Security planners brace for unprecedented threats as millions head to 11 US World Cup cities

ALANIS THAMES
Thu, June 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM PDT

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Millions of soccer fans are expected to gather in 11 U.S. cities for the World Cup, and security planners have been coordinating with state, local and federal law enforcement agencies to monitor unprecedented security threats.

House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders

By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main

7 hr ago

More than a dozen GOP lawmakers defied their own leadership — and President Donald Trump — by voting with Democrats to approve a major bill to deliver billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine while imposing steep sanctions on Russia.

As War Moves From Iran Back to Ukraine, Trump Seeks A Victory Amidst Strategic Defeats, Triggering Putin's Anger

June 5, 2026

By Yiannis Damellos

As the conflict in Iran appears to be winding down, there is a palpable sense that the U.S. may be repositioning its focus. After all, War never stops. With the Midterms approaching and Trump boxed in the White House, defeated and nursing a "rebellion", Ukraine is back in the spotlight as a target for further military and financial support. This strategic pivot suggests a broader agenda driving U.S. engagement in the region, and Vladimir Putin is not thrilled. Moscow has issued a stern response to the recent U.S. announcement of more aid for Ukraine, following remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicating additional funding for Kyiv.

Trump pans ‘bad Republicans’ who voted to end the Iran war

“Who would do such an unpatriotic thing,” he said. “They know where the negotiations stand.”
Gregory Svirnovskiy
06/04/2026, 9:13am ET

President Donald Trump lashed out at the four Republicans who lent their votes to a war powers resolution against the Iran war this week, calling them grandstanders and questioning their patriotism.

MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff

11 hours ago
Dan Sales

Chinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.

'You'd have to be nervous': Google's $40 billion Texas project raises water concerns

by Briannagh Dennehy,
Wed, June 3, 2026, at 3:19 PM

STAMFORD, Texas — Two Google data centers are currently under construction in Haskell County, forming part of a $40 billion investment in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure across Texas. As development progresses, the project is beginning to register as a meaningful economic force within West Texas. Stamford, located on the border of Jones and Haskell counties, is now assessing the long-term pressures this growth could place on water resources and infrastructure.

Iran war powers rebuke shows how Trump is increasingly boxed in

Analysis by Aaron Blake
2 hr ago
Ahead of a House vote Wednesday on whether to rein in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers, Speaker Mike Johnson pleaded with Republicans to oppose it.

US House Approves Measure To End Iran War As Rubio Insists Conflict Is Over

    By Alex Raufoglu June 04, 2026 07:19 CET

The US House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran, delivering a bipartisan rebuke to the administration even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that US operations against Tehran had ended.

Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill

 

Politics

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By Sarah Ferris

Updated 2 hr ago

Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday.

Rubio Has Been Infected by Trump's Denial Syndrome Over US Failure in Iran

June 3rd, 2026

Failure is An Option When Your President is Trump

During a recent House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Marco Rubio proclaimed that the U.S. military operation concerning Iran, named "Epic Fury," has concluded. This statement reflects a broader trend of denial reminiscent of former President Trump’s approach to international conflicts.

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city

Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on Friday

Luke Harding, Pjotr Sauer and agencies
Wed 3 Jun 2026 10.19 BST

Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg early on Wednesday, hours before international guests gathered for the city’s flagship economic forum, in a blow to Vladimir Putin.

Iran targets Kuwait and Bahrain as US conducts new strikes in latest test of peace talks

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Updated 3:07 AM EDT, 

Wed June 3, 2026
Here's the latest

• New strikes: In one of the most serious exchanges since the ceasefire began, Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain as the US conducted new strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island. Earlier in the day, the US military said it “disabled” an oil tanker heading for an Iranian port by striking it with a Hellfire missile.

Trump-backed Rep. Randy Feenstra loses Iowa governor primary

It’s a blow for the president, who has seen most of his chosen candidates this cycle sail to victory or advance to runoff elections — until now.

By Samuel Benson
06/03/2026 12:02 AM EDT
Updated: 06/03/2026 01:10 AM EDT

Rep. Randy Feenstra lost the GOP primary for Iowa governor on Tuesday, a shocking upset after he earned President Donald Trump’s last-minute endorsement.

Trump names controversial top housing official to be acting director of national intelligence

By Zachary Cohen Hannah Rabinowitz Aileen Graef
Updated 35 min ago

'He has no background in intelligence': CNN analyst on Trump's pick for acting DNI

Donald Trump on Tuesday named housing official Bill Pulte, who has played a leading role in stoking the president’s retribution campaign, as acting director of national intelligence.

Trump Shovels $4 Billion Directly to Elon Musk, Who Spent a Fortune Getting Him Elected

SpaceX Pump

It's paying off for him in a big way

By Victor Tangermann

Published Jun 1, 2026 5:32 PM EDT

Elon Musk spent just shy of $300 million supporting Donald Trump’s reelection in late 2024 — a full-throated financial commitment that appears to be paying off in a big way.

CBS Legends Blast ‘60 Minutes’ Over MAGA Makeover

 Politics 

OLD GUARD ALARM

More than 100 CBS veterans warned of a “wholesale dismissal of editorial management” under the network’s new leadership.

Erkki Forster 

Night News Reporter

Published Jun. 1 2026 10:34PM EDT 

Tim Knox/eyevine/Redux

CBS legends have delivered a scathing rebuke of the network’s leadership after editor-in-chief Bari Weiss purged 60 Minutes staff amid her continuing MAGA makeover.

EU greenlights controversial return hubs in 'strictest-ever' new migration law

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By Vincenzo Genovese

Published on 01/06/2026 - 22:11 GMT+2•Updated 23:33

A new EU law will allow migrant return hubs outside the bloc and home searches in a bid to crack down on irregular migration. Civil society groups point to a “xenophobic" turn in EU politics.

One of our planets may be missing, and it could explain why the solar system looks the way it does

By Paul Arnold, Phys.org

Edited by Sadie Harley, 

Reviewed by Robert Egan

Our solar system has two ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, but there may have been a third. According to a new study published in the journal Icarus, this extra world might have triggered a violent planetary shuffling billions of years ago that could have disrupted some of Jupiter's and Uranus's moons and possibly led to the formation of others.