Today's Government Accountability Office report on ICE's Camp East Montana is scandalous: - Evidence of a homicide was destroyed or went missing - Detainees with HIV and diabetes were not given treatment plans - Cells were filthy and only cleaned weekly - A guard lost a loaded gun in the facility

Taiwan simulates destroying an invading Chinese force in coastal drill reut.rs/4euWcDg

‘They are isolated … they are alone’: Zelenskyy on Russia, Putin’s lies – and fighting back

On Jared Kushner's trillion dollar conflicts of interest, from Casey Michel: "His financial entanglements span the globe, touching on the diplomatic hotspots where he is supposed to be negotiating on America’s behalf" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Congo says at least 101 people have died from Ebola disease out of 550 cases in the outbreak declared less than a month ago.

You should ask yourself why all of the people who are screeching about election fraud on social media are always unwilling to repeat these claims under oath. Let me help you: it’s because they know they’re full of shit. The entire purpose is to keep people angry.

He made half the city shut down and every fan endure a 2 hour security line so he could go to the NBA finals and sleep through it.

Q: "Will you guys go to the fifth game?" Zeldin: "I don't know, we're busy with a lot of important stuff right now at EPA." Trump: "Like a war." Zeldin: "There's a lot of important stuff going on right now."

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas.

The criminal defense attorney's briefcase was seized in December based on suspicions that a third party tried to pass drugs through his legal mail. The FBI found nothing and returned it in May.

"The Court’s behavior in the Louisiana and Alabama cases over the past six weeks can’t be reconciled with or explained by any coherent understanding of what Purcell supposedly stands for. ... The overall pattern reveals justices behaving in a way that has no obvious explanation other than politics."

"The leaders of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia were talking to Ukraine, not because they felt sorry for a war victim, but because they wanted to acquire drone interceptors like the ones I saw in action" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

NEW: In April 2025, a school bus driver dropped off 5-year-old Lens Joseph, then ran over the kindergartner as he crossed in front of the bus. But his death — and dozens of others — are missing from the federal crash record of the bus company. w/ @wbur.org

Mormon lawmakers, including both senators from Utah, took issue with an update to the military’s religious denomination classification system.

After a decade+ of nonstop pollution offenses, GOP Sen. Jim Justice's coal empire learned earlier this year that it was under federal criminal investigation. But before prosecutors could gather crucial evidence, Todd Blanche's office told them "pencils down."

apparently the Mexican government has backed a new super cheap EV van, 100 percent made in Mexico, that looks sick as hell www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

BREAKING: DDHQ calls it: Becerra and Hilton will advance to the general election.

"This is a profound level of corruption" that'll be included in future US history books.... Attorney Brendan Ballou, who is representing two Virginia community organizers who've sued to stop the UFC event this weekend at the White House =====>

PAXIS.app: ICE cannot simply declare a “perimeter” and gain access to your property. A temporary safety zone may allow officers to restrict movement or briefly enter areas necessary to secure an operation, but it does NOT give them the right to enter your home. Fight ICE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS

The crew on board a helicopter that crashed around the Strait of Hormuz is fine, U.S. President Donald Trump says.

1/ What if you put all the ways that Jared Kushner is selling out America while lining his pockets into one place? In our new cover story, @cjcmichel.bsky.social did just that www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Gates will speak with Congress about his relationship with Epstein on Tuesday.

JUST IN: 111 former federal prosecutors who served in the Northern District of Illinois have issued a statement about Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office, expressing concern about an exodus of talent, grand jury irregularities, collapsed cases and a breach of trust with judges:

This thing is adorable. electrek.co/2026/06/08/9...

Pratt dropped to third with 25.8% of the vote as he was beaten to the runoff by incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and progressive Nithya Raman when AP called the race.

Local communities are starting to vote against data centers. The more they know, the less they support them. This is an issue that can motivate rural voters. They want to protect their land, electricity, and water.

The most expensive taxpayer funded nap #NBAFinals

Incredible headline: No walking allowed in heart of Midtown for Monday's Knicks game

Officials in the US and Canada are planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the coming days for a new C$6.4 billion bridge linking Michigan to the province of Ontario, which President Donald Trump threatened to block earlier this year.

⚡️Russian drone, missile strikes kill 3, injure 18 in Kharkiv Oblast. Russian drone and missile strikes in Kharkiv Oblast overnight on June 9 killed three people and left 18 others injured, authorities reported.

The Pentagon identified some of China’s biggest companies including Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as entities that support the Chinese military, in a move that risks provoking new friction with the government in Beijing.

BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico: “I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas.  That’s why I'm supporting you.”

RAJU: But what evidence is there to prove the California election is rigged? MIKE JOHNSON: Look, some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream it's impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively that something is wrong here.

BREAKING: A 43-year-old has died in ICE custody, marking the 19th death in immigration detention this year and at a pace on track to exceed last year’s deaths in detention.

This Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, join the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) for public hearings to tell us how government can work better for you. Your ideas might end up on the ballot this November. Sign up to speak at nyc.gov/COGE.

The Knicks’ 13-game winning streak comes to an end after President Trump attends Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).

Hundreds of thousands of Albanians have been protesting for over a week to revolt against their corrupt govt as well as criminal slumlord traitor Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka for plotting to seize their land. Americans could learn a thing or two on how it’s done.

Congressional statute: "There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President ... Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise." 50 U.S. Code § 3023

LA voters: if you are dropping off your ballot today take it to a designated ballot box. Don’t drop in the mail. Your vote won’t be postmarked until tomorrow and won’t count, unless you walk it into a post office and ask a worker to stamp it today.

If Big Brother doesn’t like your science topic you won’t be funded and if Big Brother doesn’t like your results you will be defunded. A recipe for backwardness that seems to be designed by people who want America to humiliate itself and collapse. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

i know the White House thinks it's cute that nobody in the administration has real responsibilities beyond fluffing the president on TV, but that disaster of a press briefing by Dr Oz is a reminder that it's actually good to know what you're talking about

here's is what Rubio looked like on the night he claims he was working hard with the president and definitely not shirking his secretary of state duties (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Getty)

Since Jan 2025, Trump & Republicans have helped big corporations dodge $40+ BILLION in income taxes. That money could've extended ACA tax credits this year. Instead, it'll be funneled into bonuses & stock buybacks that only make the rich even richer.

Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth demand U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros resign Meanwhile, I've confirmed several prosecutors who played a role in the "Broadview Six" case have lawyered up.... Unprecedented times in Chicago's U.S. attorney's office Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/02/d...

Chris Murphy to Markwayne Mullin: "Every single day this agency is violating the Constitution and the law. This cannot continue. For Congress to approve of this budget, you must assure us that this Sherman's March of illegality ends. The worry is the opposite is about to happen."

Vote out anyone in their pocket. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...