Trump news at a glance: US and Iran exchange fresh strikes

Trump’s attempts to secure a new ceasefire agreement with Tehran remain in jeopardy – key US politics stories from Tuesday 2 June

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Trump administration office charged with tracking pests keeps getting infested with bed bugs: The agency has reportedly told employees to take personal vacation time if they don’t want to be in the infested office #TrumpAdministration #PestControl #BedBugs #USPolitics #GovernmentAgency

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Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B US fund meant to compensate president's allies
The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion US fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department's top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks in the courts and a fierce political backlash that had threatened to stall key ...
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New study reveals how much increased costs from Trump’s Iran war have hit your household: Economists warn the financial strain will weigh heavily on middle and lower-income families #IranWar #TrumpAdministration #Economics #HouseholdCosts #FinancialStrain

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Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B US fund meant to compensate president's allies
The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion US fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department's top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks in the courts and a fierce political backlash that had threatened to stall key ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-lawsuit-settlement-irs-weaponization-fund-9.7221324?cmp=rss
US fires missile at tanker attempting to reach Iran amid strait of Hormuz standoff

The US military said aircraft disabled the engine room of the unladen Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it passed through international waters

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Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counterterrorism role

Alarm after Elias Irizarry hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations

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Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts

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DOE Restarts Home Efficiency Rebates, and Electrification Is the Biggest Loser - Inside Climate News

New rules for the $8.8 billion in program funding no longer promote electric home heating.

Inside Climate News