Government Finds No Evidence That Aerial Sightings Were Alien Spacecraft  —  The strange objects witnessed by Navy pilots remain unexplained, but officials briefed on a new study say they are not secret technology from a classified American program.  —  WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials …

Sinema and Manchin's Nihilistic Bipartisanship  —  We are in the eye of the storm of American democratic collapse.  There is, outwardly, a feeling of calm.  The Biden administration is competent and placid.  The coronavirus emergency is receding nationally, if not internationally.

Alleged US Capitol rioter who heckled police for ‘protecting pedophiles’ served jail time for statutory rape of 14-year-old girl  —  (CNN)A Trump supporter accused of storming the US Capitol and heckling police officers for “protecting pedophiles” previously served jail time after being convicted …

Anthony Fauci urges China to release medical records of Wuhan lab workers  —  Biden adviser calls for help on solving question of whether Covid ‘leaked’ from facility  —  Joe Biden's chief medical adviser has called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose illnesses might …

What whistleblower case reveals about Florida's COVID response |  Miami Herald  —  What Rebekah Jones saw behind the scenes at the Florida Department of Health  —  Just hours after the police entered her home, guns drawn and warrant to seize her electronics in hand, Rebekah Jones …

As Trump readies summer rallies and speeches, allies worry he's stuck in the past  —  (CNN)A cadre of aides and advisers working to tame Donald Trump's obsession with the 2020 election, including his fixation with debunked voter fraud theories and ballot audits, are realizing the task at hand is much tougher than they thought.

Facebook to end a longtime exception made for politicians who break its rules  —  The change is part of a series of responses to the Facebook Oversight Board's ruling on former president Trump.  —  Facebook plans to announce Friday that it will no longer automatically give politicians a pass …

Allen West resigns as chair of Texas Republican Party  —  The move raises speculation that West is preparing to run for a statewide office.  —  Copy link  —  Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced his resignation Friday morning, raising speculation he could run for statewide office.

FBI Director Compares Ransomware Challenge to 9/11  —  Christopher Wray points to Russian actors, calls for coordinated fight across U.S. society  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray said the agency is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, many of which trace back to actors in Russia …

Former University of Oklahoma volleyball player sues over exclusion from team because of political views  —  Kylee McLaughlin's attorney and the university both declined to comment on the lawsuit  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for June 3  —  Kylee McLaughlin, a former volleyball player …

U.S. Employers Added 559,000 Jobs in May  —  Unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in a pickup of the labor market's recovery  —  U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell to 5.8%, in a pickup of the labor market's recovery from the pandemic amid signs that businesses struggled to fill job openings.

They gathered in Dallas to call for violence if they don't get their way  —  “Patriots” spent Memorial Day talking about the next act of violence they'll commit if they don't win future elections — and to hand their money to far-right grifters.  I snuck in to join them.  —  15 hr ago

Maggie Haberman Is Right  —  Donald Trump really does believe that he, along with two former GOP senators, will be ‘reinstated’ to office this summer.  —  WORLD  —  Were Wuhan Lab-Inquiry Opponents Worried about Provoking China?  —  By JIMMY QUINN June 3, 2021

The racist legacy many birds carry  —  The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers  —  Corina Newsome is a Black ornithologist, as rare as some of the birds she studies.  —  When she joined Georgia Audubon …

POLITICO Playbook: Tapper and Wallace take opposing tacks on GOP election deniers  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Happy Friday, Playbookers.  If you thought President JOE BIDEN'S offer to keep the corporate tax rate at 21% might yield a breakthrough on infrastructure ... not so much.

Law enforcement kills man in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood  —  The shooting occurred on a parking ramp after felony suspect drew a handgun, authorities said.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man during an attempted arrest Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood, sources said.

Will Christians support new Israeli government?  Many will.  But one prominent Evangelical has declared war on Naftali Bennett, sent scathing letter denouncing him with profanity - ‘I will fight you every step of the way’ … JERUSALEM - The apparently imminent demise of the Netanyahu government …

Iranian warships appear to begin first Atlantic crossing as U.S. warns against weapons transfers  —  Two Iranian Navy ships rounded the Cape of Good Hope for the first time and appear to be headed across the Atlantic, continuing a journey U.S. officials believe could ultimately end in Venezuela …

A Top Editor Becomes Her ‘True Self’  —  Gina Chua is returning to the Reuters offices post-pandemic as one of the most senior transgender journalists in the country.  —  For most people, the pandemic lockdowns will be remembered as a time that shrank our worlds, stripping away most of life as we knew it.

TikTok just gave itself permission to collect biometric data on US users, including ‘faceprints and voiceprints’  —  A change to TikTok's U.S. Privacy Policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app “may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from its users' content.

Tiananmen: Hong Kong vigil organiser arrested on 32nd anniversary  —  Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung has been arrested by Hong Kong police on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.  —  Ms Chow is vice chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance which organises annual vigils …

The World Needs Answers on Covid's Origin  —  China wants the issue to go away.  The U.S. should use all of its tools to keep the pressure on Beijing.  —  Covid-19 began trickling out of Wuhan, China, at least a year and a half ago.  The world still knows far too little about the origins of the outbreak.

Another Antifa beating won't silence truth-teller Andy Ngo  —  As one member of the angry Antifa mob chasing Andy Ngo down a Portland, Ore., street tackled him to the ground just before midnight Friday, the journalist heard more approaching and was left with one thought, he told The Post: “This is how I'm to going to die.

Yale's move to rig board elections reveals the bankruptcy of US elites  —  Among the chief characteristics of the people running America's institutions are arrogance and a dogged unwillingness to be held accountable.  Both have lately been on prominent display at Yale University.

Ex-Judge Is on Track to Lead Review of Giuliani's Seized Materials  —  The judge, Barbara S. Jones, conducted a similar screening during the investigation into Michael D. Cohen.  —  Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Rudolph W. Giuliani have recommended that Barbara S. Jones …