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How Iran Could Benefit From Its Deal With the U.S., and an A.I. Arms Race in Schools

The Headlines

The New York Times

June 18, 2026

Show Notes

Plus, the “Obamalisk” opens.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Trump Defends Deal to End the War With Iran as Details Emerge, by Erica L. Green, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Farnaz Fassihi and Michael Levenson

Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift, by Carl Hulse

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects, by Brad Plumer

How A.I. Apps Teach Students How to Cheat, by Dana Goldstein

Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower, by Michael Kimmelman

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