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Received — 7 June 2026 PBS NewsHour - The Latest

Lawsuit aims to block UFC fight on White House South Lawn for Trump's birthday

A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the nation's 250th anniversary.

Police seek suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near street festival

A search in Ohio for suspects who opened fire near a busy street festival stretched into Sunday after 12 people were wounded in the weekend shooting that sent crowds scrambling for cover in a historic Toledo neighborhood.

What to know about the protests and arrests outside a New Jersey detention center

Clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement outside a New Jersey immigration detention center since late May have become the latest flashpoint for protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Received — 6 June 2026 PBS NewsHour - The Latest

Pope Leo XIV warns against 'fanning the flames of polarization' on first papal visit to Spain in 15 years

Pope Leo XIV urged Spaniards on Saturday to stop "fanning the flames of polarization" as he arrived in Spain at a moment of political turmoil for the Socialist-led government and a credibility crisis for the Catholic Church.

U.S.-Iran exchange of fire in Gulf tests fragile ceasefire

Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain's government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.

Hegseth warns of 'invasion' and 'dangerous ideologies' in D-Day anniversary speech

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.

Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading

President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.

7-month-old baby killed after Israeli troops open fire on a car, Palestinian health officials say

Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a 7-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the bullet striking the boy in the face.

Trump says he wants Pulte to further slash staffing at national intelligence office

President Donald Trump said Friday that he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term.

Trump's deportation agenda is about to get a $70B infusion from Congress

For those aligned with Trump's campaign promise for the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, it all but guarantees an uninterrupted flow of money to carry out the administration's immigration enforcement operations — and comes on top of some $170 billion Congress already approved for the department last summer, as part of Trump's big tax breaks bill.

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