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Mike Zapler / Axios:
Platner tests Democrats' tolerance for scandal — Donald Trump shattered long-held political norms when Republicans elected him twice despite scandals that would have sunk most candidates. Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is testing whether Democrats are willing to play by the same rules.
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Platner controversies fuel speculation about little-known Maine ballot replacement provision — As controversy surrounding Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner continues to mount, attention is turning to a little-known provision of Maine law that could allow Democrats to replace …
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Political Wire, Townhall, IJR and Washington Examiner
Punchbowl News:
6/1/26☀️ AM: — The Senate is in session today. The House doesn't return until Wednesday. President Donald Trump is at the White House. — These are critical weeks for Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress, with just over five months left until Election Day.
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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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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.
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.
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.
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Jerusalem Post, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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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.
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New York Times:
U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz — U.S. Central Command has helped around 70 commercial ships pass through the strait in the last three weeks, an official said. — American forces in recent weeks have helped coordinate the passage of dozens …
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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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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 …
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
He Was Satirized on British TV. Now He's Trump's Pick to Lead California. … Earlier this year, the candidates for California governor were asked at a forum what they were watching on television. Steve Hilton, the Republican who is President Trump's pick for the job, brought up a British political satire called “The Thick of It.”
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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.”
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.
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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 …
