Guardian
·Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT
The Republican-led House voted 215–208 to block President Trump from continuing the war against Iran without congressional authorization, with four Republicans joining Democrats. Trump lashed out on Truth Social, calling the lawmakers "GRANDSTANDERS" and accusing Democrats of being fueled by "Trump Derangement Syndrome." The vote reflects growing GOP concern about the three-month-old conflict as Trump claims he is in "final negotiations" to end the war.
AP
·Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT
After a year of investigations and funding cuts targeting individual campuses, the Trump administration is moving to rewrite federal regulations governing all 6,000 U.S. universities. Proposed rules would overhaul accreditation, ban DEI policies, restrict transgender athletes, and police perceived anti-white discrimination. Education Undersecretary Nicholas Kent told the AP the tactic has power "to affect 6,000 institutions," unlike the prior one-campus-at-a-time approach.
AP
·Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT
John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information, resolving an October indictment that originally charged him with 18 counts. The deal includes a $2.25 million fine and caps any prison sentence at five years, though he may avoid prison entirely. The case was filed alongside indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, raising concerns that the Justice Department was targeting Trump adversaries.
AP
·Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT
The Senate opened a long series of votes on roughly $70 billion in funding for ICE and the Border Patrol, a three-year fix Democrats have blocked for months. Republicans are using a procedural maneuver to bypass the filibuster, but Democrats plan to offer amendments including a ban on Trump’s $1.776 billion "settlement fund" for political allies. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said this week the fund would not move forward, yet Trump continues to push for it.
Semafor
·Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT
Despite the Trump administration revoking offshore wind leases and winding down solar tax credits, Portuguese power giant EDP is doubling down with a $5.3 billion U.S. renewables buildout over three years, driven by insatiable data-center demand from Big Tech. CEO Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade says the majority of new projects will be solar and battery storage sold to Meta and other tech firms, with 10-year contracts making them bankable even without climate policy.
AP
·Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT
Agricultural runoff from Iowa’s corn, soy, and hog operations is polluting the state’s dense network of rivers and streams with nitrates and phosphorus, making the state a top contributor to the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. Kayakers and swimmers are getting sick from bacteria and algal blooms; Des Moines imposed water restrictions last summer to cope with contaminated tap water. The long-running problem is worsening as climate change intensifies rainfall and runoff.