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10:25 PM ET, June 3, 2026

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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
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill  —  Congressional news Donald Trump Immigration  —  Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trump's ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday.
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump  —  The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined …
Reuters:
Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon
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 …
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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 …
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.
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Humiliated After Senators Pull Ballroom Cash
Discussion: Raw Story and MS NOW
Magan Crane / Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Court Block for Collapse of ‘Weaponization’ Fund
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.
Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:
Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order formally converting nearly 10,000 career federal workers into Schedule Policy/Career, making them effectively at-will employees.
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers  —  President Trump has issued an executive order turning an estimated 8,000 federal workers into at-will employees, which means the government could fire them without providing any reason.  —  The move culminates an effort Trump launched during …
Discussion: Reuters
The White House:
Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service
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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Hayes Brown / MS NOW:
Bill Pulte is Trump's most dangerously sycophantic promotion yet
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: The Status Kuo
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Ben Chapman / New York Post:
Feds raid $35M SoCal mansion of tech boss charged with sending secret shipments to Iranian military, nuclear programs  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The California Post on Google  —  Federal agents, in a daring predawn raid Wednesday, pounced on the opulent …
Discussion: U.S. Home, Townhall, NewsMax.com and abc7NY
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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
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
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.
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 …
Justmindy / twitchy.com:
Code Pink Thug Slaps Rep. Anna Paulina Luna After Hearing — Luna Files Charges and Demands Ban  —  Earlier, we told you about the crazy hearing with Marco Rubio and a House Committee.  Rep. Luna was part of the hearing and she questioned Sec. Rubio about Code Pink.  Code Pink was apparently in the audience and took offense.
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Rubio grows exasperated with Democrats at heated House hearing
Matt Burgess / Wired:
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity  —  Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit.  —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm …
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
Olivia Ralph / The Daily Beast:
Trump Suffers Crushing Poll Defeat Against Sex Attack Victim  —  TRUST GAP  —  A new poll finds Americans overwhelmingly believe E. Jean Carroll over the president.  —  Donald Trump is losing bigly in the court of public opinion to the woman who successfully sued him for sexual abuse and defamation.
Discussion: USA Today and YouGov
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Centrist Democrats launch new pledge: ‘We are capitalist, not socialist’  —  A pair of Democratic House members who won Republican-held seats want others to sign a vow for moderate policies.  —  Summary  —  Two Democrats in Congress who flipped Republican-held seats in 2024 plan to debut …
 
 
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New York Times:
Obscure Group With Trump Ties Plans to Route Funds to His Allies for Legal Fights
Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
New Mexico truth commission approves subpoenas, isn't letting Epstein fade
Discussion: WTTG-TV and The Hill
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
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump attacks CNN's Collins: ‘Hatred in her eyes’
Ryan King / New York Post:
Speaker Johnson knows what happened to missing NJ Rep. Tom Kean Jr. — but refuses to disclose it
 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans $700 Million to Build Coal Plants, Export Site
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick Rated ‘Not Qualified’ To Be A Federal Judge
Discussion: Reuters
NBC News:
Trump says 'maybe we'll never' take down the UFC structure outside the White House
Dan Maurer / Lawfare:
Rules of Engagement When the Troops Appear at Polling Sites
Bloomberg:
Trump Begins Rebuilding His Tariff Wall, Citing Forced Labor
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Aftermath: Something Is Going to Snap
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Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Hasbro launches Sixth Wall, an AI studio working with ElevenLabs and voice actors to create and license AI-native versions of its characters and franchises

Todd Spangler / Variety:
On a staff call, Bari Weiss defends firing Scott Pelley, saying the foundation of “trust and mutual respect” was broken after Pelley's outburst on Monday

Bloomberg:
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square plans to sell its stake in Universal Music Group, days after the Amsterdam-listed group rejected his takeover bid

 
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