Fund While It Lasted

Good afternoon. This is the Final NOTUS newsletter for June 4, 2026. You can get it in your inbox every day by signing up here — it’s free!

THE LATEST

A vote-a-rama is underway in the Senate, and Republicans rejected an amendment to block Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund. The three GOP senators who voted with Democrats, Susan Collins (Maine), Dan Sullivan (Alaska) and Jon Husted (Ohio), all face competitive reelection bids.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) voted against the amendment despite his recent primary loss to a Trump-backed candidate and a legal brief he filed with Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) challenging the fund.

Senators also overwhelmingly voted down Sen. Thom Tillis’ (R-North Carolina) amendment that would use the $1.8 billion fund to instead fight fraud.

THE ADMINISTRATION

Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, agreed to plead guilty in the Justice Department’s case against him for retaining classified information. The agreement reduces the counts Bolton faces from 18 to just one and levies a $2.25 million fine.

A government watchdog group sued ICE, Customs and Border Protection and DHS. American Oversight is seeking access to autopsy reports and other internal reviews connected to the deaths of people in federal immigration custody.

Trump plans to nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, a role he’s held in an acting capacity since Pam Bondi departed from the DOJ in April.

Coal is getting a boost, with Trump funneling about $700 million in federal funding in an attempt to revitalize the declining power sector. Some of the money would fund the construction of two new coal units. The last new coal plant to come onto the U.S. power grid was in 2013.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being refilled after more than two months of renovation.

THE HILL

Congress’ largest office complex, the Rayburn House Office Building, has not been fully renovated since it opened in 1965, but the $9 billion plan to avert what Thomas Austin, the architect of the Capitol, warned Congress could be “catastrophic system failures” keeps being pushed back.

THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Three women Graham Platner previously dated described the embattled Maine U.S. Senate candidate’s behavior as “unsettling” in a report from The New York Times. In extensive interviews, the women described the emotional toll of Platner’s alleged heavy drinking and infidelity.

The New York State Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that puts the state on a path to redraw its congressional lines to net Democrats up to four U.S. House seats — but not until 2028.

THE COURTS

The Supreme Court sided with the FCC on its authority to enforce data privacy laws against cell-phone companies. The court also backed the broad authority of the SEC to recoup “ill-gotten gains” from individuals who engaged in securities fraud.

NAP TIME

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