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5 big things

1.Trump vote-fraud speech traps TV networks

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Tillis withholds Blanche vote until AG pick meets Epstein survivors
2.Tillis withholds Blanche vote until AG pick meets Epstein survivors
Spending won't crack, despite dreadful consumer sentiment
3.Spending won't crack, despite dreadful consumer sentiment
Trump deportation push rewires U.S. policing, ACLU says
4.Trump deportation push rewires U.S. policing, ACLU says
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5.Scoop: DNC officers asked to sign NDAs amid financial woes
    • Brittany Gibson
    1 hour ago
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    Politics & Policy
    ICE says all its offices will have body cams in 60 days
    An ICE agent wears a body camera on March 04, 2026 in New York City.

    An ICE agent wears a body camera on March 04, 2026, in New York City. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

    Half of all ICE field offices across the U.S. now have body cameras for agents, with the rest expected to get them within 60 days, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

    Why it matters: Calls for all agents to be outfitted with cameras have accelerated as a series of fatal shootings and other use-of-force incidents have unfolded nationwide.

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    • Avery Lotz
    2 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Fetterman threatens to abandon Democrats
    John Fetterman — a tall, bald man with a beard wearing a dark hoodie — gets into an elevator at the U.S. Capitol.

    Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) departs following the passage of a reconciliation package at the U.S. Capitol on June 5. Photo: Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images

    Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he'd leave the Democratic Party if it becomes the "anti-Israel party," though he signaled he had no plans to imminently depart the caucus.

    Why it matters: Republicans currently hold a narrow Senate majority, but with midterm elections looming, Fetterman's comments could be a blow to Democrats should they flip four seats in November and regain control.

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    • Nathan Bomey
    3 hours ago
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    Business
    White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged Kalshi trades on Trump speeches
    Person in a dark suit and red tie speaks at a wooden podium, pointing toward the audience. A clear shield and an ornate gold-framed backdrop loom behind him.

    President Trump speaks with the aide of a teleprompter at the State of the Union address in February. Photo: Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images

    Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of President Trump's prepared speech text by making trades on the prediction market Kalshi, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

    • The speeches the person allegedly traded on included the State of the Union in February.

    Why it matters: The rise of prediction markets has raised concerns about insider trading, which Kalshi and federal regulators say they're well positioned to combat.

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