Trump Floats Yet Another Project With His Name On ItPresident Donald Trump appears to think there are not enough fixtures to slap his name on in Washington, saying Thursday that the administration is considering naming the construction of a promenade outside the Lincoln Memorial after him.The president, surrounded by allies in the Oval Office, announced a project that would connect the back of the memorial down to the Potomac River."That was really gonna be the main entry, and we're gonna be doing that," he said. "It's called the promenade, but they want to call it the 'Trump Promenade,' but I don't know if I want to do that. But it's gonna be beautiful."Trump is already facing bipartisan backlash and lawsuits for his extreme spending on efforts to put his name on things like the ballroom project, the Kennedy Center, limited edition passports, commemorative coins and the Institute of Peace.Latest Live UpdatesHouse Passes Bill To Aid Ukraine And Impose New Sanctions On RussiaWASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid. It would make another $8 billion available for Ukraine’s defense through loans.Read more below.Trump Falls Back On Lee Greenwood Performance After Artists Drop Out Of Freedom 250 ConcertPresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Lee Greenwood, singer of his ol' reliable rally entrance song, is performing at a June 24 rally after a chorus of artists slated to perform for his Great American State Fair event dropped out.“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home. All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played, the same Music you have listened to for years!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We will have the fabulous Lee Greenwood introducing me with what has turned out to be one of the Greatest Hits of All Time, GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.," Trump wroteChristopher Macchio, will also perform, Trump said. "Not since the legendary Luciano Pavarotti has there been such a voice!” he wrote.Trump cancelled the Great American State Fair concert, which was supposed to take place on June 26, after several artists dropped out, saying the concert had originally been billed to them as a non-partisan event.ICE Will No Longer Report Deaths Of Recently Released Detainees: Washington PostImmigration and Customs Enforcement is nixing a significant reporting requirement amid uproar over the number of people who’ve died in federal detention this year, according to a Washington Post report. In a memo the agency issued on Thursday, Acting ICE Director David Venturella noted that it would no longer report detainee deaths that happened within 30 days of a person’s release. Former President Joe Biden’s administration had previously required the agency to report these deaths in order to scrutinize whether detainees were being released with serious medical conditions, Deborah Fleischaker, ICE’s acting chief of staff at the time, told The Post. "ICE is not responsible when an individual passes away weeks after leaving their custody," DHS wrote in a social media post confirming the change. Read more from the Post: Pam Bondi Says Todd Blanche Was Responsible For Releasing Epstein FilesFormer Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was responsible for handling the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to a newly released transcript of the May interview. During her closed-door testimony with the House Oversight Committee, Bondi distanced herself from the Justice Department's handling of the files, saying Blanche oversaw the department's search for, collection and review of the Epstein files."Todd Blanche supervised that entire process," she said when asked about her role in carrying out the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Blanche, whom Trump says he's going to nominate to serve in the attorney general role permanently, "was in charge of the process and the entire release of the Epstein files," Bondi also said.She told lawmakers that the department released all eligible documents and only withheld material that was non-responsive, privileged or duplicative, according to the transcripts"There were redaction errors, but since day one of this process, the Department has been committed to accountability and transparency," she said. "Our stance has always been that the Department stands ready to review any potential evidence of criminal activity related to Epstein and his associates and would pursue the appropriate investigative or prosecutorial actions wherever the facts and law warrant." Trump To Funnel $26 Million From National Park Entrance Fees Into Hiring Police: ReportPresident Donald Trump is putting $26 million collected from national park entry fees into expanding the U.S. Park Police, NOTUS reported Thursday.The money is going to be reserved for “hiring United States Park Police officers and other personnel to be stationed in Washington,” according to an Office of Management and Budget database. The news comes after The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the Trump administration would use at least $90 million of the park entry fees to sponsor a $1.6 million fireworks display and $76 million in fountain repair work.The New York Times reported last month that some conservationists have criticized the use of these fees as cosmetic rather than necessary, especially since other parks have lists of more pressing, unmet repairs. Senate Republicans Signal Uncertainty About Blanche Securing AG ConfirmationActing Attorney General Todd Blanche is the latest of President Donald Trump’s picks to face questions about his path to confirmation in the Senate. The skepticism began shortly after Trump said Wednesday that he intends to nominate Blanche, his one-time personal lawyer, to the role permanently. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters it was “hard to say” whether Blanche would have difficulty being confirmed. Thune noted that Republicans were “pretty deferential” to who the president wanted to see in these roles, while adding that this “is an environment where nothing is a safe or sure bet.”Some Republicans have also signaled their uncertainty about the nomination with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) telling CNN’s Manu Raju that he was still undecided. “Being Attorney General is probably one of the hardest jobs in the Cabinet, because you’re working for the President, but you're also supposed to be able to tell the President ‘no,’” Cornyn said. Blanche has drawn scrutiny, including from Republican members, for his role in establishing a widely-panned $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that’s faced bipartisan backlash. “Todd is very popular and doing great,” Trump said Thursday when a reporter asked about Blanche’s nomination. Multiple Republicans also expressed concerns about Trump naming home-builder heir Bill Pulte as the Acting Director of National Intelligence earlier this week. Trump Says Bill Pulte Is Not His 'Permanent' Pick For Intelligence DirectorPresident Donald Trump offered a meek defense Thursday of his decision to put the nation’s top housing regulator in charge of national intelligence after Tulsi Gabbard leaves the role.“Well, he’s very smart,” Trump said of his nominee, Bill Pulte, a business executive and MAGA lapdog with zero experience in intelligence.“And it’s an acting position,” Trump said. “He’s not going to be permanent.”The Director of National Intelligence is one of few Senate-confirmed positions where individuals are required by law to have related experience, meaning Pulte would face a tough road ahead.Then the president hinted at his motive for installing Pulte: “He may find out some things about rigged elections."The comment suggests Trump’s push to undermine American confidence in elections is alive and well, and that the DNI may make contributions to his narrative at some point in the future. During her brief tenure, Gabbard inserted herself into an investigation related to the 2020 election, which Trump continues to insist was rigged against him in spite of a total lack of evidence. In a highly unusual departure from established legal norms, Gabbard was on hand in February when the FBI raided the election headquarters of Fulton County, Georgia — and arranged a private call between the FBI agents and Trump on her cellphone afterward. Q: Why do you think Bill Pulte is the best person for the acting DNI job?TRUMP: He may out some things about the rigged elections pic.twitter.com/YyVD4mlyaO— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026Multiple Of Graham Platner's Exes Describe 'Unsettling Behavior' To NYTSeveral women who used to date Senate candidate Graham Platner told The New York Times this week that reports of the Maine Democrat's past offensive posts online and of cheating on his now-wife echo volatile behavior they said they experienced while romantically involved with him.The Times spoke with more than two dozen people for the story, including six women who said they had dated Platner. Of those women, three who had been with him for years described "unsettling behavior" that sometimes included demeaning women, cheating, drinking heavily and in one case being physically threatening.The first woman, who works on Republican campaigns, described him as abusive and "cavalierly contemptuous of women's emotions." The second woman, a Maine liberal, said she "recognized a version of him that I had experiences with" when seeing his old posts. A third woman, another Maine Democrat, said she felt like "collateral damage to the world that is his."In a statement to the Times, Platner's campaign said the oyster farmer and combat veteran was in "a dark place" during the time he dated those women – reasoning he gave for other scandals like his old posts and his tattoo of a Nazi symbol – and that he "was a far from perfect boyfriend."Treasury Secretary Tries To Blame Biden For Bad Economic Data, Gets TorchedTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the House today, where he faced a sharp line of questioning from Rep. Brendan Boule (D-Pa.) about Americans’ plummeting consumer sentiment alongside rising costs.Asked to respond to a Fox News poll that shows 71% of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, and 72% disapprove of the president’s handling of inflation, Bessent threw out a familiar suggestion: It’s Biden’s fault.“The American people were torched under the Biden administration,“ Bessent began, before Boule immediately cut him off.“Oh my goodness,” Boule replied in disbelief. “I wish I had a dollar for every time you or someone on the Republican side brought up Biden’s name. If I did I might have as much money as you have Mr. secretary.”(Forbes estimates Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, is worth around $600 million.)The Pennsylvania Democrat went on to tell Bessent that consumer confidence is the lowest it’s ever been.“In terms of consumer sentiment, which actually does measure whether or not people are optimistic about their future, [it’s] the lowest in the history of a poll that dates back to 1952,” he said.BOYLE: Do you agree with the American people, or are they just wrong?BESSENT: Look, the American people were torched under the Bide administration--BOYLE: Oh my goodness. I wish I had a dollar for every time you bring up Biden's name. If I did I might have as much money as… pic.twitter.com/sjKqp0SIsD— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026Yikes! Disgraced Royal Andrew Seen With Enormous Bruise Across FaceAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the disgraced royal accused of sexual misconduct, was seen from his vehicle Thursday afternoon with a massive purple bruise across his face.A photo taken by Bav Media and obtained by The Telegraph shows a bruise covering more than half of the right side of his face. The former Duke of York was reportedly driving from his home in Norfolk, England.A source denied to The Telegraph that the bruise stemmed from any "drama," such as an accident or an attack, but declined to provide further details due to medical confidentiality.Andrew continues to be under investigation after police arrested him in February on charges he gave sensitive government information to the late convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein while he was in public office as a trade envoy. The investigation is also expected to include allegations of sexual misconduct, also tied to Epstein. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing.See All Updates