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Senate Republicans have walked away from a vote on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement bill amid concerns over a proposed $1.8 billion fund to pay Trump’s political allies in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against the IRS. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has refused to rule out payments to the nearly 1,600 people charged with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Marines boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, on suspicion that the crew intended to run the American blockade. It’s at least the fifth commercial vessel U.S. forces have boarded since the Trump administration imposed the blockade on Iranian shipping in mid-April, several days into a ceasefire.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and investigators from the Department of Homeland Security will "be out there every day" during the World Cup, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Wednesday. The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be played at 16 stadiums in the U.S., Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its tropical forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting a below-normal season, citing a strong El Niño weather pattern, warmer ocean temperatures, and weaker trade winds.

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