Anthropic on Monday said it filed plans for an initial public offering, setting it up for a share sale that could value the company in the trillion-dollar range as it races against rival OpenAI. The company has yet to determine how many shares it will sell or at what price. But the confidential registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission paves the way “for a proposed initial public offering of our common stock,” Anthropic said. Anthropic is one of three highly anticipated AI IPOs expected this year, along with OpenAI and SpaceX — allowing retail investors to get in on some of the most valuable AI startups and giving early investors the chance for multi-billion-dollar paydays.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/01/tech/anthropic-ipo-filing
GOP Rep. Tom Kean is running unopposed in his primary on Tuesday, seeking a third term in one of the nation’s most competitive seats. But voters haven’t seen or heard directly from Kean in months — and it’s still unclear when he might return to work on Capitol Hill. Kean has yet to offer a date for his return to House Speaker Mike Johnson and his team, who have been navigating their reed-thin margins without him since early March, according to three GOP leadership sources. The New Jersey congressman said in late April on social media that he’s dealing with a “personal medical issue,” without specifying what it is, and said he would be back “very soon.” Late last month, he told The New Jersey Globe that he’d be back in the “next couple of weeks.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/tom-kean-primary-congress
After the White House Correspondents’ Dinner several years ago, a congressman asked a young female staffer from another office to have a threesome. A few months later, he pulled the staffer onto his lap and tried to kiss her. In 2023, a male chief of staff messaged a former congressional intern looking for a job and propositioned her sexually, writing that he would “own” her and offering to Venmo her money if she complied. A member of Congress texted a senior leadership staffer in 2017 asking the color of her underwear while she was in his sight line.
Donald Trump on Tuesday named housing official Bill Pulte, who has played a leading role in stoking the president’s retribution campaign, as acting director of national intelligence. Pulte — a wealthy businessman turned Federal Housing Finance Agency director — appears to be an unusual choice given his lack of demonstrated experience in national intelligence. But he has served as an unlikely political attack dog against the Federal Reserve and many of Trump’s perceived political enemies. He also meets the criteria to serve in an acting role given the Senate confirmed him to his role as chief of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/02/politics/bill-pulte-intelligence-director-trump
Six states will hold primaries on Tuesday: California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota. Here’s what we’re watching for when the results start rolling in Tuesday evening. It’s been one of the wildest races in recent memory. First, a procession of big-name Democrats like former Vice President Kamala Harris declined to run. Then, it looked like the state’s unusual top-two primary system could produce two Republicans in the general election. Then, front-running Democrat Eric Swalwell dropped out following allegations of sexual assault that he has denied, sharply recasting the race.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/02/politics/california-governor-los-angeles-mayor-election