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An Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber returns from the US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

Cat naps, ‘piddle packs’ and amphetamines: Here’s what it can take to complete a marathon bombing run

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The US bombing mission that targeted three nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend was a massive undertaking that required its B-2 bomber pilots to test the limits of human endurance during a 37-hour mission. Seven stealth bombers carrying two crew members each flew nonstop halfway across the world

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This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a closer view of craters and ash on a ridge at Fordow enrichment facility in Iran after US strikes

5 things to know for June 25: US-Iran, DOGE firings, NYC mayoral election, Homeland Security, Heat wave

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — American hospitals and utilities are on alert for the possibility of cyberattacks following the US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites last weekend. So far, there haven’t been any new breaches, but hackers linked to Iran have reportedly been talking openly online about retaliation, one cybersecurity expert said. Here’s

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Lindsey Graham Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Lindsey Graham, US senator from South Carolina and 2016 GOP presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1955 Birth place: Central, South Carolina Birth name: Lindsey Olin Graham Father: Florence James Graham, restaurant, pool hall and liquor store owner Mother: Millie Graham, restaurant,

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Rep. Thomas Massie leaves a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol on June 4 in Washington

Trump allies taking on Thomas Massie after Kentucky Republican’s recent opposition to the president

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s allies have launched a super PAC that will seek to oust Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who opposed the president’s domestic policy bill and criticized his strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The move to target Massie demonstrates Trump and his allies’ willingness to unleash his well-funded

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Donald Trump and attorney Emil Bove sit in the courtroom during his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in April 2024 in New York City.

Top Justice Department leaders and judicial nominee tried to mislead judges, whistleblower says

By Annie Grayer and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Top Justice Department leaders — including President Donald Trump’s former personal defense lawyer nominated for a prestigious judgeship — intended to ignore court orders and tried to mislead federal judges in the administration’s aggressive deportation effort this spring, a Justice Department lawyer who was fired recently

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Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s proclamation suspending new Harvard international students

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday indefinitely blocked a recent attempt by President Donald Trump to deprive Harvard University of its ability to bring thousands of international students to its campus. Judge Allison Burroughs of the US District Court in Massachusetts decided Trump’s recent presidential proclamation was a violation of

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US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during an event at Georgetown Law on March 28.

Sotomayor accuses Supreme Court of ‘rewarding lawlessness’ by Trump administration in fiery dissent

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court’s senior liberal, slammed the Trump administration’s handling of immigration matters in a fiery dissent Monday and accused her colleagues of “rewarding lawlessness” by backing its latest emergency appeal. Sotomayor’s scathing, 19-page dissent came in a case in which the court’s majority backed the

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