I’m not sure why this isn’t being mentioned more, but: IRS policy for 50 years has been that the sitting president & VP get audited every year, in an effort to reassure the public they’re not corruptly abusing the office to enrich themselves.

Donald Trump is now more unpopular with Americans than at any point — including after the Jan. 6 riots. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hits-w...

Congress Should Stop Dodging Its Responsibilities on Iran www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

"SpaceX has proposed one of the most aggressive corporate governance regimes in US history, intending to guarantee Elon Musk cannot be fired and offering a trillion-dollar pay deal linked to building a colony on Mars." www.ft.com/content/0038...

Donald Trump traded hundreds of millions of dollars in US securities in first quarter www.ft.com/content/f921...

Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary.

In response to redistricting rulings that have gone against them over the last 18 months, Utah Republicans have (1) passed a law to pack the court and are about to name two new justices, and (2) have launched a major push to oust two justices in their retention races this fall.

Meta asks California judge to throw out landmark social media addiction verdict reut.rs/42Y7nhb

East Wing debris dumped at East Potomac Golf Course has toxic metals, National Park Service says www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/e...

"Just three weeks ago, Mr. Trump said Iran had agreed to all of his demands and he suggested a breakthrough was near. Iran would work with the United States to remove its enriched uranium... None of that happened." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...

The US Is Showing Iran Why It Needs a Nuclear Weapon www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Evangeline Lilly calls out Marvel Studios for firing artists and replacing them with AI

Here’s Trump confirming that he does take bold bets when the stock market rise gives him cover to do so

Trump sons take stake in Kazakh miner that won $1.6bn US contract www.ft.com/content/d99f...

Trump: "As far as peace, I settled 8 wars. And people try to dispute it but then they go over them, and almost in every case they sent letters thanking me and letters to the Nobel Committee. I don't care about that. Maria was very nice. She gave me her Nobel because she said she didn't deserve it."

Gas prices continue to climb

Clearly I was way too optimistic about Trump. He is now dug in on a strategy of outlasting Iran as oil prices spiral. Brent is now over$120 a barrel

NEW You could have President Trump’s image in your passport. The State Department is rolling out limited-edition U.S. passports to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. The new passport designs prominently feature President Donald Trump's image on the inside cover.

(Semafor) - The Federal Communications Commission is moving toward a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses, according to people familiar with the matter, a maneuver that would up the pressure on the ABC owner .. @semafor.com #$DIS www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

Sounds like Trump is about to do a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and leave the nuclear issues for later.

Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, which is more than 6x what we spend on wind power R&D, to NOT build wind power at a time when electricity prices are spiking and we need more clean power?

OVERNIGHT: Trump Admin files latest court motion in support of White House ballroom It reads like a Trump Truth Social post, with random capitalization, accusations the plaintiffs are "very bad for our country", suffer "Trump Derangement Syndrome", etc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Surprise! Your tax dollars at work

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Every leader with strategic thinking would diversify away from dependence on the US

King Charles, you don’t hold the cards www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

El canciller alemán afirma que Estados Unidos está siendo “humillado” por Irán en la guerra elpais.com/internaciona...

‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting www.wired.com/story/staged...

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In other news, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed

The new WH ballroom is actually smaller than the Hilton’s. It would not accommodate the number of guests for WHCD.

Let us get this straight: Jared Kushner, who has not filed a financial disclosure or gotten a security clearance, as far as we know, is going to Pakistan to lead negotiations on an ongoing war while the VP and Secretary of State hang back?

Trump's coalition is falling apart. New Fox poll shows stunning collapse in his approval among his best constituencies: *Underwater with noncollege whites (49-51) *With rural voters he's at only 51-49 (!) *With white men he's only at 50-50 (!!) New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2094...

A glimpse behind the hype curtain: SpaceX's (still-confidential) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission claims the company has a total addressable market of $28.5 trillion, "the largest in human history". www.reuters.com/world/spacex...

Chevron CEO Expects Air Travel To 'Get Worse' Over The Next Few Weeks As Hormuz Crisis Pushes Fuel Costs Higher www.benzinga.com/news/travel/...

Trump says Americans should expect higher gas prices for ‘a little while’ www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/t... A few things. First, it looks like Trump has switched wholesale into the naval blockade strategy - which will be a disaster for inflation /1

Trump administration pushes DoJ to pursue denaturalization cases – report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump: "We've secured gigantic differences with price differences up to 600%. 600%!"

US Boards Supertanker Carrying Oil From Iran in Indian Ocean www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Prediction: a coming fuel rationing in California will bring the state’s economy to its knees and end any chance Gavin Newsom has of running for president /1

Has anyone figured out yet why Larry Fitzgerald was at Kevin Warsh's senate hearing yesterday?

Why would the UK government be forced to default on debt in a currency it creates? Makes zero sense. Sure, you've got inflation and currency risk. But default risk, no. It's nonsense

*TRUMP EXTENDED IRAN CEASEFIRE FOR 3-5 DAYS: WHITE HOUSE TO FOX

Given the situation in Iran, Trump’s approval will likely get worse.

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

*PAKISTAN IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT W/ IRAN ON CONFIRMING DELEGATION Basically Pakistan is frantically attempting to get Iran to show up at all. It's getting hard for Trump to spin this as negotiations being on track to prop up financial markets

Pro-Iran hackers claim ‘sophisticated’ attack on Bluesky threatbeat.com/attacks-and-...

Dad Suggests Arriving At Airport 14 Hours Early theonion.com/dad-suggests...

*UKRAINE PROPOSES RENAMING PART OF THE DONBAS FOR TRUMP: NYT *UKRAINE OFFICIALS HAVE SUGGESTED 'DONNYLAND' IN TALKS: NYT