Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Senate Democrats pump brakes on new stimulus checks - The Hill
- VP contender Val Demings says Trump continues to demonstrate he is "unfit" - CBS News
- Trump announces US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO - Fox News
- Minneapolis officer charged with murder - The Hill
- Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes, complaint says - ABC News
- Flynn urged Russian ambassador to take 'reciprocal' actions, transcripts show - Politico
- Flynn-Kislyak call transcripts released, revealing fateful talks over Russia sanctions - Fox News
- Biden speaks of racial ‘open wound,’ contrasting with Trump - AP
- Biden speaks with Floyd family, slams Trump for ‘incendiary tweets’ - Fox News
- Justice Department releases more FBI memos from Mueller investigation - CNN
- Twitter and Trump: a feud years in the making finally erupts - AP
- Fed chief Jerome Powell says coronavirus hurting "those least able to bear its burdens" - Fox News
- Trump vetoes bipartisan measure against DeVos’ loan rules - AP
- Schumer slams Trump's Rose Garden briefing on China as 'pathetic' - The Hill
- Trump confronts a culture war of his own making as election looms - Politico
- Intel chief Ratcliffe declassifies transcripts of Flynn calls - The Hill
- Chicago mayor tells Trump 'F-U' after tweet about Minneapolis looting - Fox News
- Britain mulls pathway to citizenship for more than 3M inhabitants of Hong Kong - The Hill
- New York City expected to reopen on June 8, five upstate regions OK for phase 2: Cuomo - Reuters
- To punish China, Trump begins to revoke Hong Kong trade privileges - Politico
- House Democrats unveil measure to condemn police brutality - The Hill
- Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization - Politico
- Wall Street ends mostly up; Trump comments on China but takes no action on trade - Reuters
- Barr announces federal civil rights probe into George Floyd's death - Politico
- Trump stokes tensions over George Floyd protests before calling for calm - CNN
- Former President Barack Obama issues statement on George Floyd - ABC News
- The history of the phrase 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' used by Trump - ABC News
- Trump schedules in-person fundraisers as shackles come off - Politico
- Biden ally sees Klobuchar as less likely Biden running mate - AP
- Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’ - AP
- Democrats expand probe into firing of State Dept. watchdog - AP
- Reopening economy in a COVID-19 hotspot stresses doctors in rural Pa. - WHYY.org
- Political cash flows into Great Lakes states with presidency on the line - ABC 12
- Trump’s Audience of One -- The new executive order targeting social-media companies isn’t really about Twitter. It’s about Mark Zuckerberg. - AP