White House AI Policy Adviser To Leave Role At End Of June: ReportSriram Krishnan, who has served as the White House senior policy adviser for AI, is leaving his role at the end of June, an anonymous source told The Washington Post.Krishnan played a major role in the Trump administration's 28-page “AI Action Plan," which, in part, was concentrated on "winning the AI race" through expanding AI infrastructure and removing regulations. He also helped create Trump's executive order restricting state-level AI laws.Krishnan reportedly plans to start an organization that can influence tech policy and collaborate with the Trump administration. HeRead more at The Washington Post:Latest Live UpdatesIsrael Says It Has Struck Iran After Taking Missile FireIsrael launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire.Iranian state television reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran, without immediately elaborating.Read more from The Associated Press.Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has overtaken reality TV show personality Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles' mayoral primary after closing in on his lead for days.As of press time, Raman had secured 27.1% of the vote to Pratt’s 26.7%, according to results that were posted on Sunday evening. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D), who’s already projected to advance to the general election, had secured 34.7% of the vote following the latest tally. Raman and Pratt are vying for second place in the state’s “jungle primary,” which allows the top two finishers to advance to the general election. Pratt’s lead steadily dwindled as more mail-in ballots were counted. Historically, later mail-in ballots have trended Democratic since Republicans “are more likely to return their ballots early or vote in person on Election Day,” according to NBC Bay Area. Read more from the Los Angeles Times: Democrats Contend With Platner Allegations Ahead Of Fast Approaching PrimaryDemocrats this weekend offered mixed responses to recent allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, with some standing by his campaign while a handful voiced deeper concerns.Their statements follow a New York Times story published last week that detailed accounts of “unsettling” behavior by Platner toward past romantic partners. In one instance, a former partner alleged that he had twisted her arm behind her back and shoved her into a room during an argument – an allegation he denied. “There are some allegations in this piece that, I just want to be kind of unequivocal about, are simply not true. Anything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was,” Platner said in an MS NOW interview last week. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a staunch supporter of Platner’s, said in a CBS interview on Sunday that he believed the allegations that had been brought against Platner, calling the oyster farmer’s alleged conduct “shameful” and “ugly.” However, Khanna added that Platner had taken accountability and had “redemption” and noted that he wouldn’t support the Marine Corps veteran if there was evidence of violence or sexual assault. Khanna also urged Platner’s campaign to refrain from attacking women who’ve come forward or the media. Previously, Platner's campaign had noted that a conservative woman who spoke out was a "lifelong GOP operative," while Platner said that allegations of physicality were statements that came from “someone who is politically motivated.”Platner has also disparaged the press for reports about alleged sexually explicit texts he sent outside of his marriage.“If the allegations are true, they are disturbing,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said during an ABC News interview on Sunday. He added that it would be up to the voters of Maine to decide the contest. “This whole realm changed dramatically when Donald Trump ran his first time and was caught on tape saying extraordinarily disparaging things. That seemed not to stop Trump getting elected,” Warner said. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday shared a social media post in support of Platner’s candidacy.Other Democrats have expressed serious concerns about the report. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said Friday that the stories about Platner were “distressing.”“I’m not a voter in Maine, but he has disqualified himself in my eyes. He is not qualified to be a representative, a senator,” Dean said in a CNN interview.And Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), a longtime advocate for survivors of domestic violence, said Sunday that not every Democrat was giving Platner “a pass” for the allegations. “I just cannot stand some place and say ‘Hey, he said he was sorry, it’s okay’ because it’s not okay,” Dingell said during an MS NOW appearance. "Since this campaign launched, we have been and remain deeply humbled by the support and loyalty of this movement," Ben Chin, Platner's campaign manager, said in a statement. "Mainers know Graham, they understand what he stands for, and they believe in what this campaign is fighting for. Lifting people up and fighting for working Mainers has been and always will be our priority. And if there's any doubt, just wait for the results on Tuesday night."The Maine primary will be held on June 9.Stabbing Attacks At Penn Station Leave At Least 5 People InjuredFive people were injured in a series of stabbings at New York’s Penn Station on Sunday evening and a suspect is in custody, authorities said.Paramedics responding around 7 p.m. found one victim with a serious injury, two with moderate injuries, and the rest with minor injuries, the city’s fire department said in a statement. All were transported to Bellevue Hospital. It said the suspect was in custody without elaborating.Read more from The Associated Press:Trump Says Netanyahu 'Doesn’t Call The Shots': ReportPresident Donald Trump told The Financial Times that Israel will have to get on board with any U.S.-Iran deal.“[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] won’t have any choice,” Trump told the FT in a telephone interview. “I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots.”Trump assured the outlet that the deal will still be made despite Iran’s strikes against Israel on Sunday. Earlier reporting suggested that Trump was planning to tell Netanyahu not to launch retaliatory strikes.If the deal to end the war were to fail, Trump said he would weigh conducting a commando raid on Iran.“Number one, it would mean that possibly we would go in and take care of the rest of the place that we didn’t take care of militarily. Or it would just mean that we would keep the blockade on Iran because the blockade has been probably more powerful than any attack that was ever made on that country,” Trump told the outlet.Read more at The Financial Times:Lawsuit Aims To Shut Down UFC Fight On White House Lawn For Trump's BirthdayA federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary.The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents contends the Trump administration’s authorization of the June 14 event was unlawful. The lawsuit says such approval violated National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on federal parklands, Congress did not consent to the towering arch overlooking the event space and no environmental review was conducted before the construction.Read more from The Associated Press: Trump To Reportedly Tell Netanyahu Not To Attack Iran In Response To MissilesPresident Donald Trump told Axios he is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to launch retaliatory strikes on Iran, after the Islamic Republic fired a barrage of missiles in response to the Israeli military's continued bombing of Lebanon."The Iranian missile fire didn't hit anyone. I hope Israel doesn't respond," he reportedly said. "If Bibi attacks them back, it'll just drag on like it has for the past 47 years, or the past 3,000 years."The Islamic Republic said its missile attack was a "warning" to Israel, whose military keeps destroying southern Lebanon despite knowing a ceasefire there is necessary to reach a negotiated peace deal with Iran. Trump said he is "not happy" about Israel's recent attacks on Beirut, and told Fox News they were not coordinated with the U.S."We are very close to a deal to end the war, and it will be a good deal," Trump told Israeli Channel 12. "I don't want this to derail the agreement. Both sides have attacked, and I don't want to see another attack."Iran Launches Strikes At Israel In Retaliation For Bombing LebanonIran says it launched a series of missiles at Israel on Sunday – the first time since the fragile ceasefire went into effect – as "a warning" to the country for bombing Lebanon just days after agreeing to a truce.Iran has long said that any negotiated peace deal with the U.S. and Israel must include a ceasefire in Lebanon, which the Israeli military has relentlessly attacked on the claim it is targeting Hezbollah. Despite pressure from the U.S., Israel has killed and forcibly expelled the people of southern Lebanese cities like Tyre, Nabatieh and Beirut.The Islamic Republic targeted the Ramat David Airbase, where it said Israel was launching its attacks on Lebanon. Israel said it intercepted the missiles and is preparing a response."The Islamic Republic of Iran had repeatedly declared that it would not tolerate violations of the ceasefire or aggression against Lebanon. Tonight, the aggressors received their response," senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee said in a statement. "This response is a warning for them to cease their villainy; every new action will be met with a more crushing response and heavier costs."Trump Dismisses Idea That Iran Betrays His 'No New Wars' Campaign MessagePresident Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House.Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he “didn’t guarantee” there would be no wars if he were back in office.“First of all, I didn’t guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” Trump said.Read more from The Associated Press:'I've Had Enough': Trump Storms Out Of 'Meet The Press' Interview In Total MeltdownPresident Donald Trump dipped into his arsenal of insults as he grew increasingly frustrated with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker doing her job as a journalist before he eventually stormed out of an interview that aired Sunday.Trump’s crash-out arrived minutes after Welker asked him about the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, a concept that the administration says its “not moving forward” despite the president not ruling out the idea of Jan. 6 rioters getting taxpayer-funded payouts.Read more:See All Updates
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