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Jeanine Pirro has a new target - banks who 'debanked' customers for political reasons

Wednesday 10 June 2026 19:01 EDT Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, is looking into whether major banks have closed customers’ accounts over politics, according to a new report. Pirro’s office subpoenaed Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other top banks, seeking information on whether they engaged in debanking — a process by which banks can suddenly close accounts — for political reasons, The Wall Street Journal reported. The banks were asked to list the customer ...

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Trump picks Capital One's Brian Johnson to head US consumer finance watchdog

June 10, 2026 3:51 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated former financial regulator Brian Johnson to ​lead the federal government's top watchdog for consumer financial protection, ‌according to a notice from the White House. Johnson, currently a senior executive at Capital One (COF.N), opens new tab, previously served as the number two official at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection ​Bureau during Trump's ...

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Four senior senators express alarm, push for 'hard' Social Security votes

06/10/26 4:00 PM ET Four senior senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, are calling on Congress to tackle the “hard” debate over how to extend the solvency of Social Security after the program’s trustees issued a new report this week projecting it will face a significant shortfall at the end of 2032. “It’s clear now that Congress shouldn’t delay any longer. Several of us have been coming together to talk about how we can strengthen Social Security for current and future generations of re ...

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ICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more light

Updated June 10, 2026 4:15 PM ET Last January, when federal immigration agents started an immigration crackdown in Portland, Maine, pediatric occupational therapist Xenia Pantos was driving using their spouse's car to work when they saw masked federal agents and vehicles with tinted windows parked in the road. Worried about immigrant community members, Pantos stopped for a few minutes to observe. Pantos told NPR they stayed at least 10 feet away from the agents and did not interact with them, ...

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A conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in voting

Wed 10 Jun 2026 17.10 EDT Last modified on Wed 10 Jun 2026 17.32 EDT Northern California’s Shasta county, best known for its radical conservative politics and thriving election-skeptic movement, appears on track for another clash with the state over a newly approved ballot measure that would transform local elections. In last Tuesday’s election, the majority of voters in the rural county backed Measure B, which requires elections to be held in person on a single day and limits who can cast an ...

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Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google

Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry. Ashley Belanger - Jun 10, 2026 12:19 PM -snip- Google tried the usual arguments to shield itself from liability for false statements in AI Overviews, such as arguing that most users understand that AI outputs aren't always accurate and must be verified. But the court found that, unlike traditional search engines that merely present list ...

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Bond set at $1 million for frequently arrested Jan. 6 rioter on new charges

Travis Gettys June 10, 2026 1:38PM ET A right-wing influencer who injected himself into a racially charged murder trial was arrested Tuesday and charged with making terroristic threats — his second arrest this month in connection with his activities around the high-profile North Texas case. Florida-based activist Jake Lang was booked into Dallas County jail after allegedly stating that if the jury did not find Karmelo Anthony guilty he "would take care of it himself," and a judg ...

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Oversight Committee chair says he's working to have Blanche testify in Epstein investigation

Updated on: June 10, 2026 / 11:39 AM EDT Washington — The Republican leader of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Wednesday that he is working to have Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appear before the panel next month to answer questions about the Justice Department's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, told reporters that he is communicating with the Justice Department about potential testimony f ...

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Three Indian sailors missing after US says it hit tanker in Gulf of Oman

The US military has disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that it accused of violating an American blockade by "attempting to transport oil from Iran". In a post on X, external, US Central Command said an aircraft fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of the Palau-flagged Settebello "after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces". India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 Indian crew members ...

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Trump Asks Congress To Save Warrantless Spy Law, Says Bill Pulte Won't Stick Around

Jun 10, 2026, 02:25 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday begged Congress not to kill the government’s spy powers and promised to quickly nominate a replacement for the loyalist he’s picked to lead America’s intelligence agencies. In a post on his website, Trump asked Congress to temporarily extend part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act set to expire this week to give him time to find someone besides Bill Pulte to head the Office of the Director of National Intell ...

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Ukraine reportedly strikes military targets, hit several bridges in large-scale attack across Russian-occupied Crimea

3 min ago - June 11, 2026 7:05 am (Updated: June 11, 2026 2:08 pm) Ukraine struck military targets in Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting several bridges as multiple explosions were reported across the peninsula overnight on June 11, according to local authorit ... (kyiv independent.com)

Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time

20 min ago - Solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy Thu 11 Jun 2026 06.00 EDT Even as Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the US and remains the leading source of ... (the guardian)

Wholesale prices rose 1.1% in May, more than expected

20 min ago - Published Thu, Jun 11 2026 8:33 AM EDT Updated 3 Min Ago Wholesale prices rose more than expected in May, indicating that pipeline inflationary pressures are percolating higher, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. The producer price ind ... (CNBC)

FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers

38 min ago - Updated 10:07 PM EDT, June 10, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information, th ... (AP)

USPS proposal could halt ballot deliveries to states that don't share voter lists

1 hr ago - Published: 7:01 PM PDT June 10, 2026 Updated: 7:02 PM PDT June 10, 2026 PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon leaders are pushing back against a proposed U.S. Postal Service rule that would require states to share voter registration lists and ballot-tracking ... (KGW-TV Portland, OR)

WSJ Files Scathing Motion Against Trump in Epstein Lawsuit, Calls His Claims Dishonest

1 hr ago - Jun 10th, 2026, 8:49 pm The Wall Street Journal has responded to President Donald Trump's second attempt to sue for defamation over an article about an infamous note in Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book, filing a scathing motion to dismiss that ex ... (MEDIAite)

Jeanine Pirro has a new target - banks who 'debanked' customers for political reasons

2 hrs ago - Wednesday 10 June 2026 19:01 EDT Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, is looking into whether major banks have closed customers’ accounts over politics, according to a new report. Pirro’s office subpoenaed Bank of ... (The Independent)

Bar fight: Dispute between beverage distributor and union leads some Omaha bars to stop offering popular beers

2 hrs ago - Since Feb. 2, unionized workers at the beverage distributor Premier-Midwest Beer & Beverage have been on strike after contract negotiations with the company stalled. By Emma Croteau June 11 Rich Slobotski used to have Miller Lite, Pabst Blue Ribb ... (Flatwater Free Press)

Trump sticks with Pulte for intel job as risk grows of lapse in spy powers

2 hrs ago - Updated 6:16 PM EDT, June 10, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — A lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad grew more likely on Wednesday as President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to imm ... (AP)

Judge declines to block 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' officials say is halted

3 hrs ago - 06/10/2026 06:03 PM EDT A federal judge has turned down a bid to formally block the Trump administration from moving forward with a controversial $1.776 billion fund to compensate people claiming to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions an ... (Politico)

Dairy farmers sue Trump administration over checkoff program

3 hrs ago - 06/10/26 5:50 PM ET Three Wisconsin farmers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday for requiring dairy producers to provide operational data and pay mandatory fees to the Dairy Checkoff Program. For every 100 pounds of milk so ... (The Hill)

A conservative California county is trying to kill mail-in voting

4 hrs ago - Wed 10 Jun 2026 17.10 EDT Last modified on Wed 10 Jun 2026 17.32 EDT Northern California’s Shasta county, best known for its radical conservative politics and thriving election-skeptic movement, appears on track for another clash with the state ... (The Guardian)

ICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more light

4 hrs ago - Updated June 10, 2026 4:15 PM ET Last January, when federal immigration agents started an immigration crackdown in Portland, Maine, pediatric occupational therapist Xenia Pantos was driving using their spouse's car to work when they saw masked federa ... (NPR)

Four senior senators express alarm, push for 'hard' Social Security votes

5 hrs ago - 06/10/26 4:00 PM ET Four senior senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, are calling on Congress to tackle the “hard” debate over how to extend the solvency of Social Security after the program’s trustees issued a new report this w ... (The Hill)

Trump picks Capital One's Brian Johnson to head US consumer finance watchdog

5 hrs ago - June 10, 2026 3:51 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated former financial regulator Brian Johnson to ​lead the federal government's top watchdog for consumer financial protectio ... (Reuters)

ICE mandates additional training for new hires after backlash

5 hrs ago - 12h U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week extended training for new officers and mandated additional instruction for those onboarded under a shortened Trump administration academy process that has now been scrapped, according to an inter ... (msn/CBS News)

Decades-Long Investigation Identifies Human Remains Found in Olympic National Park

6 hrs ago - Decades-Long Investigation Identifies Human Remains Found in Olympic National Park Date: June 10, 2026 Contact: NewsMedia@nps.gov WASHINGTON, DC - Human remains discovered in Olympic National Park in 2000 have been identified as Joseph Louis Serrao J ... (National Park Service press releaase)

$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump's UFC fight at White House

7 hrs ago - Politics $60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump's UFC fight at White House By JESSE BEDAYN Updated 9:05 PM EDT, June 10, 2026 Comments 64 President Donald Trump's planned UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn has required a monument ... (Associated Press)

Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents

8 hrs ago - Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him. June 10, 2026 at 6:34 p.m. ... (Washington Post)

Knicks pull off historic NBA Finals comeback to put them one win from championship

9 hrs ago - The Knicks faced a nearly insurmountable lead at halftime. Keyword nearly. The Knicks stormed back in the second half with the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to steal Game 4 at Madison Square Garden with a 107-106 win and take a 3-1 series le ... (NY POST SPORTS)

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