“We allow people lots of different avenues to vote, and as a result it takes longer to count up all the votes, and that’s how it should be. ... It’s an argument in favor of making sure the process runs correctly — not quickly.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

The $70 billion package passed the Republican-held Senate but was criticized by the Democratic leader as a “rotten bill” and by pro-immigrant advocates as an “ATM for ICE.” www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

In a 135-page opinion, Judge McConnell stated that actions to exclude eligible asylum seekers from the immigration system and deny temporary work permits have made it impossible for many people to stay in the country. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/u...

Deployment of the National Guard led to a 24% drop in "opportunistic" crimes — like property crimes and vehicle break-ins. But the presence of the Guard had no effect on violent crimes, including robberies. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...

Jared Kushner's project involves a “network of shady individuals and companies“ including “a businessman accused of links to the Italian mafia, a former judge who resigned due to the vetting process, the daughter of a lawyer accused of forgery, the company of a ...” popular.info/p/kushners-a...

The Republican-led US House symbolically rebuked Trump for his war against Iran, marking the latest indication of growing divisions within the GOP. www.semafor.com/article/06/0...

“By a 15-point margin, Ohioans view Trump negatively: 42% hold a favorable opinion and 57% an unfavorable one. That’s more than a 20-point swing compared to his +6 net positive rating (52-46%) in the November 2024 Ohio Fox News Voter Analysis election survey.”

“We are in the process of the second American Revolution,” declared Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation. This revolution, he added, “will remain bloodless if the left allows it.” Gift article. Read for free. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/o...

National Security Expert Joe Cirincione delivers the truth about Iran war that corporate media is afraid to say. You are being served up a lie by corporate media. Here is the truth. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/national-s...

One day we will look back on the murder of “60 Minutes” as one of the travesties of Trump’s reign. In the meantime, thank you Scott Pelley for telling the truth. Thank you, former “60 Minutes” producers, correspondents, and staff, for telling the truth. And now, we should boycott CBS.

The evolving conflict in the Middle East has become the dominant force shaping global economic prospects, prompting an energy shock that is driving inflationary pressures and is projected to have adverse impacts on growth. www.oecd.org/en/about/new...

Hard to believe any of this really happened. Even with three front-page headlines telling us yes, it really did.

Iranian negotiators will cease messaging with the U.S. through intermediaries in response to ongoing ceasefire violations. www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/i...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has asked his military to take more control of Gaza and to strike in south Beirut, which is making things even harder for civilians in both areas. What do you think Trump will do about Israel’s growing conflict? www.semafor.com/article/05/2...

Travel industry and business leaders criticize Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s proposal to remove customs officers from major city airports, fearing it will disrupt travelers and harm the travel economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/u...

After a few musical acts had to cancel, Trump decided to step up and become the main attraction! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators at Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event at the White House wapo.st/49wqqDf

The DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)

This says everything there is to say about this vulgar, stupid sad excuse for a man.

Many say that God is Trinity: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. How did God get the Virgin Mary pregnant?

People and things around Trump disappear: money, Epstein files, little girls, immigrants, East Wing of the WH, classified documents, trophies, information on the WH Web ... Where do they all go?

Trump Wars: “It’s not just a price shock, it’s explicit shortages. In the context of shortages, industry scales back, people lose their jobs, and this has a secondary impact on growth.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an analysis released Wednesday. apnews.com/article/iran...

A federal court blocked Alabama Republicans from implementing their preferred House map before the midterms, potentially preventing them from gaining an extra seat through gerrymandering. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

For Trump, today is Suckers and Losers Day 😡😡😡

As the US and Iran approach a peace deal, Israel maintains the right to attack regional ‘threats’, including in Lebanon, despite any US-brokered ceasefire. Criticism of Netanyahu’s war handling is growing within Israel. aje.news/g9jle1

Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of AI, appealing for the safeguarding of humanity, promotion of truth, dignity of work, social justice, and peace. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Trump’s repeated threats to resume attacks have proven to be empty. Meanwhile, Iranians demand war reparations, unlimited uranium enrichment, control of the strait, and an end to sanctions. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

A group of leaders in the Church of God in Christ have been accused in a lawsuit of defrauding a major pharmaceutical company out of more than $200 million in rebates for diabetes drugs. religionnews.com/2026/05/22/c...

The push to install the new White House App on the devices of millions of government employees drew surprise from current and former federal officials, who called the move highly unusual and even dangerous. www.govexec.com/management/2...

Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers and immigrants. apnews.com/article/immi...

GOP Senator Thom Tillis called Trump's 'cop beater slush fund', which could be paid to violent Jan 6 rioters, ‘stupid on stilts’ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The move comes just days after the Pentagon cancelled the deployment of about 4,000 troops to Poland as part of a wider reduction of US forces in Europe. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/...

This attempt to ban voting machines is part of the Trump regime’s effort to undermine state and local governments’ authority to conduct elections. The U.S. Constitution explicitly grants this power to prevent the executive branch from seizing power. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Trump’s threats, personal envoys, and hollowed-out U.S. embassies are reshaping the U.S.’s global standing. Allies from Europe to Asia are ignoring the president’s rhetoric. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Brave Senator Gets Up and RIPS Trump and Republicans to SHREDS in EXPLOSIVE Speech! youtu.be/H0sV962alBs?... via @YouTube

Iran Has A New Enemy. Tommy Robinson (UK activist), Christian Nationalism, and Islamophobia youtu.be/tvR0eVosjIM?... via @YouTube

Does Iran genuinely desire a deal? I’m tired of listening to Trump’s incessant bloviating about Iran. It appears that Trump is misrepresenting Iran’s true stance. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Many see the Supreme Court as political in the wake of a major voting rights decision. apnews.com/article/supr...

Good news for white males ... A longstanding diversity and inclusion requirement for U.S. law schools is teetering amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration and Republican states. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

As ‌Trump flew out of Beijing on Friday, there was little clarity on what the China summit delivered for the 'Billionaire Boys' delegation that was traveling with him. www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Millions of Palestinians mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe,” on Friday, March 15, 2024. The Nakba refers to the mass expulsion and flight of approximately 750,000 Palestinians from the region that later became Israel. apnews.com/article/nakb...

Regarding Taiwan, Xi warned Trump that if the situation is mishandled, the two countries could collide or even engage in conflict, which would push the entire China-U.S. relationship into a perilous state. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

In other words: They are eating our lunch!

For weeks, Trump has downplayed the economic impact of his war with Iran, relying on a series of inaccurate statistics. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

In a dispute over #VAPES, Trump sided with tobacco companies that filled his groups’ coffers over his own F.D.A. commissioner, who resigned in protest. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...

China increasingly casts itself not as a fading civilization trying to catch up to the West but as a superpower poised to surpass it. Chinese nationalists and state-linked commentators say they have Trump to thank. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...

This color “is more appropriate to a resort or theme park," said the president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation.