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1:35 AM ET, June 1, 2026

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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Mikie Sherrill's state police riot in Newark is a national disgrace  —  When Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016 and the United States began its decade-long spiral into authoritarian madness, there arose a popular meme: Whatever you think you would have done to stop the rise …
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New York Times:
Visiting Hours to Resume at Delaney Hall Detention Center After Protests
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
U.S. and Iran still without deal to end war after Trump says he's not in a ‘hurry’ … The U.S. and Iran have yet to ink an agreement to end the war that has dragged on into its fourth month, with President Donald Trump saying Saturday that he is in “no hurry” to make a deal.
Discussion: Modern Diplomacy, HuffPost and NBC News
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Ali Bianco / Politico:
3 groups to watch on the Hill
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His International Interventions, and It Stings  —  In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump's early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.  —  President Trump likes his military and diplomatic victories quick, clean and decisive.
Iran International:
Iran's president offers resignation, citing total takeover by IRGC commanders  —  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has submitted an official letter of resignation to the Office of the Supreme Leader, a source familiar with the matter told Iran International.
Washington Post:
The Platner sexting controversy and what it could mean for Democrats  —  Democrats consider the Maine race crucial to regain the Senate.  Platner's latest controversy, one strategist said, will be “very material.”  —  Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's campaign is once again …
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Associated Press:
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into the country in 26 years  —  Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said Sunday.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Ex-Biden aides give Jill's new book a frosty review … - The backlash comes as excerpts from the book — “View from the West Wing: A Memoir” — appeared online and the former first lady sat for her first interview since her husband left office in January 2025.
Discussion: New York Post and NewsMax.com
Axios:
Trump health readout leaves key blanks unfilled  —  President Trump's medical checkups have turned into mini dramas pitting the public's right to know against a public figure's medical privacy — with a heavy overlay of political intrigue.  —  The big picture: The White House added another …
Darrell Lucus / Staff Stories:
Minnesota GOP convention has moment of silence for Derek Chauvin  —  This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. … Yesterday, the Minnesota Republican Party held its nominating convention in Duluth.  But the most outrageous moment came early in the proceedings.
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:
Tilly Norwood, A.I. Actress, Wants to Know Why Everyone's Mad at Her … Once I went indoor skydiving with Melissa McCarthy.  Once I smoked a cigarette with Gwyneth Paltrow in her living room.  I once slept on a tour bus through Alabama a few feet away from Billy Bob Thornton after he decided …
New York Times:
Pulling Customs From ‘Sanctuary’ City Airports Would Cause Chaos, Business Groups Say  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's proposal could block hubs like Boston, New York and Los Angeles from accepting international flights.  —  Travel industry and business leaders are denouncing …
Discussion: abc7NY and Scripps News
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Kevin Warsh Wants the Fed to Think About Inflation Differently  —  To measure underlying inflation, the new chairman has urged the central bank to look at alternatives to its standard gauge  —  One number released this past week says inflation is running away from the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
Discussion: Raw Story
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Timeline: Where and When Trump Has Involved the U.S. Military in International Conflicts … During his first term, President Trump sharply criticized the wars launched by his predecessors as a waste of American resources, and he promised not to get involved in any long military entanglements.
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times:
Trump Urges Canceling Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Out
Jim Axelrod / CBS News:
Children “held like criminals” inside ICE detention center  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Joel Andre is a 17-year-old immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a soccer-obsessed high school junior who now lives just outside of Portland, Maine.  At the moment, for Joel and his younger sister …
CBS News:
Full transcript: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 31, 2026  —  Add CBS News on Google … MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joins us from Kyiv.  Welcome back to Face the Nation, Mr. President.
Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates Spent Years Crafting His Image.  Now It's Cracking.  —  The billionaire philanthropist was once ranked the world's most admired man—but the revelations of his Jeffrey Epstein ties are eroding efforts to burnish his reputation  —  Bill Gates's employees have spent years carefully cultivating …
Gabe Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Power struggles and paralysis: Inside FEMA's lost year as storm season approaches  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump Hurricanes Storms  —  In late December, the chief of staff for Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley sent a sharply worded email to the White House, subject line “Five Alarm Fire.”
Wall Street Journal:
Here Are the Adversaries Trump Has Threatened and Prosecuted  —  President has asked Justice Department to investigate more than four dozen enemies, leading to a spate of prosecutions  —  An emboldened Justice Department with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at the helm is ramping …
 
 
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Gabrielle Fahmy / New York Post:
Mamdani plans to spend $5.2M on his propaganda office: ‘Morally incomprehensible’
Discussion: Breitbart and The Post Millennial
Paul Krugman:
Learning from a Mentally Ill President
Discussion: Raw Story
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is ‘deeply offensive,’ Pence says
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Wall Street Journal:
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
How Trump squandered the economic recovery
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
GOP's Bill Cassidy faces new decisions on bucking Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Texas population boom, Latino backlash scramble 2026 Senate race
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Blue states pitch 100 percent tax on Trump's ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI says its models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and “an even more capable pre-release model”, breached Hugging Face while OpenAI tested their cyber capabilities

Tulsee Doshi / Google:
Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber, and says it has started its “most ambitious pre-training run yet” for Gemini 4

Nectar Gan / Bloomberg:
Chinese AI models account for ~60% of token usage by US companies on OpenRouter, making restrictions harder to impose without disrupting US users and businesses
 
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