Trump News for Monday, June 8, 2026

Four states - Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota - are holding primaries ahead of November's midterms.

Blanche, who currently serves as acting attorney general, has faced controversy over the Epstein files and January 6.

In a call with the US president, BBC’s Sarah Smith asked Trump about the war in Iran and his relationship with the Israeli leader.

The Pentagon has revised its list of religious affiliations after backlash from Mormon congressmen after LDS church not described as a Christian faith.

The two have very different approaches to dealing with recent history, and only one is working.

Over a month after the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations began, the monument is still reflected in the water.

Volker Turk, the UN's high commissioner for human rights, warns that 'children are dying' as result of US oil blockade.

Over the weekend, the Department of Defense stepped into one of the more delicate questions in American religiosity: who gets to be called “Christian.”  More specifically, does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church…

Award-winning referee Omar Artan was 'determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns' after arriving in Miami.

The issue is way bigger than Bill Pulte.

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Whether it'll be allowed across the border remains to be seen.

Forty-five days after Congress punted a fight to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Republican leaders are staring down a new deadline.

The referee was "determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns and was denied entry," a CBP spokesperson said, without going into further detail.

We would say stranger things have happened, but Trump pardoning a crypto fraudster isn't very strange in 2026.

Beijing is Pyongyang's main political and economic backer.

The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent.

The Senate on Monday formally received Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general.

The administration opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil extraction, but only two companies bought in.

Thomas Massie suggests the deadly assault was not an accident and calls on the US government to honour its survivors.

At its outset, the war known as Operation Epic Fury in the United States and Operation Roaring Lion in Israel marked a historic first: the first time the two countries’ militaries went to war fighting side by side. By all accounts, Prime Minister Benjamin Net…

The UFC White House event scheduled to take place on 14 June is challenged by a federal lawsuit alleging it is unlawful.

The death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has prompted calls from UN experts for an independent investigation.

At the beginning of this week, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. kicked off Wisconsin's "June Dairy Month" by taking a tour of the Gilbertson family dairy farm in Elk Mound, Wisconsin. During his tour, he touted the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act," which…

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi urges Tehran to re-engage. US and E3 demand information on whereabouts of uranium.

In a ruling on Monday, a federal judge said the fee was a tax that Trump did not have the authority to impose.

Even Republicans who previously kept such voter-fraud claims at arm’s length are embracing theories that something is off in California, despite zero evidenc...

A federal judge said Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee was unconstitutional on Monday.

The Pentagon has updated its list of verified religious affiliations for service members used in HR systems and removed the “Christian” designation from seve...

Stadium workers in L.A., in addition to wanting to make a livable wage, want assurances that ICE won't abduct workers during the World Cup.

Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald Tr...

John Mellencamp, Jay Leno and Whitney Cummings will be among the guest speakers when Bill Maher receives the Mark Twain Award for American Humor during a Jun...

A Georgian immigrant who officials said died last week in ICE custody is the 50th person to die in ICE detention during the second Trump administration.

Iran has switched from projecting power via its proxies to using its own firepower to protect them, analysts say.

Experts warn of lasting trauma for Lebanon's children as war continues to shatter their sense of safety.

Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.

MAGA warriors led by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a proud Mormon, are feuding with each other over Christian semantics.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had appeared poised to win a clear victory in a closely watched parliamentary election Sunday, but the ballot result...

US Representative Massie set to honour the crew of the vessel on the House floor, bringing attention to the 1967 attack.

The U.S. eradicated screwworm in the '60s, but it was found in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, June 4.

In the span of thirty seconds, Paltrow said her progressive husband thought she was a Republican, referred to herself as “pretty centrist," then “completely independent,” then “I don’t feel anything right now.”

In a new excerpt of his book, Vance introduces a fresh new circle of why-he-got-Usha-pregnant hell.

President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea as Beijing aims to boost ties amid growing Pyongyang-Moscow relations.

Now that DEI and anti-racism are in retreat, they’re moving on to a more ambitious goal.

In an NBC interview with Kristen Welker, Trump repeatedly tried to challenge the questions he was asked when, ultimately, he ended up just upsetting himself.

A UFC fight on the White House lawn is among a range of events planned to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's founding.

The BBC's international editor, Jeremy Bowen, said the public are "right to be worried" as the consequences of the war will be felt for generations.

Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented rate, officials say.

As our nation turns 250, it’s worth asking what form patriotism should take.

Analysts say both sides are pushing the ceasefire to its limits while seeking greater leverage.

The return of the NBA Finals to New York on Monday comes with a “heightened risk of attention by malicious actors," according to a New York Police Department assessment obtained by ABC News.

Pope Leo XIV calls for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during an historic address to the Spanish parliament that signaled a new level of acceptance of the Catholic Church in the public sphere in the overwhelmingly secu...

By Heather Schlitz Cotulla, Texas, June 8 (Reuters) - Like many ranchers in South Texas, Susan Storey said nightmarish screwworm outbreaks were among her fir...

Bill Cassidy, R-La., is introducing a historic proposal on Monday that aims to improve reading outcomes for America's youth and combat illiteracy nationwide.

World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot

Israel’s strikes on Iran expose Trump’s failure to restrain Netanyahu.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she's “thinking about” a 2028 presidential bid, but some previous supporters are unenthusiastic.

The Knicks' stunning winning streak has energised the city as the New York basketball team prepares for the third game of the finals series at its home arena.

Democratic lawmakers called on the Education Department to enact student-debt relief for millions of borrowers while defaults are at a record high.

Recent research suggests there's more going on with "ideological sorting" than simply moving to places that match one's politics. It's often one of many deciding factors, such as taxes or safety.

Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes, Trump walked out of an interview after being pressed on election fraud claims, ebola outbreak is spreading at alarming rate.

Six people were stabbed in New York and nine injured in Kansas City, days before the World Cup's opening weekend.

In effort to contain escalation, US President Donald Trump spoke with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, US media reported.

Watch party bans, road closures and bag bans in place as US President Trump plans to attend Game 3 with Knicks in lead.

Iran said its attacks were "the beginning of a full week of continuous strikes."

Iran had warned that talks could be stopped and attacks would resume if Israel continued to hit Lebanon.

Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday as escalation in Middle East crisis threatened to derail peace talks.

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Tensions have escalated between Iran and Israel while ongoing diplomatic efforts have failed to yield lasting peace.

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, June 8 (Reuters) - The dollar was perched near a two-month high on Monday after a blowout U.S. jobs report sent traders ramping up bets...

A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.

The Nasdaq's sudden lurch lower on Friday looked like a crack in a story that had seemed, until recently, almost bulletproof.

By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi, Bo Erickson and Yomna Ehab TEL AVIV/DUBAI/NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 8 (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it hit a...

The filing asks a federal judge to declare the authorization for the event, framed around the country’s 250th anniversary, unlawful.

Israel has launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire. Iranian state television has reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran.

The city is currently heightening security measures before President Trump visits on Monday to watch the NBA finals.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has incentives to escalate tensions with Iran but is constrained by US President Trump.

Iran said the attacks, its first since an April ceasefire, are the start of "a full week" of strikes

Escalation comes after Israel attacked Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing at least two people and wounding 20.