All the Trump/Vance/MAGA LOSSES -- another BIGLY thread
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Some fun ones this weekend... 
Hungry At Sea: USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Tripoli Crews Report Food Shortage Amid Iran Deployment. “Dan F., whose daughter is a Marine aboard the USS Tripoli, told USA Today he was alarmed after seeing a photo of her meal. “A lunch tray, two-thirds empty, carried one small scoop of shredded meat and a single folded tortilla,” he said. Another image from the USS Abraham Lincoln showed “a small handful of boiled carrots, a dry meat patty and a gray slab of processed meat.” https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/uss-abraham-lincon-uss-tripoli-food-shortage-meal-rationing-iran-war-middle-east-article-154097383/amp County prosecutor charges ICE agent with assault for pointing gun at people on Minneapolis highway. “There is no such thing as absolute immunity for federal agents who violate the law in the state of Minnesota,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty told a news conference.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/county-prosecutor-charges-ice-agent-with-assault-for-pointing-gun-at-people-on-minneapolis-highway-00877884 They’ve been detained by ICE and ordered deported. Judges, including tohse appointed by Trump, are releasing them from custody. “A POLITICO analysis of immigration detention cases has found that federal judges have ordered bond hearings and, more often, outright release for more than 400 people detained under these circumstances. And the rebukes have come from judges appointed by every president since Ronald Reagan.” https://apple.news/ARgvC0hhvRTWZfFocFvPKqA The Clever New Lawsuit That Could Finally End ICE’s Reign of Terror in Blue States. “But many legal scholars, and at least some judges, believe there is a path around this obstacle. As the New York Times’ Adam Liptak explained in February, this idea was put forth by Yale Law professor Akhil Amar in a 1987 law review article (though it was largely overlooked at the time). Professors Carlos Manuel Vázquez and Steve Vladeck fleshed out the theory in an important 2013 article that has only grown more relevant since. These scholars argue that states can authorize lawsuits against federal officials who violate constitutional rights. In other words, state law can provide for monetary damages where federal law does not.” https://apple.news/AzqZyO6gKRLuVOY02YQXGQw Judge rejects Trump lawsuit to block Hawaii from filing climate lawsuit. “A federal judge this week rejected the Trump administration’s pre-emptive lawsuit from last year to block the state of Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies over climate impact concerns.” https://apple.news/AMvYiJayIQnGnqQVt4Kpsmg Lawmakers and advocates were gaining momentum on federal support for child care until the president backtracked on his campaign promise. “President Donald Trump’s rejection this month of federal support for child care upended significant bipartisan work to address an issue that families emphasize is driving up costs, according to advocacy groups and lawmakers involved in the efforts.” https://apple.news/AHngR7Pv1SLOeScMpiBBA8A Pilot Files Lawsuit to Challenge Renaming of Palm Beach Airport After President Trump. “Florida statutes governing public facilities reflect a consistent legislative framework in which local entities manage and control airport operations,” Poncy writes in the complaint. “HB 919 departs from the framework by mandating a specific naming outcome without standards, findings or procedural safeguards.” He adds: “This departure reflects an unstructured and unreasoned exercise of legislative power.” Poncy says the renaming efforts would also cause “asynchronous updates” across systems like air traffic control communications and navigation databases.” https://apple.news/AWORA1THwS7euQb8fQBOVyQ Trump may believe he is the messiah – but his attack on the pope could prove costly for JD Vance. “Alienating Catholics is not the smartest move: they are the US’s biggest religious swing voters. They largely voted for Biden in 2020, but, in 2024, Trump won the group by a 10- to 20-point margin. Unless he makes good on his threat to run for an unconstitutional third term, Trump doesn’t have to worry about courting the Catholic vote again himself, but he hasn’t made life easy for his Catholic vice-president, JD Vance, who is generally seen as Trump’s successor. Vance has been very quiet about all this, causing Denise Murphy McGraw, the national co-chair of Catholics Vote Common Good, to call him out and state that silence is complicity.” https://apple.news/APqeU8f_HS_GwQBEwzA0xJA …and Megyn Kelly Kelly called Trump’s explanation “such a f—— lie” during a recent taping of her podcast. “Take it down and just say you’re sorry or don’t say you’re sorry and take it down, but don’t try to gaslight us. We can see,” she said.” https://apple.news/ABG2Cb4FBS_eY_cWd7wzs2Q Ranking Member Raskin Opens Sweeping Investigation into “U.S. Special Envoy for Peace” Jared Kushner’s Foreign Entanglements and Staggering Conflicts of Interest. “Mr. Kushner’s investment firm, Affinity Partners, has amassed approximately $6.16 billion in assets under management—including $1.2 billion in the past year alone—with an extraordinary 99 percent of its funding derived from foreign nationals. These include sovereign wealth funds operated by the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. At the same time, Mr. Kushner has assumed a central role in sensitive geopolitical negotiations across the Middle East and beyond. Despite explicit public assurances that he would avoid both government service and fundraising during President Trump’s second term, Mr. Kushner has done precisely the opposite. He has inserted himself into the world’s most volatile global conflicts as one of the United States’ chief negotiators all while deepening his financial reliance on, and entanglement with, foreign governments.” https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-opens-sweeping-investigation-into-us-special-envoy-for-peace-jared-kushner-s-foreign-entanglements-and-staggering-conflicts-of-interest ‘A trend that can’t be ignored’: Dems have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office. “A POLITICO analysis of 229 state and federal elections since Trump’s inauguration shows Democratic candidates outperformed Harris in 193 of them. On average, Democratic candidates overperformed Harris by 5 points. In a handful of special elections, they have pulled more than 20 points to the left. It is a warning sign for Republicans that has continued to flash across the country every few weeks. Consistent overperformances in special elections have been an indicator of midterm shifts in the past, and the trend over the last 15 months is particularly strong. In the two-year cycle of special elections heading into 2018, margins shifted to the left in about two-thirds of special elections, according to The Downballot. In November of that year, Democrats netted 40 seats.” https://apple.news/Atd-7SJtaRZGqtKWEwmA_mg Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred in California over efforts to overturn 2020 election. https://apple.news/AheelO-hfQQ6Uqve_3R_KUA Jeanine Pirro’s prosecutors make surprise visit to Fed headquarters and are turned away by construction workers. https://apple.news/A-PsRVcO5TTuS41Cb0x209A Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. “On friday, april 10, as FBI Director Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, he struggled to log into an internal computer system. He quickly became convinced that he had been locked out, and he panicked, frantically calling aides and allies to announce that he had been fired by the White House, according to nine people familiar with his outreach. Two of these people described his behavior as a “freak-out.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/ Erika Kirk’s high school talk sparks furious backlash from parents. Parents at an Arizona high school have objected to an event that would see Erika Kirk, the chief executive of conservative group Turning Point USA, speak on campus during the school day, prompting district officials to move the event off-site and after hours. The controversy unfolded at Pinnacle High School in north Phoenix, where a student-led club affiliated with Turning Point USA had invited Kirk to address members during the lunch period. Parents raised concerns about student safety and disruption to classes, particularly after Kirk recently canceled another public appearance citing threats.” https://apple.news/AUMwYqeN_QbS_NcDbv5S3zg …which backfired on her because the Secret Service Found ‘No Credible Threats’ Before Erika Kirk Canceled Event Despite Claims: Report. https://apple.news/Afg0_kGn7QeOHeJqP7WChIA …and LOL now Iran LEGO trolls take her on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKGNkWExq_Y LOL: Trump came to Arizona to rally young voters. An older crowd greeted him. “The megachurch in Phoenix was supposed to be a venue for President Donald Trump to drum up support among the young voters who helped deliver him to the Oval Office. Instead, he found an audience whose members skewed older and were focused on divisions within their own party. … Trump traveled here, to the spiritual heartland of the Turning Point movement, to address a slice of his base that polling warns is drifting away from him. A CBS-YouGov poll last week found that 70 percent of adults under the age of 30 disapproved of his leadership. More than 60 percent said they disapproved of his handling of the economy and Iran. … Before Trump’s address, a lineup of conservative speakers acknowledged the rifts in the GOP, many of them widened by podcasters and influencers who helped motivate the young people who powered Trump’s victory. The war in Iran, in particular, has pitted conservative figureheads against one another, as they fight over how American Jews and Israel should fit into their party, and what it means to be “America First.” https://apple.news/A9ydw-I8TRp-zla7VJytRKw LOL: Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction. https://apple.news/AQGi7VvvRRuuw-tr0OKQ7wA Trouble in Paradise: MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged. As Trump’s hold over MAGA has waned, though, an increasing number of his supporters have begun to push the narrative that the entire incident was staged. "I think that maybe it was staged," Tim Dillon said on his show last weekend about the assassination attempt. Dillon, who was previously a staunch Trump supporter, went on to share that Trump should now come out and say, “Some people are going to be upset by this, but we staged the assassination attempt in Butler to show people how important it was to vote for me and how far I was willing to go for them.” Some of these claims began months ago. In November, former Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson promoted the idea that the FBI was somehow involved in covering up the shooting, writing on X that the “FBI lied” about the shooter's online footprint.” https://apple.news/AW_YHL_OiRSOOWj5rsiQ_Ig |
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Trust me, being an atheist is better than being a Christian AND a MAGA at the same time |
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There is so much so wrong with this story. |
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At least 34 tankers with links to Iran have bypassed the US blockade since it began, according to the cargo tracking group Vortexa, including several carrying Iranian oil — despite US President Donald Trump declaring the barricade a “tremendous success”.
https://www.ft.com/content/21dff2c7-1e27-4f74-81d8-31dcdbe9188e?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua. “ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she would demand explanations over what U.S. and Mexican officials were doing in northern Chihuahua when they died in an accident over the weekend, noting that any joint collaborations between the local government and the U.S. without federal permission would be a violation of Mexican law. The crash, following an operation to destroy a clandestine drug lab in a rural area, has reignited a debate over the extent of U.S. involvement in Mexican security operations. Speculation was only fueled by Sheinbaum, local officials and the U.S. Embassy appearing to contradict each other and at times themselves, and offering sparse details about the U.S. officials who died.” https://apple.news/AsyuV4bhNToeM23zTuO5YSg The U.S. military may have already used up half of its most expensive missiles, and it could take up to 4 years to rebuild its stockpiles. “The Pentagon has used at least 45% of its stockpile of Precision Strike Missiles; 50% of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors inventory; and almost half of its stockpile of Patriot ballistic interceptor missiles—all within the first seven weeks of war with Iran, according to an analysis published this week by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Though the U.S. has enough missiles to continue to fight in the Iran war without limitations, there is an increased risk of the U.S. military being insufficiently prepared for a future war in the Pacific, noted the report, authored by Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, and Chris Park, a CSIS research associate. Prior to the conflict in Iran, munitions stockpiles were already drained. CSIS estimated it would take one to four years to restock the seven major munitions to prewar levels.” https://fortune.com/2026/04/24/us-military-depleted-half-most-expensive-missiles-cost-of-iran-war/ US, Iran clash at UN after Tehran gets nuclear non-proliferation role. “The United States and Iran clashed at the United Nations on Monday over Tehran's nuclear program and its selection to be one of dozens of vice presidents at a month-long conference to review the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The 11th conference to review implementation of the NPT, which came into force in 1970, began on Monday at the United Nations in New York. Different groups nominated 34 conference vice presidents, and the conference chair, Vietnam's U.N. ambassador Do Hung Viet, said Iran was picked by "the group of non-aligned and other states." https://apple.news/APzwszERhQLaZolPZ0GOJ-A US is being humiliated by Iran, says German chancellor – video. “Friedrich Merz says he cannot see what exit strategy US has in its war with Iran, warning 'an entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards' https://apple.news/A8qGhSG8CT3uPmcTWxKOPrQ LOL: JD Vance can't escape the Iran war—The more the vice president tries to distance himself from the conflict, the further he gets sucked in. “With everything going wrong in Donald Trump‘s presidency these days, he is still the master at one thing: making sure that no one who pledges fealty to him will escape with their dignity intact. As vice president, JD Vance receives regular reminders of this, including an especially brutal one delivered on Tuesday. His plane was standing ready to fly to Islamabad, Pakistan, to lead the administration’s peace negotiations with Iran. But instead of taking off, Vance was made to wait hours while his boss dawdled, before eventually extending a deadline for Iran to offer a proposal to end the war that Trump impetuously started in late February in partnership with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” https://apple.news/AH5VBlvboQXK-Hs7hwAHJlg GOP Armed Services chair warns ending mandatory military flu shots ‘a mistake’ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5841737-gop-armed-services-chair-warns-ending-mandatory-military-flu-shots-a-mistake/ …and One wonders if Hegseth knows the flu vaccine was developed in the 1940s with assistance from the U.S. Army, whose brass had supported vaccine efforts since World War I, during which the Spanish flu killed almost as many troops as died in combat (45,000 versus 53,402) and sickened over a million more. https://apple.news/AyjhWUjJ-Teii3cLUQOae5g Correspondents' dinner conspiracy theories spread so fast that even Trump was alarmed. “Some posited that the attack was covertly orchestrated by the Trump administration for political gain and to support the building of a $400 million ballroom on the East Wing of the White House. As evidence, some pointed to the quick reaction of Trump and many of his most prominent supporters calling for the ballroom to be built. Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing social media influencer who has recently been critical of Trump, did not entertain the idea that the incident was staged but did say in a video on TikTok that she believed the ballroom messaging had been coordinated in the immediate aftermath, noting that she had been in group chats with other influencers for such purposes. “I told you guys that all of MAGA is paid, and they coordinate their messaging in lockstep via group chats,” she said. “And what do you know? All of these people came to the conclusion that, after they saw what happened at the White House Correspondents’ dinner, their first thought was all independently, ‘Trump needs his ballroom.’” https://apple.news/AMLY-viIhTA6-XtLkzeEHPg Trump ballroom lawsuit plaintiff rejects DOJ demand to drop case after 'assassination attempt’. “Your assertion that this lawsuit puts the President's life at 'grave risk' is incorrect and irresponsible," wrote Gregory Craig, a lawyer for the plaintiff, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, to DOJ Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate. "Simply put, this case does not jeopardize the President's safety in any way," Craig wrote in the new letter, which he provided to CNBC.” https://apple.news/Ag11cFNBXTaiUv1DZbarclg Journalist and legal analyst Katie Phang has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, accusing it of failing to comply with a landmark transparency law requiring the release of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his network. https://meidasnews.com/news/katie-phang-sues-doj-over-alleged-violations-of-epstein-files-transparency-law The month-long battle to pass the SAVE America Act ended with a whimper early Thursday morning, as the Senate — including three Republicans — voted against adding the extreme voter suppression legislation to the filibuster-proof reconciliation bill. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/senate-rejects-bid-to-revive-save-america-act-but-the-war-isnt-over/?utm_campaign=13200977-Free%20Newsletter%20Emails&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mq6w5e8H-qJdOpRbbdcEhIQyE75In2WoZkgoNS_rp-1YSg0NjN9J9r1LhBHDYwM8n5-j_jJHeDSf0q_j6oeCiSfQ9w&_hsmi=415461815&utm_content=415461813&utm_source=hs_email Over 1,000 US TSA officers have left since start of shutdown, DHS says. https://apple.news/ANBlWayvdQ_GYug3lVF0stA Trump’s Gerrymander Gambit Has (Mostly) Failed. “Last week, Virginia voters narrowly passed a state constitutional amendment allowing Democratic legislators to rewrite the congressional maps, which may flip as many as four U.S. House seats. After this highly consequential vote, there’s bipartisan agreement that the gerrymandering war Donald Trump launched last summer was a bad idea. Aside from all the money diverted into map wars and the intraparty tensions that arose from unsettling congressional incumbents, it’s now clear that Trump’s hope of dramatically shifting the national landscape to ensure that Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House has failed.” https://apple.news/AkmqnD1k5RjKwJB5Xn9mtwQ Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge. “Across several political events in Indiana in recent days, a significant share of Republican voters said they are willing to break with Trump. At a recent candidate forum in Rockville, 75-year-old retiree Jack Butler said he’d long been a Trump supporter — but the redistricting fight changed his message to the president. “Now, it’s ‘leave us alone,’” he said of his opinion about Trump. “You go do your thing, that’s fine. But stay out of Hoosier politics.” https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/26/politics/indiana-redistricting-primaries-trump-revenge Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-loses-again-now-0-for-5-on-voter-roll-cases-as-court-rejects-rhode-island-lawsuit/ A federal court Monday approved a settlement forcing Virginia to halt voter purges near elections — delivering a major win for voters by reinforcing federal protections against last-minute disenfranchisement. “Virginia agreed to stop removing voters from its rolls within 90 days of federal elections, ending a yearslong battle over a purge program that disproportionately targeted naturalized citizens and relied on flawed government data.” https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-voting-rights-win-virginia-agrees-to-stop-mass-voter-purges-near-election-day/ Judge tosses Kash Patel's defamation suit against former MSNBC contributor Frank Figliuzzi. “The judge said that Frank Figliuzzi's statement, "when taken in context, cannot have been perceived by a person of ordinary intelligence as stating actual facts about Patel.” https://apple.news/AtSaOotRaQ4CgmPW8zKTjYA Nebraska lawmaker fails again to revive anti-trans bills after repeated attempts. https://apple.news/AcUczm4TsRQ6rDebCEVuqIA Trump’s Labor secretary departs, leaving scandal and vast disappointment in her wake. “Lori Chavez-DeRemer seemed at first to be a good Trump hire as Labor secretary. Wow, were we wrong.” https://apple.news/AXpccBuiHTauDMNYKa034lw Top counterterrorism official accused of scamming ex, using ‘sugar daddy’ site put on leave. “A high-ranking official with the Department of Homeland Security was placed on administrative leave amid allegations she scammed her 57-year-old ex-boyfriend out of $40,000 and has a profile on a “sugar daddy” website. Julia Varvaro, deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism in DHS’ Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, dismissed the claims made by Robert Bianchi, the CEO of government contractor SVDO Solutions, as coming from a disgruntled ex.” https://apple.news/AcBEWvyZXT82xmPvAm93Q6g A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was arrested on Thursday after allegedly betting on Maduro's removal from office before news of the raid was made public, a law enforcement source and a senior military official told CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-special-forces-won-409k-bet-maduro-removal-venezuela/ Ohio Republican congressman named in active child abuse investigation amid custody dispute. “Emily disputes that account, stating the broken collarbone occurred while the child was in Miller’s custody, and that she “unequivocally” stands by her claim that he was physical with her during the parenting transfer. Bay Village police confirmed to TMZ the department has an active investigation into “suspected child abuse.” A judge has not yet ruled on the requested custody modification.” Amazon layoffs hit 4 states tomorrow—Hundreds laid off in Virginia today. Filings reviewed by Newsweek show that thousands of Amazon employees across Washington, California, Maryland, and New York are slated to lose their jobs on Tuesday, April 28. Some job losses are at the corporate office in New York City, while others are tied to the shuttering of Amazon Fresh grocery stores. Amazon is also laying off 691 workers on Monday in Virginia. https://apple.news/A-uiOIpWjSxeYtr638tMNEQ Schwab says investors are ignoring a growing $39 trillion problem. “Sonders and Martin framed the national debt not as an abstract government accounting exercise, but as a force that directly influences the yields investors earn, the mortgage rates they pay, and the returns they can expect from bonds. The Congressional Budget Office projects annual deficits will average more than $2 trillion through 2036, pushing publicly held debt toward $56 trillion and roughly 120% of GDP. That trajectory would surpass the post-World War II record of 106% set in 1946.” https://apple.news/A6EznQPQzTTejSlJKncUVEg A new poll from Reuters/Ipsos finds that 55 percent of Republicans blame President Donald Trump for the rise in gas prices. https://www.newsweek.com/over-half-of-republicans-blame-trump-for-spike-in-gas-prices-poll-11876438 A new poll found that 64 percent of U.S. adults believe children born in the country should be granted birthright citizenship. https://apple.news/ARG4rXtyOTqymTPrT7ad8Jw Dozens of Democrat physicians and public health experts across the country are running for elected office in this year’s midterm elections in response to the rise of the GOP’s Make America Healthy Again agenda. “For example, Dr. Annie Andrews is running as a Democrat against four-term Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Nearly all of Andrews’s campaign messaging emphasizes her 20 years of practice as a pediatrician, and the health and welfare of children is a central piece of her platform.” https://apple.news/A4qr08NnoQ5eN3DmhzzsJeA Susan Collins’ Chances of Losing Senate Seat Hit All-Time High. https://www.newsweek.com/susan-collins-chances-losing-senate-seat-11877613 Royce White, a Republican running for Senate in Minnesota, was found liable for abusing his ex-wife and son by a judge, according to new court documents. https://www.newsweek.com/gop-senate-hopeful-royce-white-liable-for-abusing-wife-and-son-judge-11876321 Branding problem: NICE Agents: Donald Trump Backs Name Change for Key Government Agency. “The president was resharing a March 25 X post from a journalist and MAGA supporter called Alyssa, in which she said, “I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so the media has to say NICE agents all day everyday.” Trump posted his response to Truth Social just after midnight on Monday, saying, “GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT. President DJT.” |
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‘Subtle rebuttals’: what the papers say about King Charles and Trump—Monarch’s meeting with president and speech to Congress feature on front pages in UK and US.
“Online and on its print front page, the WashPo focuses on the arguably barbed moments of Charles’s speech. “King Charles urges checks on executive power as Trump hosts royal visit,” reads the paper’s headline online, with a similar missive in print. Likewise, the LA Times focuses on the more pointed references in Charles’s speech rather than the jokes and pleasantries he offered. In the UK, the papers all focused heavily on the pointed references to the strained relations between the UK and US and some of the controversial aspects of Trump’s second term. https://apple.news/AveozVNn3TAuQKJUC1b744g Bipartisan senators unveil bill pushing back on Trump easing Russia oil sanctions. “ A bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Rube Gallego (D-Ariz) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pushed back on President Trump’s decision to loosen sanctions on Russian oil amid a global shortage of oil supplies by introducing legislation to restore congressional oversight of U.S. sanctions on Russia. Gallego and Grassley’s No Oil Profits for Enemies (NOPE) Act would strengthen existing sanctions law and restore congressional oversight over sanctions against Russia.” https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5848062-congressional-oversight-trump-russia-sanctions/ Uh Oh: Putin Warns Trump: Resuming Iran War Would Be ‘Dangerous and Unacceptable’. “The Kremlin on Wednesday warned of “dire consequences” if fighting against Iran resumes amid a ceasefire, after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the issue in a phone call with President Donald Trump. Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Putin told Trump that renewed hostilities would be “dangerous and unacceptable,” especially any ground operation on Iranian territory. Putin stressed, according to the Kremlin, that such a move would carry serious risks not only for Iran but for the broader international community, Ushakov said.” https://www.newsweek.com/kremlin-warns-dire-consequences-iran-hostilities-putin-trump-11895071 NACHO: Wall Street Is Reportedly Mocking Trump With A New 5-Letter Nickname. “The acronym is more spicy than cheesy, as it bluntly stands for “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens,” a reference to Iran’s decision to restrict movement through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf where 20% of all traded oil and natural gas normally passes.” https://apple.news/AK7ZBVR_hQbSizEXbirvZcA MAGA Firebrands Furious Over Epstein Files Could Derail Trump’s Agenda. GOP representatives Lauren Boebert , Nancy Mace, and Anna Paulina Luna publicly criticized the White House after the Justice Department declined to release additional Epstein‑related records. Boebert and Mace said they could derail a procedural vote that GOP leaders need to advance three major priorities at once: extending spying powers enabled by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, passage of the Farm Bill and a budget blueprint to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).” https://www.newsweek.com/maga-firebrands-furious-over-epstein-files-could-derail-trumps-agenda-11892999 How a Farm Bill Fight Is Threatening the GOP Agenda. “A Republican fight over the Farm Bill is threatening to derail far more than agricultural policy, as GOP leaders brace for a high-stakes procedural vote that could stall multiple party priorities and expose Speaker Mike Johnson’s shaky grip on the House. At issue is a House “rule”—the procedural step required to bring legislation to the floor—that bundles the Farm Bill with a three-year extension of the government’s foreign surveillance authority and a budget resolution tied to immigration enforcement. Republican leaders hoped the package would streamline voting and hold the party together, but objections to the Farm Bill, particularly over changes affecting food assistance programs, have sparked a broader rebellion that now risks blocking all three measures at once, with Johnson able to afford only a handful of defections.” https://apple.news/AGUy8P-YPTsCL_HeC9tK7IQ Cole Allen case reveals Secret Service failures that could have led to tragedy at D.C. gala. “Contradicting a prior claim by Blanche that officers had "promptly tackled and detained" Allen, prosecutors wrote that the 31-year-old tutor from Torrance simply "fell to the ground" after blowing past a team of agents just two open flights of stairs from the ballroom. They wrote that one officer fired at Allen five times, but never hit him. … They said nothing about the Secret Service officer who Blanche said was shot in his ballistic vest during the incident — adding to speculation that the officer may have been shot not by Allen, but by a fellow officer. In all, the court filing brought further into focus a chaotic Secret Service response that appeared flawed from the start, including in a video Trump posted shortly after the incident in which agents appeared to be idling around an unobstructed entrance when Allen ran past them.” https://apple.news/AVVWLFlVRT5uROY-S7DtimA Mexico to require federal projects to use local steel in response to US tariffs. “The president's initiative is one of the first public efforts by the Mexican government to reduce its economy's enormous dependence on the U.S. While Trump's global tariffs have inspired other countries, such as Canada, to try to scale back their dependence on the U.S., Mexico has previously been reluctant to take steps that could irritate its largest trading partner, and the destination of 80% of its exports. … Mexican officials have repeatedly said the tariffs are unfair, in part because the United States runs a trade surplus with Mexico in steel and aluminum.” https://apple.news/APlXS4NJYSoOUtsG0OC6S1w Trump’s DOJ cuts thousands of law-enforcement jobs — despite promising to be tough on crime: report ““The administration talks a big game when it comes to crime and terrorism, but the fact that it’s hollowing out agencies tasked with addressing them shows that they don’t stand behind their words,” Stacey Young, a former Justice Department lawyer, told the outlet. The FBI has lost more than seven percent of its staff since the 2024 fiscal year, about 2,600 people, according to the outlet. The Drug Enforcement Administration, meanwhile, has lost about six percent of workers, while the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives dropped more than double that figure. Within the main Justice Department, the agency’s national security division lost more than a third of its staff and its civil rights division lost more than half, per Reuters, while about 7,000 DOJ jobs remain unfilled. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-doj-fbi-firings-national-security-b2963993.html Judge signals trouble for Trump’s $10B lawsuit against the IRS. “President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns ran into turbulence Friday as a judge ordered a hearing on whether the Constitution allows the president to sue the federal government he oversees. … “Although President Trump avers that he is bringing this lawsuit in his personal capacity, he is the sitting president and his named adversaries are entities whose decisions are subject to his direction,” Williams wrote in a four-page order. “It is unclear to this Court whether the Parties are sufficiently adverse to each other so as to satisfy [the Constitution’s] case or controversy requirement.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/24/trump-lawsuit-irs-00891894 Collapse of Jerome Powell case adds to Jeanine Pirro’s embarrassing losing streak. “Pirro was, however, quickly overwhelmed by reality. The politically motivated investigation obviously had no merit; a federal judge had already quashed the Justice Department’s subpoenas, emphasizing the inconvenient fact that prosecutors “produced essentially zero evidence”; and the longer the baseless case continued, the more it threatened to delay confirmation of Trump’s new Fed chair nominee.” https://apple.news/AsVHiszTcQZ-pPlrdWp3lVA Appeals court rules against ICE’s mandatory detention policy. “A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to lock up the majority of people it is seeking to deport without an opportunity for release on bond — even if they have no criminal records and have resided in the country for decades. In a 3-0 ruling, a panel of the New York-based 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals found that ICE’s policy was based on a flawed, implausible and unprecedented interpretation of decades-old laws. But more fundamentally, the panel said the Trump administration’s position would raise acute constitutional concerns by instituting “the broadest mass detention-without-bond mandate in our Nation’s history for millions of noncitizens.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/ice-mandatory-detention-appeals-court-ruling-00895115 Trump’s changes to Reflecting Pool worry preservationists, locals—Some warned that the president’s blue-tinted resurfacing would distort the experience for visitors and make the national symbol resemble a “large lap pool.” “Some historic preservationists and other experts warned that Trump’s renovations could distort the experience for visitors. Charles A. Birnbaum, who heads the Cultural Landscape Foundation, an education and advocacy organization, noted that the neutral colors used for the pool’s basin were intended to convey greater depth and reflection that could now be threatened by the president’s changes. “A blue-tinted basin risks reading more like a large lap pool than the solemn and hallowed visual and spatial connection between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial,” Birnbaum wrote in an email. He also pointed to a 2009 National Park Service report, conducted before the last major renovation, which detailed the careful intention of the pool’s designers and Park Service officials to preserve vistas.” https://apple.news/AIV2Lik2YRe6DGnDLMX0AKQ LOL: Todd Blanche’s bid to join elite private Washington club hits resistance. “Some members of one of Washington’s most exclusive clubs have a message for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: We don’t want you. Around February last year, Blanche started the rigorous process to join the Metropolitan Club, which is one of Washington’s oldest private clubs and claims D.C. royalty as members. But at least six members have written to the Met Club’s board of directors to object to Blanche’s joining, saying he’s too polarizing and has politicized the Justice Department, according to two current members who have seen or been told about the letters.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/todd-blanche-metropolitan-club-00894299 Appeals court won't rehear Trump's challenge to E. Jean Carroll verdict. “A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's request to rehear his challenges to the writer E. Jean Carroll's successful defamation and sex assault claims. Carroll successfully argued during a nine-day trial in 2023 that Trump sexually abused her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s and defamed her in 2022 with comments he made after he left office.” https://apple.news/ANilqIaa1RB2ditrzc_NLbg Education Department layoffs backfire. “The decision to slash staffing at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has left the agency buried under a massive backlog of discrimination complaints, with Secretary Linda McMahon testifying yesterday that it’s now working to hire more people. Lawmakers cited roughly 12,000 unresolved cases nationwide; data shows the department resolved 30 percent fewer complaints in 2025 than the year before and reached resolution agreements in fewer than 1 percent of investigations. If a case is not resolved, schools aren’t required to change their policies, provide accommodations for students or correct alleged discrimination.” https://apple.news/AGkEThIrlQ-qse93ZHMhLyg A crypto mogul’s lawsuit against a Trump-linked crypto firm shows the peril of investing with Trump. “First, don't believe what crypto firms tell you about the security of your investments. Second: Be wary — very wary — of investing with a crypto firm associated with the Trump family. These warnings come from Justin Sun, one of the leading tycoons in the crypto space, who last week filed a $45-million lawsuit in San Francisco federal court against World Liberty Financial, an arm of the family's investments in crypto. Sun claims that World Liberty Financial, a Florida company, has blocked his transfers of the WLF crypto tokens he values at $45 million, largely in retaliation for his refusal to invest more than that in the firm.” https://apple.news/A8QZlEmAsQbOWmmheGWCdkw The Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin has plunged to an all-time low on Saturday, down about 96% from its peak, amid U.S. President Donald Trump's preparations to host top token holders at an exclusive crypto-themed event at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/trump-crashes-to-all-time-low-down-while-maralago-gala/cZBKXRlRecy How a Republican state lawmaker tried (and failed) to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons. “This January, in a drab committee room of the New Hampshire state legislature, a Republican state lawmaker teamed up with a German Holocaust denier to propose that the state’s public schools incorporate a conspiracy theory when developing their lesson plans: namely, that the Nazis’ murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust was a hoax. Though their effort failed, the incident was just the latest example of antisemitic extremism creeping further into the American political mainstream, to the point that prominent conservative voices have warned of a “cancer” destroying the pro-Trump MAGA movement from within. And in a sign of just how normalized these incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry have become, the state lawmaker responsible for the effort, Rep. Matt Sabourin dit Choinière, appears to have faced no consequences and minimal backlash from Republican leadership in New Hampshire.” https://apple.news/Ab3t9uIxhT66C0d2VbU4EEQ Democrats have a 10-point lead over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll. https://apple.news/ARvUEgDZNTq-cSmWBa6usRQ LOL: Less Than Half of Republicans Want a Passport With Donald Trump’s Portrait. “Only 40 percent of Republicans said they would select the passport with Trump’s image, compared to 37 percent who said they would pick the passport without his portrait and 23 percent who were unsure which passport they’d select, the poll found. Overall, only 18 percent of Americans said they would pick the passport with Trump’s portrait, while 67 percent said they would pick the passport without the portrait, according to the poll.” https://apple.news/AiCpUS9IDTRS6PRW-peAeVg |
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NATO, top Republicans question US troop withdrawal from Germany.
“The decision is being met with skepticism by top Republican lawmakers who oversee US military policy. In a joint statement Saturday, Senator Roger Wicker and Representative Mike Rogers, chairs of the Armed Services Committees in their respective chambers, warned that pulling troops from Germany risks "sending the wrong signal to Vladimir Putin."” https://apple.news/AR4LSEhDGSwO_v1IfqZC1qA TACO Time: Trump reverses course on helping ships transit the Strait of Hormuz. “President Trump said his recently announced plan to help ships cross the Strait of Hormuz is now on pause. The Hill reports that the move came hours after U.S. officials said combat operations in Iran have concluded.” https://apple.news/A4KaMQ9gPQoWhnq6Uu3aLbA GOP groaning over Mike Johnson reaches a fever pitch. “Republicans say Johnson’s habit of making last-minute, often contradictory promises to keep his tiny majority functioning is starting to catch up with him. Frustrations over his leadership, they say, are at an all-time high. “I think this guy has divided us with a smile,” said Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), a longtime Johnson skeptic who has grown more vocal with his criticism and now says “without question” he will vote against keeping Johnson as top GOP leader in the next Congress.” … Johnson tried to quell a rebellion among conservative hard-liners by privately reneging on an agreement with a group of midwestern Republicans that would have tied legislation allowing year-round sales of an ethanol fuel blend to the must-pass farm bill.” https://apple.news/AyxieHTDkTGuBxcDM353ltg MAGA Infighting: GOP opposition grows to moving third reconciliation package on Trump agenda. Some Republican senators want to advance a third budget reconciliation package this summer to allocate more money for the Department of Defense, but senior GOP colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee are slamming the brakes on the idea. They are worried it may further diminish their power and the regular appropriations process. There’s also a push by some conservatives, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), to enact new tax cuts, or to extend the working-class Trump tax cuts that are due to soon expire. But that effort is meeting resistance from Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who is warning colleagues it could force Republicans to relitigate all of the tax cuts and spending cuts enacted in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As a result, GOP senators are growing increasingly pessimistic about achieving any partisan legislative accomplishments after they enact legislation to fund ICE and Border Patrol through 2029.” https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5864821-trump-tax-cuts-defense-spending/ Drugmakers ask Supreme Court to restore abortion pill access by mail. “Two drug manufacturers asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to temporarily allow patients to continue to access a commonly used abortion pill through the mail. Danco Laboratories filed the first emergency appeal after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans issued a ruling Friday making it harder for women to access the abortion pill, mifepristone. Later Saturday, GenBioPro, which manufacturers a generic version of the drug, also formally requested the justices weigh in.” https://apple.news/A9bChIuy6QKaoBEFEe3oDpQ Immigration Scams Surged as Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders. “Urbina had fallen prey to “notario fraud,” in which scammers provide legal advice, often by saying they’re public notaries or other legal professionals. In many Latin American countries, a public notary is the equivalent of a lawyer, and notario fraudsters rely on this mistranslation to fake credentials. Urbina shared documents that detail how she was lured into the scam, and ProPublica corroborated her story with her husband and Catholic Charities. After Urbina told local and federal authorities she had been tricked out of her day in court, Immigration and Customs Enforcement switched her scheduled December virtual check-in to an in-person meeting. When she showed up, agents arrested her. In January, she said, officers shackled her hands and feet and loaded her on a plane to Nicaragua.” https://apple.news/AQbmKTiiMS-6SEBTYiZ4UQg Americans Spent $125 Million More on Gas Friday Than They Did a Week Ago. “A 33-cent jump in the price of regular gasoline in a single week is hitting wallets fast, with the summer driving season still ahead.” https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-spent-125-million-more-on-gas-friday-than-they-did-a-week-ago-0038690c Democrats Win in Republican Stronghold in Texas. “A Democratic-backed candidate has won a closely contested mayoral race in Pearland, Texas, a Republican-leaning suburb of Houston in Brazoria County that has consistently voted for President Donald Trump since 2016. Winning candidate Quentin Wiltz shared the results of the contest on his Instagram account on Saturday, writing: “I am deeply humbled, incredibly grateful, and honored by the trust you have placed in me.” https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-win-republican-stronghold-texas-pearland-11907572 Former ICE official falls short in Ohio battleground district GOP primary. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/madison-sheahan-loses-ohio-primary-00907626 Thousands of Virginians will regain the right to vote next month. “A federal court ruled earlier this year that Virginia’s current disenfranchisement of anyone with felony convictions violates laws that required former Confederate states to guarantee voting rights for newly-emancipated Black residents. The series of laws, called the Readmission Acts, had barred states from constitutionally disenfranchising people other than those convicted of crimes considered common law at the time. Under current law, however, all ex-felons lost voting rights unless they’ve petitioned a governor successfully.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/thousands-virginians-regain-vote-next-092627496.html Foreclosure rates climb to six-year highs as cities in one region hit the hardest. “States with the highest foreclosure rate - number of homes in foreclosure versus total number of homes - were Indiana (1 in 739), followed by South Carolina (1 in 743), Florida (1 in 750), Delaware (1 in 757) and Illinois (1 in 833), according to the report. For cities with at least 200,000 people, the South was hit hardest. Two Florida cities, Lakeland and Punta Gorda, had the two highest foreclosure rates in the country, followed by Columbia, South Carolina; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Macon, Georgia, ATTOM reported.” https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/foreclosure-rates-climb-six-highs-133559433.html America's real estate market was all set for a hot selling season. Those hopes have been dashed. “For the second year in a row, sellers, agents, and analysts are mourning a spring bump that failed to materialize. And once again, they're pointing the finger at geopolitical turmoil: this time, it's the war in Iran, which sent borrowing rates skyward and made everyday items, notably gas, more expensive. The conflict has weighed on both consumers' finances and their psyches — if there's one thing homebuyers hate to hear before the biggest purchase of their lives, it's "uncertainty." To top it all off, the war began just as sellers would typically start planting for-sale signs in their thawing front yards.” https://apple.news/AA1PSzU2lTLyERSgXfKLNNw Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth. “In almost every case, the babies’ deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin K shot. But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot. … Two weeks ago, at a House subcommittee hearing, Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reassure parents that the vitamin K shot is safe. He refused and pushed back. “I’ve never said, literally never said, anything about it,” Kennedy said. “That’s exactly the point,” responded Schrier, who is a doctor. “You don’t say anything about it, but the doubt you’ve created about all of medicine and science is causing parents to make dangerous decisions.”” https://apple.news/AILfklhbqToOdkpsHVDk57g MAGA Boycott: A GOP lawmaker supported an immigration crackdown—The situation cost Idaho state Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld and her husband most of their income and highlights an escalating split in the party. “The call came as Tom Zuiderveld was driving last month, just minutes from his home on five verdant acres of Southern Idaho’s agricultural heartland. It was his district manager, relaying that three of the dairies he sold synthetic oil to had refused to continue working with him. Zuiderveld felt blindsided — he had known the dairy owners for years, and the accounts represented 80 percent of his income. But it wasn’t about his performance, the manager explained on the phone and in a later email. It was about the politics of Zuiderveld’s wife. Glenneda Zuiderveld is a Republican state senator and member of a far-right bloc that was pushing for strict immigration laws. Idaho’s dairy industry, which powers the economy of the Magic Valley region anchored by Twin Falls, depends on foreign-born labor and fiercely opposed the measures.” https://apple.news/ASy6BDmz0QcepPctfFNwtDg MAHA Splits With Trump Admin Over Key Issues. “The Trump administration has been clashing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and those aligned with his 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) campaign over a number of key issues in recent weeks, causing tension and infighting in the GOP, threatening its future agenda. From pesticide regulation, not only regarding measures in the recently passed Farm Bill, but also wider policies on the chemicals, to the new surgeon general nomination, MAHA-aligned lawmakers and supporters have been outraged by some of the latest policymaking, resulting in a heated divide in the Republican Party as the U.S. midterms draw closer.” https://www.newsweek.com/maha-splits-with-trump-admin-over-key-issues-11909264 Kash Patel’s FBI still can’t find Nancy Guthrie, so he’s blaming Sheriff Nanos—Drama explained. https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-guthrie-investigation-sheriff-nanos-kash-patel-drama-explained-11917233 LOL: Andy Ogles Gets Defensive With College Students In Heated Town Hall. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) faced criticism and some laughter from a group of Belmont University students in Nashville, who challenged him on multiple arguments he made during a heated town hall meeting Monday. “It’s delightfully ironic that he’s here. He just strikes me as a charlatan and a grifter, and I’ve been sorely underwhelmed and unhappy with him,” student Nelson Hester told the Nashville Scene. … Ogles began his town hall by recalling the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, claiming “there were layers of security, but it was more relaxed, arguably, than it has been historically.” A ripple of noise went through the crowd after he said “there were no assassination attempts” on Presidents Joe Biden or Barack Obama, but multiple against President Donald Trump. “You can murmur all you want,” Ogles shot back. “Sir, there was an assassination attempt on Obama,” a student told him, likely referencing the 2011 incident in which a shooter fired at the White House or other assassinationplots that were foiled. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/andy-ogles-gets-defensive-college-182800746.html Tampa MAGA influencer Craig Long arrested in Grady Judd’s prostitution sting—which also included a Jan 6th insurrectionist Trump pardoned. “Judd started the press conference thanking the multiple departments and individuals that assisted with the operation, and proceeded to run through a list of the more prominent arrests, like convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionist Ryan Yates, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump, and Tampa-based LA Fitness owner and MAGA YouTube personality Craig Long. “Then there’s Craig Long we arrested,” said Judd. “He was seeking the services of a prostitute. … Judd, a Republican, is very familiar with Long’s media work. Back in 2024, Long interviewed Judd, and defended ICE agents who shot and killed Renee Good in Minnesota. “He appreciates law enforcement,” continued Judd. “Well, there you go. Got arrested in the human trafficking sting. Influence that for a while.” https://www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-maga-influencer-craig-long-arrested-in-grady-judds-prostitution-sting/ Trump's approval rating has dipped to 37%, the lowest of this presidential term, and his 62% disapproval rating is a record high over both presidential terms. “The poll finds Trump is also underwater on managing every issue measured, as two-thirds of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction and Democrats' midterm lead over Republicans has increased slightly to 5 points.” … and not to be forgotten the poll has JD Vance's approval rating at 35% and 13 points underwater. https://abcnews.com/Politics/thirds-americans-country-headed-wrong-direction-abc-newswashington/story?id=132583099 |
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The losses don't stop...stay positive!
Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares. “A CIA assessment indicated that Iran would not suffer severe economic pressure from a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports for about another four months, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter, suggesting that U.S. leverage over Tehran remains limited as the two sides seek to end a conflict that has been unpopular with U.S. voters.” https://apple.news/ARYu_S_SqQEeeH8GbkNAQUw Chevron CEO warns of oil shortages from Strait of Hormuz closure. “Physical oil shortages are on the way, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned Monday — a consequence, he said, of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world's crude oil usually moves. During remarks at a Milken Institute event reported by Reuters, Wirth said the tightening of supply would force demand lower, with Asian economies among the first to feel the contraction. Wirth invoked the twin energy crises of the 1970s — episodes that brought rationing and pump-line gridlock to economies worldwide — as a historical parallel, calling the closure's potential impact "potentially as big as in the 1970s." https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/chevron-ceo-warns-oil-shortages-123446204.html Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Why Fertilizer Relief is Years Away for U.S. Farmers. “As the Strait closure enters its tenth week, supply chain gridlock and policy hurdles suggest high input costs will persist through the 2027 planting season, according to Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer with StoneX.” https://www.agweb.com/news/business/strait-hormuz-crisis-why-fertilizer-relief-years-away-u-s-farmers Two-thirds say Trump hasn't made a case for Iran war, poll finds. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/11/trump-iran-war-approval-rating-reuters-poll/90033080007/ Senate Republicans warn Trump against Cuba military attack. “Senate Republicans are cautioning President Trump against ordering military strikes against the socialist regime in Cuba, arguing the U.S. military already has its hands full with Iran. The Trump administration, these Republicans say, should not be thinking about opening another front for the military in a midterm election year where voters are already showing their displeasure with the war in Iran.” https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5873176-senate-republicans-caution-trump-cuba/ A U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled that President Trump's latest round of global 10% tariffs are invalid. “In a 2-1 decision, a panel of judges in the U.S. Court of International Trade sided with 24 states and a small group of businesses who filed a lawsuit in March challenging the legality of the Trump administration's tax on most imports.” https://apple.news/AVjMLtw5NTQ2Wyi9ethvvWA Survivors testify at shadow hearing on Jeffrey Epstein case in West Palm Beach. “The hearing, described as an unofficial congressional hearing held by the minority party without subpoena power, was voluntary and emotional.” https://www.wpbf.com/article/epstein-hearing-palm-beach-survivors-testify/71283060 Trump administration axes fast-track training for new ICE recruits. “The Department of Homeland Security is overhauling its training program for immigration agents, including restoring training that had been shortened amid a rush to put agents on the street.” https://apple.news/A3fFmGFj9TxeO-eIXHfN27A US judge rules humanities grant terminations by DOGE were unlawful, discriminatory. “A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration's so-called Department of Government Efficiency were unconstitutional, and involved "blatant" discrimination. In April last year, President Donald Trump's administration terminated more than 1,400 grants, representing over $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, research institutions and other humanities organizations.” https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-rules-humanities-grant-terminations-by-doge-were-unlawful-2026-05-08/ Marty Makary resigns as FDA commissioner following industry and White House backlash. “Makary’s tenure was marked by internal dysfunction at the FDA, leadership turmoil and mounting backlash from drugmakers, physicians and patient groups on regulatory decisions.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/trump-fda-commissioner-marty-makary-out.html Supporters gather at Government Plaza as recall petition targets Gov. Jeff Landry. “People gathered at Government Plaza in downtown Shreveport today, May 11, in response to the recall petition against Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry that began on May 4. According to Ballotpedia:The petition is an effort to criticize Jeff Landry for actions and statements that undermine fair representation, neglect community needs, and prioritize punishment over meaningful solutions for Louisiana communities.” https://www.ksla.com/2026/05/11/supporters-gather-government-plaza-recall-petition-targets-gov-jeff-landry/ Trump Administration Sued Over Reflecting Pool Paint Job. “The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a DC nonprofit that focuses on landscape advocacy and education, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Interior today regarding the repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The organization is hoping for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to halt ongoing work to coat the pool’s surface “American Flag Blue” ahead of the nation’s Semiquincentennial on July 4—a deadline that already seems a little tight for such an intensive project.” https://washingtonian.com/2026/05/11/trump-administration-sued-over-reflecting-pool-paint-job/ The U.S. debt now exceeds the country's GDP for the first time since WWII. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/us-debt-exceeds-gdp-first-time-since-wwii/ Inflation hits 3.8%, outpacing wage growth for the first time since 2023. “Increased energy costs are “accounting for over forty percent of the monthly all items increase,” said the Bureau of Labor Statistics.” https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/april-inflation-data-iran-war-rcna344586 April home sales disappoint as higher mortgage rates weigh on buyers. ““We really need to see 30% growth in inventory, but we are not seeing that,” Yun said. “Multiple offers, though not as intense as a few years ago, are still occurring. At the same time, days on market are lengthening on average, implying that consumers are taking their time before making decisions.” That pushed prices higher. The median price of a home sold in April was $417,700, up 0.9% from the year before. That is the highest price NAR has recorded for April.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/11/april-home-sales-disappoint-higher-mortgage-rates.html Donald Trump’s Approval Rating on Economy Sinks Across Three New Polls. “President Donald Trump’s approval on the U.S. economy fell sharply in multiple national polls conducted in early May, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction with rising costs and economic conditions. Major national polls from CNN/SSRS, Reuters/Ipsos and YouGov/Economist pointed to a similar pattern of weakening support, with net approval ratings ranging from minus-24 to minus-40.” https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-economy-sinks-polls-11941760 Social Security Recipients Say Tariffs Will Outpace COLA Increase—Poll. “The poll, conducted by the Nationwide Retirement Institute, found that 66 percent of current Social Security recipients believe tariffs will drive inflation beyond what the program’s yearly COLA can offset.” https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-recipients-say-tariffs-will-outpace-cola-increase-poll-11931036 AI isn’t paying off in the way companies think. Layoffs driven by automation are failing to generate returns, study finds. “Instead, the study found companies with the highest gains were those using AI as a form of “people amplification,” implementing the technology to make workers more productive rather than outright replacing them.“ https://apple.news/AhkKEaBiTQIqVB3OnJ8R_Yg Utah residents are protesting a massive AI data center project backed by Kevin O’Leary. “A group of Box Elder voters this week applied to add a referendum to the local ballot in November to overturn the county commission's approval of the project, County Clerk Marla Young confirmed to CNN. The application, earlier reported by the Salt Lake Tribune, is now undergoing legal review and would need more than 5,000 signatures for the referendum to appear on the ballot. Similar protests are occurring around the country, with some communities seeking to ban data centers. Developers are now scrambling to address those public concerns, fearing that a slowdown in progress could dent America's competitiveness in AI.” https://www.wbaltv.com/article/utah-residents-protesting-ai-data-center-kevin-oleary/71258120 Georgians outraged after data center drains 30M gallons of water amid drought conditions: report. “Residents of a suburban Georgia town are furious after they discovered a massive new data center had guzzled up 30 million gallons of water without initially paying for it – leaving members of the populace with weak water pressure during a drought. Georgians living in Annelise Park, a mansion-packed neighborhood in Fayetteville, which has a roughly 20,000 population, noticed last year that their water pressure was unusually weak, according to a Politico report. A county investigation found a nearby 6.6 million-square-foot data center project by Quality Technology Services, a Blackstone-owned developer, was to blame, according to the publication.” https://www.aol.com/articles/georgians-outraged-data-center-drains-172444228.html TACO Time: House Republicans introduce bill to extend renewables tax credits. “The American Energy Dominance Act would remove the accelerated deadlines that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act placed on the renewable energy 45Y production tax credit and 48E investment tax credit.” https://www.utilitydive.com/news/republican-introduce-bill-renewable-tax-credits/818536/ Spirit Airlines lawyer says jet fuel price surge left carrier with 'no remaining way out' of bankruptcy. “Creditor objections killed a proposed $500M Trump administration bailout, the airline's lawyer told bankruptcy court.” https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/spirit-airlines-lawyer-says-iran-war-fuel-price-surge-left-carrier-no-remaining-way-out-bankruptcy.amp When Spirit folded, this tiny airport in Pennsylvania suddenly had zero flights. “A week into his new job, the airport’s executive director may have to lay off co-workers he has known for years as he scrambles to find a replacement airline.” https://apple.news/AtOvCwsbvSd-NjqH_Hf7Hkw Virginia asks Supreme Court to restore Democrats’ congressional map. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5873036-virginia-democrats-supreme-court-appeal-redistricting/ and…also considers dropping Supreme Court retirement age from 73 to 54. “Democratic lawmakers discussed lowering the mandatory retirement age for Virginia Supreme Court justices after last week’s ruling striking down Virginia’s congressional redistricting amendment. The discussions reached U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during a private Saturday call involving members of Virginia’s congressional delegation, according to reporting by The New York Times. The proposal involved lowering the mandatory retirement age for Virginia Supreme Court justices from 73 to 54. All seven today are older than 54.” Hawaii Legislature passes first-in-nation bill targeting Citizens United ruling. “nvoking America’s Founding Fathers, the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the outsized influence of the sugar industry over island politics, Hawaii lawmakers on Friday passed a first-in-the-nation bill to strip corporations of the power to spend money in state elections. The bill takes aim at the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, which allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money in elections. Lawmakers, drawing from a legal theory developed by the Center for American Progress, argued that because states create corporations and grant them their powers, Hawaii could simply decline to grant corporations the power to spend in elections. The Democrat-dominated Hawaii Legislature voted 24-0 in the Senate and 50-1 in the House to send Senate Bill 2471 to Governor Josh Green’s desk. If signed into law, it would take effect July 1, 2027.” https://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-legislature-passes-first-in-nation-bill-targeting-citizens-united-ruling/ Ben Shapiro's Slide: The Daily Wire's $200M Revenue Crisis. “The sudden, precipitous decline of Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire—with its sweeping layoffs and a steep drop-off in audience—has actually been a long time coming. And while it’s easy to point to MAGA’s shift away from Israel, its co-C.E.O.’s dream of producing an Arthurian fantasy series isn’t helping either.” https://puck.news/ben-shapiros-slide-the-daily-wires-200m-revenue-crisis/ LOL: Stephen Miller in retreat—The once-powerful aide’s influence has quietly diminished. “But the second year of Trump’s second term is being directed by a new immigration-enforcement team. The new secretary of homeland security, former Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, took over in late March with a mandate to get back to basics. Leaders of the department who had been sidelined by Noem, such as Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, suddenly found themselves empowered. Employees she had pushed out, such as former Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar and the CBP official Matt Eagan, were welcomed back. Andrew Block, a close ally of Miller who served as CBP’s chief counsel, was shown the door, according to two people briefed on the change. (Block did not respond to a request for comment.)” https://apple.news/Aa3cm2f0hTmmkXmBmKto4Kg LOL: Trump vents over Secret Service removing ‘little boy’ JD Vance from DC dinner shooting faster than him. “I saw them take JD by the shoulders and lift him up like he was a little boy,” the 79-year-old president continued. “I said ‘how come they didn’t lift me up so fast?’ They lifted JD — got ripped out of the chair. That was a view of the week, but they did the job, JD, right? I think so.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-vance-shooting-little-boy-b2974975.html Fact checking Dementia Don: Trump denied he made this remark about Iran. He made it on camera one day earlier. “On Saturday, President Donald Trump told reporters that he was “looking at” a new Iranian peace proposal. Then a reporter reminded Trump that he had said the previous night that the US might be better off not making a deal with Iran. “Well, I wouldn’t have to. I didn’t say that,” Trump responded. “I said that if we left right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild. But we’re not leaving right now. We’re gonna do it so nobody has to go back in two years or five years.” In reality, Trump did say — on camera — what the reporter told him he said. His denial was yet another case in which the president wrongly asserted he hadn’t said something he had said in a public forum.” https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/03/politics/trump-iran-comment-fact-check Three dozen medical experts say Trump ‘mentally unfit,’ should be removed from office with ‘greatest urgency’ The 36 neurologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals said in the letter that they had seen “objectively observable” signs of serious medical concerns in Trump, including deterioration of cognitive function, grandiose and delusional beliefs, and severely impaired judgment and impulse control. “Emphasizing that he presents a clear and present danger to our country and to the world,” the letter concludes, “it is our expert opinion that Donald J. Trump is mentally unfit to be the President of the United States, and that steps to remove him from office must be undertaken with the greatest urgency, with vital responsibilities on the shoulders of those in positions of leadership.” https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/05/three-dozen-medical-experts-say-trump-mentally-unfit-should-be-removed-from-office-with-greatest-urgency.html |
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Judges across the country are overwhelmingly rejecting Trump’s hopes to indefinitely detain immigrants as part of his mass deportation plans. https://www.thedailybeast.com/judges-humiliate-donald-trump-by-ruling-against-ice-10000-times/No |
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House Republicans on Thursday delayed a vote on a war powers resolution that would restrict Trump’s ability to continue U.S. military operations in Iran after it became clear that the legislation would pass.
“Lawmakers will have to vote on the resolution in June, however, after they return from their Memorial Day recess. Congressional support for the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which Trump launched on Feb. 28 without lawmakers’ approval, has been slipping even among Republicans as the conflict disrupts global energy supplies and sends U.S. gas prices soaring.” https://apple.news/AGRtoDD31RfGNQRPA43JbXg Fuming at Trump over 'slush fund,' Senate GOP skips town without passing ICE bill. “Fuming about President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department fund that could compensate his allies, Senate Republicans derailed a massive immigration enforcement bill and left town until early June. Unease about the so-called "anti-weaponization fund" reached a fever pitch during a Thursday morning meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The DOJ's top lawyer was summoned to the Capitol to assuage lawmakers' concerns with what Democrats have characterized as a "slush fund" that may dole out money to individuals involved in the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/21/senate-gop-doj-trump-weaponization-fund-ice-funding-bill/90198509007/ Bipartisan House effort aims to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. “A bipartisan House effort is afoot to kill the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Justice Department that could pay allies of President Donald Trump, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the effort ahead of a formal announcement. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) have drafted text and are taking steps to unveil the legislation soon, the people said. Speaker Mike Johnson raised the level of urgency to block the fund among some congressional skeptics when he refused to say Wednesday whether violent Jan. 6 convicts should have access to the taxpayer money.” https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/21/congress/fitzpatrick-suozzi-weaponization-fund-00931761 Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. “Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions. … More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol riot. Nearly 1,600 people were charged with Jan. 6-related crimes, but Trump used his pardon powers to erase all of those cases in a sweeping act of clemency last year.” https://apple.news/ANBMgJ17CSQy6WUQJL2z6tA In blow to Trump, Republicans ready to scrap $1B for ballroom security. “Some Republican senators expressed unease about the funding, which would have forced a difficult vote for some ahead of the midterm elections on a ballroom Democrats have slammed as a Trump vanity project. Complicating matters further, the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, ruled the security funding can't be included in the reconciliation bill ‒ which Trump wants Republicans to pass along party lines with a simple majority ‒ and instead needs 60 votes for approval. That would mean some Democrats would need to vote for it.” https://apple.news/AYp2P4me-Qm2erBJbiDOjuw Republicans can’t get traction on affordability legislation. “Republicans believe they’ve already taken some steps to address cost-of-living concerns, including the tax cuts included in last year’s “big, beautiful bill” that they hope Americans are beginning to feel benefits from. … The issue for congressional Republicans is that many of the ideas currently being batted around to address high prices divide their ranks, giving them an unclear path to Trump’s desk.” https://apple.news/AyODUuVy7TgCzYe_-G-MTbw TACO Time: Trump's Reversal on China Buying U.S. Farmland Angers MAGA Supporters. “During his 2024 campaign for the White House, then-candidate Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to block Chinese nationals and companies from purchasing U.S. farmland as part of his “America First” agenda, and shortly after winning a second term, his Administration moved aggressively to curtail Chinese student visas. Today, however, President Trump has reversed course on both issues, a development that threatens to isolate many in his base who view China as an existential threat to U.S. sovereignty. Trump’s pivot on the issues was drawn into focus following his visit to Beijing this week for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.” https://time.com/article/2026/05/17/Chinese-farmland-trump-students/ Close advisers to President Trump fear the biggest substantive result of the China summit is heightened danger that Chinese President Xi Jinping will invade Taiwan in the next five years, potentially choking off the chips used to power AI to U.S. companies. https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/trump-xi-summit-china-taiwan-invasion Trump DOJ loses in Maine, Wisconsin as courts rebuff demand for voter rolls—Thursday’s dismissals bring the DOJ’s record to 0-8 out of 31 lawsuits brought against states and Washington, D.C. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-loses-in-maine-wisconsin-as-courts-rebuff-demand-for-voter-rolls/ WSJ Editorial Board: Trump Has Lost the Governing Plot. “Republicans don’t want to say this publicly, but privately they do: President Trump’s personal political obsessions are hurting his Presidency, harming the chances for further policy gains the rest of this year, and putting control of the House and Senate in jeopardy. That’s the backdrop to the GOP revolt this week in Congress on war powers and funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Trump’s unrelated priorities are handing Democrats gift after gift and forcing Republicans to take difficult votes that could cost them in November. His desire for political revenge is also alienating Members of Congress he will need this year.” https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-has-lost-the-governing-plot-4879dd64 Huzzah!: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum bill fails in House amid Democratic backlash. “The bill failed by a vote of 204-216, with all Democrats and six Republicans opposing it. While the bill was originally drafted with strong bipartisan backing, Democrats peeled away their support after it was amended to allow the president to “designate an alternative site for the Museum within 180 days” of the measure’s enactment. The legislation notes that the museum’s location will be designated as the South Monument site, located on the National Mall. The amended measure also includes a transgender ban, noting that “the Museum may not identify, present, describe, or otherwise depict any biological male as a female.’’ https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5890090-smithsonian-womens-museum-bill/ Federal judge bans ICE arrests in New York City immigration courts. “Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled. The decision by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel on Monday brings an abrupt halt to a practice begun under the Trump administration that enabled agents to take into custody individuals who follow requirements to appear before immigration judges.” https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/federal-judge-bans-ice-arrests-in-new-york-city-immigration-courts/ LOL: The White House plans to start counting people who were quickly removed after crossing the border in its deportation statistics, a change that will put it closer to its goal of one million deportations a year. Why it matters: Republicans fumed that former President Obama was "cooking the books" when he used the same playbook to tout record deportations during his administration.” https://www.axios.com/2026/05/21/trump-obama-deportations-statistics Phone data reveals 42% drop in Canadian visits to U.S. last year. “A study by the University of Toronto suggests a roughly 42% reduction in visits to U.S. cities by residents of Canada last year. The drop — much steeper than official border crossing statistics suggest — is largely attributed to mounting political and trade tension between the two countries.” https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/canada-us-tourism-travel-decline/ Plans for Australia's first Trump Tower scrapped due to 'toxic' brand, developer says. “Plans to build a Trump Tower in Australia were scrapped on Wednesday as the developer declared the US president’s brand had become “toxic”. Altus Property Group had signed a deal for 1.5 billion Australian dollars (£800m) with Donald Trump’s organisation to build a 91-storey hotel and residential tower on an empty block in Surfers Paradise, one of the most popular tourist destinations on Queensland’s Gold Coast.” https://apple.news/AfrqPViRIQemoRv9sh7TXng Trump’s plan to use his library as a hotel sparks lawsuit. “The litigants — who include a current Miami Dade College student — allege that the land transfer violates the Constitution’s domestic emoluments clause, which bars states from attempting to influence a president by giving him gifts. They argue that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his handpicked board of trustees at the state-operated college were wrong to give a nearly three-acre parcel in downtown Miami to Trump’s library foundation last year in exchange for $10. The county’s property appraiser had said the land was worth more than $67 million. “With its waterfront views and central location in bustling Downtown Miami, the [Miami Dade College] Parcel would likely sell for over $300 million on the open market, according to local real estate experts,” the litigants wrote of the land. “But President Trump paid nothing for it.” The lawsuit also cites Trump’s public comments in March that he expects to use his future library, which is being run by a nonprofit foundation, as a hotel.” https://apple.news/A4jWFa4e1QiGuAU3e70Ujew A Republican U.S. Senate candidate says noncitizen truckers are making America’s roads unsafe. His own truckers have caused harm. “ProPublica’s analysis of federal motor vehicle data from the past two years shows that Collins’ business has a higher rate of unsafe driving and speeding violations per mile than the majority of trucking companies with substantial mileage. The analysis also shows that the company’s recent crash rate sits around the median of similar companies, while the rate of injury from those crashes sits in the top fifth.” https://apple.news/A1VxSZiTzRvOvKHPz5gP8KQ Amazon is facing a new class action lawsuit accusing the company of failing to refund tariff-related costs it passed on to consumers through higher prices in order to appease the Trump administration. “Consumers allege in a proposed lawsuit filed in Seattle that the tech giant collected hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful tariff costs by raising prices on imported goods before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February that President Donald Trump lacked authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose certain tariffs. While thousands of companies have sought billions of dollars in refunds from the government following the ruling, Amazon has failed to do so, the complaint states, "not because it lacks a legal basis to do so, but because it seeks to curry favor with Trump by allowing the federal government to retain the funds." https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/amazon-accused-keeping-hundreds-millions-tariff-costs-curry-favor-trump-administration Data Centers Are Splintering the American Right—Mounting evidence shows that Republican voters are rapidly turning against artificial intelligence. “In the last week, I’ve seen a surge of Republican politicians pushing to temporarily ban data centers in conservative states. In South Carolina, Representative Nancy Mace, a leading GOP gubernatorial primary candidate, called for a statewide moratorium on new data centers. In Texas, the sitting agriculture commissioner Sid Miller proposed the same for the Lone Star State. Ditto in North Dakota where the idea got backing from a GOP primary candidate for a Public Service Commission seat. I also witnessed a wave of anti-data center sentiment bursting forth online over the last few weeks. Major figures in the online right like Matt Walsh and Tucker Carlson have been posting videos lambasting the pace and practices of the data center boom, joined by a flood of commentary on YouTube and conservative video platforms like Rumble. On X and Facebook, the right has split into factions with figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene siding with activists while other pundits and personalities play data center defense, mocking critics as misinformed and antithetical to free market conservatism.” https://heatmap.news/plus/the-fight/spotlight/data-center-backlash-republicans Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/inflation-rate-projected-to-hit-6percent-in-the-second-quarter-top-economic-forecasters-say.html Nearly 800,000 Louisianians voted in the May 16 election, with voters rejecting all five state constitutional amendments put forward by GOP Gov. Jeff Landry. https://www.wwno.org/politics/2026-05-16/may-16-election-results-louisiana-voters-reject-all-5-amendments-see-full-results Five Idaho members of an ultra-conservative group of lawmakers, called the Gang of Eight, lost their Republican primary elections… and…Democrats ran in all Idaho legislative districts, statewide and federal seats. “This year, at least one Democrat ran in each of Idaho’s 35 legislative districts, for each statewide constitutional office and for all federal seats on the ballot, the Idaho Democratic Party says. That’s out of the 116 Democrats who filed for statewide, federal and legislative offices this year. That’s twice the number of Democrats who ran in Idaho in 2022, when just 58 ran, and up by dozens compared to 2024, when 89 ran, the Democratic Party said.” https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/05/20/six-idaho-republican-lawmakers-lose-primary-election-two-more-are-trailing/ FAFO: GOP senator begs donors to help him 'pay for gas' after voting to continue Trump's war. In a fundraising email titled "Alaska needs you!!" obtained by Raw Story, Sullivan told donors, "To continue ushering in America's Golden Age and delivering results for Alaska, I'm personally reaching out to you to ask for a grassroots donation of $3, $5, or $10." The email continued: "Your donation will instantly go to the funds to: Recruit volunteers; Run digital ads; Invest in integral mailpieces to keep Alaska voters up to date; Pay for gas as we visit isolated rural areas of Alaska." https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-senator-begs-gas-money-100418679.html Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement. https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-facebook-arrest-tennessee-bushart-b8c5808d77f47a2d93497d12cf0daf84 Winning Bigly: Donald Trump Breaks Five Unwanted Polling Records Within Days. Those unwelcome milestones, from polls by Fox News, New York Times/Siena, YouGov/The Economist and AP/NORC, range from record-high disapproval to slipping base support and rock-bottom economic ratings. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-polling-record-approval-rating-polls-11978079 The biggest loser: Trump to skip his son’s wedding due to ‘circumstances pertaining to government’ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/trump-wedding-stay-in-washington-00934239 |
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Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show.
“Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media and verified by The Post shows damage to at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/06/iran-us-bases-satellite-images/ Trump’s Pressure Had Little Effect on Iran’s Terms for a Peace Deal. “Since President Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran in April, he has sought to force Tehran to accept his terms for a peace deal with a mixture of threats and limited military operations. But more than a month later, the contours of a deal emerging this week to end the war reflected how Mr. Trump’s pressure campaign does not appear to have decisively shifted Iran’s stance on its nuclear program.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/middleeast/iran-deal-trump-pressure.html FAFO: Trump Says ‘I Don’t Care About the Midterms’ Over Iran War. “Trump’s remarks arrive as polling shows Americans increasingly uneasy about the war in Iran and its economic impact. Slipping support for Trump amid the conflict could dampen turnout and complicate efforts to defend vulnerable seats for Republicans as Democrats make opposition to the war central to their midterm message.” https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-i-dont-care-about-the-midterms-over-iran-war-what-polls-show-12000098 Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters aren’t buying it. “New results from The POLITICO Poll show that support for military action is weak — just 38 percent of Americans back the strikes — and views remain largely unchanged from the days following the joint U.S.-Israel strikes, even as the administration has now had weeks to make its case.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/trump-iran-war-poll-voters-midterms-00877754 States Threaten to Tax Trump Anti-Weaponization Funds. “California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his state could impose a 100 percent tax on payments distributed from President Donald Trump’s controversial “anti-weaponization fund." The move escalates a growing effort by Democratic-led states and federal lawmakers to block or claw back payouts they argue could reward Trump allies, including some tied to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol waged by his supporters. New proposals in California, New York and Congress could leave recipients with no financial benefit and trigger legal fights over the scope of state and federal tax powers.” https://www.newsweek.com/states-tax-trump-anti-weaponization-fund-newsom-new-york-12000917 Megyn Kelly, New York Post call out Trump over IRS slush fund, 'corruption’—You know the optics are pretty bad when even the people usually defending President Trump are starting to ring the alarm. https://apple.news/AduQRku78SUixzp68pewxrw Appeals court lets Raskin oppose DOJ bid to vacate Jan. 6 convictions. “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat and former Trump impeachment manager, amicus curiae status in cases involving the DOJ’s motion to vacate seditious conspiracy convictions for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders. This allows a formal dissenting voice in proceedings where the DOJ now supports dismissal. The court vacated prior district court rulings and ordered reconsideration of all arguments in multiple consolidated cases.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/appeals-court-lets-raskin-oppose-doj-bid-to-vacate-jan-6-convictions/gm-GM6A47BE73?gemSnapshotKey=GM6A47BE73-snapshot-9&ocid=windirect House Democrats announce bill to block construction of Trump’s arch. “The Democrats’ bill faces long odds in Congress, where Republican leaders have hesitated to publicly oppose Trump’s construction projects. But some Republicans have begun to signal concerns about Trump’s swift remaking of Washington and have balked at committing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to security-related costs for his planned White House ballroom. Democrats have also said they will prioritize investigating and halting Trump’s planned construction projects if they retake one or both chambers of Congress after November’s midterm elections.” https://apple.news/AKYJQOIzmQ7GMgOSUWCxejQ The nonpartisan Cook Political Report nudged its rating for the contest from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican" on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP runoff. https://www.newser.com/story/389932/texas-prediction-changes-to-lean-gop-after-paxton-win.html Paxton win sparks GOP money panic. “Republicans are bracing for a Texas-sized cash drain. After Attorney General Ken Paxton’s win over Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday, nine state and national GOP strategists and donors told POLITICO they fear that their already record-breaking Senate primary will become an even more costly general election campaign — one that siphons party resources from key battlegrounds.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/28/republicans-texas-money-concerns-battlegrounds-00939207 Angry protests erupt outside New Jersey ICE facility. “The New Jersey protests are in response to allegations that detainees at the ICE immigration detention center are being held in dire conditions, with food containing m*ggots.” https://apple.news/AIteT0qX-RQya5lSpfR-LAQ Judge dismisses charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying Todd Blanche spurred a ‘tainted investigation’. https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/politics/judge-dismisses-charges-against-kilmar-abrego-garcia Crimes involving fake ICE agents are on the rise and becoming ‘much more aggressive and violent’ “A Noticias Telemundo investigation documented a marked increase in cases of people posing as federal agents to rob, intimidate and even injure or rape immigrants.” https://apple.news/AKPYvcsNVSxKSIzi5_W-u2A |
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Post 2 of 2 today — had a problem link or word. TGIF!
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked restrictions imposed by the Trump administration that prevent faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA) from speaking to external groups without permission. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5896734-federal-judge-blocks-trump-era-restrictions/ Even the Ronald Reagan Institute doesn’t believe the ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ baloney. “Have you heard? Even the organization created to continue Ronald Reagan’s life work has now admitted that we cannot rescue Social Security, rescue Medicare or bring the federal deficit under control by eliminating supposed trillions of dollars of “waste, fraud and abuse.” “Voters continue to believe that federal spending consists of vastly more waste, fraud and abuse than researchers and auditors have heretofore been able to identify,” reports the Reagan Institute in its latest national economic survey. “‘Waste, fraud and abuse’ are notoriously difficult to define, much less measure,” the institute admits. “Most analysts believe that improper payments and fraud cost the federal government several hundreds of billions of dollars annually. A 2024 report by the Government Accountability Office estimated that between 3% and 7% of federal spending was lost to fraud, and annual estimates of federal overpayments come close to $200 billion.” https://apple.news/AnsnKGygLS4qpXpzi0wiBjQ Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans' income and spending power erodes. “Thursday's inflation report also showed that in addition to gasoline, prices for groceries, clothing and electricity are also on the rise, indicating that inflation may be growing more entrenched. Inflation is notably above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%, which means Fed policymakers may decide to forego any cuts to their key short-term interest rate this year. Some officials have signaled that the central bank's most substantial move under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh could be a rate hike, rather than a cut. Yet Trump and some his top officials are showing little concern about higher prices and the impact of the Iran war on Americans' financial health.” https://apple.news/ACHhVeLYSTeq6B42OqVX4dA This Summer’s Teen Job Market Is the Toughest in DECADES. “All signs point to this summer being the worst for teen employment since 1948, when the federal government started tracking the data, as rising inflation and higher fuel prices squeeze the small businesses and restaurants that typically hire them, says Andy Challenger, who tracks workplace trends for Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm. … Challenger projects that teens will get a total of 790,000 jobs in May, June and July. If the firm’s predictions come true, it would be the lowest summer-hiring total for teens in nearly 80 years. Last summer, teen jobs plunged by more than 25% from a year earlier to 801,000. The jobs filled last year were down from 2022, 2023 and 2024, when more teens worked coming out of the pandemic and there were more jobs for them.” https://apple.news/AVfat7jgLSGCK-pK5KQkyog One Million New-Car Buyers Are Gone and They’re Not Coming Back Soon. ““Until recently, auto executives, analysts and economists believed that U.S. new-car sales were on a steady climb back to volumes last seen before the pandemic closed factories and scrambled global supply chains. That’s no longer the case. General Motors, Ford Motor, Toyota and other automakers have said they are planning for sales of new cars to shrink or stagnate this year after consumers—stung by persistent inflation, rising fuel prices and high interest rates—are balking at prices that have risen to around $50,000 on average. ” https://apple.news/A8HV-04QARJW_T5VZK99xag Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. https://apple.news/AN2YePArmSKqDwvxpSRyAvw SNAP Benefits: Fresh Fruit, Vegetable Funding Cut in Missouri. “The Double Up Food Bucks program doubles the value of SNAP benefits spent on fruits and vegetables and is available at more than 70 grocery stores and farmers markets across Missouri. However, Missouri lawmakers eliminated $2 million in state funding for the program as part of a broader $50.7-billion state budget.” https://www.newsweek.com/snap-benefits-fresh-fruit-vegetable-funding-cut-in-missouri-12004107 Consumer Sentiment Drops to a Record Low. “The University of Michigan's closely watched consumer sentiment index fell to 44.8 in May, down from April's already record-low of 49.8, reports the Wall Street Journal. Respondents cited higher gas prices, tensions in the Middle East, and the strain of day-to-day costs. Lower-income households and those without college degrees were especially negative, often pointing to damage to their personal finances.” https://www.newser.com/story/389858/consumer-sentiment-hits-a-record-low.html Factions inside the Trump administration wrestle over how to handle AI. “President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to scrap an AI executive order on May 21 has exposed a rift within the White House on how to regulate the emerging technology. There are three main camps in the West Wing, per two senior White House officials, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive internal dynamics. The first, which includes former AI czar David Sacks, favors less regulation to help the industry compete against China. It was Sacks who called the president last week and derailed the EO at the last minute due to industry concerns that the order could be too onerous for the relatively nascent industry. … Hegseth and Michael are among the “AI hawks who are afraid of it, who think that it could be exploited for nefarious purposes, who want to make sure that we do everything we can to make sure it [doesn’t] go to China,” the first senior White House official said. Then, according to the White House officials, there’s the middle ground camp involving chief of staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who have pushed for a regulatory framework in which AI companies voluntarily provide the U.S. government first glance at its new models.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/21/trump-ai-order-sacks-00933295 From Texas To New York, Resistance To Data Centers Is Growing. “Policy action appears to be shifting alongside public sentiment. A recent Gallup Poll found that seven in 10 Americans object to building artificial intelligence data centers in their community.” https://www.newsweek.com/resistance-data-centers-growing-12002472 Starbucks scraps AI inventory tool across North America: Reuters. “Starbucks SBUX.O terminated a worker-facing AI program for automating inventory counts this week, nine months after deploying it across its North American stores, according to an internal newsletter reviewed by Reuters and two people with direct knowledge of the situation. The tool was part of CEO Brian Niccol’s efforts to fix the coffee chain’s persistent product shortages that he has blamed for hurting sales.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/starbucks-scraps-ai-inventory-tool-across-north-america.html Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post after his death wins $485K settlement. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-biologist-fired-over-charlie-kirk-post-after-his-death-wins-485k-settlement/3812344/ It took a while, but Kristi Noem has finally left her waterfront Coast Guard home. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/took-while-kristi-noem-finally-193423900.html Thomas Massie files to run in 2028 after losing to Trump pick Ed Gallrein. “Kentucky conservative says ‘I haven’t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/thomas-massie-run-2028 LOSER: Trump Accused of Falling Asleep Again, His Team Hits Back With Blinking Posts. “The footage, from the May 25 observance at Arlington National Cemetery, circulated widely online and prompted fresh debate about the 79‑year‑old president’s stamina—particularly as it came just one day before a scheduled medical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.” https://www.newsweek.com/trump-accused-falling-asleep-again-team-hits-back-blinking-posts-12002702 LOL: People Are Absolutely Roasting MAGA After They Threw A Tantrum Over Dems Calling Stephen Miller An "Ugly F—“ https://apple.news/A2antJBXyR0CIuUbaP3JwaQ |
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