Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - June 13th-15th Father's Day is on Sunday, but there are PLENTY of events to keep you busy this weekend - check 'em out in the Weekend Warmup! Jason Burrows
Trump warns a strike on Iran 'could very well happen' if no nuclear deal is signed President Trump warned that a "massive" war could break out in the Middle East over Iran's nuclear program, after the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran wasn't complying with its nonproliferation duties. James Hider
Denounced by GOP lawmakers, blue state governors defend immigration policies GOP lawmakers on Thursday blasted Democratic immigration policies as coddling violent criminals. Democrats portrayed Trump's escalating migrant sweeps as a dangerous assault on civil liberties. Brian Mann
A popular climate website will be hobbled, after Trump administration eliminates entire staff Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it. Rebecca Hersher
What led the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to crash in India with 242 people aboard? "It just appears to me that the airplane is unable to climb," former NTSB investigator Jeff Guzzetti tells NPR. Several explanations could account for that, the aviation expert says. Joel Rose
Sen. Padilla forcibly removed from DHS press conference in Los Angeles Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed and handcuffed at a Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. NPR Washington Desk
The GOP's massive bill would benefit the rich the most -- while hitting the poor The top 10% of earners in the U.S. would see the biggest gains under the GOP tax and spending package, according to congressional forecasters, but those at the bottom of the income ladder would be worse off. Scott Horsley
Almost all of the Fulbright board resigns, citing Trump administration interference Former Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board members said the Trump administration usurped their authority by denying awards to "a substantial number" of the individuals it had selected for the program. Rachel Treisman
Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security Some early filers say worries about the future under the Trump administration moved up their timelines. Laurel Wamsley