Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | June 5, 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks from the chamber to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Here’s what we’re following:The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.Trump said Thursday that federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte, his pick for acting director of national intelligence, would not be his “permanent” choice for the critical security post following bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill in recent days over Pulte’s lack of national security experience.Water began refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday, Trump announced from the Oval Office. Trump has put the cost of the work on the pool at $1.5 million to $2 million, but records show that at least $14.8 million worth of contracts have been awarded for the project.
Trump says he will attend NBA Finals game in New York to root for his hometown Knicks
