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Live updates: California, Iowa head to primary polls; Blanche confirms White House won’t resurrect anti-weaponization fund

By: The Hill

Published on: June 3, 2026, 12:34 am

Voters in six states are headed to the polls on Tuesday, with the main focus on the gubernatorial race in California to replace outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).  Ahead of polls closing in the Golden State at 11 p.m., former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and billionaire Tom Steyer led the pack for...

Bennett wins Democratic House primary to take on Kean in New Jersey

By: The Hill

Published on: June 3, 2026, 12:22 am

Democrat Rebecca Bennett is projected to win her party’s primary and will face incumbent GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District this fall, according to Decision Desk HQ. Bennett, a former U.S. Navy helicopter and officer in the Air National Guard, will face Kean in the general election, with the latter...

Administration publishes new rules for Medicaid work requirements

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Published on: June 2, 2026, 11:14 pm

Presented by Planned Parenthood {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Medicaid work requirements come into focus The Trump administration late Monday published new rules that tell states how to set up Medicaid work requirements. © Associated Press/Julia Demaree Nikhinson GOP lawmakers and administration officials have described the policy as...

Judge blocks DC outlet NOTUS from rebranding as 'The Star,’ after rival's lawsuit

By: The Hill

Published on: June 2, 2026, 11:12 pm

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday blocking the NOTUS news outlet from rebranding as The Star due to a lawsuit from The Washington Star. District Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr., a Trump appointee, ordered both news outlets to schedule a settlement conference within seven days of the order. Another hearing regarding the...

Durbin, Duckworth call for Chicago’s US attorney to resign

By: The Hill

Published on: June 2, 2026, 11:05 pm

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Tuesday called on interim U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign following the doomed “Broadview Six” case, accusing him of presiding over a federal office plagued by dysfunction and alleged misconduct. “Andrew Boutros’s time as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois has been riddled...

Most places have abolished grocery taxes, but these 9 states are still charging them

By: The Hill

Published on: June 2, 2026, 11:04 pm

In nine places around the U.S., families are paying more for the exact same food at the grocery store, even when the advertised price is exactly the same.

Ex-Obama staffer: Bass 'should be very worried no matter who’s in the runoff'

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Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:49 pm

Democratic strategist Jim Messina warned that the Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) should be concerned about her reelection chances ahead of the California primary race on Tuesday.  “She should be very worried no matter who’s in the runoff right now,” the ex-White House deputy chief of staff for former President Obama told MS NOW...

Graham Platner makes his case to Senate Democrats amid latest controversy

By: The Hill

Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:39 pm

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner met with Senate Democrats in Washington on Tuesday as he seeks to stem a wave of scandals and shore up support for his bid to flip a seat long at the top of Democrats’ wish list. Platner is under fresh scrutiny after reports surfaced that he sent sexually explicit...

Who is Bill Pulte, Trump's pick for new intel chief

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Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:35 pm

President Trump on Tuesday named Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) head Bill Pulte to be the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month. The move drew immediate fury from Democrats and pushback from Republicans, who questioned whether he had any qualifications for the role....

Hostage situation, bomb threat reported at Chase Bank in California: Police

By: The Hill

Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:32 pm

Several nearby buildings have been placed on lockdown.

US fighter jet struck and disabled an oil tanker headed for Iran’s Kharg Island

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Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:14 pm

A Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. fighter jet disabled an oil tanker heading for the Iranian port of Kharg Island after the vessel “ignored repeated warnings” and did not comply with directions issued under a U.S.-naval maritime blockade, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Tuesday. Centcom “enforced blockade measures against Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it...

Rubio spars with Democrats over Ebola outbreak, global health cuts

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Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:13 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio fielded criticism from Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to global health programs on the response to an Ebola outbreak in several African nations. The Trump administration official faced questions from lawmakers on a range of issues during budget hearings with the...

Trump's new AI order

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Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:11 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Trump signs scaled-back AI executive order President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to shore up their defenses against more advanced AI models and develop a voluntary testing framework. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press The new order appears to be a scaled-back version of...

Court says climate lab can keep using supercomputer

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Published on: June 2, 2026, 10:10 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Court says climate lab can keep using supercomputer A federal judge temporarily halted a Trump administration effort to target a climate and weather research lab in Colorado. © AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File Judge R. Brooke Jackson, an Obama appointee, blocked the administration from taking away a...