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New York Times:
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’ — Mr. Pelley, a longtime correspondent and former “CBS Evening News” anchor, harshly criticized the show's leadership during a staff meeting on Monday. — CBS News fired Scott Pelley on Tuesday, he said, jettisoning one of the network's best-known journalists …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Clock Strikes Midnight for Pelley … Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Scott Pelley was informed via email that he had been fired from the network he had called home for more than three decades. … The correspondent had been scheduled to be on vacation, but I'm told he held back after igniting the five-alarm fire at CBS News on Monday.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management — People in entertainment TV shows Donald Trump Media — CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, one day after he sharply criticized the newsmagazine's new leadership in front of the staff.
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley ‘Will Either Resign or Be Fired’ from CBS News — Per Reports — One day after lashing out at 60 Minutes' new executive producer in a closed-door meeting, veteran correspondent Scott Pelley is reportedly on the verge of departing from CBS News.
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News — Pelley's exit comes after he made comments critical of Editor in Chief Bari Weiss — Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News, a day after taking aim at Editor in Chief Bari Weiss's leadership during a staff meeting for the show.
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Reuters:
Trump's $1.8 billion ‘weaponization’ fund is not moving forward, acting AG Blanche says — The Trump administration is abandoning the president's nearly $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday, after an intense and rare backlash from Republican senators.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is dead, acting AG says … But Republican senators have been hopeful Blanche would make clear in his testimony that the administration would abandon this effort altogether, which could clear the way for Congress to vote on the party-line package with fewer political headaches.
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New York Times:
Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says — The acting attorney general said the administration was preserving a broad order protecting the president and his family from audits of already filed returns, despite dropping a $1.8 billion payout fund.
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Politico:
5 lingering questions about Trump's ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
The slush fund is dead. Long live the slush fund.
The slush fund is dead. Long live the slush fund.
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Senate postpones committee action on government funding bills
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump still protected from tax enforcement, but anti-weaponization fund is dead, Blanche says
Trump still protected from tax enforcement, but anti-weaponization fund is dead, Blanche says
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Washington Post:
Trump's pick for Iowa governor loses GOP primary in upset — Rep. Randy Feenstra's loss to farmer Zach Lahn is a blow to the president's dominance in Republican nominating contests. — Summary — President Donald Trump's pick for Iowa governor, Rep. Randy Feenstra …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Josh Turek wins Democratic primary in battleground Iowa Senate race
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Voters select candidates in key House districts that could decide the majority
Voters select candidates in key House districts that could decide the majority
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Politico:
Here's what we just learned about the Democratic Party's future
Here's what we just learned about the Democratic Party's future
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Politico:
Becerra and Bass surge in California as anti-establishment fever breaks
Becerra and Bass surge in California as anti-establishment fever breaks
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Paralympic gold medalist Josh Turek wins Iowa Senate primary with establishment support
Paralympic gold medalist Josh Turek wins Iowa Senate primary with establishment support
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Mike Zapler / Axios:
Thune hits breaking point with Trump — The shift the past few weeks has been subtle but unmistakable: John Thune sounds like a man who's had it with President Trump. … - It's a sign that Trump's sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term.
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NBC News:
Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
Trump names William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people.
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissent of the 3 Liberal Justices, Allows Alabama to Use Maps that a Lower Court Found to Be Intentionally Discriminating Against Black Voters (Now Updated with Analysis-This is a Significant and Very Bad Ruling) — June 2, 2026 redistricting, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district — A lower court had ruled the map intentionally discriminated against Black voters. — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates …
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Washington Post:
Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job — The Trump administration's appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department. — Summary — A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later …
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Mullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHS — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin repeatedly refused Tuesday to commit to following court orders from judges who rule that the Department of Homeland Security is acting illegally. In his first appearance …
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi — In February, four months after being released from federal prison, former Republican congressman George Santos took to social media to express his enthusiasm about attending President Trump's upcoming State of the Union address.
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump — Over the past two decades, Iran repeatedly threatened to close down the waterway. President Trump underestimated Iran's ability to do so. — In mid-February, shortly before President Trump launched the war on Iran …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tennesee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles deletes anti-Pride Month tweet — Rep. Andy Ogles made a social media post Tuesday saying “homosexuality has no place in America,” and then deleted it after drawing criticism from at least one fellow House Republican. The tweet from Ogles (R-Tenn.) …
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Nate Jones / Washington Post:
Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them — Records show that Trump's first administration opted not to save DMs in its library archives, raising questions about compliance with the Presidential Records Act. — Summary
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US Department of Justice:
Feds charge foreign nationals working at the National Institutes of Health with smuggling monkeypox into the United States and lying about it — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan — DETROIT - Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe …
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