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| Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 4, and we’re struggling to think about anything other than the priest who lost his exorcism job for saying UFOs are demons. But let’s catch up. | |
 | The House voted to block President Donald Trump from ordering more Iran strikes. | - What happened? Democrats were joined by a handful of Republicans in voting for the measure, ratcheting up pressure on Trump to find a way to end the unpopular war.
- What now? The effort faces major hurdles before Congress could force Trump to end hostilities. The resolution must pass the Senate, but its path to doing so is unclear.
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 | Trump said he plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general. | | |
 | Video shows a man recently hired by the Pentagon entering the Capitol on Jan. 6. | | | A screenshot from a video shows Elias Irizarry crawling through a broken window on the Senate side of the Capitol (Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight) | - This week: The Post reported that Elias Irizarry, a Jan. 6 rioter who was 19 at the time of the attack in 2021, was appointed to a sensitive counterterrorism job at the Pentagon.
- According to a new video analysis: Irizarry climbed through a broken window, holding a metal pole, to enter the U.S. Capitol. You can watch the videos here.
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 | Votes are still being counted in the California governor primary. | - Where things stand: Republican Steve Hilton, an ex-Fox News host, is in the lead. Former health secretary Xavier Becerra is the top Democrat ahead of billionaire Tom Steyer.
- Becerra’s rise has surprised many: He leapfrogged the other Democrats, even though his own allies have called him boring. California voters played it safe, defying national trends.
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 | Staffers at “60 Minutes” fear what’s next after a week of chaos. | | | “60 Minutes” has been a ratings darling for decades as other CBS News programs have lagged. (Melina Mara/The Post) | - On Tuesday night: Veteran correspondent Scott Pelley was fired after clashing with CBS News leadership. Read the letter firing him — and his emotional response — here.
- Inside the newsroom: All eyes are on whether the remaining correspondents will depart. People familiar with the situation at the show said work has largely ground to a halt.
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 | Eastern states are about to heat up. | - After a cool start to June: A bubble of hot temperatures will expand from New England to the Mid-Atlantic into the weekend. See where heat records could be broken here.
- Later in the month: More record-breaking heat is possible because of a jet stream pattern and a large marine heat wave. The odds for a record warm year are at 27%.
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 | Mystery people keep emerging from New York City manholes. | - What’s going on? Groups of unidentified people, some with shovels and headlamps, have been seen climbing in and out of the sewer system in at least three recent incidents.
- What could they be doing down there? New Yorkers speculate they could be looking for lost jewelry or even tunneling underground. City officials say that’s a bad idea.
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