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
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• 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

Copyright Vlasov Sulaj/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved

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.

Jamie Dimon calls Coinbase CEO 'full of s--t,' vows to fight crypto-friendly bill in Congress

JPMorgan CEO demands crypto platforms follow bank rules if they take deposits, reacting to Brian Armstrong's lobbying push
By Kristen Altus FOXBusiness

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon joins 'Mornings with Maria' in a wide-ranging interview on AI risks, stablecoin regulation, housing affordability and his recent meeting with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Live Updates: Trump says Iran talks continuing at "rapid pace" after regime threatens "other fronts" in war

By Alex Sundby, Tucker Reals, Khaled Wassef, Frank Andrews
Updated on: June 1, 2026 / 6:32 PM EDT / CBS News

What to know about the Iran war today: 

• President Trump said on his Truth Social platform Monday that indirect talks with Iran were continuing at a "rapid pace," hours after an Iranian news outlet linked to its Revolutionary Guard Corps said the regime was suspending the talks and opening "other fronts" in the war. 
• The Iranians' move came in response to what it considers to be ceasefire violations by the U.S. and Israel.

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List

The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit.

By Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly

Greg Jaffe reported from Washington, 

and Kate Kelly from New York.

June 1, 2026

Updated 1:54 p.m. ET

In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.

Trump administration retreats on 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

The $1.8 billion settlement was seen as a "slush fund" by the president's critics and made many in his own party uncomfortable

POLITICO

By Meredith Lee Hill, Jordain Carney, and Josh Gerstein

06/01/2026

President Donald Trump is retreating from plans for a $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” after a fierce backlash from congressional Republicans, according to two people granted anonymity to describe the decision.

The Senate and the White House Are back in a Feud, and the “Anti-Weaponization” Money Is the Fuse

This isn’t just a budget disagreement. It’s a political implosion dressed up as “process.”

June 1st, 2026

Source: PBS, Reuters, AP

For 10 days, Republican senators have sat on the Homeland Security spending bill—left town without passing it—because the White House won’t agree to parameters on a new $1.776 billion settlement fund that Republicans say is effectively designed as a payout pipeline for Trump’s allies. The White House wants the money funded. The Senate GOP wants conditions. And neither side wants to blink first.

Anthropic files for IPO before OpenAI amid race to the public markets for trillion-dollar startups

The move comes earlier than expected as the Claude AI maker looks to beat its chief rival to fresh funding.

By Steve Kopack

June 1st, 2026

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic said Monday it filed for an initial public stock offering, a surprise start to the race between it and OpenAI to be the next trillion-dollar AI startup to hit the public markets.

Iran suspends talks with US over Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, state media reports

Here's the latest

Updated 11:50 AM EDT, Mon June 1, 2026

• Talks suspended: Iran has suspended talks with the US in protest over Israel’s actions in Lebanon, which Tehran said “violated” the ceasefire, semi-official Iranian state media has reported. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

• In Lebanon: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to strike Beirut’s Dahieh district, the city’s southern suburb that is a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah. It comes amid a broadening wave of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon after Netanyahu said Israel would deepen its offensive.

• Back-and-forth negotiations: President Donald Trump had sent back changes to a proposed deal with Iran, officials said, insisting on tougher language about Iran’s nuclear commitments and its pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Did Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian Resign Over Disagreement With IRGC? A Fact Check

This added to months of reports claiming tensions between the government and the Islamic Republic's military-security institutions

Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
World News
Jun 01, 2026 08:13 am IST

Tehran: Iranian authorities have dismissed a report claiming Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has sought to step down in protest over the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) unchecked dominance in Tehran's wartime decision-making. The rebuttal came after UK-based Iran International reported that Pezeshkian had submitted his resignation to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, saying that the elected government has effectively been excluded from vital decision-making processes in the country and that the vacuum created by this situation has enabled hardline factions within the IRGC to take control of affairs.

Netanyahu vows to expand Israel’s grip on Lebanon after deepest incursion in 26 years

Middle East Conflict

Israeli officials signaled they could seek to take direct control over more of Lebanon after crossing the Litani River to capture Beaufort Ridge, a key strategic site.

May 31, 2026

By Freddie Clayton

Israeli forces have captured a strategic site in Lebanon across the Litani River, marking Israel’s deepest incursion into the country in 26 years. The capture of Beaufort Ridge, the site of a medieval castle, comes after days of intense fighting in southern Lebanon, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Sunday the seizure marks a “dramatic change” in Israeli strategy.

SEMAFOR: No breakthrough in US-Iran talks

May 31, 2026
J.D. Capelouto

A US-Iran peace agreement failed to materialize Sunday — just as negotiators appeared near the finish line — after President Donald Trump said he was in “no hurry” to strike a deal.

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

Health and Science
Published Sun, May 31 2026
The Associated Press

A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.