Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Wednesday, June 18th, 2025. This is the excerpt.

Today, the latest on U.S. actions as it pertains to Israel and Iran. Plus, as lone actor attacks rise,

Trump cuts a program aimed at spotting

them. And what lessons can we take away from some recent primaries?

The Pentagon has shifted warplanes and an aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the conflict

between Israel and Iran continues. Still, U.S. officials insist the moves are defensive in nature. Meanwhile,

President Donald Trump threatened Iran's supreme leader as he pushed Tehran to end its retaliatory

airstrikes on Israel and warned against any threats to U.S. service members in the region.

Trump wrote on Truth Social, quote, we know exactly where the so-called Supreme Leader is hiding.

He has an easy target, but is safe there, unquote.

He went on to say that the U.S. is not going to take him out, at least for now.

He also added a two-word post, writing in all caps, the words, unconditional, surrender.

While many Republicans might back any Trump military action in regards to the conflict,

conservative pundit Tucker Carlson and Representative

Marjorie Taylor Green, who sat near Trump in the VIP section at his military parade over the

weekend, are among the MAGA stars pressing for the U.S. military to stay out of the fight,

which they say is out of step with the movement's principles. Thousands of people were fleeing

Tehran in other major cities, according to Iranian media,

as Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other in the early morning hours.

As politically motivated attacks by lone actors surge across the country, the Trump administration

is dismantling the office that oversees efforts

to identify and stop such violent extremists. I spoke with USA Today, national correspondent Will Carlos

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