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Senate Republicans drop plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom
Fears that push for ballroom spending could jeopardize $70bn funding for immigration enforcementSenate Republicans on Wednesday formally dropped their attempt to spend $1bn on security improvements for Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, as it became clear the president’s demand for the money could jeopardize long-term funding for immigration enforcement.The Senate judiciary committee had last month included the spending on security for the new ballroom in a broader measure that would authorize...
Tech CEO With $35 Million California Mansion Charged With Secretly Aiding Iran’s Nuclear Program
BreakingBusinessTech CEO With $35 Million California Mansion Charged With Secretly Aiding Iran’s Nuclear ProgramByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorJun 03, 2026, 04:38pm EDTToplineJamshid Ghomi, a U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of a Tehran-based tech firm, was arrested Wednesday over allegations he funneled U.S. networking and encryption equipment to Iran's nuclear program and military while laundering millions of dollars.Gh...
Tech CEO With $35 Million California Mansion Charged With Secretly Aiding Iran’s Nuclear Program
BreakingBusinessTech CEO With $35 Million California Mansion Charged With Secretly Aiding Iran’s Nuclear ProgramByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorJun 03, 2026, 04:38pm EDTToplineJamshid Ghomi, a U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of a Tehran-based tech firm, was arrested Wednesday over allegations he funneled U.S. networking and encryption equipment to Iran's nuclear program and military while laundering millions of dollars.Gh...
Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers
Order strips job protections from workers earning up to about $200,000 a year and deemed to be ‘influencing’ policyDonald Trump has signed an executive order making it easier to fire thousands of the best-paid workers in the US government aspart of a broader drive by his administration to overhaul the federal workforce.The order, released by the White House and the office of personnel management (OPM) on Wednesday, strips job protections from a mostly senior group of federal workers – about 8,00...
Reporter's Notebook: Rebels threaten to upend GOP agenda amid growing frustrations with Trump
You always knew Lady Elaine Fairchilde would sow chaos on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood when she uttered the incantation "boomerang-toomerang-soomerang!"Lady Elaine was the mischievous puppet on the show who bore a resemblance to Rod Stewart. She often waved around her boomerang if someone in the Neighborhood of Make Believe ticked her off, and she would literally flip the neighborhood upside down with her "boomerang-toomerang-soomerang!"That’s where we stand with things these days on Capitol Hill.Th...
Australia politics live: bank expects home price reduction from budget to be more than twice government forecast
Commonwealth Bank economists expect 5% drag on home prices from tax changes, compared with Treasury forecast of 2%. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Krishani Dhanji with the main action.Australia’s youngest convicted murderer has been sent back to jail after a judge found him to have had complete disregard for his release condi...
Anger as police say pro-Palestine activists' poster of actress Maureen Lipman as devil was NOT a hate crime
Anger as police say pro-Palestine activists' poster of actress Maureen Lipman as devil was NOT a hate crimeSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy GRAHAM GRANT, SCOTTISH HOME AFFAIRS EDITOR Published: 21:21, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 21:21, 3 June 2026 e-mail View comments
Aspiring GOP legislator refuses to apologize after calling June 'STRAIGHT month' and attacking gays for 'corrupting' America
Aspiring GOP legislator refuses to apologize after calling June 'STRAIGHT month' and attacking gays for 'corrupting' AmericaSign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the biggest exclusive stories See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ELIOT FORCE, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:20, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 21:21, 3 June 2026 e-mail View comments
Trump Says He Will Attend G7 Summit In France
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said in a post on Truth Social that he would travel to a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France.
GOP advances ICE funding package after forcing Trump's controversial $2B fund into retreat
After delays spurred by shock announcements from the Trump administration, Senate Republicans have officially launched their play to fund immigration enforcement. The upper chamber took the first step in the last leg of the process to advance a roughly $70 billion package to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol after being derailed by the administration’s surprise "anti-weaponization" fund. It comes after uncertainty over whether Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s...
Wild Trump health rumor sparks furious White House response over 'left-wing' plot
Wild Trump health rumor sparks furious White House response over 'left-wing' plotSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Published: 21:01, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 21:05, 3 June 2026 e-mail View comments
The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States
Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.
Iran targets US military vessel's 'command center' in Gulf of Oman, Centcom dismisses claim
Iran's state media reported its navy targeted a US destroyer in the Gulf of Oman, citing US actions against Iranian commercial vessels. The US Central Command refuted the claim, stating its military assets at sea are operating safely and unimpeded.
Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers
Politics Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers June 3, 20263:53 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Andrea Hsu Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers Audio will be available later today.
Sam Forstag projected to win Democratic primary in Montana's 1st District
Politics Sam Forstag wins Democratic primary in Montana's 1st Congressional District, CBS News projects By Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek June 3, 2026 / 3:42 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Democr...
Americans Opposing AI Will Become America’s ‘Biggest Political Crisis,’ Top Investor Says
BreakingBusinessAmericans Opposing AI Will Become America’s ‘Biggest Political Crisis,’ Top Investor SaysByAlicia Park,Reporter. I cover markets and tech.Follow AuthorJun 03, 2026, 03:41pm EDTToplineAmericans opposing artificial intelligence will become the “biggest political crisis” the country faces, Amos Hochstein, former U.S. energy advisor and managing partner at investment firm TWG Global, said at the Forbes Iconoclast Summit on Wednesday. Amos Hochstein addresses the media after meeting w...
Trump expands Cuba sanctions beyond US companies in major crackdown on foreign enablers
The Trump administration is rolling out what experts describe as the most significant expansion of U.S. sanctions on Cuba in decades.The administration is attempting what supporters say is the first broad application of Cuba-related secondary sanctions against foreign firms, aiming not only at Havana itself but also at foreign companies and banks that continue doing business with the island’s military-linked economic empire. The new framework, established under an executive order signed by Presi...
Israeli strikes near Tyre hospital put youngest patient at risk
Jabal Aamel Hospital in Tyre was heavily damaged after an Israeli strike levelled nearby buildings, leaving key medical
Grenell says he was "rattled" by sentencing of man convicted of threatening him
Politics Trump special missions envoy Richard Grenell says he was "rattled" by sentencing of man convicted of threatening him By Callie Teitelbaum, Maria Sullivan June 3, 2026 / 3:30 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Ric Grenell, President Trump's special missions envoy and the former president of the Kennedy Center, says he was "rattled" Wednesday at the sentencing hearing of a man convicted of sending a threatening message to him in December.Grenell gave a victim impact statement in cou...
Another meeting expected as PML-N, PPP continue budget discussions ahead of June 10 presentation
ISLAMABAD: With the federal budget for the financial year 2026-27 expected to be tabled on June 10, two major ruling partners, the PML-N and the PPP, continued their consultations on the proposed fiscal measures, with another round of the pre-budget meeting scheduled for later this week. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Wednesday that the budget would be tabled on June 10. Sources said the next meeting between the PPP and PML-N would be attended by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari...