Wednesday, June 17, 2026

White House Attack Plot, SpaceX’s AI Bet & Soccer Fans Drink Boston Dry

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Planned Attack on White House UFC Event: X, WaPo, NY Times, Fox News, CNN

MN Anti-ICE Protesters Charged: Star Tribune, NBC News, WSJ, Axios

Iran Investment Fund Revealed: Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg, WaPo, Fox News, BBC

Trump Boosting Weapons Production: Federal Register, WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, WA Examiner

Midwest Severe Storms: NWS, Fox Weather, NBC News, Accuweather

Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Watch: NHC, CNN, AP, Fox Weather, WaPo

VP Vance Releases New Memoir: NY Times, CNN, Fox News, NY Post

More Education Department Duties Offloaded: AP, WaPo, NPR, ABC News

SpaceX Buys Cursor: Forbes, Reuters, Axios, WSJ

Scottish Soccer Fans Empty Boston Bars: Boston Globe, NBC News, NY Post, The Telegraph

Venus and Serena to Play Wimbledon: USA Today, LA Times, AP, People, ESPN

Work Wednesday: Record Number of Parents Work Full-Time: Pew, Bloomberg, NY Times, NPR