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June 20, 2026
Linda Feldmann
Washington Bureau Chief

John Yemma might not be a household name, but he was a pioneer in journalism鈥檚 shift from print to the internet. When he returned to the Monitor as editor in 2008, after 20 years at The Boston Globe, he saw the potential for a 鈥渨eb-first鈥 news product. Soon after the Monitor鈥檚 100th anniversary, he ended daily print, started a weekly magazine, and leaned in to web journalism.

In my remembrance of John, who died June 10, I look not only at his professional accomplishments but also at him as a person 鈥 calm, smart, generous. As Monitor colleague Ken Kaplan puts it, John was a 鈥済reat human.鈥


Editor鈥檚 note: We neglected to remind readers on Thursday that we would not be publishing a Daily yesterday, Friday 鈥 the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. That explains why we weren鈥檛 in your inbox yesterday.


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The temporary ceasefire agreement reached between the U.S. and Iran is meant to end the war, reopen vital shipping lanes in the Gulf, and address Iran鈥檚 nuclear ambitions 鈥 at a later time. It includes big economic incentives for Tehran and comes up short on President Donald Trump鈥檚 stated goals for starting the war in the first place.

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European leaders heard a more cooperative tone from President Donald Trump at the Group of Seven summit this week, and they are hoping to see greater willingness in Washington to work toward ending Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine.

A unanimous Supreme Court sided with a marijuana user whom the U.S. government had arrested for gun possession. The case offered the court鈥檚 latest insights on how to apply its 鈥渉istory and tradition鈥 test to gun regulation.

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