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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today,
we're looking at takeaways from the military parade that swept through D.C. as millions protested President Trump, and Israel and Iran exchange attacks for a third day. But first, police continue searching for the suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers. |
Armed FBI agents search for an active shooter, sweeping a neighborhood adjacent to the home of Minnesota DFL State Representative Melissa Hortman, in Brooklyn Park, Minn., Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP) |
Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers |
A massive search was stretching into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her suburban Minneapolis home, an act Gov. Tim Walz called "a politically motivated assassination." Authorities said the suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was trying to flee the area. Law enforcement agents recovered several AK-style firearms from the suspect's vehicle, and he was believed to still be armed with a pistol. Read more. |
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A military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) |
Military parade rolls through DC as 'No Kings' protesters across US decry Trump |
The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint of protests around the country by those who decried the U.S. leader as a dictator and would-be king. Hours before the parade started, demonstrators turned out around the nation to sound off against the Republican president. They criticized Trump for using the military to respond to people protesting his deportation efforts and for the muscular military show in the U.S. capital. Read more. |
Israel's attack on Iran marks moment of truth for Netanyahu |
After battling Iran's allies across the region following Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned his attention to what he describes as the "head of the octopus," with an unprecedented and open-ended military offensive against Iran and its nuclear program. It is an aggressive gamble made possible by a confluence of factors, including the weakening of Iranian-backed militant groups in Gaza and Lebanon, and the reelection and support of U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more. |
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The debris of an airplane lie scattered after it crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad Gujarat state, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki) |
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