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The US House approves a war powers resolution in defiance of Trump; Senate GOP returns to $70b immigration crackdown bill; Circle of Protection: 9 years outside ICE facility; Ohio advocacy group monitors federal bill to reduce homelessness.

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The Public News Service daily newscast for June the 4th, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

It was a first for the House under President Trump.

Lawmakers approving a war powers resolution that would halt U.S. military action against Iran, defying Trump as a handful of Republicans joined Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict.

And the Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to take up the Republicans' $70 billion immigration crackdown bill, the 53 to 46 vote began on legislation supposed to unite Republicans around Trump's hardline immigration enforcement agenda, instead has become a flashpoint for clashes between the president, his own party, and members of the Congress.

Meantime, outside a nondescript building in Florida, volunteers have gathered every Wednesday for more than nine years.

They offer food, water, and a place to sit for immigrants reporting to ICE.

Billy Bosch is a volunteer with the Miramar Circle of Protection.

He says the city-based group started when local women noticed people weren't always returning from detention.

The women realized back in 2017 that people were coming here.

They were waiting in long lines and then some of them were not coming out.

They were being detained and then put into detention, which was a big shift.

And a lot of people didn't even realize this building was here.

So they decided they would come out here every week and provide food.

The Circle of Protection has been there through three administrations.

Volunteers track who gets detained, help families find loved ones, and provide basic needs like chairs and portable restrooms.

Bosch says many people drive hours from the West Coast or distant cities like Jupiter just to make their appointments.

I'm Tramiel Gomes.

Next, a bipartisan federal housing bill could be another tool to reduce homelessness in Ohio and nationwide. an advocacy group believes the 21st Century Road to Housing Act could bring desperately needed housing stability.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, over 12,000 Ohioans were unhoused in January 2025.

Amy Regal, Executive Director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, notes some Ohio communities have criminalized homelessness by dismantling tent camps and issuing warnings for loitering.

She says that approach is not the answer.

It does not do anything to lower the rates of homelessness or to lower the time that an individual experiences in homelessness, that it actually just makes it more difficult to serve the individuals who may experience housing instability or homelessness.

The real issue, she believes, is how to create more affordable housing as shelters remain full and people live on the streets.

Shifting priorities within HUD over the last 18 months have not helped address housing instability, she explains, despite data that might suggest otherwise.

I'm Terry Dee reporting.

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New polling from the Brennan Center for Justice shows that 62 percent of Americans are unhappy with their elected officials in Washington, including President Donald Trump.

More than two-thirds of voters feel he is corrupt. 85% feel that way about Congress.

In response to these concerns, Democratic organizers are holding a kick-out corruption tour event this weekend in Arizona.

They allege that government corruption is behind a higher cost of living in nearly every sector of the economy.

Stand Up America Executive Director Christina Harvey says many people feel powerless right now.

This tour is really a response to the fact that working families are struggling right now to pay for groceries, gas, and health care in a system that feels rigged against them.

Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly will be the featured speaker at the inaugural event.

The Brennan Center Research says voters list government corruption is a major concern and define it broadly, including politicians using their positions for personal gain.

I'm Mark Moran.

And Tennessee is preparing for new federal guidelines tied to pending Medicaid work requirements set to take effect next year.

The stricter rules backed by the GOP and announced this week by the Trump administration require most recipients to log at least 80 hours a month through a job, education, or community service.

The stricter rules backed by Republicans and announced this week by the Trump administration requires most recipients to log at least 80 hours a month through a job, education, or community service.

Maddie Toomey with Protect Our Care worries these changes will lead to coverage losses.

She adds that Tennessee relies heavily on Medicaid funding and many of the most vulnerable communities in the state will be impacted.

Once these work requirements take effect, we are going to see families across Tennessee struggle to stay covered.

And this will not just impact adults on Medicaid, it will be seniors, it will be children.

Danielle Smith reporting.

Finally, after years of advocacy, supporters of older adults in Oregon have something to celebrate.

The state is now creating its multi-sector plan for aging.

The MPA is a 10-year blueprint that will restructure policies across health, housing, transportation, and community engagement to make the state more age-friendly.

Stephanie Hooper with Age Plus says the plan will bring together many interested parties to identify key strategies so people of all ages can thrive.

This kind of planning isn't just about our current older adults.

It's about our future old.

It's about how older adults can be in community and how we support caregivers who are helping both ends of the spectrum.

I'm Isobel Charle.

Like the rest of the country, Oregon is growing older fast.

About a quarter of the state's workforce is now older than 55.

This is Mike Clifford for Public News Service.

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