June 5, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – June 4, 2026

June 5, 2026 by George Bounacos

Ben Folds, former National Symphony Orchestra artistic adviser, seated beside a grand piano

Ben Folds, who spent eight years as the National Symphony Orchestra's artistic adviser before resigning in 2025 over the Kennedy Center takeover, warned the orchestra may not survive past June. (Photo by Alysse Gafkjen)

Marco Rubio told Congress this week the war with Iran is over. Andrea Pedro-Francisco walked out of ICE detention on Wednesday still suffering from an ovarian cyst the size of a lime, four months after agents arrested her in Minnesota and jailed her in Texas. She got out alive for one reason: a senator called … Read more