--- description: Bergdahl backlash, GOP-Tea Party Primary runoff in Mississippi, China prepares for anniversary of Tiananmen Square, and marijuana coffee. title: Bergdahl Backlash at Home and Abroad image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbbc32d76ebd0f0b/69869618e8524bd78a6034c6/ap82488759849.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mississippi Mayhem and Bergdahl Backlash by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 4, 2014 3:51 PM CUT  U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, leaves a pre-election day rally at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, June 2, 2014\. Sen. Cochran's contentious race against state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, will be decided Tuesday as voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the state's Republican primary. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Joe Ellis) U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, leaves a pre-election day rally at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, June 2, 2014\. Sen. Cochran's contentious race against state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, will be decided Tuesday as voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the state's Republican primary. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Joe Ellis)Joe Ellis—AP by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 4, 2014 3:51 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Wednesday, June 4. The [Taliban](http://time.com/2821678/bowe-bergdahl-taliban-video/ "undefined") released footage from the transfer of Bowe Bergdahl over to the Americans as backlash against the move follows Obama to Europe. The [Mississippi Republican Primary](http://time.com/2811084/2014-midterm-elections-mississippi-thad-cochran/ "undefined") will likely continue with a runoff between GOP incumbent Thad Cochran and Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel. Twenty-five years after violently suppressed student protests rocked [Tiananmen Square](http://time.com/2816359/tiananmen-massacre-25-anniversary-june-4-1989-hong-kong-students/ "undefined"), China is beefing up security in Beijing for the anniversary. And finally, [cannabis coffee](http://time.com/2817802/two-words-marijuana-coffee/ "undefined") promises to give Washington state early risers a high with their caffeine buzz. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2821888/bergdahl-mississippi-runoff-tiananmen-square-cannabis-coffee/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2821888/bergdahl-mississippi-runoff-tiananmen-square-cannabis-coffee/"},"headline":"Mississippi Mayhem and Bergdahl Backlash","datePublished":"2014-06-04T15:51:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:12:23.623Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2821888/bergdahl-mississippi-runoff-tiananmen-square-cannabis-coffee/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbbc32d76ebd0f0b/69869618e8524bd78a6034c6/ap82488759849.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbbc32d76ebd0f0b/69869618e8524bd78a6034c6/ap82488759849.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TCL Cochran rally 06.jpg","caption":"TCL Cochran rally 06.jpg","creditText":"Joe Ellis—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2821888/bergdahl-mississippi-runoff-tiananmen-square-cannabis-coffee/","name":"Mississippi Mayhem and Bergdahl Backlash"}}]}] ```