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6:30 AM ET, June 5, 2026

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New York Times:
Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior  —  The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing.  —  TIMES EXCLUSIVE  —  The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders  —  Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president's foreign policy agenda.  —  The House voted on Thursday to approve new aid for Ukraine and impose a fresh round …
Punchbowl News:
6/5/26☀️ AM: … The Senate is in a bad place.  —  Republican leaders just spent 18 hours trying to tame a rebellion from within their own ranks that threatened passage of their $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package.  GOP leaders then lost a key procedural vote …
Discussion: Fox News
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Ukraine aid package passes House, bucking GOP leaders and Trump
New York Times:
Senate Passes $70 Billion G.O.P. Immigration Bill
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dems help GOP kill Tlaib's Lebanon war powers measure
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Kennedy Center orders staff to begin removing Trump's name after ruling  —  The Kennedy Center's general counsel instructed staff members in a memo to strip all uses of President Donald Trump's name from signs, brochures, the website and other materials.  —  Summary
Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story, The Independent and UPI
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Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
Kennedy Center Tells Staff to Immediately Remove Trump's Name From Documents
Discussion: BroadwayWorld and NewsMax.com
NBC News:
Kennedy Center lawyers tell staff to remove references to Trump in signage
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Kennedy Center moves to erase Trump references after judge said they were illegally added
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children  —  Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.  —  Summary  —  As grocery prices continue to rise nationally …
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Vanilla Ice Is In, Bret Michaels Is Out: Trump's Battle for Celebrity Validation  —  President Trump has pursued fame his entire adult life.  Now in his second term in the White House, he is finding how little power he has to force cultural figures to fall in line.
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Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
ICE to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees, internal memo says  —  The agency is facing pressure to improve medical care in its facilities after reporting the deaths of 18 detainees in the first five months of this year.  —  Summary  —  As the number of immigrants dying …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Blanche faces uncertain path through Senate  —  Senators voted to confirm Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general in early 2025, but there's no guarantee they will now vote to install him as the nation's chief law enforcement officer.  Blanche, now serving as acting attorney general …
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Page Six:
The real Nick Bilton revealed — from political beliefs of new ‘60 Minutes’ boss to the rivals he beat to top job  —  It turns out Nick Bilton wasn't the only candidate that Bari Weiss considered for the top job at “60 Minutes.”  —  Multiple sources with knowledge of CBS News' hiring practices …
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Euan Ward / New York Times:
Lebanon's Latest Cease-Fire Shows Little Sign of Taking Hold  —  The U.S.-brokered deal depends on Hezbollah halting its attacks first.  But the leader of the Iran-backed group rejected those terms, and Israel said that its offensive would continue.  —  For all the diplomatic fanfare surrounding …
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Associated Press:
Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
Politico:
Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia … Europe “can step up now and in the near term,” Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's top commander and the head of U.S. forces in Europe, told military leaders this week.  America, he said, will “refocus” equipment and forces elsewhere.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
I wrote about George Santos.  Then he made a violent threat and lied about it  —  I was winding down my work day here in Los Angeles when my phone rang at 5:37 p.m. from a blocked number.  It was former Congressman George Santos.  He was boiling with rage.
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds  —  President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration's refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for corruption.
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs / Forbes:
Screwworm In Texas Cattle Could Drive Up Beef Prices—After DOGE Axed Prevention Efforts  —  Topline  —  A flesh-eating parasite that was largely eradicated from U.S. livestock in the 1960s has been found in a 3-week-old calf in a south Texas border town, the USDA confirmed …
Politico:
House members keep losing their bids for higher office.  Some think they know why. … Some of those who have been on the campaign trail this year have a simple explanation for the trend: It's hard for members of a dysfunctional and unpopular institution to ask voters to reward them with even bigger jobs.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton will plead guilty in classified information case: AP source  —  Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump's arch not subject to law limiting D.C. building height, planning chief says  —  The federal requirement caps most construction in Washington to a maximum height of 130 feet, about half that of the president's 250-foot project.  —  Summary  —  The head of a federal commission reviewing …
Anna Paulina Luna / New York Times:
The MAGA Representative Crusading Against Government Secrecy  —  I don't think I'll ever be able to roll a little green man in on a silver platter for anyone, but what I can do is I can present you with the evidence that we have seen, and I can also tell you what we've been up against.
Discussion: Slow Boring
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump says Pulte won't be his nominee for director of national intelligence  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte, his pick for acting director of national intelligence, would not be his “permanent” choice for the critical security post.
Nick Mordowanec / Military.com:
DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List  —  Defense Secretary Hegseth previously announced the change due to an “impractical” system.  —  Add us on  —  Military.com has learned that the Department of Defense, for the first time in almost 10 years …
Katherine Pompilio / Lawfare:
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?  —  The real count is much higher than the public knew.  —  katherinepomps  —  katherinepomps.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  At least 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump …
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump eyes his next DC renovation: The Lincoln Memorial … There are already several construction projects surrounding the National Mall. … Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who is overseeing the renovations, said the projects complete designs for the Mall dating back to the McMillan Plan …
Bloomberg:
US-Iran Talks at a Standstill as Hezbollah Rejects Truce  —  There was no sign of progress in ceasefire talks between the US and Iran after the worst burst of violence in weeks and Tehran-backed Hezbollah rejected a US-brokered truce in Lebanon.  Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar breaks down the situation.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
 
 
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Fox News:
Rubio sanctions Cuban groups with ties to US nonprofit network funded by communist donor Neville Roy Singham
Discussion: American Greatness
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How Marco Beat JD with One Weird Trick
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
The Guardian:
Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700m to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
Discussion: NASA
Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
Trump Directed Millions in National Park Fees to Hire Park Police
Discussion: Straight Arrow
CNN:
Todd Blanche was ‘in charge’ of Epstein matter, Bondi told lawmakers, according to new transcript
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Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
US to reach $41T debt ceiling as soon as late winter, forecasters predict
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Van Hollen blasts AIPAC, crypto spending for Hoyer's chosen successor
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Jewish Insider
Gabby Miller / Politico:
House Dem proposes bill to help agencies create AI rules
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
House panel adopts measure on fired senior officers, putting pressure on Hegseth, Pentagon
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Grace Marion / Mississippi Free Press:
Goon Squad Victims Sue Supervisor Over Remark About ‘People That Raped and Doped Your Daughters’
 

 
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In an email to staff, Nick Bilton promises editorial independence for 60 Minutes and praises veteran staff members Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian's EIC says digital reader revenue rose 17% YoY to £125M in the year to March 31 and over 40% of revenue is from outside the UK, up from 8% in 2016

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