ABCNEWS - Trump says arrests made over alleged vandalism at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
President Donald Trump said the U.S. Park Police had arrested multiple people he alleged were vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has seen algae.
NYTIMES (Cari Spencer) - Minneapolis Donors Gave as ICE Surged, but Eviction Filings Are Rising
Residents organized to keep their neighbors housed during Operation Metro Surge, and convinced state legislators to pass a rent relief bill in May. Some fear it won’t be enough.
NYTIMES (Zach Ellams and Hannah Jacobs) - What I Learned About Parenting as a Trans Dad
Becoming a father taught Zach Ellams how to overcome shame.
NYTIMES (David French) - A Malicious Chapter in the History of American Justice
The Trump administration is the nation’s chief threat to the rule of law.
NYTIMES (Rukmini Callimachi and Victor J. Blue) - Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow
A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape.
NYTIMES - ‘What Do I Do? Do I Tell Her? How Do I Fix This?’
Some notable friends of Metropolitan Diary share their New York stories in the first of a special, limited series of columns marking the feature’s 50th anniversary.
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| Source | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/nyregion/metropolitan-diary.html |
NYTIMES (Alex Vadukul) - For Half a Century, Capturing New York’s Human Moments
Lovers’ quarrels on sidewalks, acts of kindness on public transportation, friendships forged under awnings in the rain, and so much more of the city’s daily poetry.
NYTIMES (Anna Griffin) - Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say
A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.”
NYTIMES (Tim Balk and Bayliss Wagner) - How Trump’s Fragile Agreement With Iran Is Shaping the Midterms
Democrats say the president started an economically painful war that resulted in nothing positive. Republicans are more divided, even as they show some signs of relief at falling gas prices.