Headlines for June 2, 2026

The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited.

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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026

Today, California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota head to the polls in the 2026 primaries, a federal appeals court rules that Hegseth’s order to boot transgender service members is unconstitutional, Donald may be about to drop his $1.8B slush fund, Iran suspends talks over Israeli attacks on Lebanon sending gas prices soaring again, Hegseth removes female and black Navy Officers from the promotion list, Scott Pelley accuses CBS boss Bari Weiss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’, and a federal judge rules that anti-trump protestors can continue to fly an 8647 flag near the national mall.

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Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-suspends-talks-us-israel-attacks-lebanon-rcna347865

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/86-47-flag-donald-trump-00944462

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-military-ban-trump-02c27819995ebfbea6aa45d2633028d3

https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-weaponization-fund-drop

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/hegseth-navy-promotion-list.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/scott-pelley-cbs-news-bari-weiss-60-minutes-rcna347968