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June 1 1600 UTC Brief
In U.S. politics and courts
A federal judge is signaling that the court may take an unusual second look at a Trump-linked IRS settlement, after the deal had already been dismissed from the case. The move has reopened a politically charged fight that looked settled, at least on paper.
Elsewhere in Trump world, Mike Johnson met with the president at the White House to talk about the stalled Republican immigration enforcement bill. Trump is also reportedly pushing a tougher Iran peace proposal, including a demand that Iran give up its nuclear stockpile entirely, which is not exactly a small edit.
Jill Biden also defended the pardon of Hunter Biden, saying the family believed Donald Trump would target him if he returned to power. In a separate interview, she said she publicly backed Joe Biden after the disastrous debate even while fearing he might have had a stroke.
In security and defense
The U.S. military says it killed three more people in a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, its fourth such attack in a week. The escalation is drawing more attention to how far Washington is willing to push maritime interdiction when it decides a boat is, in effect, guilty before trial.
In the Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs as the ceasefire with Hezbollah appears to be unraveling. Chilean prosecutors, meanwhile, say organized crime groups are opening new maritime routes through the Strait of Magellan, and the U.S. Navy has awarded Israeli firm Smart Shooter a $1.8 million contract for anti-drone rifle scopes.
In crime and courts
A St. Petersburg, Florida, garbage truck driver is facing a case after police say he backed into an alley despite warnings that people were sleeping there, fatally ran over a 49-year-old woman, and left without calling for help. He was later arrested and released on bond with a condition that he not drive while the investigation continues.
In Texas, two men in Temple have been charged after police found two children, ages 8 and 10, living in a home investigators described as filled with rotting garbage, feces, maggots, and signs of severe neglect. The children reportedly told officers they had never been to school and could not read or write.
In Southampton, Vickrum Digwa has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering university student Henry Nowak, after stabbing him five times with a knife he claimed was for religious reasons. He must serve at least 20 years before parole can even be considered.
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