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June 7 0800 UTC Brief
In the Middle East
U.S. forces shot down two Iranian attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz, a day after intercepting four more, as Washington said the aircraft threatened shipping in one of the world’s most sensitive chokepoints. In a separate warning, Trump’s threat to bomb Oman has rattled a longtime Gulf mediator, while Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least five people and wounded 22, including three children, as the conflict linked to Iran passed its 100th day.
In U.S. courts and intelligence
A federal judge has struck down Trump-era rules that froze many immigration applications, potentially easing part of a backlog that has left more than a million citizenship, green card, work permit and asylum cases stuck in limbo. Meanwhile, two senior Republican senators are urging the administration to prepare for the possible expiration of a key surveillance tool, warning against any gap in intelligence collection. A rare moment of bipartisan concern in Washington, which should worry everyone.
In U.S. politics
Nancy Mace says her role in pushing the Epstein files may have cost her Donald Trump’s endorsement in South Carolina’s governor’s race, after he backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette instead. The move could matter a lot in a crowded Republican primary, where endorsements still function as a kind of political weather vane.
In business and technology
Washington-based General Hypersonics says it flew the same reusable launch system twice in one day, with both tests topping Mach 4. The company says the result points toward cheaper, faster hypersonic and suborbital testing, and it wants to move toward routine missions. Fast, reusable, and not powered by toxic propellants, which is the sort of innovation that makes the old rocket business look a little smug.
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