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New York Times:
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’  —  Mr. Pelley, a longtime correspondent and former “CBS Evening News” anchor, harshly criticized the show's leadership during a staff meeting on Monday.  —  CBS News fired Scott Pelley on Tuesday, he said, jettisoning one of the network's best-known journalists …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Clock Strikes Midnight for Pelley … Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Scott Pelley was informed via email that he had been fired from the network he had called home for more than three decades. … The correspondent had been scheduled to be on vacation, but I'm told he held back after igniting the five-alarm fire at CBS News on Monday.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management  —  People in entertainment TV shows Donald Trump Media  —  CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, one day after he sharply criticized the newsmagazine's new leadership in front of the staff.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley ‘Will Either Resign or Be Fired’ from CBS News — Per Reports  —  One day after lashing out at 60 Minutes' new executive producer in a closed-door meeting, veteran correspondent Scott Pelley is reportedly on the verge of departing from CBS News.
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News  —  Pelley's exit comes after he made comments critical of Editor in Chief Bari Weiss  —  Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News, a day after taking aim at Editor in Chief Bari Weiss's leadership during a staff meeting for the show.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is dead, acting AG says … But Republican senators have been hopeful Blanche would make clear in his testimony that the administration would abandon this effort altogether, which could clear the way for Congress to vote on the party-line package with fewer political headaches.
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Reuters:
Trump's $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund is not moving forward, acting AG Blanche says  —  The Trump administration is abandoning the president's nearly $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday, after an intense and rare backlash from Republican senators.
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:   Senate postpones committee action on government funding bills
Politico:
5 lingering questions about Trump's ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
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NBC News:   Jan. 6 defendant who said he was ashamed of ‘foolish’ actions now works at Pentagon
Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for counterterrorism post
Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district  —  A lower court had ruled the map intentionally discriminated against Black voters.  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating Against Black Voters (Now Updated with Analysis-This is a Significant and Very Bad Ruling)  —  June 2, 2026 redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act
Discussion: Reason, CNBC and Talking Points Memo
Brentin Mock / Democracy Docket:
Supreme Court greenlights Alabama's racial gerrymander, signaling free rein for states to discriminate
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Josh Turek wins Democratic primary in battleground Iowa Senate race  —  Turek, a state representative and Paralympic gold medalist, beat state Sen. Zach Wahls, NBC News projects, as Democrats try to compete for retiring U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's seat this fall.
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:   Voters select candidates in key House districts that could decide the majority
Washington Post:
Trump's pick for Iowa governor loses GOP primary in upset
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wins Democratic nomination in New Mexico governor's race
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeatedly refused Tuesday to commit to following court orders from judges who rule that the Department of Homeland Security is acting illegally.  In his first appearance …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi  —  In February, four months after being released from federal prison, former Republican congressman George Santos took to social media to express his enthusiasm about attending President Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump  —  Over the past two decades, Iran repeatedly threatened to close down the waterway.  President Trump underestimated Iran's ability to do so.  —  In mid-February, shortly before President Trump launched the war on Iran …
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Associated Press:
Iran stops talking to mediators over Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iranian reports say
NBC News:
Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence  —  Bill Pulte will take over as acting leader of the nation's spy agencies, after Tulsi Gabbard announced she would resign at the end of the month. … WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday named an ally …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:   Senate Republicans move to extend spy powers as Trump intel pick inflames Democrats
Daniella Cheslow / Politico:
Trump's intel pick delights MAGA and shocks nation's spies
Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
Democrat Rebecca Bennett will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from Congress  —  Bennett emerged from a Democratic primary field that included physician Tina Shah, NBC News projects, in one of the most closely divided districts in the country.
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Missing New Jersey Congressman Issues Statement Promising ‘Transparency’
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
Matt Friedman / Politico:
New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says he's ‘energized’ but appears to push back timeline for return
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tennesee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles deletes anti-Pride Month tweet  —  Rep. Andy Ogles made a social media post Tuesday saying “homosexuality has no place in America,” and then deleted it after drawing criticism from at least one fellow House Republican.  The tweet from Ogles (R-Tenn.) …
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Politico:
Trump finds an AI policy he can live with … Trump privately signed the order earlier Tuesday, two White House officials familiar with the matter told POLITICO.  The president had participated in a small, high-level meeting at the White House on Monday about next steps for the order …
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The White House:
Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
Konstantin Kisin / The Free Press:
How America's Racial Politics Poisoned Britain  —  Henry Nowak lay dying in the street.  Instead of helping him, police handcuffed him because his killer accused him of racism.  —  Upgrade to Listen … Cast your mind back exactly 6 years.  It is the summer of 2020 and Britain is undergoing …
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Charlotte Coles / BBC:
Murder victim told police 'I can't breathe' while handcuffed
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: We Love LA ... And CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM, And SD  —  Roll down the window, put down the top, crank up the Beach Boys, baby, don't let Spencer Pratt stop ...  Welcome to our Super Tuesday primary coverage special!  As usual, we're partnering with our friends at Decision Desk HQ …
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US Department of Justice:
Feds charge foreign nationals working at the National Institutes of Health with smuggling monkeypox into the United States and lying about it  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan  —  DETROIT - Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe …
Eric Katz / NOTUS:
The Federal Government's Insect-Defense Agency Is Infested With Bed Bugs  —  The department sent staff home twice, but has declined to do so a third time after the insects returned.  — Copy  —  A bed bug infestation at an Agriculture Department building is riling agency staff …
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Warsh Names Two Conservative Policy Veterans as Interim Fed Advisers  —  One helped write chapter detailing potential overhauls of central bank in conservative policy blueprint known as Project 2025  —  Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has tapped two outside associates to advise …
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
 
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Bastian Benrath-Wright / Bloomberg:
Swiss Population Cap Opponents Gain Lead for First Time in Polls
Discussion: Reuters
Annika Hammerschlag / Associated Press:
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
Discussion: The Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Rubio Suggests U.S. Return to Global Vaccine Program in Rebuke of Kennedy
Discussion: New Republic and Reuters
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut
Calen Razor / Politico:
Schumer shares few details on meeting with Platner
CNN:
Exclusive: House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations, sources say
Tony Romm / New York Times:
New Proposal Would Allow Administration to Block Grants if They Don't Support Trump's Agenda
Discussion: Semafor and NewsMax.com
 

 
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Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Google releases Gemma 4 12B, an 11.95B-parameter unified, encoder-free open multimodal model that can run locally on devices with 16GB of VRAM or unified memory

Emily Mullin / Wired:
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are among the signatories on a public letter urging improved tracking of synthetic DNA that could be used in AI-developed bioweapons

Financial Times:
Public First: 26% of Americans support increased data center construction, the lowest share among 15 large countries, such as Brazil, Japan, the UK, and Canada
 
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