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12:15 PM ET, June 7, 2026

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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
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 …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
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 …
Emma Whitford / Inside Higher Ed:
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 …
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise.  It Isn't New.  —  President Trump's boasts of securing a commitment from Iranian leaders not to develop a nuclear weapon have puzzled nuclear experts who note that Tehran has made that pledge for more than 50 years.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNBC
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
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 …
Mike Allen / Axios:
🤖 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.  — 🗑️ …
Washington Post:
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
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Bloomberg:
Trump Says Fed Rate Increase Would Be Wrong, Again Calls for Cut  —  President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve policymakers would be wrong to raise interest rates after a blowout US jobs report, while insisting he doesn't want to influence Kevin Warsh before he chairs his first Fed meeting.
Discussion: NBC News and Wall Street Journal
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Associated Press:
Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France
Cheyenne Haslett / Politico:
The MAHA moms who helped elect Trump are out of patience … “We're going to vote for whatever candidate puts the health of our children first,” Hari said.  “I don't have loyalty to anybody.  And a lot of people feel that way within the MAHA movement.”  —  But the administration is banking …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
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.
New York Times:
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 …
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Liberal District That Could Oust a Trump-Defying Democrat
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senators Warn of Intelligence Gaps if Surveillance Program Expires
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
An Uncertain Win for Immigrants Seeking to Stay in U.S.
Anne Kim / Washington Monthly:
Gen Z Has an Antisemitism Problem  —  Recent polls find that a shocking percentage of young adults harbor antisemitic views.
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
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