NEW: We’ve updated our tracker of federal court rulings in ICE detention cases. Of the 13,000-plus decisions, 11,500 of them have gone against the administration — with lopsided results from judges across the ideological spectrum. w/ @jtblaeser.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

“I need a ballroom to be safe.” —Donald Trump Bitch, please! Every weekend, you're riding around in an open golf cart on a course where a sniper supposedly once tried to shoot you. Shut up about your vulgar ballroom already.

A young aviator. A bomber shot down over Europe. A family who consecrated a piece of ground thousands of miles from where he fell. Katie Phang on Memorial Day, endless war, and the debt we owe the fallen. This is well worth a read.

Imagine giving millions to a man who feeds starving victims of wars and disasters instead of to domestic terrorists who ransacked the Capitol and smeared their feces on its walls! Donald Trump *hates* Stephen Colbert but is the opposite of Colbert when it comes to kindness and intelligence.

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Xi: America is declining as a world power Trump: HE MEANT UNDER SLEEPY JOE!! No, you assclown - he meant because you’re intentionally isolating the US on the world stage and GIVING our influence away.

NEW: We've spent 10 months tracking the outcomes in tens of thousands of lawsuits brought by ICE detainees amid an unprecedented detention push. It's not a cose call: judges have ruled more than 10,000 times against ICE, a 9-1 ratio. See the database: www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

📸 PHOTOS: Former President Barack Obama joined state Reps. James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa for lunch in Austin today

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Dominion and Smartmatic may have a new lawsuit to file

NEW: The 6th Circuit becomes the third federal appeals court to reject ICE’s mass detention push that targets people who have lived in the U.S. for years without criminal records. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

IS HE EVER NOT SLEEPING?

I first met Clark Reynolds when he was just three years old at our Black History Month reception at the White House. Over the last ten years, it's been wonderful getting updates about his life through his letters. Check out how he’s doing now:

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 376. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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Gas prices: record seasonal high Beef prices: record high Farmers: bankruptcies up 46%, can’t get fertilizer Foreclosure rates: 6 year high Epstein pedos: still being protected MAGA: at least we owns the libs.

It’s going to be so delicious when the GOP gets their ass kicked in November anyway. Hey Republicans, after you’ve tried to prevent as many people from voting as possible AND rig the map in your favor, what’s the excuse going to be when you still lose?

Qatar’s gifted ‘Palace in the Sky’ to go with his ballroom, triumphal arch, crypto billions, Middle East resort deals, corrupt pardons to donors, and an endless list of grifts and scams profiting off the presidency. King Donald ain’t worried about the price of groceries or gas.

“Trump’s grip on the Republican Party faces these challenges” Stop it. Trump could waddle naked across the South Lawn screaming about how Obama was spying on him from inside the White House microwave, and the GOP would clap like obedient seals.

EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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IN HONOR OF CALIFORNIA’S 175TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT A VERY SPECIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR EVERY CALIFORNIAN THIS SUMMER!

Today's VRA decision is intellectually dishonest and wrong. The conservative court basically said: Black people can vote for their preferred candidates, as long as they prefer the right candidates -- which will be Republicans. An absolutely mockery of the law and a stain on the court.

Todd Blanche is one of the Top 10 most corrupt, unethical people to ever serve in a Trump admin and that is against extremely fierce competition.

I don't know whether it was staged or not. I DO know he & his regime are a disgrace to this country & will live in infamy long after they all face charges, are convicted & imprisoned. History is written by dispassionate scholars baed on facts, not MAGA cult-members completely divorced from reality.

"I just cancelled my 8-year-old birthday party that your mommy said you weren't going to. Consider yourself uninvited, loser! So there!"

Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke.

Not just a rapist, but the most vulgar rapist ever, whose tacky taste would make stylish Steve Jobs convulsively vomit.

New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)

Excellent. People are pissed. Now do something about it. Have you registered to vote? Do you have all the documentation you need in order to do so? Start planning now. Anger is good. Action is better.

🚨BREAKING: In landmark First Amendment ruling, 11th Circuit REVERSES Roy Moore's low court defamation win. Unanimous opinion writing by conservative judge appointed by Donald Trump. A complete and total victory for our client Senate Majority PAC! Not tired of winning.😎

It’s a neat trick that Trump and his henchmen are pulling with their mafia DOJ. File a bogus frivolous lawsuit that you can never possibly win in a court of law, then have Todd Blanche settle it by paying them millions and potentially billions in taxpayer money. Theft by lawsuit.

"The Russian political system has perfected the art of both rigging the vote and keeping undesirables off the ballot in the first place to such a point that only a genuine tsunami of popular anger might be able to break through." Yes, but:

IMPEACH. CONVICT. IMPRISON.

The Epstein crisis is escalating. Reports say Ghislaine Maxwell may be seeking a pardon as lawmakers demand answers from the DOJ over missing files and unanswered subpoenas. This isn't going away.

Trump is reportedly considering an Iran deal that includes: - releasing billions (up to 20B) to Iran - a sunset provision on enrichment (5-15 years) - potentially not securing the highly enriched uranium - nothing on Iran’s ballistic missiles It’s the JCPOA but worse

BREAKING: A GOP-appointed Virginia judge has struck down the Democratic-backed redistricting amendment in full, ruling it unconstitutional and “void from the start.” AG Jay Jones says he will immediately file an appeal.

Searing opinion from a federal judge on Long Island, who describes "police state"-like tactics by ICE to arrest peopleand draw up after-the-fact warrants. He says DOJ is damaging its credibility with the courts by trying to shield ICE from scrutiny. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Wasserman Schultz: MAGA just doesn’t know what to do with so much winning. I mean, they have skyrocketing gas prices, grocery prices, housing prices, utility prices, and health care prices, and they refuse to do anything about it.

The Adjudicated Rapist-in-Chief claims he could bring down the Papacy, the Vatican & the entire Catholic Church overnight. Pope Leo: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants... dragging that which is sacred into darkness & filth." tRUMP: "I'm not a fan of Pope Leo." #HappySundayToAll ✝️

As of Thursday 16th April 2026, the U.S. national debt is $38,985,997,093,766.37. Thirty-eight trillion, nine hundred eighty-five billion, nine hundred ninety-seven million, ninety-three thousand, seven hundred sixty-six dollars and thirty-seven cents. #usdebt

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We are living in a timeline so dumb it's exhausting.

A federal judge in Illinois today ruled that the Trump administration improperly coerced Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking apps in violation of the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“They’ll never close the Strait again” lasted a solid 10 hours. Masterful negotiation (read: market manipulation) from Trump

Sen. Murkowski voted to strip protections from the Boundary Waters. Pleas call her DC office at (202) 224-6665 and tell her to switch her vote to a No vote tomorrow on HJR 140. The vote was 51-49!!! A changed vote by Murkowski would do the trick.

JUST IN: John Eastman, the conservative attorney who helped devise President Trump's last ditch strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has officially been disbarred, per the California Supreme Court:

It’s frustrating, but not unexpected, that the administration has continued to downplay China and Russia’s involvement in helping Iran target US troops. If/when this ceasefire fails, I would expect to see a big initial strike from Iran - they’ve had plenty of time to plan. H/T: @acyn.bsky.social

“Don’t believe your lying eyes”—the Trump administration pushes a reality that doesn’t match what Americans are feeling at the pump or seeing in the courts. Meanwhile, efforts to rewrite January 6th are sparking outrage on Capitol Hill. Scott MacFarlane has it all in his evening report.