Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress the Justice Department will not proceed with a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund tied to an IRS settlement with President Trump. Blanche said other parts of the settlement, including limits on audits of past Trump tax returns, remain in place.
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New York City police are investigating at least three late-night sewer incursions in Queens and Brooklyn since May 5. Officials said no arrests, injuries, damage or public health threat have been reported, but warned that entering the sewer system is illegal and dangerous.
President Trump named FHFA Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, succeeding Tulsi Gabbard at the end of June. Pulte will keep his housing agency roles while taking over the intelligence office temporarily.
Jing Sheng Dong, a Staten Island tour bus driver, now faces five involuntary manslaughter counts and a reckless driving charge after a deadly I-95 crash in Virginia. Five people were killed and roughly 44 others were taken to hospitals.
Family visitation at Newark's Delaney Hall ICE detention center resumes after a week of protests and clashes. Governor Sherrill and DHS emphasize safety and peaceful demonstrations amid ongoing tensions.
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals, continuing the NBA's streak of new champions. The Spurs will face the New York Knicks in a rematch of the 1999 Finals starting June 3.
Protests outside New Jersey's Delaney Hall immigration detention center turn violent, prompting a curfew and multiple arrests amid allegations of poor detainee conditions and clashes with law enforcement.
Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo is charged with insider trading after allegedly using confidential search data to win over $1.2 million betting on Polymarket. This is the second major insider trading case linked to the prediction market platform.