"Absolutely stunning." The Reporters' Roundtable. June 5, 2026
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🗓️ 5 June 2026
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Summary
GOP Begins to Try to Oppose Trump:
Ballroom. Weaponization Fund. War Powers. Pulte.
Resonating With Voters? California Governors’ Race.
Could Iowa Turn Blue? Maine Platner Troubles.
Democrats Narrow Path to Senate Majority.
The Politics of AI and Data Centers in the Midterms.
60 Minutes Under Attack.
With Shirish Date, Senior White House Correspondent for Huff Post, Allan Smith, Politics Reporter for NBC News and Jessica Taylor, Senators and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Bill Press Pod Reporters Roundtable. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm Ginger Gibson, former Washington editor for NBC News, sitting in for Bill. |
| 0:15.5 | Here in Washington, D.C., it's about 8.30 in the morning on Friday, June 5th. |
| 0:20.3 | It seems some Republicans in Congress are |
| 0:23.3 | finally and meaningfully challenging Donald Trump on some of his priorities, such as the |
| 0:29.1 | war powers rebuke in the House and the so-called weaponization fund, the billion dollar ballroom, |
| 0:34.9 | and the negative reaction to Bill Pulte being named acting director |
| 0:39.3 | of national intelligence. Some key primaries this week and next in California, Iowa, and Maine. |
| 0:46.1 | The war in Iran is stuck in a stalemate as Trump's differing messages cause diplomatic chaos. |
| 0:52.8 | The grassroots revolt against artificial intelligence, |
| 0:56.5 | and especially the massive data centers is growing. |
| 0:59.7 | Will it factor into the midterms? |
| 1:01.3 | And just what the heck is happening at CBS News and the story 60 minutes? |
| 1:08.2 | With all that's going on, we're happy to have three top journalists to dig in to what |
| 1:13.6 | it all means. Joining me today are Shrish Date, senior White House correspondent for HuffPosts. Good morning. |
| 1:21.2 | Good morning. Alan Smith, politics reporter for NBC News. Hey, Alan. Great to be with you, Ginger. |
| 1:27.2 | And Jessica Taylor, who's had a busy week |
| 1:30.0 | as the Senators and Governors Editor for the Cook Political Report. Welcome, Jessica. Thanks for having |
| 1:35.9 | me. I hope you got some coffee this morning as we delve in to the week. Let's get going. Trish, |
| 1:43.2 | let's talk first about what is happening on the Hill. |
| 1:47.0 | Is Trump finally seeing some pushback from his own party? |
| 1:52.3 | He is. And it's happening because, as most people who need to go and get reelected do, |
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