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9:50 AM ET, June 1, 2026

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NBC News:
Chuck Schumer lays out Democrats' plan to fight Trump's ‘anti-weaponization’ fund in the Senate  —  The minority leader told members that Democrats would force Republicans to vote on the $1.8 billion fund. … “This week, Senate Democrats will launch a coordinated effort to kill the slush fund …
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Trump fund angst keeps GOP agenda in limbo
Discussion: Fox News
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Trump's Moves Illustrate How Much He Cares About the Midterms
Discussion: The Argument and Raw Story
Calen Razor / Politico:   Hard-liners balk at GOP's failure to enshrine anti-transgender laws
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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River Page / The Free Press:   Why the Attacks on Graham Platner Don't Work
Yomna Ehab / Reuters:
US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack  —  The U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a U.S. base in response, the latest exchange of attacks amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire  —  The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend.  Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire.
Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
A Democrat in Iowa tests whether attacking Schumer pays off  —  The race is the first of three Senate primaries that will show whether midterm voters prefer a moderate message or a fiery indictment of the establishment.  —  Summary  —  MASON CITY, Iowa — Two Democrats running …
Discussion: Politico
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Michael Kruse / New York Times:   A Paralympic Champion and an Eagle Scout Give Democrats Hope in Deep-Red Iowa
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
In Trump's Physical Report, Doctors See Gaps in Details  —  What's absent from the readouts of presidential checkups has gained attention since Biden was diagnosed with cancer after leaving office  —  The White House memorandum describing President Trump's recent physical examination lacks details …
Discussion: The Independent
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Axios:
Trump health readout leaves key blanks unfilled
Discussion: Forbes and Fox News
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Semafor
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Hamed Ahmadi / NOTUS:   Democrats Are Trying to Stop a War in Cuba Before It Starts
Esther Webber / Politico:
Steve Hilton smashed up UK politics — now he wants to upend California's  —  The onetime British Conservative Party adviser has a shot at making the top-two runoff in next week's gubernatorial primary.  —  LONDON — If Steve Hilton succeeds in making it past next week's gubernatorial primary in California …
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
He Was Satirized on British TV. Now He's Trump's Pick to Lead California.
Discussion: The Daily Sceptic and Breitbart
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump is taking a wrecking ball to U.S. alliances around the world  —  Trashing America's European partners while undermining its Asian allies' security.  —  The “secret sauce” of American power in the post-1945 era has been the country's network of alliances.
ProPublica:
“No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden's Crackdown on Gun Trafficking  —  Reporting Highlights  — Less Gun Enforcement: The ATF referred 30% fewer gun-trafficking charges during Trump's first year than the year prior.  The number of referrals prosecutors declined also rose.
Bloomberg:
UK Publishes New Mandelson Files, Raising Heat on Starmer  —  The UK government released a vast trove of documents relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, in a move that threatens to cause fresh damage to Keir Starmer's faltering premiership.
Discussion: Reuters, Politico and New York Times
Matt Laslo / Raw Story:
Convicted pedophile and Trump insiders handed Congress access in credentialing mess  —  EDITOR'S NOTE: Raw Story writer Matt Laslo's congressional bureau, The LCB, has been credentialed by the Radio-Television Correspondents' Association (RTCA) since 2012.  —  WASHINGTON — America's …
Matt Viser / The Atlantic:
The White House Is the New Green Zone  —  Across from the White House sits a museum called The People's House: A White House Experience.  Inside is a replica of the Oval Office, and interactive exhibits on what it's like to attend a State Dinner or sit in on a Cabinet meeting.
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.
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
California is drowning in internet campaign ‘slop.’ 2028 is next. … Ahead of this year's elections, the Golden State thought it was prepared to regulate a new wave of internet activity on the campaign trail.  But the novel tactics are exploiting glaring weaknesses in California's ability …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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.
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.
Matt Friedman / Politico:
New Jersey's House primaries show rising influence of money over bosses … “There's a little bit of a perfect storm happening,” Altman said in a phone interview, citing the influx of outside money, the district's dearth of past competitive elections and a depleted press corps to keep tabs on such a huge field.
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Primary challengers threaten to unseat House members across the country
Discussion: New Jersey Globe
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump's “Freedom 250” concert implodes spectacularly
Discussion: CBS News and New York Times
New York Times:
They Voted for Trump. Here's How They Feel About High Gas Prices.
Discussion: Mediaite
Manuela Silva / NOTUS:
This House Democrat's Fight Against Trump's Deportations Is Outside Congress
New York Times:
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Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
How California Redistricting Shrunk the Competitive Map
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Promise to Wreck the Supreme Court
Discussion: Raw Story
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Who's leading the wide-open 2028 Democratic presidential field?
Discussion: CalMatters
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk
New York Times:
U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz
Discussion: Stars & Stripes and NewsMax.com
Jim Axelrod / CBS News:
Children “held like criminals” inside ICE detention center
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A judge orders a temporary halt to the Paramount-WBD merger, as a 12-state coalition, led by California, argues it would violate federal antitrust law

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