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CNN reports: A federal judge issued an order Wednesday to prevent the deportation of the wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged in the firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado. U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher granted a request from the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman to halt deportation proceedings of his wife and five children who were taken …

The Associated Press reports: Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington, on Wednesday decried leaders “trying to turn back the clock” on LGBTQ+ rights and urged people to embrace hope and joy amid hardship as they come to the nation’s capital for World Pride during a time of mounting political anxiety for LGBTQ+ Americans. “We’re not in the 1960’s and 70’s anymore,” …

Newsweek reports: The United States Department of Education (DOE) determined that Columbia University has violated a federal civil rights law, the DOE said Wednesday in a press release. The notification comes after the DOE opened an investigation into the University in February. “The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today notified Middle States Commission on Higher Education …

CNBC reports: Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday blasted President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” as “immoral” and “grotesque,” and reiterated that he will vote against it unless his GOP colleagues make major changes. “This is immoral, what us old farts doing to our young people,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” after sounding alarms that the massive tax-and-spending-cut …

USA Today reports: Just eight years after starting in a Los Angeles parking lot, Dave’s Hot Chicken has been acquired by private equity firm Roark Capital in a deal worth approximately $1 billion to enter its “next phase of growth and innovation.” A spokesperson for Dave’s Hot Chicken confirmed the acquisition to USA TODAY via email on Wednesday, June 4. …

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: Liberty Counsel filed a motion to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to step in and defend the interests of concerned parents and stay a preliminary injunction forcing the city of Naples, Florida to allow an obscene LGBTQ drag show performance outdoors in view of children at an upcoming “pride” …

The Tennessean reports: Morgan Armstrong, a graduating senior at Tennessee Christian Preparatory School, posted photos on social media of her girlfriend and herself in late April. Days later, the private Cleveland, Tennessee school suspended her for the rest of the school year, banned her from campus and campus events, including her final exams and high school graduation, and terminated Armstrong’s …

Axios reports: House Republicans are expanding their investigation into President Biden’s health with a new tranche of requests to interview top White House aides, including former Chief of Staff Ron Klain and senior advisor Anita Dunn. In addition to Klain and Dunn, Comer sent letters requesting testimony from former deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed, senior advisor Mike Donilon and …

Bloomberg News reports: Kevin Hassett, one of President Donald Trump’s top economic officials, revealed holding a stake in Coinbase Global Inc. worth at least $1 million thanks to his work as an adviser for the US crypto exchange, according to his financial disclosure. The Coinbase shares, listed as vested stock, could be worth as much as $5 million, according to …

CBS News reports: The acting top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked President Trump on Wednesday for information about Elon Musk’s alleged drug use during the 2024 presidential campaign and whether he was consuming illicit substances while serving as a top adviser to the president in the White House. Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, the acting …