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Former Rep. Barney Frank, champion of Wall Street reform and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 86 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The Trump DOJ has set up a $1.776 billion dollar reparations fund available to Jan. 6 rioters:

Cassidy. Massie. And (to a lesser extent) Crenshaw and Cornyn. On Trump’s attempts to punish Republicans he sees as insufficiently loyal, and how it creates a larger dilemma for the party: www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

If you served as a juror in the Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial and you’d like to tell your story, I’m all ears. Email me at [email protected] or text me on Signal at davidingram.77 or DM me here. It was a historic trial, and I’d like to hear what you thought!

Top comment on r/conservative post about Trump's $1.7 billion fund feels a little too on the nose

DOJ pushing to indict Raul Castro www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

"McElroy was at the mercy of jail staff members who failed to call 911 as other inmates beat their cell windows and tables, begging for help. ... A fellow inmate ultimately helped McElroy as she pushed out a baby girl who wasn’t breathing" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Dr. Marty Makary is out as FDA commissioner www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

NEW: ChatGPT advised a woman in South Korea before she poisoned 3 men, police say. 2 of them died. She asked about whether mixing certain substances could kill, and what dosages were dangerous, according to authorities. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

In South Korea, ChatGPT logs are similarly being examined after a woman consulted the chatbot before poisoning 3 men, police say. She asked about the consequences of mixing various substances and about whether they could kill. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

NEW: Have you heard of i-Ready? It's in a third of public schools. Kids are often required to use it for 90 min/week, but it doesn't count toward grades. Teachers can't see a student's answers. And now, it's facing a growing revolt led by parents --> www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

My latest @nbcnews.com story digs into the controversy around one of the most commonly-used software products in education today -- we'll have more on NBC News Now today (5/12/26) at 5pm ET www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

“Inflation surged to 3.8% in April, its highest level in nearly three years, according to data released Tuesday, as the war in Iran causes a ripple effect across the economy and energy prices surge.” www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

This is the second time in a week the Supreme Court has sidestepped process in a way that helps GOP adopt new maps to maximize partisan advantage even as election season is underway.

Two months after it passed the Senate by a huge margin, Trump endorses the housing bill. He name-checks Tim Scott but doesn’t mention the bill’s other author, Elizabeth Warren. Bill has hit turbulence in the House, but if Trump wants it Mike Johnson will likely give it a vote.

The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Virginia Democrats have filed a long-shot effort at the Supreme Court seeking to revive their voter-approved congressional map: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

"Trump administration officials have repeatedly touted the affordability of its new dietary guidelines. But following them on a budget requires a lot of time and labor. Can you follow a ‘MAHA’ diet for $15 per day? We did the math." [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

"Under President Donald Trump’s 'big, beautiful bill,' food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle." by @spettypi.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I’m not sure the tech industry has woken up to the fact that AI chatbot outputs do not (yet) enjoy the protections of Section 230.

NEW: ChatGPT advised the FSU shooter that a mass shooting would get more attention from media if it involved several children, according to a new lawsuit against OpenAI www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The federal Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against dozens of states in an effort to obtain state voter registration data. @garygrumbach.bsky.social for @nbcnews.com [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

NEW: It's 30 years without parole for the child sex-abusing Pentecostal missionary who was hailed by generations of Assemblies of God college pastors as "the holiest man alive." Last year we published an investigation on the denomination's failure to stop him.

NEW: The Supreme Court once had a chance to limit partisan gerrymandering, but it has instead turbocharged it. How the court went from reluctantly saying there was nothing it could do about the problem to using it as a reason to gut the Voting Rights Act: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

I personally love to read shit like "U.S. Pauses 'Project Freedom'" in headlines. Not all good jokes need to be complicated.

We've got a new visual on @nbcnews.com gas price tracker that shows how much, in dollars, average gas prices have changed on the county level. The Midwest has been hit the hardest, while Georgia is enjoying some of the lowest price increases in the U.S. www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...

DOJ asks Georgia officials for personal information about 2020 election workers

Who will own the Bernie lane in 2028?? www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

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How Janet Mills' Senate bid fell apart www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... by Bridget Bowman and @sahilkapur.bsky.social

U.S. soldier accused of threatening Jews posted whites were also victims of racism

House passes the Senate-approved DHS funding bill by a voice vote. It funds everything in DHS except ICE/CBP, including TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, CISA. This ends a 75-day shutdown. Bill now goes to Trump to become law. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Southern Poverty Law Center attorneys say it appears the federal grand jury that returned an indictment last week was "not merely misled" by the government, but "actively weaponized" to facilitate a case against a party disfavored by the Trump administration.

NEW: More than $2 billion in bets have been wagered globally related to the Iran war on Polymarket — the world’s largest prediction market — an NBC News analysis revealed. [paywall] www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

‘People don’t like him’: Jury selection reveals strong opinions in Musk–Altman AI case www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

How the White House Correspondents' Association dinner chaos unfolded

oh lawd im writin again www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...

A wild wild thing for a self-described news network to post … and the rabid replies suggesting belief in this Blueanon claim are unsettling. (Bluesky can come for me but Ive spent the last decade watching people call their political enemies pedophiles. It’s not helpful.)

NEW - The FDA approved Regeneron’s Otarmeni, the first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss. The drugmaker said it will offer the drug for **free** to U.S. patients. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

While testifying last week, RFK Jr. dismissed Medicaid programs that pay families to care for disabled loved ones as “rife with fraud” and claimed that they pay people to complete menial tasks they “used to do as family members for free.” Disability rights advocates & family caregivers are furious.

DOJ's National Security Division "lost nearly 38% of its staff," according to records obtained by Reuters.

Representative David Scott, D-Ga., has died. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, plans to run a hyper-local campaign touting over $1 billion she has brought to Maine in recent years, aided by her chairing the Appropriations Committee. I asked @grahamformaine.bsky.social to respond. + Collins campaign rejoinder here: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

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Who does PLATNER want as Senate Democratic leader? He floats four names: Chris Van Hollen, Mark Kelly, Chris Murphy, Brian Schatz. MILLS is uncommitted on Schumer: "I've talked to other members of the Senate who apparently are interested in running for leadership." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Southern Poverty Law Center says it's being 'targeted' by Trump DOJ

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