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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump says he doesn't know whether the $1.8 billion payout fund is dead  —  In his first comments since the apparent collapse of the plan, the president was less definitive than acting attorney general Todd Blanche was a day earlier.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump said Wednesday …
CNN:
Trump soon expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general, source says  —  President Donald Trump is soon expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general, according to a source familiar with the matter.  —  The nomination could be announced as soon as tonight, the source and another person familiar said.
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Sports Swollen Eye Days After Surprise Medical Checkup … President Trump was sporting a swollen eye and hand in an interview with New York Post's Miranda Devine on the conservative podcast Pod Force One.  —  Trump's right eye clearly showed puffiness and looked oddly misshapen compared …
NBC News:
Trump says he's not sure if ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is really dead: 'I'd have to ask the lawyers'  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday the Justice Department was “not moving forward” with the $1.8 billion fund.  —  President Donald Trump injected fresh uncertainty …
Punchbowl News:
6/4/26☀️ AM: … This will be a difficult nomination for Senate Republicans.  There's no guarantee that Blanche — Trump's formal personal lawyer — can even get through the Judiciary Committee, much less get confirmed by the full Senate.  More on Blanche and Senate Republicans below.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Humiliated After Senators Pull Ballroom Cash
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Sen. Booker says Todd Blanche won't have the votes to be confirmed for Attorney General
Discussion: RedState
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House passes resolution to end Iran War, challenging Trump  —  House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation designed to force President Trump to end the Iran War, marking a victory for Democrats and the constitutional purists who say the conflict is illegal without explicit congressional approval.
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
House moves forward on new aid for Ukraine package, spurning Trump  —  Six Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to push through a vote on military aid for Ukraine, a blow to President Trump's handling of Russia's war against the country and his withdrawal of U.S. support for Kyiv.
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Wall Street Journal:
GOP-Led House Votes to Limit Trump's Iran War Powers
Discussion: NPR and Talking Points Memo
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump
Robert Jimison / New York Times:   House Advances New Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill
New York Times:
Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley's Firing: 'That's the Path That He Chose'  —  In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.  —  Bari Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief …
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The Tick-Tock on ‘60’ Correspondents … On Wednesday morning, CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss addressed a week of unbridled chaos at “60 Minutes,” seeking to reassure staff and perhaps bring down the temperature after the stunning firing of veteran correspondent Scott Pelley.
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers
Discussion: Reuters, Washington Post and STAT
NBC News:
New intel chief is a partisan warrior who has the president's ear, sources say  —  Former intelligence officials worry Bill Pulte will have access to a trove of intelligence and seek retribution against Trump's political enemies or to try to justify federal intrusion into upcoming elections.
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Max Miller rebuked for accusing Rashida Tlaib of associating with Hezbollah  —  Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) of advocating for the terrorist organization Hezbollah during remarks on the House floor Wednesday.  Miller's attack on the Palestinian-American …
Discussion: The Detroit News and Raw Story
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House tensions erupt as Tlaib pushes Lebanon war powers vote
Discussion: Mediaite, Truthout and Jewish Insider
US Department of Justice:
CEO of Iran Tech Company Arrested on Federal Charge of Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran's Nuclear and Military Establishment  —  For Immediate Release  —  A dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of an Iran-based technology company was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging …
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Democratic unity, Republican crossovers shape Ohio Senate race  —  President Donald Trump carried Ohio by more than 11 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News survey finds his standing in the Buckeye State has deteriorated — a development that is benefitting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race.
New York Times:
The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States  —  Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat.  Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.  —  When President Trump met …
Discussion: Politico and The Status Kuo
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Wall Street Journal:
Senators Privately Ask Platner Whether New Allegations Will Emerge
New York Times:
Obscure Group With Trump Ties Plans to Route Funds to His Allies for Legal Fights  —  A nonprofit called the Lawfare Defense Fund has raised $36 million to support those who consider themselves unjust victims of the legal system with grants to pay for litigation.
David Strom / HotAir:
Judge: Paedo Sex Offenders May Use Girls' Locker Room  —  Because of their allegiance to alphabet ideology, liberal jurisdictions are about as sex offender-friendly as is possible in the First World.  —  Scott Wiener, the utterly degenerate California State Senator Scott Wiener …
 
 
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Mamdani infuriates Congressional Hispanic Caucus
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
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Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Politico
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Discussion: Raw Story
Olivia Ralph / The Daily Beast:
Trump Suffers Crushing Poll Defeat Against Sex Attack Victim
Discussion: USA Today
Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
New Mexico truth commission approves subpoenas, isn't letting Epstein fade
Discussion: WTTG-TV
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Centrist Democrats launch new pledge: ‘We are capitalist, not socialist’
Discussion: American Thinker
 Earlier Items: 
Cate Brown / The Guardian:
Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show
Washington Post:
Pentagon is censoring military newspaper Stars and Stripes, lawsuit alleges
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Rubio grows exasperated with Democrats at heated House hearing
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump attacks CNN's Collins: ‘Hatred in her eyes’
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans $700 Million to Build Coal Plants, Export Site
Discussion: E&E News, Axios, NewsMax.com and The Hill
Matt Burgess / Wired:
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity
Discussion: thenational.scot and The Guardian
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick Rated ‘Not Qualified’ To Be A Federal Judge
Discussion: Reuters
Bloomberg:
Trump Begins Rebuilding His Tariff Wall, Citing Forced Labor
 

 
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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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