Trump’s Iran Nuclear Push and Air India Crash Tragedy – 6/13/25

Israel’s airstrike on Iran has escalated tensions, complicating President Trump’s efforts to negotiate a nuclear deal, while an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad killed 241, with one survivor escaping. Domestic issues, including immigration enforcement and court rulings against Trump, continue to dominate U.S. headlines.

United States

  • Haitian national arrested in Miami for allegedly casting a false ballot, previously convicted as an aggravated felon
  • Senators Graham and Paul propose conflicting border security plans for Trump’s major bill, differing on funding levels
  • Expert claims extending Trump’s tax cuts would benefit over 90% of Americans, avoiding a historic tax hike
  • Smithsonian retains personnel authority, but National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet announces departure, per The New York Times
  • Medicaid officials opposed data transfer citing legal concerns, but HHS advisers ordered it sent to DHS, per PBS News
  • Prosecutors allegedly withheld witness incentive details during trial, per HuffPost
  • Democrat denies lunging at Kristi Noem or bursting into briefing room, per The Daily Beast
  • Appeals court allows Trump admin’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles to continue, per NBC News
  • NYC appeals court upholds $5m Carroll award against Trump, despite dissent from Trump-appointed judges, per The Guardian
  • Four detainees escape New Jersey immigration facility, per APNews, TheNextGenBusiness
  • 200 Marines deployed to Los Angeles to protect federal property, per APNews, TheNextGenBusiness
  • 150 armored vehicles, 6,000 soldiers to parade in capital, per NewsNationNow, TheNextGenBusiness
  • National Portrait Gallery director resigns after Trump’s firing threat, per NYTimes, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Ye attends Diddy’s s-x trafficking trial in Manhattan, per Newsweek, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Giant lobster gains attention for unique history, per NewsNationNow, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Atlantic hurricane season starts quietly despite active forecast, per NYTimes, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Regina, 51, South Los Angeles resident since 1989, per NewsNationNow, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Appeals court upholds jury’s decision, denies revisit, per Newsweek, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Mamdani, Lander cross-endorse in NYC mayor race, per NYTimes, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Senator forcibly removed from immigration raid briefing, per VirginMediaNewsIreland, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Protesters clash at New Jersey detention center, per APNews, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Judge blocks Trump’s election overhaul order, citing overreach, per Fox5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Court rejects Trump’s bid to overturn Carroll s-xual abuse verdict, per Koin 6 News, TheNextGenBusiness

Western States

  • Woman, three children hospitalized after downtown Phoenix crash, per Arizona’s Family, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Man allegedly tried stealing helicopter in Arizona crime spree, per Arizona’s Family, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Tech analyzes pedestrian crashes to save lives in Las Vegas, per Fox5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Motorcyclist dies crashing into construction vehicle on I-5, per Koin 6 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Turkey-laden semi crash closes US-89 in Sanpete County, per Kutv2 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Video shows no police chase in Oakland teacher’s fatal crash, per San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextGenBusiness
  • 10 arrested at Portland ICE building amid protests, per Koin 6 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Missing Scottsdale teen found alive in McDowell Preserve, per Abc15 Arizona, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Suspect in New River pastor’s murder has criminal history, per Fox 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Rowena Fire destroys homes, threatens thousands in Oregon, per Koin 6 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Gilbert Police seek parents of girl found wandering, per Arizona’s Family, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Court pauses order returning National Guard control to California, per Kutv2 News, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Teen k-ll-d at Long Beach bus stop by car, per Ktla 5, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Napa man charged with triple murder of pregnant woman, twins, per San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Mesa Police detail teen sh–ting involving stolen car, per Fox 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness

International

  • Japan’s JERA triples U.S. LNG purchases, supporting 50,000 jobs and $250 billion in revenue, per Secretary Burgum
  • Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deported by Trump admin, pleads not guilty to trafficking, per Politico
  • Two men jailed for stealing £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, per The Guardian
  • Amazon restructures health-care unit to target multitrillion-dollar market, per CNBCInternational, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Europe’s work hours drop due to part-time jobs, per Euronews, TheNextGenBusiness
  • EU households spend 19.7% income on housing, per Euronews, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Pregnant woman dies in crash, baby in ICU, per Fox5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness

Middle East

  • Israel launched its largest military operation against Iran, disrupting Trump’s nuclear deal efforts, per The Hill
  • Trump believes Israel’s strike on Iran could aid his nuclear deal negotiations, per Axios
  • Trump dismisses concerns of regional war after Israel’s Iran strike, focusing on preventing Iran’s nuclear capability
  • Trump says Iran’s negotiators he dealt with are dead, hindering talks, per CNN
  • Trump’s administration knew of Israel’s planned strike on Iran in advance
  • Iranian general threatens a “huge and destructive” response to Israel’s attack, calling it a “child-k-lling regime”
  • Israel launches massive airstrike on Iran, targeting military sites, per TheHill, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Israel’s airstrike k-lls senior Iranian commanders, including Revolutionary Guard head, per NYPost, TheNextGenBusiness
  • Trump urges Iran nuclear deal, warns of worse attacks, per Fox5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness

Asia

  • Viswashkumar Ramesh escaped plane crash from seat 11A, typically less safe, per NPR
  • Air India crash survivor escaped via broken emergency exit after plane hit hostel, per NBC News
  • Search continues after Air India crash kills 241, per Kutv2 News, TheNextGenBusiness