Bill Pulte Fires 51 ODNI Staff in First Week as Acting DNI
Acting DNI Bill Pulte removed 51 ODNI personnel in his first week, with bipartisan critics warning the cuts risk the post-9/11 intelligence coordination mission.
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Starmer Announces Resignation, Clearing Labour's Path to Burnham
Starmer resigns as UK prime minister after Burnham's by-election win triggers cabinet defections; gilt yields rise as markets price in leadership transition risk.
Maine 2026 Primary Results: Dunlap, Pingree Win
Maine's ranked choice runoffs confirmed Dunlap for ME-02 and Pingree for governor. Troy Jackson's loss signals limits on Platner's intraparty influence ahead of his Senate race.
UF Names Stuart Bell President Amid DEI Controversy
UF trustees voted June 10 to appoint former University of Alabama president Stuart Bell as UF's 14th president, ending a search repeatedly disrupted by conservative pressure over DEI records. A $1.45 billion stadium project was announced the same week.
UK Gives Apple and Google 3 Months on Child Nude Images
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued a three-month deadline for tech companies to activate or build default protections blocking minors from taking, sending, or viewing nude imagery on smartphones and tablets, with legislation threatened if they refuse.
SC GOP Governor Primary: Trump Endorses Evette, Runoff Likely
Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for South Carolina governor on May 29, but Trafalgar polling shows her at just 26% in a five-way race, making a runoff the expected outcome on June 9, 2026.
Justice Department Puts Anti-Weaponization Fund Cancellation in Writing for the First Time
The Justice Department filed written confirmation in two federal courts that Trump's $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is canceled, while a separate IRS audit-protection provision in the same settlement remains intact.
Hilton and Becerra Lead California Governor Primary
With more than half of ballots counted, Steve Hilton leads at roughly 27% and Xavier Becerra trails at about 25% in California's top-two gubernatorial primary. Tom Steyer sits in third. A definitive result may take days.
Ultra-Processed Foods: The Big Tobacco Playbook
Researchers and food policy scholars say the ultra-processed food crisis mirrors tobacco — same companies, same formulation tactics, same political resistance. Here's what the science and polling show.
