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POLITICS
The House voted 226-195 Wednesday to approve a major Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package, with 18 Republicans and one independent defying Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump to pass it. The bill includes $8 billion in authorized arms sales, 500% tariffs on Russian goods, a ban on Russian crude oil imports, and steep…
POLITICS
Three women who were romantically involved with Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner described relationships marked by heavy drinking, infidelity and behavior they found intimidating, the New York Times reported Wednesday. One woman, conservative activist Lyndsey Fifield, told the Times that Platner was physically rough with her during their relationship in the mid-2010s, including twisting…
MEDIA & ANALYSIS
Joe Rogan is rumoured to be joining CBS News, according to Radar Online, as the network grapples with ratings trouble on 60 Minutes following Anderson Cooper’s departure. An unnamed television industry insider told Radar the potential move is ‘strategy’ designed to connect CBS with audiences it has failed to reach.
BREAKING NEWS
John Bolton is expected to plead guilty in his classified documents case, and a change-of-plea hearing is scheduled for June 26, according to news reports and court records reviewed by BDN. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71668443/united-states-v-bolton/ Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is expected to plead guilty to one count of illegally retaining sensitive national security documents…
BREAKING NEWS
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general as soon as Wednesday night, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Trump mentioned the decision at a private White House dinner Wednesday, the sources said.
MEDIA & ANALYSIS
Veteran ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley has been fired from CBS News, one day after accusing Editor in Chief Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ the show during a staff meeting. Executive Producer Nick Bilton sent Pelley a termination-for-cause letter Tuesday night, effective immediately, according to a copy reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
POLITICS
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that found the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people. The justices granted the state’s emergency appeal to use a map adopted three years ago that has a majority-Black population in just…
BREAKING NEWS
Peabo Bryson, the R&B singer known for the Disney hits ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘A Whole New World,’ has died at 75, according to a statement from his family. No cause of death was given, though the family had announced Sunday that he suffered a stroke.
BREAKING NEWS
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been rescheduled for July 24, White House Correspondents’ Association president Weijia Jiang announced, months after a shooting disrupted the annual event in April. Jiang said the decision was a deliberate one made by the WHCA board after consulting its members.
BREAKING NEWS
Polymarket has completed what it says is the first on-chain, institutional block trade ever executed in the prediction market space. The company said institutions are using the platform to hedge GPU compute exposure at scale.
POLITICS
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a scaled-back executive order addressing AI-driven cybersecurity threats, replacing a stricter draft he abruptly rejected just hours before a planned signing ceremony last month, according to two White House officials granted anonymity to discuss the matter. The signed order asks some AI companies to voluntarily submit powerful new models…
BREAKING NEWS
President Trump announced Thursday he is appointing William J. Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte will retain his current housing finance roles during the period he serves as acting DNI.
