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Early takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries as Democrats try to defend California and make Iowa inroads

By STEVEN SLOAN and STEVE PEOPLES
Jun 02, 2026 9:58 pm - The contours of a premier U.S. Senate race took shape Tuesday night in Iowa, while Democrats chose a nominee for a U.S. House race in New Jersey that could decide who controls the chamber after November's elections.
Iran stops talking to mediators, Iranian reports say, but Trump says talks continue

By JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and NASSER KARIMI
Jun 02, 2026 7:42 pm - Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire in the war with the U.S. and Israel, two semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday, but President Donald Trump disputed the claim and said talks were continuing.
Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job

By Tara Copp and Salvador Rizzo
Jun 02, 2026 7:36 pm - A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later said that he regretted his participation in the U.S. Capitol attack has been hired by the Trump administration to work inside a Pentagon office that manages highly classified military operations, according to four people familiar with the matter.
DHS chief dodges questions on obeying court orders

By David Nakamura
Jun 02, 2026 7:26 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday accused some federal judges of politicizing their decisions and dodged questions from lawmakers about whether the Department of Homeland Security would abide by court rulings under his leadership.
Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting

By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO
Jun 02, 2026 5:01 pm - Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138 others, authorities said Tuesday.
UN warns of potentially strong El Niño soon ‘arriving on our doorstep’

By Matthew Cappucci and Ben Noll
Jun 02, 2026 4:40 pm - The United Nations weather agency is urging the planet to prepare for El Niño, a burgeoning weather pattern expected to develop later this year.
Trump administration abandons $1.8 billion payout fund after revolt by GOP

By Theodoric Meyer, Perry Stein, Jarrell Dillard
Jun 02, 2026 3:57 pm - Acting attorney general Todd Blanche’s reversal attempts to clear way for Trump’s stalled immigration agenda.
Rubio says he's optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks, but status of negotiations is unclear

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATTHEW LEE and BEN FINLEY
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.
Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after Gabbard

By JOSH BOAK
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 ...
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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