Nation and World
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Rubio says he's optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks, but status of negotiations is unclear
Jun 02, 2026 10:55 am - Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war looking increasingly in doubt.
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Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after Gabbard
Jun 02, 2026 8:55 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tapped federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard. Trump ...
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Israel kills 8 in Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah will de-escalate
Jun 02, 2026 8:10 am - Israeli drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed eight people, including a father and his two children, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah agreed to dial back fighting.
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The ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran are stretching the term's meaning
Jun 02, 2026 8:07 am - Ceasefires have been announced, often to great fanfare, in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. So why is there still so much fighting?
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Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund
Jun 02, 2026 8:01 am - WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday after the Trump administration signaled it was pausing contentious plans to ...
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Florida suit claims company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT
Jun 02, 2026 7:21 am - The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks, including offering instructions to children considering suicide and helping suspects plot crimes.
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Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence
Jun 02, 2026 7:20 am - Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from...
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Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses it
Jun 02, 2026 7:07 am - President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the Justice Department said it would temporarily pause its implementation to comply with a court order.
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Lacking money and support, Trump’s Board of Peace stalls in Gaza
Jun 02, 2026 7:06 am - Seven months after President Donald Trump announced his peace plan for Gaza and more than four months since he convened his Board of Peace to implement and pay for it, the plan is stalled and expected donations to the fund it created are nonexistent.
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Pentagon bars journalists from its press office, saying it has become a 'classified space'
Jun 02, 2026 7:04 am - In another of a series of moves restricting media access at the Pentagon, the Defense Department has declared that its press office is now a classified space inaccessible to journalists.