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Friday, June 5th, 2026

Today, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she’ll be seeking new indictments in the 2020 election interference case against Trump's allies; John Bolton is set to plead guilty to illegal retention of national security information; Trump says he’ll nominate Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General; an internal memo instructs staff to remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center by June 12th; Republicans in the Senate refused to block Trump’s $1.8B Slush Fund and tax immunity; Stars and Stripes is suing the Trump administration for censorship; ballroom donors won over 50 billion dollars in government contracts; a California city overwhelmingly voted to permanently ban datacenters; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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The Latest Breakdown:
Trump's $1.8B Scheme Faces Imminent Collapse | The Breakdown

Stories
Trump says he plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general | The Washington Post

Arizona AG to seek new indictment in Trump 2020 election case | POLITICO

Exclusive: John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling of sensitive national security information | CNN Politics

Senate GOP defeats initial attempts to kill DOJ payout fund | POLITICO

Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds | Washington Post

Pentagon is censoring military newspaper Stars and Stripes, lawsuit alleges | The Washington Post

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters | The Guardian

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