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- LIVE NOW: ICE Officials Discuss Massachusetts Immigration Enforcementby Epoch Video on 2025-06-02 at 3:24 PM
Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. ET on June 2 to announce the results of a month-long immigration enforcement surge in Massachusetts. This comes on the heels of the detention of a high school student by federal immigration
- Supreme Court to Hear Congressman’s Challenge to State Ballot-Counting Lawby Matthew Vadum on 2025-06-02 at 2:51 PM
Lower courts ruled that the GOP lawmaker lacked legal standing to sue over the Illinois election law.
- Leaders of Ukraine, NATO, and Others Speak to Mediaby Epoch Video on 2025-06-02 at 2:16 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and other leaders speak at 9 a.m. ET on June 2 at a press conference after NATO’s eastern flank meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Court Blocks Government From Terminating Immigration Documents of 5,000 Venezuelansby Naveen Athrappully on 2025-06-02 at 2:00 PM
The Supreme Court had earlier allowed the government to end a policy that allows 350,000 Venezuelans to live and work in the United States.
- DHS: Boulder Terror Attack Suspect in U.S. Illegally; Ukraine, Russia End 2nd Round of Peace Talksby Chris Beers, Stefania Cox on 2025-06-02 at 1:40 PM
The suspect in the attack in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday is in the U.S. illegally, according to the White House and Homeland Security. “The Colorado Terrorist attack suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country. He filed for asylum in September 2022,” A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security wrote on X. The
- California Launches Wolf Mapping System in Wake of Attacks on Cattleby Brad Jones on 2025-06-02 at 1:35 PM
The state provides approximate location of GPS-collared wolves to ranchers and the public once a day.
- Lutnick Says Tariffs Are Not Going Away Despite Legal Woesby Aldgra Fredly on 2025-06-02 at 11:58 AM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that trade talks with other nations remain ongoing despite the legal battle.
- Boulder, Colorado Attack Suspect: What We Knowby Zachary Stieber on 2025-06-02 at 11:35 AM
A 45-year-old man was arrested after multiple people were injured.
- US Announces Visa Restrictions Defending Free Speechby Stuart Liess on 2025-06-02 at 11:11 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, ‘Americans have been fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free speech rights.’
- 8 Injured After Assault on Pro-Israel Rally; Trump Details 2026 Budget Cuts, Senators Skeptical | NTD Good Morning (June 2)by Stefania Cox on 2025-06-02 at 10:31 AM
Boulder, Colorado, police say eight people were injured in a violent attack at a rally for Israeli hostages on Sunday. Authorities say the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails, yelling “Free Palestine” during the assault. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, has been arrested and is under investigation for terrorism and hate crimes. The attack
- Trans-Identifying Athlete Wins 2 Girls’ Track Events in Californiaby Aldgra Fredly on 2025-06-02 at 10:06 AM
The event took place after the California Interscholastic Federation changed its rules on May 28.
- Girls Protest Trans Athlete in Oregon State High School Track Championshipsby Scottie Barnes on 2025-06-02 at 9:35 AM
Oregon is among a handful of states that allow males to compete in female sports.
- Republican Senators to Watch as Upper Chamber Mulls the Big Beautiful Billby Joseph Lord on 2025-06-02 at 9:00 AM
The House’s bill in its current form has faced skepticism from several key players in the Senate, and senators say it would fail if brought to the floor as is.
- Democrats Say Party Needs to Improve Its Messagingby Arjun Singh on 2025-06-02 at 9:00 AM
Voters and officials lamented the party’s negative and unclear messaging, as well as their reliance on legacy media, as the reason for their 2024 loss.
- DHS Removes Sanctuary City List After Criticism From Sheriffsby Joseph Lord on 2025-06-02 at 4:22 AM
Jurisdictions identified as sanctuaries could be eligible to lose federal funding.
- Sen. Hawley Urges Justice Department to Investigate China-Financed Trucking Companyby Frank Fang on 2025-06-02 at 3:59 AM
The senator said evidence shows TuSimple ‘systematically shared proprietary data’ with Chinese state-linked entities.
- Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 11 Injured on North Carolina Street During House Partyby The Associated Press on 2025-06-02 at 3:58 AM
HICKORY, N.C.—Gunfire erupted around a house party in western North Carolina early Sunday and one person was killed and 11 others were hurt, some with gunshot wounds and others with injuries from fleeing the shooting in a usually quiet residential neighborhood, sheriff’s deputies said. Authorities said at least 80 shots were fired in the shooting
- COVID Variant That’s Been Circulating Since 2024 Still Dominant Strain in US: CDCby Jack Phillips on 2025-06-02 at 2:31 AM
The LP.8.1 COVID-19 variant, an offshoot of the Omicron strain, makes up about 73 percent of all cases.
- Lawmaker Says CCP to Blame for US Decision to Revoke Student Visasby Catherine Yang on 2025-06-02 at 2:03 AM
Rep. John Moolenaar said the Chinese communist regime manipulates and pressures overseas students into participating in espionage.
- US Defence Secretary Urges Australia to Raise Defence Spending to 3.5 Percent of GDPby Alfred Bui on 2025-06-02 at 12:58 AM
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the country was working with the United States on the issue.