2026-06-04

Democratic leaders voted against it before the vote even happened, citing preference for another resolution Tlaib introduced Wednesday. Procedurally clean. Politically awkward.

Trump used the Defense Production Act—normally reserved for military emergencies—to direct $700 million to coal-fired power plants. The statute exists to mobilize industry during war. He used it to mobilize coal.

The state supreme court denied a prosecutor's appeal on an order dismissing the case. Arizona's Democratic AG said it would keep fighting. The docket moves slower than the clock.

Markets await May employment figures Friday. Bloomberg Real Yield examined the expectations. The usual uncertainty precedes the data.

Four Republicans joined Democrats to support the measure rebuking the Iran conflict. Trump called it meaningless and slammed the GOP defectors. The vote proceeded anyway.

The Okanogan County coroner confirmed the cause was suicide; methamphetamine was cited as a contributing factor.

Lawmakers voted to tighten oversight of an $8.83 billion federal child care grant program. The program once had $325 million in improper payments. Now it will have forms.

The company released its own regulatory approach for advanced AI systems. It differs from the White House executive order. Both sides get to claim they won.