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June 8 1200 UTC Brief
In U.S. politics
Donald Trump ended an NBC Meet the Press interview after a tense exchange with Kristen Welker over his repeated false claims about the 2020 election and questions about pardons for people charged in the January 6 attack. The interview was recorded in Wisconsin and is set to air Sunday. The campaign against reality remains undefeated, but only in the very specific sense that it keeps getting airtime.
Separately, last-minute redistricting in several Southern states is scrambling election planning for officials, candidates, and voters, who now have to work out who is running where and under what map.
And in another policy change with direct impact on low-income households, nearly a dozen more states are preparing to add new restrictions on what SNAP benefits can buy in the coming months.
In world news
Iran says it has ended attacks on Israel as President Trump claims ceasefire talks are underway. Iranian media reported no immediate casualties after apparent Israeli strikes on the Karun petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they responded with a missile strike on a petrochemical site in Haifa, while Trump said both sides want an immediate ceasefire and that final peace talks are under way.
North Korea has rejected renewed U.S. calls to abandon its nuclear weapons program. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed denuclearization as an outdated U.S. fantasy.
In business, tech, and security
Trade unions are urging the government to intervene after Tata Steel warned its new furnace in south Wales could be delayed by up to a year because of problems connecting it to the electricity grid. Tata had previously told investors the delay could run from six to eight months, but said unexpected engineering issues could stretch that to 12. Industrial planning, meet modern infrastructure.
In Saudi Arabia, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding has seen its shares slide after clarifying the value of its SpaceX stake. The company is set to benefit from SpaceX’s planned IPO, but investors have not exactly rushed to reward that promise.
Meanwhile, Lansing Community College says a February 2025 breach exposed personal information from some of its systems, affecting about 174,000 people.
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