Plus: ICE Resumes Farm, Restaurant Raids Days After Pause

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For the first time ever, more Americans now get their news from social media than from television or news websites and apps, according to new research from Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

Data from an online survey of nearly 100,000 people in 48 markets conducted earlier this year shows that younger Americans in particular are turning away from traditional news and to social media outlets like us here at Mo News (thanks!).
It comes as streaming surpassed the combined share of broadcast and cable TV viewing in May for the first time ever, according to a new Nielsen report.
- Streaming accounted for 45% of all TV viewing in May — surpassing combined viewing on both broadcast and cable.

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🚨 ONE IMPORTANT THING

Trump Presses Tehran To ‘Surrender’ Even As He Considers Joining Israel’s Strikes On Iran

President Trump is weighing the possibility of getting the U.S. involved in ongoing strikes between Israel and Iran, as the conflict stretches into its fifth consecutive day.

He is reportedly deciding whether to join Israel’s effort to destroy Iran’s underground nuclear sites, which they cannot do without U.S. weaponry, or to pursue a peace deal with Tehran.
- The issue at hand: Whether the U.S. should deploy a 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb to attack Fordow, Iran’s deepest nuclear enrichment site.
President Trump met for more than an hour Tuesday afternoon with his national security team in the Situation Room. As of this writing, it's unclear what, if anything, was decided.

Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social, “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” adding that the U.S. knows the location of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, but “for now” won’t “take him out (kill!).” Through these posts, Trump closely associated himself with Israel’s war effort.

He also called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender.”
On Monday evening, he warned on social media, “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” About 10 million people live in the Iranian capital.

Trump left the G7 summit a day early with the White House citing the situation in the Middle East as the reason for his departure. Trump told reporters early Tuesday that he wasn't interested in a "ceasefire" between the nations.

REPUBLICANS VS. REPUBLICANS
It comes amid infighting within the Republican Party over whether joining Israel’s efforts would abandon the president’s “America First” agenda.

On One Hand: Critics like former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon argue that military involvement in a war with Iran would undermine other American interests.
- Trump jumped in on Monday, posting, “Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that,” IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!”
On The Other Hand: Vice President J.D. Vance posted on X Tuesday, appearing to speak to the GOP base, saying that Trump “may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment,” adding, “I believe the president has earned some trust on this issue… he is only interested in using the American military to accomplish the American people’s goals.”
- Vance has been one of the loudest opponents of U.S. involvement in the war in Ukraine, making his comments an apparent attempt to reach the naysayers.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday evening on Fox News that “America First” includes protecting American troops stationed in the region.

THE PEACE DEAL OPTION
“We are postured defensively in the region to be strong in pursuit of a peace deal. And we certainly hope that’s what happens here,” Hegseth said. The U.S. and Iran had been set to resume a sixth round of talks Sunday on Iran’s nuclear program, but Iran pulled out of the talks in the wake of Israel's attack last Friday.

Bottom line: Axios’s Barak Ravid is reporting that Israeli officials believe Trump will join their war efforts in the coming days to strike Iran's underground enrichment facility. If that happens, it would mark a major escalation in both the scope and stakes of the conflict — and the first direct U.S. involvement in a war since former President Biden withdrew U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021.

Back in 2020, Trump authorized a U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani without congressional approval. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are now warning that any further action requires congressional authorization, citing Congress’s constitutional authority to declare war.

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🚨 ONE THING THAT CHANGING, AGAIN

ICE Resumes Raids At Farms And Restaurants Just Days After Pause

The Department of Homeland Security reversed its recent guidance that had paused immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants — just days after it was issued.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials informed agency leaders Monday agents should continue conducting worksite raids at agricultural businesses, restaurants, and hotels.
- “There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine ICE’s efforts,” Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary for DHS, said Monday. “Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safeguard public safety, national security and economic stability.”

Just last Thursday, Homeland Security directed ICE agents to pause raids at farms, meatpacking plants, restaurants and hotels, hours after President Trump promised changes to protect farmers and hotels from losing undocumented workers in immigration raids. Here’s what he said Thursday

A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
Roughly 42% of crop farmworkers lack legal status, according to U.S. Agriculture Department estimates. A viral video last Tuesday showed farm workers fleeing ICE officers across a field in Oxnard, California.

Meanwhile, the White House is pressuring ICE to ramp up arrests to meet Trump’s goal of the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history.
- This week, he said Democratic cities would be targeted to help meet his administration’s goal of 3,000 arrests per day.
Trump’s border czar Tom Homan told The Washington Post last week that ICE arrests have already increased to roughly 2,000 per day — more than double the rate from Trump’s first 100 days in office.

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision (AP)
American Bar Association sues Trump administration over law firm crackdown (CBS)
Senators get security briefing following Minnesota shootings (POLITICO) Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’ (AP)
States agree to $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma in opioid case (FOX)
Former Sen. Bob Menendez reports to prison for 11-year sentence in gold bar bribery case (NBC)
New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court (THE HILL)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 15 people (GUARDIAN)
Israel condemns black partition walls around its pavilions at Paris Air Show (AP)
Spain says April's blackout was caused by multiple technical failures and rules out cyberattack (EURO NEWS)
Venice activists plan to disrupt Jeff Bezos's wedding (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Kraft Heinz removing all artificial dyes from US products by end of 2027 (FOX BUSINESS)
Streaming overtakes cable and broadcast as the most-watched form of TV (NBC)
Consumer spending drops in May as tariffs fuel anxiety (AXIOS)
Meta brings ads to WhatsApp (AP)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

R. Kelly hospitalized after alleged overdose in prison, attorneys say (ABC)
Doctor charged with supplying Matthew Perry ketamine agrees to plead guilty (GUARDIAN)
New HBO documentary spotlights Ohio State sex abuse scandal (AXIOS)
Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas to be presented honorary Oscars (VARIETY)

ICYMI FROM THE 📲

In case you missed it… Actor Steve Carell, who feels like America’s dad, turned his commencement speech at Northwestern University into a dance party.

“The Office” star paused his speech and danced to “That’s Not My Name” by The Ting Tings. “That was as invigorating as it was disturbing,” he said when he returned to the mic.

Carell received an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts from Northwestern. His daughter graduated from Northwestern in 2023 and his son is a member of the university’s class of 2026.