Latest Headlines for Tuesday, June 2nd.

These are today’s top stories.

President Trump told ABC News he believes an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend the ceasefire is achievable within a week, but the path grew more complicated after Iran suspended negotiations over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon. Trump later told NBC News he is unconcerned, saying he can "wait as long as they want" and that the blockade is "a piece of steel." See Details

Californians are heading to the polls today for the state’s top-two primary, which will determine the November general election matchups for governor, U.S. Senate, and all 52 House seats. The governor’s race to succeed term-limited Gavin Newsom features a crowded field with far-right candidate Steve Hilton, Democrat Xavier Becerra, and billionaire Tom Steyer among the top contenders. Read More

Trump’s phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu turned heated as the president pressed Israel to scale back its Lebanon offensive, which threatens to derail the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework. The tension reflects a growing divide over how aggressively Israel should press its military advantage while nuclear talks remain unresolved. Source

The Los Angeles Mayoral primary is tonight. Reality TV star Spencer Pratt is surging in the polls. No candidate is likely to clear the 50 percent threshold, meaning this race is heading to a runoff. Read More

Multiple mail-in ballots were discovered burned inside a Los Angeles ballot drop box on Monday, just one day before today’s statewide primary election. Authorities are also investigating vandalism at a separate L.A. voting center, raising concerns about election integrity on one of the biggest primary days in recent California history. See Details

FBI Director Kash Patel hailed what he called a nationwide anti-crime sweep, Operation Spring Cleaning, that resulted in 615 federal indictments and criminal complaints. Patel described the effort as evidence of the bureau’s renewed law enforcement focus under the Trump administration. Source

Remains identified as Melissa Casias, 54, an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory who went missing in June 2025, were discovered by a hiker in Carson National Forest over the weekend. Casias is among 11 scientists or defense-linked personnel whose deaths or disappearances have drawn FBI and House Oversight scrutiny for potential ties to U.S. nuclear secrets. Read More

A Sandy, Oregon, police officer was shot multiple times Sunday while responding to a domestic disturbance call that left several neighbors dead before the suspect surrendered to a SWAT team roughly four hours later. The officer was airlifted in stable condition; Sandy’s mayor called it an "unimaginable loss of lives" that "shakes our community to its core." Source

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has requested NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testify before Congress at a June 10 hearing focused on the league’s massive $110 billion broadcast rights model. The move is part of a broader Republican effort to scrutinize professional sports leagues’ media agreements and their potential impact on competition and consumer prices. See Details

Anthropic announced Monday it has filed a confidential IPO prospectus with the SEC, positioning itself ahead of rival OpenAI, which is preparing its own filing. The Claude AI maker, now valued at $965 billion after a recent $65 billion funding round, reported a $47 billion annualized revenue run rate — up from $10 billion just last year. Source

U.S. stock index futures edged lower overnight Tuesday after Iran’s suspension of nuclear talks stoked uncertainty, even as all three major indexes closed at record highs Monday. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq were all near record territory heading into Tuesday’s open, with investors watching JOLTS jobs data and earnings from Palo Alto Networks, Dollar General, and Ulta Beauty. See Details

Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI model family, announced Monday it has filed confidential pre-IPO paperwork with the SEC, setting the stage for what could be a landmark public offering. The company, valued at $965 billion following last week’s $65 billion funding round, is racing both OpenAI and SpaceX to the public markets. Source

	Symbol	Last Close	% Change
Dow Jones	DJIA	$51,078.88	0.09%
S&P 500	SPX	$7,599.96	0.26%
Nasdaq Composite	IXIC	$27,086.81	0.42%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	$372.58	-1.02%
Tesla, Inc.	TSLA	$415.88	-4.57%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	$306.31	-1.84%
Microsoft Corp.	MSFT	$460.52	2.28%

In Sunday’s stunning first-round result, far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia’s presidential election with roughly 43.7% of the vote, far outpacing pre-election polls that had favored leftist incumbent-backed candidate Iván Cepeda. The two advance to a June 21 runoff in what analysts call one of Colombia’s most ideologically polarized elections in decades, with potential implications for U.S.-Colombia relations. Find out More

Iran suspended direct message exchanges with the U.S. over Israel’s intensifying strikes in Lebanon, creating the latest breakdown in ceasefire negotiations. Trump dismissed the development, posting on Truth Social that "talks are continuing, at a rapid pace," while also telling CNBC he "doesn’t care" if the talks fall apart — signaling a harder line even as oil prices spiked more than 5%. Source

West Texas Intermediate crude futures surged more than 5% Monday to close around $92 per barrel after Iran’s suspension of talks raised fears of a prolonged Strait of Hormuz blockade. Despite the oil price jump, U.S. equities closed at fresh record highs as investor enthusiasm over Nvidia’s Computex announcement eclipsed the geopolitical headwinds. Source

Season 8 of Love Island USA debuts tonight at 9 PM ET on Peacock, kicking off what the network is calling its biggest summer yet. Ariana Madix returns as host for the Fiji-set dating series, which this season features a cast including the brother of a Season 7 islander and a Paralympic bronze medalist. Source

In a detail emerging from Euphoria’s series finale rollout, Sydney Sweeney told interviewers she convinced creator Sam Levinson not to remove nude scenes from Season 3 when he considered excluding them, saying "Are you kidding?" to the idea. The revelation adds texture to behind-the-scenes dynamics during what is now confirmed as the show’s final chapter. See Details

John Travolta revealed he has accumulated a collection of 12 berets and began wearing them after deciding "you’re not an actor unless you’re really a director," noting that old-school directors all wore berets. The actor said the look is part of a years-long personal reinvention effort. See Details

The Los Angeles Rams acquired star defensive end Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns in a major trade, adding one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers to a roster already built around Matthew Stafford ahead of the 2026 season. The move sparked debate about superteam dynamics in the NFL and whether parity concerns are growing as the league mirrors NBA-style player movement. Source

UFC’s White House South Lawn event — celebrating America’s 250th anniversary on Trump’s 80th birthday — will feature Justin Gaethje vs. Ilia Topuria in the main event. Gaethje, positioned as a massive underdog, invoked "Miracle on Ice" energy Monday, telling reporters: "I have an opportunity to do something special and I could not ask for anything better." Source

U.S. Men’s National Team earned a 2-1 victory over Senegal in a pre-World Cup friendly at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, providing a welcome confidence boost after losses to Belgium and Portugal in the spring window. Christian Pulisic, playing in his first match without a goal in 21 appearances, broke his drought with a second-half strike. See Details

A video making the rounds on Instagram’s @touronsofnationalparks page shows a woman who got dangerously close to a massive bison at a national park, then tripped and faceplanted in full view of other visitors while sprinting away. She was unharmed. Wildlife officials reminded the public that bison can run up to 35 miles per hour. Source