This is a giant and costly national embarrassment. Another one.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) lost a primary challenge to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending a bitter race driven by a MAGA insurgency that ballooned into the most expensive Senate primary in history. https://wapo.st/3PNEfGH

NEW: Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes. It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska. The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it. w/ @adn.com

Judge Crenshaw dismisses Kilmar Abrego's indictment as vindictive prosecution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final.

‘Our nightly sanity check’: readers on their memories of Stephen Colbert and The Late Show

The anti-war crack in MAGA's youth base Young conservatives involved in Turning Point USA chapters in battleground states increasingly souring on the Iran war -- and some feel betrayed by President Donald Trump's "no wars" campaign promises www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

No. 1 seed Princeton thrashes Notre Dame for men’s lax title reut.rs/4dJpZqp

Thank you @jbwh24.bsky.social for the repost! #RESCUEOURDEMOCRACY #COLBERTSAVEPBS #PBSGIVECOLBERTAHOME

Former #California gubernatorial candidate & billionaire #RealEstate developer Steven Cloobeck arrested on #felony #WitnessIntimidation charges. Prosecutors say he tried to stop witnesses from testifying in #burglary & #extortion case involving model Odalys Levy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobL...

After a Florida man left a black fanny pack carrying $30,023 in a Wawa bathroom, Luis Salavar found the cash and returned it to the owner. “$30,000 is great, but it’s not mine to keep,” said Salavar. “I like to earn my money.”

John Avlon, a former speechwriter for Rudy Giuliani, considers his legacy: “Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that his sordid actions on behalf of Trump have made the real-world effectiveness of his policies less accessible to current and future mayors.”

Andy Kim leads by example

Ferrari launches first EV with Jony Ive’s ‘polarising’ design ft.trib.al/F0K0QVT

Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95

the knicks never made it to the nba finals in the 21st century until mamdani was elected just saying

they’re shooting crowd control munitions at crowds that include multiple members of congress, the governor, and a sitting united states senator. they fired pepper balls at the senator. they cannot and will not be reigned in by democracy, whatever’s left of it.

4/ Here is Andy Kim literally putting himself in harms way to keep ICE from brutalizing protestors bsky.app/profile/ecmc...

Thomas Massie Calls Out DOJ for No 'Charges, Arrests or Investigations' Over Epstein Files. The lawmaker named Leon Black, Jes Staley, and Les Wexner from the Epstein files and urged Trump's Department of Justice to hold them accountable www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Gov. Sherrill Demands Access to ICE Facility as Hunger Strike Widens www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/n...

Indonesia blocks Polymarket over online gambling concerns after bets on president's exit reut.rs/4tYJ8e6

If you're still trying to figure it out after a decade that might be a clue....

This woman in Texas was arrested after she made a Facebook post sounding the alarm about the water sometimes running brown in her hometown. Jennifer Combs posted about it in Trinidad, TX and then the cops came and took her to jail.

Jennifer Combs of Trinidad, Texas was arrested after making claims on FB that residents were hospitalized after consuming the city’s water. The city confirmed having water issues. Combs has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming the arrest was act of “political retaliation”.

Journalist Katie Phang is suing the U.S. Justice Department over the Epstein files. Her lawsuit names acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and accuses the DOJ of failing to fully release the documents required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

When Rep. Ro Khanna began pushing to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, his own party thought he was wasting everyone's time.

After brief stay in U.S., Tiger Woods jets back to Switzerland reut.rs/43qqLUi

A tearful Mo Salah brings a glittering Liverpool career to an end 🥹 Long live the king 👑

If my kid completely trashes his room, I don’t praise him for announcing the outline of a plan to clean it up.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are courtside for Knicks/Cavaliers Game 3 👀

Hull City will be playing Premier League football next season. From finishing 21st in the Championship and surviving relegation on the final day last season, to victory in the play-offs and promotion this campaign. They beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the final after Oli McBurnie’s 95th-minute winner.

Thom Tillis didn't hold back on Pete Hegseth in an interview with our senior congressional reporter Jordain Carney. Read the full Q&A: politi.co/43kH6dg

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

Competing while using banned substances is one of elite sports’ most fiercely protected red lines. But this weekend, in the shadow of a Las Vegas casino, comes a one-day competition that has sparked controversy for unapologetically crossing it.

The Justice Department’s efforts to obtain voting information of Wisconsin and Maine residents using a civil rights law meant to crack-down on anti-Black voting practices was shut down by separate federal district courts.

The chair of US Commission of Fine Arts, in approving the proposed triumphal arch in DC, claimed that opposition to it was "due to a lack of understand<ing> about the history of such triumphal arches" Bit of an insult to those of us who really do know about triumphal arches!

Trump’s DOJ announces $1.7B fund to pay his allies who were ‘unfairly’ investigated by Obama and Biden

The institution: University of Central Florida. The speaker: Gloria Caulfield, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Tavistock Development Company. The audience: College of Arts and Humanities. Her reaction to being booed for loving AI: PRICELESS. Full video: www.youtube.com/live/zwYkHS8...

Fun fact: North Carolina still hasn’t recovered from hurricane Helene, and Trump wants $2 billion to give people who smeared shit on the walls of the Capitol.

STAT+: Florida hospitals win $8 billion in extra Medicaid funds www.statnews.com/2026/05/20/f...

My conversation today with Terry Gross at Fresh Air about the DOJ slush fund based on lies: that this is a “settlement” and convicted criminals are “victims.” Then we turn to the related topic, addressed in my book Liar’s Kingdom, about how to deal with political lies. www.npr.org/2026/05/20/n...

Stop pretending this is about cracking down on fraud when Trump literally let people who stole hundreds of millions in Medicare and Medicaid money walk free. One guy stole $1.3 billion and served 14 months of a 20-year sentence. When a reporter asked the DOJ about it, they refused to answer.

A sitting member of Congress brutally beat his wife. He threw boiling water at her. He burned her. In front of their young daughter. The House of Representatives needs to immediately expel Rep. Max Miller (R-OH). www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Any pay from todd blanches deal should be in actual coins preferably pennies.

Column: The history of Americans’ diets can be traced through the evolution of food labels. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have recently been added as a new classification. Here's what to know:

A Brooklyn woman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island’s famed boardwalk.

It was a starry night for Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" finale. Here's who showed up to the last episode along with Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd and more.

Sarah Kellen, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest former aides, identified 3 men tied to the financier’s alleged abuse operation during a confidential congressional meeting. Their names: Hairstylist Frederic Fekkai Former Miami Mayor Philip Levine photographer Patrick Demarchelier

"The ICE agent's version of events would not have come under such scrutiny had the federal government not gotten greedy and charged Aljorna and Sosa-Celis with assaulting a federal officer who was performing their official duties. And that’s where things started to fall apart." — @snipy.bsky.social

Don’t worry, RFK, Blanche, and “Doctor” Oz are in Minneapolis today. Aimee Bock is getting prosecuted for ring-leading and they have to turn the blame. www.startribune.com/todd-blanche...