The most expensive House primary in American history reaches its conclusion today in Kentucky. Rep. Thomas Massie, 98% MAGA-aligned but unforgivable on the other 2%, faces a Trump-recruited challenger backed by $32.6 million and a Pentagon chief who showed up to campaign against him.
Ukraine’s 556-drone barrage on Moscow killed three near the capital and hit the city’s oil refinery for the first time, forcing Russians to confront a war that is no longer distant.
Ukraine’s 556-Drone Barrage Brings the War Home to Moscow Read More »
A drone struck the perimeter of the UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday, sparking a fire near the Arab world’s first operational nuclear facility. Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility. No radiation was released, but the attack crosses a dangerous threshold in the Iran war: the deliberate targeting of nuclear infrastructure by proxy forces.
The Trump administration has run 67 million voter registrations through DHS databases ahead of the 2026 midterms, flagging 24,000 as potential noncitizens and 350,000 as deceased. Six federal lawsuits have been filed. Critics call it the largest voter purge in American history. The administration calls it election integrity.
The Iran ceasefire expired Sunday with no deal in sight. Trump rejected Tehran’s latest proposal as “garbage.” Meanwhile, gas prices are up 45%, inflation hit 3.8% in April, and forecasters project 6% by Q2. The war that was supposed to be quick is now the primary driver of an economic crisis heading into midterm season.
Trump leaves a $14 billion Taiwan arms package undecided after his Beijing summit with Xi, calling Taiwan a 9,500-mile-away war he is not eager to fund.
Trump Waffles on $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Deal After Xi Summit, Leaving Taipei in Limbo Read More »
Trump told reporters Americans’ financial situations aren’t “even a little bit” a factor in Iran negotiations. The quote landed on a 3.8% inflation day as Republican lawmakers scrambled for a defense.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a 5th Circuit ruling that would have forced women back into
Kevin Warsh walks into the Eccles Building on Thursday as Federal Reserve chair, sworn in after a
Kevin Warsh Takes the Fed Today, and the Country’s Inflation Math Just Got Harder Read More »
Trump arrived in Beijing chasing a trade win. Xi reframed the summit around Taiwan, rare earths, and a pointed warning about war.
Xi Downgrades Trump in Beijing Read More »
Europe finalized a €90 billion Ukraine aid package and is sending it. In Washington, a $400 million tranche stalled and Congress had to force a vote with a discharge petition.
Europe Approved €90 Billion for Ukraine. Washington Is Still Fighting Over $400 Million Read More »
A 6-3 Supreme Court on May 11 cleared Alabama to scrap a Black-majority district held by Rep. Shomari Figures, eight days before the May 19 primary.
SCOTUS Lets Alabama Erase a Black-Majority District Eight Days Before the Primary Read More »
Marty Makary resigned as FDA commissioner May 12 after Trump signed off on his firing over mifepristone and flavored e-cigarette policy fights.
Trump’s 72-hour Russia-Ukraine ceasefire is already cracking. Russia accuses Kyiv of 1,000+ violations; Ukraine reports civilian deaths in Zaporizhzhia.
The 2026 US counterterrorism strategy elevates cartels above ISIS, names al-Qaeda and ISIS-K as second priority, and creates a third ‘violent secular political groups’ category covering antifa and ‘radically pro-transgender’ activism.
Starting May 9, 2026, the State Department actively revokes passports for parents owing $100,000+ in child support, then expands to the $2,500 threshold. Notices, resolution paths, and what to do if you are abroad.
More than 100 immigration judges fired, 140 thinner-record replacements hired, training cut from 5 weeks to 3. Inside the DOJ overhaul that is reshaping a quasi-judicial system to guarantee outcomes.
FBI Director Kash Patel travels with cases of personalized Woodford Reserve bottles engraved with his name and the FBI shield. The Atlantic just surfaced the detail, while Patel is suing the magazine for $250 million over its prior drinking reporting and the bureau probes the journalist behind both stories.
