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Israel, Iran hold their fire after Trump pressures Netanyahu

Farmers spray water in a burned agricultural field next to a projectile near the town of Najha, Syria, Monday, June 8, 2026, after debris from Iranian missile launches during the Iran-Israel conflict fell in the area. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
- The Washington Times

Both Israel and Iran announced separately on Monday that their militaries would halt offensive operations against the other following an explosive exchange of fire overnight that threatened to restart hostilities in the region and upend U.S.-led peace efforts.

Platner’s bid tests how much personal baggage Maine voters will tolerate

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event Friday, June 5, 2026, in Bar Harbor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
- The Washington Times

Graham Platner is poised to win his party’s Senate nomination Tuesday despite a campaign roiled by offensive Reddit posts he wrote years ago, a chest tattoo widely recognized as a Nazi symbol, and more recent reports of unsettling behavior toward women — a trajectory that would place him among a growing number of politicians whose personal failings have not derailed them at the ballot box.

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