“The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected an attempt by Gov. Greg Abbott to remove Democratic lawmakers from office, ending a high-stakes legal battle that began when the lawmakers fled the state to delay a Republican redistricting drive last year.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...

“Kyle Rittenhouse is drawing friendly fire following his endorsement of Republican congressman Thomas Massie,” one of Donald’s perceived foes. www.thedailybeast.com/maga-piles-o...

More Evidence that this Administration is Truly Most Controlled with the Epstein Class & with Promoting Sex Trafficking www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

FYI

When can we stop hearing ignorant & racist reflections by Elon Musk? How can it be stopped?

“In an email…the Pentagon refuted allegations that…Pete Hegseth is violating the Hatch Act. The accusations stem from Hegseth’s scheduled appearance on Monday in Hebron, Kentucky, to campaign for…Ed Gallrein, who is challenging incumbent Rep.Thomas Massie in” KY-04. www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth...

Ominous Forebodings:

“INVESTORS PUSH 30-YEAR TREASURY YIELD ABOVE 5% AS U.S. AUCTION DEMAND FALLS TO 2007 LOWS” So—indicators matching those from the run-up to the financial crisis in 2007? news.bitcoin.com/us-bond-mark...

“The Federal Reserve Board announced late Friday that it has appointed Jerome Powell as chair pro tempore, ensuring he will lead the U.S. central bank on an interim basis until his successor, Kevin Warsh, is formally sworn into office.” www.investing.com/news/economy...

Bill Cassidy lost the Louisiana Republican Primary

That Low Chair Really Is a Bad Look & a Successful Dirty Trick

After ICE “detained his mother, 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes moved into a shed.” “His uncle, Samuel Maldonado Erazo, was charged with taking care of the toddler & his 3 cousins, the oldest of whom was 7, while Orlin’s mother and her sister waited in ICE detention to be deported to Honduras.”

“A Tennessee school district has banned Roots, the author Alex Haley’s groundbreaking novel and one of the most renowned and influential works about the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“If Trump wants to sue the IRS, let him sue when the IRS no longer works for him, when he can prove damages against a real adversary and, if he wants to settle, when he would negotiate with a government he does not control.” www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

“According to a press statement from the Democratic governor, Polis agreed to commute the sentence of Tina Peters, a prominent election denier whose 9-year prison sentence will be cut short, & who will now go free after 5 years behind bars.”

“In the Supreme Court’s latest action that helps Republicans ahead of the midterms, the justices rejected Virginia Democrats’ emergency bid to save the state’s redistricting effort that voters approved last month.” www.ms.now/deadline-whi...

“The University of Chicago will provide free tuition to students of families earning less than $250,000 a year, creating one of the most generous financial-aid offers in the nation at a moment when lawmakers & parents are scrutinizing the value of a college degree.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

Last July, Kash Patel visited Hawaii & the FBI emphasized he was not on vacation, highlighting his official activities Left out was Patel’s “‘VIP snorkel’ around the USS Arizona in an outing coordinated by the military. The sunken battleship entombs more than 900 sailors & Marines at Pearl Harbor.”

Donald Smuggled a Failed Dictator Stripped of His Passport into the US “Trump reportedly involved in securing visa for Zbigniew Ziobro, who is wanted in Warsaw on criminal charges” How many serious criminals has Donald imported? The Tate Bros; Dahud Hanid Ortiz, a triple murderer; etc. Now this.

“The U.S. hospitality industry…is skeptical of the [the World Cups]… money-making promises.” “Though FIFA data shows more than five million tickets have already been booked for the event, “indicators suggest the anticipated economic lift may fall short of expectations,” the report said.”

6% Inflation on U.S. Wholesale Prices. “US wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since Dec. 2022, as the 10-week Iran War pushed up energy prices & put pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers.” nypost.com/2026/05/13/b...

“Denmark’s king announced on Friday night that he was putting a center-right politician in charge of trying to form the next government after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen failed to build a new coalition. “The news shook Denmark . . . .” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/w...

“While Republican donors have contributed huge sums of money to President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. political machine, Politico reports that “mild panic” is beginning to take hold as they wonder how and if it will be spent in the midterms.” www.alternet.org/2026-midterm...

“A Frontier Airlines plane struck and killed a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport late Friday, authorities said. “The pilots aborted the takeoff, and the plane was evacuated after reporting an engine fire.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...

“ABC this week accused the Trump administration of violating its free speech rights with a regulatory action focused on the talk show “The View,” according to a filing submitted to the Federal Communications Commission.” www.nbcnews.com/business/med...

“The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved congressional redistricting plan, ruling that Democrats violated constitutional procedures when placing the referendum on the ballot for last month’s special election.” www.ms.now/news/virgini...

A federal trade cour…struck down tariffs President Trump imposed to replace import taxes that the Supreme Court struck down earlier this year. A 3-judge panel of the International Court of Appeals imposed a permanent injunction on the 10% tariff Trump imposed on nearly all U.S. imports in February.

I wish that it was just Democratic Senators. What happened to Ted Cruz, who likes to speak out to defend the Forst Amendment? I guess that’s easier than signing on to a letter. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

“Hannah Natanson’s reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...

And people question Donald’s cognitive abilities . . . . youtube.com/shorts/l-OdZ...

The “Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Smith College, an all-women’s college in western Massachusetts, for admitting trans women.” www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/u...

Dem. Chedrick Green won a special state Senate election in Michigan,…ensuring Dems’ll keep control of the closely divided Senate, holding onto a 20-18 majority Greene, a Marine veteran & firefighter, defeated GOP Jason Tunney to replace Dem Kristen McDonald Rivet, who resigned to join the US House

Great News! A Senia Poll Shows NYers Prefer a Dem for Congress Over GOP 52% to 33%

A New Judge (Sworn in January 3, 3”2025 isn’t taking much gumph from Donald’s DOJ RI Assistant US Attorney Kevin Bolan is facing an investigation after withholding information District Judge Melissa R. DuBose (at the direction of ICE officials) then attacking her with an inflammatory press release.

Donald “announced on Tuesday evening that he was pausing the day-old U.S. operation to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz “for a short period of time,” citing what he said was “great progress” toward an agreement with Iran.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Donald Gave Marco Rubio a 5th Job? It Gets Harder & Harder for this Administration to Keep Pretending It’s People of Color & Minorities Who Are Not Competent “…Secretary of State Marco Rubio becomes the 1st person to stand in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt as she begins her maternity leave.”

Remember Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss? Stop this intimidation! “Over three months after the FBI seized 2020 election materials from Fulton County, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is now seeking the identities and personal information of thousands of people who helped run the vote in the county.”

Another House GOP Sleaze Chuck Edwards, NC-11) has the office w/ the most staff turnover Edwards is on the Ethics Committee, but also under investigation by the Ethics Committee If he’s not forced to resign prior Nov, Dem Challenger Jamie Ager should win at the midterms (if we have elections)

“Xavier Becerra is becoming the Joe Biden of California's gubernatorial campaign.” * “Like Biden, he had little money. And he is now defying conventional wisdom about what Democratic voters want & is surpassing flashier, more progressive opponents pledging to upend the status quo.”

That Was Fast! Passing a Dummymander So Fast May Get DeSantis a Job in Donald’s Gov Long Before GOP Seats Are Actually Lost (I Both Hope & Predict).

SCOTUS restored nationwide access to Mifepristone by mail until at least May 11, 2026. Samuel Alito paused Friday’s lower-court ruling that had prevented abortion providers from prescribing the pills by telemedicine & shipping them to patients, causing confusion for providers and patients.

“Senate Republicans say the dysfunction in the House is becoming a liability for the broader GOP brand ahead of this year’s midterm elections, warning that if Congress can’t break through legislative gridlock, the party’s candidates will pay a severe political price in November.”

Jasmine Crockett intends to start a leadership PAC to help other candidates after she leaves office at the end the year. “Crockett’s PAC is called FIRE: Fuel Individual Rights Everywhere. She said she will be supporting candidates across the country and hitting the road.”

@muellershewrote.com Here’s the Steve Hilton interview from @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social The whole interview is interesting, but if you want to go to the part where Hilton won’t say who won the election in 2020 though asked 3 times—go to the 10:00 minute mark: it should start soon.

@cwebbonline.com Here’s the Steve Hilton interview from @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social The whole interview is interesting, but if you want to go to the part where Hilton won’t say who won the election in 2020—it’s toward the end. If you go to to 10:00 minute mark: it should start soon.

Thom Tillis (NC) is considering not backing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche if he’s nominated to the official post due to his position on the 1/6 insurrection Last month, under Blanche, the DOJ filed a motion to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of the Oath Keepers & Proud Boys.

Triumph the Dog Really Triumphed at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner! Triumph is so funny! Cheryl Hines is not having a good time. She doesn’t have to do this. She could just walk away. Her value has gone so far down. So happy to see my favorite dog again! Please enjoy!

@cwebbonline.com Did you see the interview w/ Steve Hilton on The Weekend Primetime just now. Inhope they post it. @ayman.msnbc.com Ayman Mohyeldin asked Hilton who won the 2020 election. Hilton refused to answer, saying it’s old info. Ayman said it’s about if you can speak truth to power.