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Trump says he’s nominating Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jun 03, 2026 10:20 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump

By LISA MASCARO
Jun 03, 2026 6:51 pm - The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home and abroad.
Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ and says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and JOSH BOAK
Jun 03, 2026 11:35 am - President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.
Iran strikes Kuwait’s main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again

By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY
Jun 03, 2026 10:32 am - Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile ceasefire.
Trump makes changes to steel, aluminum and copper tariffs

By MAE ANDERSON
Jun 02, 2026 4:39 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday adjusted tariffs on some steel, aluminum and copper imports, lowering some tariffs on farming equipment and extending the lower rate to other equipment.
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.
Blanche is set to return to Capitol Hill as Trump reconsiders plans for his $1.8 billion fund

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
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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