bombing that killed 20, injured 45 civilians”