Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’  —  It's hard to overstate the impact of “60 Minutes” on journalism.  It's the most-watched television-news program in America.  Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it's been the home of some of the most-storied broadcast journalists …

Fact-checking Trump's interview with NBC News' ‘Meet the Press’  —  Digging into some of the president's claims on the Iran war, the Jan. 6 riots, California's primary elections and more.  —  President Donald Trump sat for an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker on Friday …

RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.

Auburn Board Takes Full Curricular Control, Dissolves Faculty Senate  —  The policies mirror the directives laid out in HB 580, which doesn't take effect until October and doesn't apply to the institution.  —  The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control …

🤖 Axios AM: 4 AI realities  —  Axios AM  —  🥞 Happy Sunday! … 🪖 Today is Day 100 of the war with Iran. … 1 big thing: AI's 4 harsh realities … - 💰 AI is too expensive, say CEOs and even Microsoft itself.  — 🗑️ …

Foreign Businesses Are Fleeing Cuba as Its Economy Collapses  —  Mastercard and Visa are suspending transactions, hotel operators are pulling out and a major Canadian miner is rethinking its presence  —  International businesses are abandoning Cuba, delivering another blow …

Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel  —  The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.  —  Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns …

Intoxicating hemp industry seeks rescue in Congress as ban looms  —  The intoxicating hemp industry and its allies are quickly running out of time to convince Congress to delay or stop a looming ban on their products.  —  Without action, a ban on hemp-derived intoxicants will take effect in November.

June 6, 2026  —  In the wee hours of Friday morning, Senate Republicans passed a measure to provide about $70 billion in additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the parent agency for Border Patrol.

Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list  —  After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, including all the women, from a promotion list, several female officers say they see the unusual intervention as a sign that their careers …

Trump Looms Over Pivotal Republican Senate Runoff in Georgia  —  The president has not yet endorsed Representative Mike Collins or Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in the race to challenge the Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff.  —  Derek Dooley campaigned in rural Georgia this month …

Gen Z Has an Antisemitism Problem  —  Recent polls find that a shocking percentage of young adults harbor antisemitic views.  —  Among the vilest figures in American politics today is the far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist and Holocaust denier who makes no secret of his hateful views.

Why most politicians are not calling for data center bans despite voters' anger  —  Many Americans are furious about the energy-guzzling behemoths that drive artificial intelligence, but politicians in both parties are cautious about backing all-out prohibition.  —  Summary

Senators Warn of Intelligence Gaps if Surveillance Program Expires  —  Two senior Republicans urged the Trump administration to prepare for the possible expiration of a contentious intelligence-gathering authority.  —  Two senior Republican senators warned the Trump administration on Saturday …