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2:40 PM ET, June 3, 2026

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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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Mike Zapler / Axios:
Thune hits breaking point with Trump  —  The shift the past few weeks has been subtle but unmistakable: John Thune sounds like a man who's had it with President Trump. … - It's a sign that Trump's sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term.
Punchbowl News:
Dems threaten FISA over Pulte … Close Confirmation  —  Welcome to Punchbowl News AM!  We're glad to have you here.  —  Want to get more of what you need?  Share a bit more about yourself to help us tailor your reader experience.
Calen Razor / Politico:
Trump's intel pick endangers spy powers bill
NBC News:
Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
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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Politico:
Becerra and Bass surge in California as anti-establishment fever breaks
Politico:
Establishment Dems surge, MAGA quakes
Discussion: NBC News and New Republic
Politico:
Here's what we just learned about the Democratic Party's future
Washington Post:
Nine takeaways from a big primary night in Iowa, California and more
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
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News
Magan Crane / Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Court Block for Collapse of ‘Weaponization’ Fund  —  President Donald Trump said his administration was dropping plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization” only because a federal court temporarily blocked the move, which had become a political lightning rod.
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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.
Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Transformed Its Horrible Voting Rights Ruling Into Something More Calamitous  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court.  The best way to support our work—and unlock exclusive legal analysis—is by joining Slate Plus.
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
G. Elliott Morris / Substack:
G. Elliott Morris  —  This chart from the latest YouGov/Economist poll result is really quite stunning.  Trump's net approval is not only deeply negative, but about 15(!!) points below what it was at this point in 2018.  With this data you'd expect this year's midterms to be even worse …
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Aftermath: Something Is Going to Snap  —  So far, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has not led to a major economic disaster.  That won't last forever. … Hello and welcome to Aftermath, our pop-up newsletter about the war in Iran.  The fact that there still is a war in Iran is our topic today.
Discussion: Washington Post and Asia Times
Washington Post:
Americans' national parks passes will pay for Trump's July 4 plans, documents show  —  Entry fees are going toward a $1.6 million fireworks display and D.C. beautification, while donations will fund a $5 million helipad at the White House.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is diverting …
Reuters:
Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things “work out”.  —  “They've already agreed they're …
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 …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Rep. Ogles deletes homophobic tweet, blames staff amid rare GOP pushback  —  A post on the Tennessee Republican's official X account Tuesday stated: “Homosexuality has no place in America.  Happy Nuclear Family Month.”  —  Summary  —  Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tennessee) …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.  —  In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica's reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”
NBC News:
Bessent, Wyden get in heated back and forth over Jeffrey Epstein  —  In his opening statement, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, ripped Bessent for not turning over financial records related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Mounting Toll and Absurdity of Trumpism  —  Mourning All We Have Lost  —  Laying awake last night processing the Supreme Court's latest galling decision, I reflected on how many evenings over the past decade have been consumed by late breaking bad news of another historic setback.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 
 
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Claire Carter / Washington Examiner:
Fetterman says he was wrong to campaign on eliminating the filibuster
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
U.S. Is Said to Be Investigating George Santos Over Kalshi Betting
Kevin Conway / Marquette Today:
New Marquette Law School national survey finds Trump with declining approval but retaining strong influence on GOP primary voters
Associated Press:
FBI personnel have fatally shot a man holding hostages in Bakersfield, California, police say
Bloomberg:
Trump Officials Held Millions of Dollars of SpaceX Ahead of IPO
Politico:
Big Tech's big flop on primary night
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Trump confirms profanity-laced Netanyahu call over Lebanon
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
Playing Politics with Military Promotions
Wall Street Journal:
Inside Trump's Takeover of the American Regulatory Machine
Sarah Todd / STAT:
Top ultra-processed food researchers call for sweeping policy change: ‘The system is rigged’
Discussion: The Guardian, KRDO and NOTUS
Politico:
The House GOP majority dwindles, and so does the calendar
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump
Discussion: Asia Times
 

 
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