Wall Street Journal: “Russia’s elite have been forced to adapt since the start of the war, but Western sanctions haven’t done much to crimp their globe-spanning lifestyles. They have traded places like London, the French Riviera and the Swiss Alps for new destinations such as the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Azerbaijan.”
Trump Pardons Former Congressman
New York Times: “President Trump has pardoned Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana who was convicted of insider trading in 2023.”
“The pardon for Mr. Buyer was endorsed by current and former Republican lawmakers, including Senators Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and former House Speaker John Boehner, according to the proclamation, which was dated June 4.”
Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts
New York Times: “Federal officials have quietly begun fast-tracking cases through immigration courts, pushing dozens of additional cases onto the dockets on certain days in an effort to more quickly process asylum and other claims.”
“The fast-tracking, which is also intended to increase the pace of deportations, started without any formal notification or announcement from the Trump administration.”
The Messy Rise of Graham Platner
Wall Street Journal: “One of this year’s biggest political gambles began at 5:30 a.m. one day last July, when liberal activists Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan showed up at the home of Graham Platner, a combat veteran and oyster farmer in this forested town.”
“Moraff and Fan had no ties to Maine or to the Democratic Party’s election machinery, which made their mission all the more audacious: to recruit a working-class candidate to run for the U.S. Senate on a populist platform. The idea, Platner recalled telling his visitors, was ‘quite literally the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard.'”
“Nearly a year later, it has become clear just how big a gamble it was. Platner, 41 years old, has improbably become the Democratic Party’s presumed nominee in one of its most important Senate elections. In doing so, he has saddled the party with the risks of an untested candidate who has a messy life story.”
Vulnerable Republicans More Willing to Defy Trump
CNN: “Republicans are still on track to muscle through a top party priority next week, delivering $70 billion in Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection funding. But even that measure had been at serious risk of collapse in recent weeks after Republicans revolted over Trump’s insistence for a $1.8 billion settlement fund that critics say is intended to reward his political supporters.”
“While Senate GOP leaders successfully quashed much of that dissent, the days of bitter wrangling exposed cracks in Trump’s base of support on Capitol Hill. There is now a growing chorus of Republicans — and not just the usual defectors — willing to defy him as they seek to rein in his pursuit of his agenda, ranging from projects like the White House ballroom and exacting political retribution on his enemies to his handling of the Iran war and other foreign policy issues.”
“The trend is only expected to accelerate as the November elections approach, with contentious fights ahead like Trump’s push to confirm his controversial expected pick to lead the Department of Justice.”
Trump Voters Say Why They’re Sticking With Him
Wall Street Journal: “Trump’s approval numbers nationally have tumbled in recent months, hurt by worries about the economy and uncertainty about the Iran war. His standing with GOP voters is slipping as well, with Republicans who strongly back Trump dropping to 57% in May from 75% in January… But within that group are Trump die-hards whose unshakable support for the president helps maintain his grip on the party in Congress and on the campaign trail.”
“Democrats have a shot at taking back a Senate seat in Ohio, boosted by growing doubts about the president’s policies. But in interviews in this deep red part of the state, voters still firmly in Trump’s camp say the president has delivered on key promises that he campaigned on in 2024, such as tackling illegal crossings at the southern border and reducing crime, as well as what they see as his effort to shift America’s culture rightward.”
Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘One Way or the Other’
President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will end “one way or the other” while speaking with Wisconsin farmers, NewsNation reports.
Said Trump: “We’re going to come out of Iran very quickly — one way or the other, whether it’s a piece of paper or the very tough way. The very tough way may be the easier way.”
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Full Scale ‘60 Minutes’ Mutiny Averted
Status: “After Scott Pelley chose to publicly confront management at the Bari Weiss-led CBS News over the firing of several colleagues and cite ideologically motivated changes that threatened to compromise the show’s integrity, correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim released a statement saying that they intended to stay. Not because they disputed Pelley’s characterization of events, but rather because, as they succinctly put it, ‘We don’t want to see ’60 Minutes’ die.’”
“The decision might appear to stabilize a situation that risked seeing the entire franchise implode, or at a minimum, struggle to deliver enough stories to populate a 59th season when the program returns from its annual summer hiatus in September.”
Pentagon Raised Threat of Israeli Spying
“The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about Israel ramping up its spying on the U.S., recently raising the counterintelligence threat level from America’s top ally in the Middle East to the highest level,” NBC News reports.
“The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks issued the new counterintelligence threat assessment amid rising tensions between Israel and the U.S. over the way forward in the war with Iran.”
Trump Arch Will Need Red Lights
New York Times: “The Federal Aviation Administration said the Trump administration’s plans to construct a 259-foot tall arch less than a mile from Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport would likely not pose risks to aviation safety.”
“But evaluators recommended that red, blinking obstruction lights similar to the ones atop the Washington Monument be added to the design — a common measure for large structures that go up near airports.”
Trump Wants U.S. to Acquire ‘Pieces’ of AI Companies
NOTUS: “President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is talking with the leaders of the largest artificial-intelligence companies about having the government acquire ‘pieces’ of their firms.”
“It could prove to be among the most significant federal interventions in the private sector in modern history.”
Financial Times: Trump says US may take equity stakes in AI companies.
Exchange of the Day
President Trump spoke to reporters about attending the NBA finals next week:
REPORTER: The cheapest price for the game you’re going to is $8,000. Everyday Americans can’t afford these sporting events.
TRUMP: No, but they can watch it on television. It’s sort of semi-free to watch it on television. But that’s the way life goes…
Quote of the Day
“We’ve got a fucked up guy who could be 100 times more fucked up than he is and he’d never be as fucked up as what we’ve got in Washington. This country is about to lose it, the whole goddamn thing. We gotta win this. If we got a person that’s understandably got issues, good. Maybe people oughta see it and maybe we oughta be reminded what these stupid wars have brought about and the consequence of said stupid wars that stupid Susan Collins’ been for all of her political life.”
— James Carville, on his podcast, endorsing Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D).
Justice Department to Observe LA Vote Count
CNN: “The Justice Department sent one of its attorneys to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles Friday morning, after President Donald Trump claimed earlier this week the US Attorney’s office there was investigating the vote counting.”
Democrats Ramp Up Plans to Investigate Trump
Semafor: “Progressive and centrist Democrats are remarkably aligned around their plan for using a potential House majority to investigate President Donald Trump: Pursue businesses that have cultivated his administration for backdoor oversight, and don’t hold back.”
“As outside advisory and legal firms prepare the private sector for a Democratic House takeover that still looks likely, despite the GOP’s aggressive redistricting, the target list may well grow beyond US-based companies. Foreign dealmaking by the Trump family and its allies, including in the Gulf, is also in line for Democratic scrutiny.”
Janet Mills Considers Jumping Back Into Race
A source close to Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) told CNN: “The Governor remains on the ballot, and in the wake of this week’s stories, people across Maine are reaching out to tell her they’re voting for her and encouraging her to get fully back into the race.”
Bill Pulte Didn’t Even Have a Security Clearance
CNN: “Before he was announced as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US intelligence community, Bill Pulte did not have a security clearance granting him access to highly-classified information – meaning he lacked what has long been considered a basic prerequisite for the job he will soon occupy.”
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