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• Fifteen anti-ICE protesters indicted for conspiracy in Minneapolis — Fifteen anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis were indicted on conspiracy charges. Federal investigators infiltrated Signal encrypted chat groups used by the protesters to coordinate their activities, raising concerns about surveillance of protected protest activity and the use of undercover infiltration tactics.

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• Fifteen people charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers over response to Minnesota immigration enforcement — The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota announced charges against 15 people for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers in response to a controversial immigration enforcement crackdown ("Operation Metro Surge") that killed two civilians. Prosecutors alleged the defendants were part of Minneapolis-based "antifa" groups that coordinated monitoring of ICE agents, set up blockades at federal buildings, and used encrypted communications. Twelve were arrested; one was already in custody; two remain at large. The charges come as the office has dropped 18 of 36 prior cases related to the crackdown.
• U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen charged fifteen people with conspiracy to impede federal immigration officers — U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Daniel Rosen announced charges against fifteen people with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers over their behavior during a federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis the previous year. The crackdown resulted in the deaths of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Rosen alleged the defendants are part of two "antifa" groups that "violently oppose immigration law enforcement." At the press conference, prosecutors introduced a Facebook post from one accused person stating "We need to become ungovernable." Rosen stated the people were "charged not for what they said but what they did" but did not answer questions about whether law enforcement officers were injured.

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• Federal government charged six people in Illinois with conspiracy over ICE detention facility protest, later dropped charges — The federal government charged six people in Illinois with conspiracy over a protest at the Broadview detention facility. The government later dropped the charges amid claims of prosecutorial misconduct. One of the defendants, Kat Abughazaleh, noted on social media that the Minneapolis charges mirror the ones she faced, highlighting a pattern of federal conspiracy prosecutions against protesters opposing immigration enforcement.
• Federal prosecutors dropped 18 of 36 cases related to Minnesota immigration crackdown — The U.S. Attorney's office for Minnesota has dropped 18 of 36 cases filed against protesters and others in connection with "Operation Metro Surge." One dropped case involved a judge calling a charging document a "false affidavit." Despite this track record of failed prosecutions, the office announced 15 new conspiracy charges against protesters, with the U.S. Attorney asserting "the evidence will prove it all out."
• Nearly 40 people, including journalists, charged over protest at St. Paul church; local prosecutors declined to charge — Nearly 40 people, including journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, face federal charges over a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a pastor reportedly worked as an ICE official. Local prosecutors declined to charge the protesters, but the federal government proceeded with charges, demonstrating a divergence between local and federal prosecutorial decisions on the same conduct.
• Trump administration categorized "antifa" as domestic terror organization — The Trump administration, in a prior action referenced in the article, categorized "antifa" (antifascist activism) as a "domestic terror organization." The article notes this occurred in fall 2025. The categorization is now being invoked in prosecutions of protesters opposing immigration enforcement, with prosecutors using the label to describe defendants' alleged affiliations without defining what "antifa" constitutes.
• Federal prosecutors dropped or declined to prosecute majority of immigration enforcement assault cases — Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have dropped eighteen of thirty-six cases charging people with assaulting or impeding immigration agents brought in December and January, and have entered nonprosecution agreements in eleven additional cases. Magistrate Judge David Schultz previously called one of the prosecutors' charging documents a "false affidavit" in April. The pattern of dropped and declined prosecutions suggests significant evidentiary or legal problems with the original charges.

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• Trump administration categorized "antifa" as domestic terror organization — The Trump administration, in a prior action referenced in the article, categorized "antifa" (antifascist activism) as a "domestic terror organization." The article notes this occurred in fall 2025. The categorization is now being invoked in prosecutions of protesters opposing immigration enforcement, with prosecutors using the label to describe defendants' alleged affiliations without defining what "antifa" constitutes.

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• FBI raid of Ohio Organizing Collaborative, voting rights group — FBI agents raided the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a grassroots voter registration organization, seizing computers and phones. Agents also visited homes of affiliated individuals throughout Ohio and conducted interviews. The raid appeared to examine accusations related to the 2024 election, though specifics were unclear. The action occurred amid a broader pattern of federal voter fraud investigations and came approximately one month after the acting attorney general's office instructed prosecutors to prioritize voter fraud cases.
• FBI raids voter registration organization office in Ohio — The FBI raided the office of a voter registration promotion group in Ohio and visited the homes of individuals associated with the organization.

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• US Department of Justice approves $111 billion Paramount–Warner Bros Discovery merger — The Trump administration's Department of Justice antitrust division approved the $111 billion merger of Paramount Skydance (controlled by the Ellison family) and Warner Bros Discovery after an eight-month investigation. The DOJ concluded the transaction would not harm competition in streaming, linear television, or theatrical film distribution. The deal still faces scrutiny from UK and European regulators and potential legal challenge from a coalition of US state attorneys general, with concerns raised about job losses, news network consolidation, and editorial independence at CNN.

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• Trump posted images of gilded horse statues being regilded — On June 13, 2026, Trump posted images on social media of horse statues behind the Lincoln Memorial being freshly gilded. Trump wrote that the "Arts of War sculptures, located between The Lincoln Memorial and site of The Triumphal Arch" would be "fully regilded by July 3" and that "The Gilders' Studio has flown in Gilders from around the Country to perform this work."
• Trump posts series of images on social media ahead of 80th birthday — On the eve of his 80th birthday, Trump posted multiple images to his social media account, including a photograph of the Obama Presidential Center depicted as a garbage can surrounded by a homeless encampment; an image from his 2024 Manhattan criminal trial showing him leaving court after a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts; a 2018 photograph with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un; a 2020 campaign photograph at Air Force One; an AI-generated image of himself as "Commander in Chief" on a ship with military vessels and fighter jets; a December 1986 Fortune magazine cover featuring himself; and a black-and-white photograph of himself from the 1980s with a caption claiming credit for fixing the Wollman Skating Rink and Washington, D.C. crime.