Trump News at a Glance: New Intelligence Director Given Green Light to Fire ‘A Lot of People’
Trump says Bill Pulte is ‘less shackled’ because he has only been appointed director of national intelligence temporarily. Key US politics stories from 5 June 2026 at a glance
TL;DR
- Donald Trump wants acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to cut the size of the office.
- Trump stated Pulte is 'less shackled' due to his temporary appointment.
- ICE will stop reporting the deaths of newly released detainees.
- The US Senate passed legislation to fund Trump's immigration crackdown, ending a partial government shutdown.
- The US justice department sent a federal prosecutor to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles amid claims of election rigging.
- US employers added 172,000 jobs in May, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.3%.
- Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim will remain at CBS's 60 Minutes.
- Donald Trump's legal team rejected a BBC request for financial information in a defamation case.