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Senior Israeli defense officials said earlier this week that they believe Iran is “playing with cards it does not have” as US President Donald Trump continues efforts to prevent renewed fighting and reach a new agreement with Tehran.
Trump says Bill Pulte is ‘less shackled’ because he has only been appointed director of national intelligence temporarily. Key US politics stories from 5 June 2026 at a glance
Former Biden health secretary Xavier Becerra is advancing in the race for California governor, as votes are tallied to confirm who will run against him in November.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department defended President Donald Trump's contentious White House ballroom project on Friday before a panel of skeptical appeals court judges.
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Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California’s SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin — The US military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response, raising the risk to a shaky ceasefire as the Trump administration ramps up pressure o…
US President Donald Trump said reaching an agreement with Iran will take time, pushing back against critics who have urged his administration to move more quickly.
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, principal author and principal sponsor of Republic Act No. 12320 or the Philippine Veterans’ Month Act, hailed its enactment, which officially declares April of every year as Philippine Veterans’ Month.
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, led the push for reforms that will finally allow the optimization and rationalization of Schools Division Offices, modernization of the Adopt‑a‑School program to draw stronger private sector and community support, est…
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra speaks during an election night event Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Personas caminan por la playa mientras otras se adentran en el agua en el estrecho de Ormuz, donde buques de carga y de servicio se encuentran anclados frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el lunes 1 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to Eau Claire, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
The Trump administration on Friday fired five F.B.I. employees tied to a 2023 internal intelligence document that conservatives have said was anti-Catholic, according to people familiar with the dismissals.
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during the conference’s spring meetings, May 30, 2023, in Destin, Fla. (AP Photo/Ralph Russo, File)
Ballots are inspected the day after California’s primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Capitol H…
Brooklyn Councilwoman Inna Vernikov is in hot water for her “Islamophobic” posts ripping lefty detractors for staying silent after DSA members condemned Muslim pro-Israel protesters to hell.
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Topic:Defence and National Security
President Donald Trump gestures from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, June 5, 2026.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
When has the Senate ever not increased government spy powers? When President Trump installs Bill Pulte as acting DNI and instructs him to start kicking hornet nests, apparently.
The Defense Department will no longer allow military service members to claim roughly 180 different religious traditions in their personnel records, leaving just 31 to choose from — 22 of which are Christian denominations.
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United States President Donald Trump has sought to reassure farmers hard-hit by tariffs and the economic fallout of the US-Israeli war with Iran during a visit to Wisconsin.
Workers refill the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after several months of repairs on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to Eau Claire, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
WASHINGTON — The American job market continues to show surprising strength — good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that followed U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Trump administration’s plans to construct a 259-foot tall arch less than a mile from Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport would likely not pose risks to aviation safety.
La construcción del Salón de Baile de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 5 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Allison Robbert)
El líder de la mayoría del Senado de Estados Unidos, John Thune, camina desde la Cámara hacia su oficina en el Capitolio, en Washington, el jueves 4 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
President Donald Trump faces the risk that Iran will close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, a scenario that would slash oil supplies to an already deeply disrupted market.
US President Donald Trump claimed that an unnamed new drug could bring people back from the dead during a press event for maternal healthcare last month.
The president wants his acting Director of National Intelligence to start firing employees, saying the office has too many staff
The president wants his acting Director of National Intelligence to start firing employees, saying the office has too many staff
Construction on the White House Ballroom continues Friday, June 5, 2026, in Washington, as seen from the Washington Monument. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Israeli sources have blamed officials inside the White House for leaking details of an Israeli plan involving Iran to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Jerusalem Post reported.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, escucha en un evento sobre el carbón, el jueves 4 de junio de 2026, en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event, May 4, 2026, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Acting director David Venturella rescinds Biden-era policy that required agency to report and investigate such deaths
A federal judge has struck sweeping restrictions imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump on immigration processing for 39 countries.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill on imposing new sanctions on Russia and expanding Ukraine aid, with the move being largely driven by Democrats and 18 Republicans breaking party ranks. However, even the bill’s supporters conceded that the legislation was more of a symbolic gesture as it is facing an…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks from the chamber to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The president told The Wall Street Journal he wants staffing cuts at the office that coordinates intergovernmental intelligence sharing.
Bill Pulte, director de la Agencia de Financiamiento de Viviendas, frente a la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 24 de julio del 2025. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump administration has asked DC circuit court of appeals to reverse lower court decision which blocked construction of $400m ballroom
