Sunday Reads: June 8

Enjoy the weekend Great Falls, here’s this week’s reading list.

Associated Press: All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says

Associated Press: Measles vaccine rates drop in hundreds of US counties after pandemic

The Washington Post: Pentagon inquiry into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal usage explores whether he, or an aide, shared military attack plans

Pew Research: State and local governments face $105 billion in deferred maintenance for roads and bridges

Associated Press: Trump says after Xi call that U.S. and China will resume trade talks

The New York Times: Some House Republicans have regrets after passing Trump’s domestic policy bill

Associated Press: Trump deploying California National Guard over governor’s objections to LA to quell protests

ProPublica: Thomas Fugate, the 22-year-old leading Trump’s terrorism prevention hub

The Washington Post: Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people

Reuters: Red Sea marine traffic up 60 percent after Houthis narrowed targets, EU commander says

PBS: Israel kills at least 95 people including children in Gaza as body of Thai citizen is recovered

KFF Health News: Trump decried crime in America, then gutted funding for gun violence prevention

The Washington Post: Proud Boys leaders sue Justice Department over Jan. 6 prosecutions

Reuters: Slow U.S. job growth anticipated in May; unemployment rate seen steady

The Economist: America’s tax on foreign investors could do more damage than tariffs

Foreign Affairs: The end of the long American century: Trump and the sources of U.S. power

The Washington Post: Supreme Court lets DOGE access Social Security data of millions of Americans

Route Fifty: Feds unveil ‘critical reforms’ to BEAD program

CyberScoop: DOJ seizes $7.7M from crypto funds linked to North Korea’s IT worker scheme

Associated Press: Data capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start

Route Fifty: Alabama officials demand stricter reporting on $400M broadband expansion progress

DefenseScoop: Navy contracting officers will soon see new incentives to ‘go commercial’

Fox 54: Huntsville, Alabama, to use AI cameras on garbage trucks to track property violations.

The New York Times: Roof collapse kills worker at construction site that lacked permits

The Washington Post: SpaceX’s company town in Texas warns residents may lose property rights

The New York Times: A DNA technique is finding women who left their babies for dead

The Washington Post: Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent since last year, data shows

Associated Press: Casey Means, Trump’s surgeon general pick, profits from wellness sales

Smithsonian Magazine: The bittersweet beginnings of the vanilla trade

FERN and Gravy: An iconic seafood restaurant sold imported fish as locally-caught

The Athletic: Historic House v. NCAA settlement gets final approval, allowing schools to pay college athletes