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9:00 AM ET, June 3, 2026

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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.
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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 …
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.
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.
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.
Washington Post:
Trump's pick for Iowa governor loses GOP primary in upset  —  Rep. Randy Feenstra's loss to farmer Zach Lahn is a blow to the president's dominance in Republican nominating contests.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump's pick for Iowa governor, Rep. Randy Feenstra …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Josh Turek wins Democratic primary in battleground Iowa Senate race
Politico:
Here's what we just learned about the Democratic Party's future
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Voters select candidates in key House districts that could decide the majority
Discussion: Newsweek
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.
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Politico:
5 lingering questions about Trump's ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ … Blanche appears to be crossing his fingers that the declaration will end a short-term political headache for the White House, which has struggled to advance key legislative priorities amid bipartisan fury over the fund.
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.
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:   Senate postpones committee action on government funding bills
Paul Krugman:
Trump Has Given Up  —  Another day of many errands and meetings, so another short, informal post.  —  Donald Trump will never admit that his gratuitous Iran war has been a total disaster.  But the debacle has clearly broken him.  So we are now saddled with a president who has given up governing …
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NBC News:
Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
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.
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Calen Razor / Politico:   Trump's intel pick endangers spy powers bill
Politico:   The House GOP majority dwindles, and so does the calendar
Jordain Carney / Politico:   Senate Republicans move to extend spy powers as Trump intel pick inflames Democrats
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: CNBC, Reason and Talking Points Memo
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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.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district
Washington Post:
Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job  —  The Trump administration's appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department.  —  Summary  —  A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later …
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NBC News:   Jan. 6 defendant who said he was ashamed of ‘foolish’ actions now works at Pentagon
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 …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance  —  The Heritage Foundation's “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise” — popularly known as Project 2025 — was much more than a wish list of conservative policy preferences.  It was much more, even, than a blueprint for a second Trump administration.
Nate Jones / Washington Post:
Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them  —  Records show that Trump's first administration opted not to save DMs in its library archives, raising questions about compliance with the Presidential Records Act.  —  Summary
Discussion: The Atlantic
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.) …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Support for LGBTQ+ Issues Remains Down From Peak  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After two decades of rising support for LGBTQ+ issues, U.S. attitudes have plateaued and begun to slide back modestly.  Approval of same-sex marriage, moral acceptance of gay and lesbian relations …
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 …
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 …
 
 
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The Hill:
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Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
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CNN:
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