Headlines for June 8, 2026
The Daily Beans podcast headlines sourced and cited
Monday, June 8th, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is going to stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees, massive protests break out in Albania over Jared and Ivanka’s planned resort, the House bucks Trump and passes Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, but they’re rolling back food assistance for pregnant women and children, the Senate has blocked extending FISA section 702 over Bill Pulte being named acting DNI, the DOJ says Trump could tear down the Statue of Liberty if he wanted, a whistleblower claims DOGE planned to mark 2.7M as dead, the Pentagon has cut 180 religious identities from personnel records, the hair loss drug Donald has taken for years is now absent from his medical record, and the governor of Hawaii has signed a powerful trans shield law.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/house-ukraine-aid-russia-republicans.html
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846966/george-santos-kalshi-threats
House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children - The Washington Post
Exclusive | Trump Urges ‘Less Shackled’ Pulte to Fire Intelligence-Community Employees - WSJ
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/05/white-house-ballroom-donald-trump-00951892
Whistleblower claims DOGE planned to mark 2.7 million people dead - The Washington Post
Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records - The New York Times
Trump took a hair-loss drug for years. It’s no longer on his medical records. - The Washington Post
Thank you for the article, Allison. I believe Kristi Noem and DOJ should be held liable for the deaths in many facilities.
"the DOJ says Trump could tear down the Statue of Liberty if he wanted" which seems in character for him.