Today's five.

A lower court found intentional racial discrimination in Alabama's congressional map, so Alabama appealed, and the Supreme Court said: use it anyway. The 6-3 emergency order is unsigned and three pages long — the judicial equivalent of a Post-it note. The court said Alabama will "likely prevail" on the merits, which is a preview of a decision that hasn't happened yet. NPR and NBC led with the seat count; the LA Times led with the Democrat who loses his. Representative Shomari Figures will probably be out of a job before that merits ruling ever arrives.

Bill Pulte runs a mortgage regulator, and starting now, he also runs 18 intelligence agencies including the CIA. His FHFA biography lists housing and philanthropy. Trump's announcement listed Fannie Mae's balance sheet. NBC noted Pulte used his housing role to compile information on the administration's political enemies. NPR noted he has no intelligence background. The Atlantic called it both baffling and predictable. The Hill noted Senate Majority Leader Thune — from the president's own party — said publicly that America doesn't need a "weaponized" director of national intelligence. That's the kind of quote that doesn't need a punchline.

Some ideas sound better as announcements than as actual government programs. The Justice Department's $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" — designed to, presumably, weaponize the DOJ against people Trump felt weaponized the DOJ against him — is reportedly dead. Acting AG Todd Blanche told a House subcommittee it's not moving forward. Reason called it traffic cones standing between Trump and a pile of money. Fox framed it as Blanche responding to lawmaker pressure. ABC led with the dollar figure. There was ongoing litigation, a June 12 deadline, and apparently just enough institutional friction to kill it.

Confronting your boss in front of the entire staff on his literal first day at the job is a bold strategy. Scott Pelley did exactly that — telling newly installed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton he lacked relevant expertise and that incoming CBS News chief Bari Weiss was "murdering" the show. Bilton's response was a termination letter citing cause, noting Pelley had "hijacked" the meeting rather than accepting his dinner invitation. The LA Times led with Pelley's "murdering" accusation; Axios led with how much it revealed about staff confidence in new management. Pelley's exit statement included a prayer for "sanity," which is not how people leave jobs they're okay with leaving.

The Florida Legislature just passed a tax cut and made sure the hard part is someone else's problem. A constitutional amendment — backed by DeSantis, approved by a legislative supermajority — would significantly reduce the property taxes that cities and counties use to, you know, function. But it only becomes law if 60% of Florida voters say yes in November. That threshold is high by design; constitutional amendments usually are. The Legislature gets the credit for proposing it. If it fails, the voters said no. If it passes and services buckle, well, the voters said yes.