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Trump pardons former US congressman convicted of securities fraud

June 6, 2026 1:58 AM UTC / Reuters

Former U.S. Congressman Stephen Buyer arrives for his insider trading trial at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Representative Stephen Buyer, an Indiana Republican, who was convicted of securities fraud ​for engaging in insider trading in 2018 as a T-Mobile US ‌consultant ahead of a $23 billion merger with Sprint.

The proclamation, issued on Thursday and announced by the White House on Friday, gave no specific rationale for the pardon other ​than to assert that Buyer’s service as a U.S. Army judge ​advocate general and member of Congress “was distinguished and highly productive.”

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It ⁠also said that Trump, in granting Buyer a “full, complete and unconditional pardon,” was acting ​on the “advice and recommendation” of 52 current and former members of the U.S. ​Senate and House of Representatives listed in the proclamation.

Buyer served in the House as a Republican from Indiana between 1993 and 2011 before working as a corporate consultant. He ​was found guilty in March of 2023 on four counts of securities ​fraud, and was sentenced in September of that year to 22 months in prison.

Prosecutors said ‌at ⁠trial that Buyer bought Sprint stock after learning from a T-Mobile executive that the telecommunications companies were in merger talks in 2018 and made illegal trades again the following year.

According to prosecutors, Buyer made more than $100,000 from the ​Sprint trades and ​more than $200,000 from ⁠buying stock in Navigant Consulting Inc. before it was acquired by Guidehouse in 2019.

Buyer, who had served as one ​of the House managers in the 1999 impeachment trial ​of then-President ⁠Bill Clinton, took the stand at his own trial and denied trading on inside information.

Prosecutors sought three years in prison for Buyer in court filings, saying ⁠that he ​had abused his clients’ trust and lied ​on the stand.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused in May of this year to hear Buyer’s appeal ​of his conviction.

Reporting by Steve Gorman and Christian Martinez; Editing by Kim Coghill

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Democrat Xavier Becerra advances in California governor’s race

June 5, 2026 at 8:16 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post

Steve Hilton, a Republican, still leads Tom Steyer, a Democrat, for the second spot in the general election.

By Praveena Somasundaram

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra on election night Tuesday in Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Former health secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who pulled off a stunning rise late in the California governor’s race, will advance to the general election, the Associated Press projected Friday.

It’s unclear who will meet Becerra on the November ballot. Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer are in the best position to advance, but it could take days or longer before the race is called as the state keeps tallying mailed ballots that were postmarked by the Tuesday primary.

In California primaries, all candidates run on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation. The top two vote-getters go to the general election.

This year’s race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) featured a massive group of candidates, leading both Democrats and Republicans to worry their party would be locked out of the general election because votes would be split many ways.

The crowded field made it harder for the gubernatorial candidates to distinguish themselves. Beyond that, they lacked the political or movie-screen stardom that go a long way in building name recognition in the most populous state with nearly 40 million residents.

In April, the Democratic candidates got an unexpected chance to reset when former congressman Eric Swalwell, who had started to pull ahead in the race, dropped out after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.

Becerra’s campaign arguably benefited the most from the frenzy.

After lackluster polling and little attention to his campaign, Becerra began an unexpected ascent to become the Democratic front-runner. The former longtime California congressman was seen by voters as a stable pick with a deep political résumé. If elected, Becerra would become the first Latino governor in modern history in a 41 percent Latino state.

With his primary win, Becerra surmounted criticism that he was an unexciting candidate too aligned with establishment Democrats. But his allies said him being boring was an asset, making him a reliable choice for voters in an increasingly chaotic primary.

Becerra, who focused his campaign on addressing California’s economic struggles, is more moderate than his closest Democratic rival, Steyer, who spent more than $200 million of his own money on a populist campaign calling for universal health care and raising taxes on billionaires.

Other prominent Democratic candidates including former congresswoman Katie Porter, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa trailed far behind the rest of the pack.

特朗普为共和党助选 誓言很快从伊朗战事中“脱身”

2026年6月6日 11:26 / 联合早报

特朗普6月5日到威斯康星州的卡斯特农场参加“美国农业”圆桌会议，在台上与两名农场主握手。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普星期五（6月5日）到威斯康星州农业区出席助选活动，力图帮助共和党在11月中期选举中保住国会控制权。他誓言将尽快结束伊朗战事，消除物价高涨根源。

路透社报道，特朗普在奇珀瓦福尔斯（Chippewa Falls）举行的“美国农业”圆桌会议上说：“我们很快就会从伊朗问题中脱身”。

特朗普称，与伊朗的谈判可能很快就会谈成，尽管双方还一直无法敲定协议。他也敦促威斯康星选民为中期选举注入活力。

此次行程凸显共和党为11月中期选举展开造势的策略。由于美伊冲突推高油价和生活成本，共和党面临越来越大的政治压力。选民也感到不满。

特朗普在圆桌会议上说：“我们将很快撤出伊朗，无论如何，结果都是一级棒。你们的化肥价格将会大幅下降，就像四个月前那样。”

闷热的卡斯特农场建筑物里挤满了民众，外面下着倾盆大雨，还有许多人在外面排队，希望能进入会场。

一些出席者是特朗普的铁杆粉丝，但也有一些人对特朗普近期的伊朗政策持保留态度。

来自威斯康星州博伊德的数据分析师帕夫自称“绝对支持特朗普”，但他说：“我当然对油价很不满意。”

他说：“我认为我们根本不该插手中东的事。”

随着中期选举临近，美国媒体普遍认为，美伊战事导致油价上涨、生活成本增加，给共和党选情造成压力。此外，共和党内部希望特朗普尽快摆脱伊朗问题的拖累，聚焦经济民生问题。

当地共和党籍联邦众议员奥登与特朗普关系密切，他大力宣扬特朗普政府非常关注美国农村地区。

奥登在2024年仅以微弱优势赢得连任，这使他成为民主党全国委员会的重点攻击目标，希望能扭转共和党在众议院217比212的微弱多数局面。

特朗普当天稍早接受NBC《会见媒体》节目专访时称，伊朗领导人因“坚强”和“自豪”尚未接受停战协议，但最终将别无选择，只能与美国达成协议。

Trump expands TrumpRx prescription drug discount program to more than 800 medications

June 5, 2026 8:54pm EDT / Fox News

Discounted medications include inhalers, HIV treatments, diabetes drugs and fertility medications

By Michael Sinkewicz, Fox News

White House unveils new TrumpRx program as concerns mount about prescription drug prices

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President Donald Trump on Friday announced a major expansion of his administration’s initiative aimed at helping Americans access discounted prescription medications.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said the government-backed website TrumpRx.gov has added 160 prescription drugs, bringing the total number of discounted medications available through the program to more than 800.

“I am pleased to announce that TrumpRx.gov is adding another 160 Prescription Drugs, at highly discounted prices, for a new total of over 800 of the most commonly-used Prescription Drugs,” Trump wrote.

“TrumpRx.gov will now provide clear, transparent, and DISCOUNTED offerings for FOUR OUT OF FIVE of every prescription filled by Americans,” he added.

TRUMP ENDS BIDEN’S DRUG PRICE NIGHTMARE — AMERICANS GET REAL RELIEF WITH TRUMPRX

President Donald Trump announced an expansion of the TrumpRx program, which the administration says will provide discounted pricing on more than 800 prescription drugs.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Trump unveiled the initiative in February, arguing that Americans have long paid more for prescription drugs than consumers in many other countries.

The website was launched after the administration finalized agreements with 16 major pharmaceutical companies under so-called “most-favored-nation” pricing arrangements.

Under the agreements, participating drugmakers received tariff-related exemptions while agreeing to lower prices for certain medications and extend discounted pricing to eligible cash-paying consumers through TrumpRx, according to the administration.

MARK CUBAN SHOOTS DOWN PRESIDENTIAL BID AS HE TEAMS UP WITH TRUMP ADMIN TO CUT HEALTHCARE COSTS

Shelves with prescription drugs inside a pharmacy in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.(Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Companies including Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are participating in the program and have agreed to reduce prices on popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications.

Administration officials have also highlighted discounts on a range of other products, including inhalers, HIV treatments, diabetes medications and fertility drugs.

TrumpRx.gov allows users to search for discounted medications, view estimated savings and generate coupons for participating prescriptions.

SOARING MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES TARGETED IN TRUMP’S NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER

The Trump administration launched TrumpRx.gov, a website designed to direct patients to drugmakers’ websites.(Trump RX)

Trump said the initiative builds on efforts from his first term to reduce prescription drug costs.

“I was proud to make History during my First Term when we lowered Drug Prices, even if by a tiny percentage, because this amounted to a HUGE change compared to other presidents only raising Drug Prices, endlessly and significantly, every year,” Trump wrote.

“Then, during my Second Term, I decided to go BIG with Most Favored Nations Pricing — That is to say, we pay no more or, ideally, less than any other Country for the same exact Drug,” he continued. “Now we are cutting Prices, and cutting them by a LOT, sometimes by 400 or 500 or 600 Percent!”

HERE’S HOW TRUMP’S TARIFFS ON CHINA COULD IMPACT DRUG PRICING AND OTHER HEALTHCARE COSTS

President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the South Court Auditorium of the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026, as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listens.(AP Images)

Trump also claimed the program has generated significant savings for consumers.

“These Most Favored Nations Deals have already, in fact, saved American Patients over 400 Million Dollars since the launch of TrumpRx.gov,” he said.

The president further argued that tariffs played a key role in securing the pricing agreements.

“Of course, Most Favored Nations would not be possible without my use of TARIFFS, which are getting other Countries to ‘pay up’ instead of relying on American Patients getting ripped off, as they were for decades until I ordered an immediate ‘stop’ to this very unfair and, frankly, foolish situation,” Trump wrote.

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“This is all great news, and I have instructed my Administration to secure more Most Favored Nations Deals, more Partnerships, and Lower Prices for every American Patient,” he added.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Bussey contributed to this report.
Michael Sinkewicz is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.sinkewicz@fox.com

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特朗普为共和党助选 誓言很快从伊朗战事中“脱身”

2026年6月6日 11:26 / 联合早报

特朗普6月5日到威斯康星州的卡斯特农场参加“美国农业”圆桌会议，在台上与两名农场主握手。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普星期五（6月5日）到威斯康星州农业区出席助选活动，力图帮助共和党在11月中期选举中保住国会控制权。他誓言将尽快结束伊朗战事，消除物价高涨根源。

路透社报道，特朗普在奇珀瓦福尔斯（Chippewa Falls）举行的“美国农业”圆桌会议上说：“我们很快就会从伊朗问题中脱身”。

特朗普称，与伊朗的谈判可能很快就会谈成，尽管双方还一直无法敲定协议。他也敦促威斯康星选民为中期选举注入活力。

此次行程凸显共和党为11月中期选举展开造势的策略。由于美伊冲突推高油价和生活成本，共和党面临越来越大的政治压力。选民也感到不满。

特朗普在圆桌会议上说：“我们将很快撤出伊朗，无论如何，结果都是一级棒。你们的化肥价格将会大幅下降，就像四个月前那样。”

闷热的卡斯特农场建筑物里挤满了民众，外面下着倾盆大雨，还有许多人在外面排队，希望能进入会场。

一些出席者是特朗普的铁杆粉丝，但也有一些人对特朗普近期的伊朗政策持保留态度。

来自威斯康星州博伊德的数据分析师帕夫自称“绝对支持特朗普”，但他说：“我当然对油价很不满意。”

他说：“我认为我们根本不该插手中东的事。”

随着中期选举临近，美国媒体普遍认为，美伊战事导致油价上涨、生活成本增加，给共和党选情造成压力。此外，共和党内部希望特朗普尽快摆脱伊朗问题的拖累，聚焦经济民生问题。

当地共和党籍联邦众议员奥登与特朗普关系密切，他大力宣扬特朗普政府非常关注美国农村地区。

奥登在2024年仅以微弱优势赢得连任，这使他成为民主党全国委员会的重点攻击目标，希望能扭转共和党在众议院217比212的微弱多数局面。

特朗普当天稍早接受NBC《会见媒体》节目专访时称，伊朗领导人因“坚强”和“自豪”尚未接受停战协议，但最终将别无选择，只能与美国达成协议。

刚果（金）社区张挂一张关于伊波拉病毒的海报。 （路透社）

刚果（金）卫生部星期五（6月5日）发布报告说，截至4日，刚果（金）本轮伊波拉疫情累计确诊病例增至452起，死亡病例82起。

新华社报道，刚果“金”卫生部说，4日在伊图里省和北基伍省报告71起新增确诊病例，这表明疫情仍在社区持续扩散。

报告显示目前共有258名患者处于隔离或住院治疗状态，累计八人治愈。

报告说，当前疫情应对仍面临多重困难，包括部分民众不配合对亲友遗体采样、伊波拉治疗中心规范化收治能力不足、接触者追踪比例低、基本药品和防护物资短缺等。此外，相关应对工作仍有资金缺口。

世界卫生组织（WHO）与非洲疾病预防控制中心5日共同宣布，启动5亿1800万美元（约6亿6900万新元）伊波拉疫情防控计划，以应对发生在刚果（金）和乌干达的本迪布焦型伊波拉疫情。

乌干达卫生部5日公布，新增三起伊波拉确诊病例，累计确诊19起，死亡两起。

刚果（金）社区张挂一张关于伊波拉病毒的海报。 （路透社）

刚果（金）卫生部星期五（6月5日）发布报告说，截至4日，刚果（金）本轮伊波拉疫情累计确诊病例增至452起，死亡病例82起。

新华社报道，刚果“金”卫生部说，4日在伊图里省和北基伍省报告71起新增确诊病例，这表明疫情仍在社区持续扩散。

报告显示目前共有258名患者处于隔离或住院治疗状态，累计八人治愈。

报告说，当前疫情应对仍面临多重困难，包括部分民众不配合对亲友遗体采样、伊波拉治疗中心规范化收治能力不足、接触者追踪比例低、基本药品和防护物资短缺等。此外，相关应对工作仍有资金缺口。

世界卫生组织（WHO）与非洲疾病预防控制中心5日共同宣布，启动5亿1800万美元（约6亿6900万新元）伊波拉疫情防控计划，以应对发生在刚果（金）和乌干达的本迪布焦型伊波拉疫情。

乌干达卫生部5日公布，新增三起伊波拉确诊病例，累计确诊19起，死亡两起。

The job market is much stronger than economists expected. Why?

2026-06-05T16:35:00-0400 / CBS News

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Updated on: June 5, 2026 / 6:08 PM EDT / MoneyWatch

Against all odds, the U.S. job market is in a good place.

Employers added 172,000 jobs in May, blowing past analyst forecasts and sustaining the healthy pace of payroll gains from the two prior months. Average monthly job growth from March through May has tripled from roughly 63,000 a year ago to nearly 190,000 this spring.

The economy has faced one headwind after another over the past year: the highest tariffs in more than 70 years; the Iran war; a recurrence of the inflationary pressures that slammed Americans during the pandemic; persistent public pessimism, or “vibecession,” as millions struggle with the cost of living; and immigration restrictions.

Despite these challenges, the labor market is showing surprising strength after weakening toward the end of 2025 and into early 2026.

Several forces account for the recent burst in job growth, according to economists. Strong corporate profits are “a huge part of the equation,” eToro U.S. investment analyst Bret Kenwell told CBS News. “That’s what gives them the leeway to hire.”

U.S. corporations boosted their earnings growth in the first quarter by about 28%, while 85% of S&P 500 companies posted quarterly profits that exceeded analysts’ expectations — the highest share in almost five years, according to a FactSet analysis.

Corporate earnings growth over the last two years has averaged a healthy 11%. Analysts now expect second-quarter profit growth of about 22%, the financial data firm said.

The Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which lowered corporate taxes and provided other breaks, has helped bolster profitability, according to Wall Street analysts.

Stronger corporate growth and profits are most visible in the health care industry. The sector has been the top driver of job creation over the last year, according to a new analysis from job search firm Indeed. The industry has added 610,000 jobs during the past 12 months, far greater than any other sector. Leisure and hospitality contributed the second-largest number of new jobs, at 240,000.

The jump in health care employment reflects the aging U.S. population, with the baby boomer generation demanding more health services as the oldest members of the group approach 80 years old, Indeed director of economic research Laura Ullrich told CBS News.

Besides health care, hiring was also vigorous last month among leisure and hospitality companies ahead of the summer travel season and the 2026 World Cup, which kicks off in June.

The May jobs report “was a little more broad-based than what we have seen — leisure and hospitality was up a lot, local government was up a lot, health care and social assistance were still up,” Ullrich said.

Seasonal demand also likely helped drive May hiring, analysts said. For instance, local government added 55,000 jobs last month, likely due to summer demand for state and local parks workers, public works projects and other summer operations, Dominic Pappalardo, chief multi-asset strategist at Morningstar Wealth, said in a report.

Leisure and hospitality companies, which added 70,000 jobs last month, likely needed to staff up for tourism and travel over the summer, he added.

Robust hiring in those industries is “a positive sign for overall economic activity,” he said.

Pockets of weakness

The recent upturn in job growth doesn’t appear to have brightened many Americans’ outlook: 7 in 10 said they believe it would be somewhat to very difficult for them to find a new job, according to recent CBS News polling.

Such pessimism may reflect the labor market’s weakness at the end of 2025 and the start of 2026, when employers shed an average of 4,300 jobs a month from December through February.

Yet the encouraging employment numbers of late don’t tell the full story. The hires and quits rates both remain seriously depressed, and workers who might otherwise jump ship to something better are staying put because the off-ramps have dried up.

For those who are out of work, meanwhile, low layoffs offer little comfort when tepid hiring makes a job search more difficult.

Some industries have also shed jobs over the past year, indicating pockets of weakness underneath the recent strong headline payroll numbers, Ullrich said. Sectors with year-over-year employment losses include government and financial services, which have lost 174,000 and 107,000 jobs, respectively, according to Indeed’s analysis.

“Seven sectors are up in terms of employment year-over-year, and seven sectors are down,” she said.

Some types of workers, like recent college grads and laid-off workers, are also struggling to find work. Nearly 28% of the unemployed in April had been jobless for more than six months, the largest share since December 2021.

“Two things can be true at the same time,” Ullrich said. “You can have a relatively strong jobs report for May, and job seekers can be struggling. Those things are possible to happen at the same time.”

Edited by Alain Sherter

Mary Cunningham contributed to this report.

Park ranger dies after falling into crevasse on America’s tallest peak

June 5, 2026 / 6:43 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A ranger in Alaska died after falling into a crevasse on North America’s tallest mountain, the National Park Service said.

Robin Pendery of Enumclaw, Washington, was a seasonal mountaineering ranger assigned to Denali National Park and Preserve. She fell Thursday while on climbing patrol on Mount McKinley and died despite immediate rescue efforts, the park service said.

The death is under investigation. It comes only a week after three climbers from a Latvian mountaineering expedition died after falling near a treacherous pass on McKinley. A fourth climber was rescued. They were part of a seven-person team traversing a route known for its exposed sections, where many climbers have died or been injured over the years.

In June 2025, a climber died after falling 3,000 feet while ascending the West Buttress climbing route on the mountain, the park service has said.

The Alaska national park draws roughly 600,000 visitors each year, primarily during late May to early September, according to the park service. McKinley, also known as Denali, stands at about 20,310 feet. Pendery fell near what’s known as the 14,000-foot camp.

Pendery joined the Denali mountaineering staff in 2024, where she helped support climber safety, emergency response and mountaineering operations, the National Park Service said.

“Our mountaineering rangers dedicate themselves to serving visitors and helping others in one of the most challenging environments in the world,” Denali Superintendent Brooke Merrell said in a statement Friday. “Today, we mourn the loss of a valued colleague, friend and teammate.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-team-announces-renaming-of-gulf-of-mexico-mt-denali-will-be-among-day-1-executive-orders/