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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-06-04, PM

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June 4, 2026, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump Congratulated Him on His Freedom. Alligator Alcatraz Left Him With a Stroke. The six months Justo Betancourt spent at the Everglades camp “broke me mentally and emotionally.” With little warning, he was being released in the middle of the night. Once 55-year-old Betancourt got in the car, guards ordered them to leave immediately. His wrists and ankles were bruised from the shackles he wore during his detention, and his speech seemed slurred. Arianne noticed her father’s speech had worsened. She drove him to a nearby emergency room, where he was admitted, and doctors confirmed he had suffered a stroke while in detention.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/trump-congratulated-him-on-his-freedom-alligator-alcatraz-left-him-with-a-stroke/

ICE’s Delaney Hall is being slammed with lawsuits. The converted prison “should be closed because of health and human safety,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/ice-dhs-delaney-hall-baraka-sherrill-lawsuit-shutdown-strike-detainees/

Trump Administration Drawing Up Plans To Halt Immigration And Customs Processing At Sanctuary City Airports: Posts claim DHS plans to halt international flights to sanctuary cities. Here’s what we know. Travel industry insiders said an alleged DHS plan to stop immigration processing in sanctuary cities could lead to canceled or redirected flights.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/06/02/international-flights-sanctuary-cities-dhs/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Admin Appeals Court Order to Refund $166 Billion in Tariffs
The Trump administration has appealed a court order requiring U.S. customs authorities to refund roughly $166 billion in tariffs that the Supreme Court previously ruled were unlawfully imposed
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/trump-admin-moves-delay-tariff-224242202.html

Nearly Half of Households Can’t Make Ends Meet. Affordability has been a politically potent word, but an ill-defined measure of financial pain, often used as a reference to inflated prices.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/americans-aren-t-just-on-the-financial-edge-because-of-inflation-wages-are-falling-behind-too

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
College Professors Say Incoming Students No Longer Understand Middle School Math and Science. “We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics.” As rampant AI use accelerates a crisis in education, University of California professors are pleading with leadership to reinstate college-entrance exams, The Wall Street Journal reports, claiming that incoming students barely have a middle-school level understanding of math and other subjects.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/college-professors-incoming-students-no-190105106.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Toshiba International Corporation’s Houston location is laying off 67 workers
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/toshiba-houston-lay-offs-22287409.php

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Gulf Coast is becoming America’s emergency fuel hub, study shows: The U.S. Gulf Coast is becoming the country’s “emergency fuel hub” following the Trump administration’s suspension of parts of the Jones Act, a federal law that restricts shipments of energy-related cargoes between domestic ports to American-flagged vessels, according to analyses of maritime data.
https://americanpress.com/2026/06/02/gulf-coast-is-becoming-americas-emergency-fuel-hub-study-shows/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
‘Gift to Corporate Polluters’: Republicans Advance Massive Assault on Wildlife and EPA. “This morally bankrupt bill will only lead to dirtier air, more toxic water, and countless species shoved over the extinction cliff,” said one wildlife defender.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-slashes-epa-funding

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
House Dem Confronts Trump Ag Secretary Over Claim That 4.5 Million Being Kicked Off SNAP is ‘Good News.’ “The reality is that 4.5 million people were kicked off the program to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy,” said US Rep. Shontel Brown.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/brooke-rollins-shontel-brown

Democrat confronts Trump agriculture secretary on ‘totally screwed over’ farmers. Brooke Rollins faced a grilling by House Democrats over sweeping cuts to food assistance and how the Iran war’s impact on fertilizer prices has hurt American farmers.
https://www.ms.now/news/rollins-grilled-by-house-democrats-over-snap-cuts-iran-war

Plant closures and layoffs hit America’s biggest food brands in 2026: Major food manufacturers are slashing jobs and closing facilities across the U.S. as rising costs, shifting consumer habits, and automation reshape the industry. Since January 2026, some of the biggest names in food and beverage have announced plant closures, restructuring efforts, and mass layoffs affecting thousands of workers nationwide.
https://foodinstitute.com/focus/rolling-layoffs-hit-food-manufacturers-as-profit-pressures-intensify/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
House Oversight releases transcripts of Bondi, Epstein prison guard interviews. Bondi was criticized by lawmakers and survivors over the release of the files, particularly over redactions that some argue protect wrongdoers.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/pam-bondi-epstien-inteview-transcript-released/

# Gov / Politics / US
‘The Country Is Not Trump’s to Liquidate’: New Report Details Depths of Presidential Corruption and Grift. “Americans know they’re being ripped off and are demanding accountability.” The report details how Trump is abusing his position to direct taxpayer-funded kickbacks to his family and political allies, exacerbating the economic strain and high prices faced by working families.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/donald-trump-corruption-report

John Bolton to plead guilty to retaining classified information:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/ex-national-security-adviser-john-144633682.html

Talarico Suggests Republicans Don’t Dignify People with Chromosomal Abnormalities. When asked about his past statements regarding human biology, Talarico clarified his view by stating: “I know there are two sexes, men and women. I also know there is a very small percentage of people who have these chromosomal abnormalities, and I believe they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/02/talarico-suggests-republicans-dont-dignify-people-with-chromosomal-abnormalities/

Trump’s proposed victory arch will have an observation deck – but a big question mark hangs over how to reach it. The proposed 250-foot structure has been a source of controversy for months
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arch-observation-deck-dc-b2988978.html

Kristi Noem’s replacement leaves senators ‘freaked out’ after refusing to commit to complying with court orders: Markwayne Mullin, Kristi Noem’s replacement as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), stunned senators after repeatedly refusing to clearly commit to obeying court orders blocking the agency’s actions during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on DHS’ 2027 budget request on Tuesday, June 2.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kristi-noem-replacement-leaves-senators-023202684.html

‘It debases the democratic process.’ Sotomayor slams Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling. The fallout continues after the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that it had already ruled was created by intentionally discriminating against Black Alabamians.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/justice-sonia-sotomayor-supreme-court-alabama-ruling/

Warren Demands Answers on Trump’s Shady Stock Trades: Citing Shady Stock Trades, Warren Asks Bessent If SEC Should ‘Be Knocking on President Trump’s Door.’ “Instead of draining the swamp, what Donald Trump is doing is he is enriching himself by taking advantage of his position,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “That is not public service.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/warren-trump-stock-trades

Trump: ‘We don’t lose wars. We just stay for 15 years, bomb the hell out of everybody and nobody knows why we’re there’
https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/user-clip-trump-talking-about-pointless-war/5197814

Screen Icon Richard Gere’s Warning About ‘Maniac’ Trump Takes A Dark Historical Turn. “Whoever thought America could turn like this? Whoever thought that a maniac like this would be president of the United States?” he added.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/richard-gere-donald-trump-warning-oslo_n_6a1ff808e4b0ba31730495a1

Marco Rubio sweats when pressed on secret Trump admin memo: ‘They don’t want us to see.’
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676986234/

Supreme Court nears ‘extraordinary showdown with Trump’ as it enters ‘explosive’ term: The U.S. Supreme Court is entering its most consequential month in years with a series of significant decisions on the horizon, according to CNN’s reporting.
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-decisions-pending/

Inside the Trump money machine: How the president and his family are cashing in on his return to the White House. Trump has consistently faced scrutiny for leveraging his presidency for personal financial advantage, a pattern that has encompassed everything from merchandise deals and crypto ventures to hosting high-dollar political and official events at his properties
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-crypto-irs-doj-lawsuits-net-worth-b2987817.html

GOP lawmakers refusing to return for votes until Mike Johnson cleans up his mess
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-mess-politico-report/

Trump says he may keep UFC arena on White House lawn permanently. President likens South Lawn setup to Eiffel Tower. Area will stage Freedom 250 fight card on 14 June
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/03/donald-trump-ufc-arena-white-house-permanent

A brief history of The Marshall Project: The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom founded in 2014 by Neil Barsky and Bill Keller to create a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. Named after Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, it investigates systemic failures, police accountability, and prison conditions
https://www.themarshallproject.org/about

‘The People of Lebanon Can’t Wait,’ Says Tlaib After Dem Leaders Join With GOP to Vote Down War Powers Resolutions. “Every day that we do nothing, 11 more Lebanese children are killed or injured by the Israeli military in this US-supported invasion.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/lebanon-war-powers-punt

Over 80% of All US Voters Support Ending Dark Money’s Grip on Democracy. “The public’s conception of what has gone wrong goes far deeper than super PACs or White House ballrooms or even slush funds. To them, it is a system that is fundamentally misfiring.”
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/06/new-poll-shows-massive-cross-party-support-for-ending-dark-money

Watchdog Says Don’t Let Warner Hide Behind Pulte While Pushing Warrantless Spying Powers for Trump
Trump caught lawmakers off-guard with his appointment of Pulte to serve as “acting” national intelligence director. Now, Democrats are catching Trump off-guard with their threats to hold up a bipartisan deal on FISA.
https://www.ms.now/news/democrats-hardball-u-s-spying-authorities-bill-pulte-appointment

RFK Jr’s daughter-in-law reveals she quit Trump team over unsupervised movement of gold and cash by spies. Amaryllis Kennedy warns of unchecked spending by the CIA and denies leaving administration over Iran war
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/cia-spending-amaryllis-fox-kennedy-resignation-b2989803.html

Trump blasts Republicans who voted against him in war powers resolution: ‘Unpatriotic’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4594607/trump-blasts-four-republicans-voted-war-powers-resolution-unpatriotic/

# Politics / Global
Lebanese government never had control of the territory that Israel seized. Hezbollah terrorists had all that territory. Israel ran them out of it and occupied it so they don’t come back and shoot rockets from there
https://share.newsbreak.com/imibsxc1

Israel Adds to Its Constant Ceasefire Violations With Plans to Take More of Gaza. “Where is the ceasefire they keep talking about?” Palestinians worry Israeli expansion will further displace them.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-adds-to-its-constant-ceasefire-violations-with-plans-to-take-more-of-gaza/

‘Burning Entire Families to Death as They Slept’ in Gaza, Israel Kill Count Nears 1,000 Since Ceasefire. As Israel ratchets up its attacks and conquers more territory in Gaza despite a ceasefire, May was the deadliest month for Palestinians there in 2026.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9v9uAwrQnw

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain. A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/homicide-convictions-reversed-colorado-paramedics-injected-ketamine-elijah-133597638

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Raskin Introduces BLANCHE Act to Destroy Trump DOJ’s Plot for ‘Super Pardon’ of President and His Family. “If the administration and its allies in Congress are truly walking away from the $1.8 billion criminal enrichment fund, they should have no problem joining us in banning it outright,” the Maryland Democrat said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-super-pardon-bill

# Medical / Biologicals / FDA / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Major Review Casts Doubt on a Generation of Alzheimer’s Drugs: Alzheimer’s drugs offer little benefit, major review finds – and the reasons go deeper than the science
https://theconversation.com/alzheimers-drugs-offer-little-benefit-major-review-finds-and-the-reasons-go-deeper-than-the-science-280833

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Rand Paul Torches Pentagon Spending Surge, Says $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Is ‘Fiscally Irresponsible’— ‘Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees.’ He argued that the greatest threat to America is not an invasion from abroad, but rather its internal deterioration.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/06/52966703/rand-paul-torches-pentagon-spending-surge-says-1-5-trillion-defense-budget-is-fiscally-irresponsible-money-doesnt-grow-on-trees

Pete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion list. Defense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiralty
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/pete-hegseth-navy-promotion-list

# Military / Global
Israel Will Continue Operations in Lebanon. Israel will continue its operations on the ground in southern Lebanon despite agreeing to a ceasefire
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/04/middle-east-crisis-israel-lebanon-hezbolllah-us-ceasefire-southern-military-attacks-continue-latest-news-updates

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Google pledges to invest $10M in Texas water as backlash over AI data centers grows. This pledge comes as Google has numerous data center projects underway in the Lone Star State, including an operational sit in Ellis County.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/google-announces-10m-texas-water-110000639.html

I Asked People Living Next to AI Data Centers About Their Bills and What They Said Was Disturbing. People living near some of the country’s fastest-growing AI data centers say the boom is showing up in a painful place: their monthly bills. In interviews across major data center hubs, residents described higher electricity costs, worries about water use, and frustration that growth is moving faster than public oversight.
https://herlifeadventures.com/i-asked-people-living-next-to-ai-data-centers-about-their-bills-and-what-they-said-was-disturbing/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-06-04, AM

Voices, The Peoples News

June 4, 2026, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Legal Organizations File Lawsuit Over Immigration Detention Conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso’s Fort Bliss Military Base. People detained by ICE describe rights violations at nation’s largest immigration detention center, including severe medical neglect, violence by guards, inhumane conditions.
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/legal-organizations-file-lawsuit-over-immigration-detention-conditions-at-camp-east-montana-in-el-pasos-fort-bliss-military-base

# Children / Youth
In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations. The Old Apostolic Lutheran Church’s culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the U.S. and Canada, ensnaring parents, children and grandchildren in the same cycle of abuse.
https://www.propublica.org/article/old-apostolic-lutheran-church-generational-sexual-abuse

# Illicit Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
Four Tren de Aragua members plead guilty to 2024 double murder. The TdA Members Also Pleaded Guilty to Shooting and Injuring a Third U.S. Citizen During the May 2024 Shooting in the Bronx Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-illegal-alien-tren-de-aragua-members-plead-guilty-double-murder-2024

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
US Plans Tariffs for 60 Countries Over Forced Labor: U.S. cites 60 countries for forced labor failures, imposes new tariffs up to 12.5%. USTR report says banned imports hurt U.S. business
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/u-s-cites-60-countries-for-forced-labor-failures-imposes-new-tariffs-up-to-12-5
USTR: United States Trade Representative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Trade_Representative
USTR: https://ustr.gov/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump’s return-to-office mandate exempted feds with disabilities. Many are being ordered to work in-person anyway. Some agencies have put new conditions on granting telework as a reasonable accommodation for federal employees with disabilities.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/trumps-return-office-mandate-exempted-feds-disabilities-many-are-being-ordered-work-person-anyway/410524/

Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F. Roughly 8,000 career federal employees were stripped of their civil service protections Wednesday, making them effectively at-will employees. An executive order Wednesday formalized Schedule Policy/Career, a new employment category that will strip job protections from close to 8,000 federal employees.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/06/trump-moves-about-8000-federal-positions-to-schedule-policy-career/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Lithium batteries are a trap. We built the entire clean energy transition on a mineral that requires destructive mining, relies on fragile supply chains, and degrades after a few years of constant use.
https://www.albysinnovation.com/2025/12/Germany-salt-and-air-battery.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawSNPkRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFaUnUyQVdCVEszTWp6ejA2c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnNwRpZNYM6zITBwXCGjzbquprNVUgIgPonQem41CNow5JxfgWv2wW5r5vsL_aem_BfahVy3xGDl6rYnb6HN4FQ

Documenting “Toxic Ground” in Oklahoma. Across Oklahoma, as ProPublica has reported, the fluid is spreading uncontrollably belowground, blasting out of old, unplugged wells, polluting land and contaminating drinking water.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-regulators-fort-gibson-meredith-family

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
A judge said the Trump administration can’t dismantle a weather research center. The damage may already be done. The National Center for Atmospheric Research is the latest example of how the Trump administration’s efforts to chainsaw the federal government can happen too fast for the courts or Congress to counter. Staff are fleeing, equipment has been offered for sale and multiple critical projects are paused, possibly never to be started again.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/03/a-judge-said-the-trump-administration-cant-dismantle-a-weather-research-center-the-damage-may-already-be-done-00948795

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
USDA confirms case of New World Screwworm in South Texas. Animal Health Officials Working Quickly to Protect U.S. Livestock and Wildlife. The affected animal is a 3-week-old calf and larvae were identified in its umbilical area. To date, there have been no further detections.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states

Trump’s USDA buildings responsible for containing pests infested with bedbugs: Federal Agency Working to Stop Invasive Bugs Invaded by Bugs. Government employees are getting sick after being forced to show up to work amid a bedbug infestation.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211269/federal-agency-agriculture-invasive-bugs-bedbugs

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Bondi blames botched release of Epstein files on Trump’s former personal lawyer: ‘I delegated oversight’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NG6jtFlito

# Gov / Politics / US
A ‘Dan Sullivan’ suddenly appeared in race to unseat Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan: GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan draws an unusual opponent in Alaska’s primary — and he’s not happy about it
https://apnews.com/article/alaska-senate-dan-sullivan-name-ballot-peltola-5d807b1c828c338ac3e94b342f47c3ec

Trump acknowledges Iranian hardliners could jeopardize deal
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_cea51cd2-6a12-42fa-a751-c496b92cf0ab.html

Trump to nominate Todd Blanche to be permanent attorney general
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5909287-donald-trump-todd-blanche-permanent-ag-nomination/

Trump is hiding the enormous cost of a heinous scandal under our noses: Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman warned that President Trump is hiding the enormous cost of a secret bombing campaign in international waters. “We are already giving this tinpot dictator far more attention than he deserves, and yet not nearly enough to keep vigil over the enormous costs of his lawlessness,” Litman wrote.
https://www.mexc.com/news/1128018

New report says Trump’s no-bid $13.1 million reflecting pool contract doesn’t fix the leaky pipes
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reflecting-pool-problem-blue-color-b2987228.html

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson stepping down. Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023, Nelson served as state’s top elections official for three and a half years but gave no specific reason for her resignation
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-secretary-state-jane-nelson-resigns/

Thune hits breaking point with Trump. In a departure from the past 18 months, the Senate majority leader has publicly broken with the president on a string of recent controversies. It’s a sign that Trump’s sway with congressional Republicans is waning as he approaches the back half of his term.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/03/thune-trump-pushback-senate

“President Trump called for me to be investigated, arrested, and hanged.” Sen. Slotkin points to Epstein file release as the backdrop. “No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.”
https://share.newsbreak.com/imj3ieyp

‘You Are Lying to Congress!’ House Dem Throws Down With Marco Rubio Over Trump Sleeping in Meetings. California Rep. Ted Lieu questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio about whether President Trump has ever fallen asleep at Cabinet or classified meetings. Rubio, responds, saying, “I’ve never seen him fall asleep.
https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/rep-lieu-accuses-secy-rubio-of-lying-to-congress-over-whether-president-trump-falls-asleep-at-cabinet-meetings/5201167

Ex-Congressman George Santos Reportedly Under Federal Investigation For Insider Trading. The disgraced former Republican congressman is being investigated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
https://www.ms.now/news/federal-authorities-investigate-george-santos-for-alleged-prediction-market-insider-trading

National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list. Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/03/texas-house-national-democrats-target-list-gop-districts-2026-midterms-legislature/

‘Unlawfully withheld records’: Trump admin violating FOIA by refusing to release documents about Kash Patel’s expenses, lawsuit says. The Trump administration is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by refusing to release records about FBI Director Kash Patel’s publicly funded trip to Italy earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed by a transparency-focused watchdog group.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/unlawfully-withheld-records-trump-admin-violating-foia-by-refusing-to-release-documents-about-kash-patels-expenses-lawsuit-says/

The federal agency overseeing voting security is about to get gutted by Republicans. President Donald Trump and Republican allies demand voting restrictions including proof of citizenship requirements, citing election security concerns. However, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, or EAC— the sole federal agency dedicated to election security— faces severe budget cuts.
https://www.rawstory.com/congress-weighs-cuts-to-states-already-insufficient-election-security-dollars/

House Passes Historic War Powers Resolution Demanding Trump End the Iran War — “This Reckless and Costly War of Choice Needs to End Today.” The final vote was 215-208, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support of ending the war.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/house-approves-war-powers-resolution-seeking-end-of-us-hostilities-against-iran

Trump slams judges, artists who pulled out of “Freedom 250” events in social media posts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x1HpRNC-6Q

White House insider reveals staff to be fired over Donald Trump’s disastrous MAGA festival
https://www.aol.com/articles/white-house-insider-reveals-staff-105546000.html

New York Democrats introduce redistricting measure that could add 4 House seats in 2028. A constitutional amendment poised for first passage in the New York state Legislature this week could help Democrats gain up to four congressional seats in 2028 if ultimately approved by voters, experts say.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2026/06/03/new-york-s-proposed-redistricting-amendment–

# Politics / Global
Israel and Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire. Deal is made through US-brokered talks in Washington, DC, that did not include Hezbollah.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire

Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon. Hezbollah rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. The announcement came as Israeli strikes killed four people and a U.N. peacekeeper in the crossfire.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/international/2026/06/04/us-iran-war-israel-lebanon-strikes-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz-ceasefire-talks–

Vladimir Putin warned by his own officials that mounting cost of Ukraine war is ‘unsustainable.’ The Kremlin has warned that cutting defence spending now would hurt Russian businesses dependent on lucrative contracts
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/putin-ukraine-russia-war-cost-b2988107.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley breaks silence with bombshell claim: CBS ordered him to put lies on air. “New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story,” Pelley wrote. “I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them.”
https://www.rawstory.com/cbs-scott-pelley-new-statement/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say. https://www.axios.com/2026/06/04/new-medicaid-work-rules-states

Report: More young children losing health insurance. A new report shows Texas leading the country in its rate of uninsured children under 6. Researchers found that 10.8% of Texas children under 6 were uninsured in 2024, up from 7.9% in 2022. That comes out to more than 73,000 additional uninsured kids. Texas has the highest uninsured rate of any U.S. state for that age bracket, far exceeding the national rate of 5.3%.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2026/06/02/553416/texas-kids-uninsured-research-health-insurance-children/

Medicare Advantage Is Quietly Cutting One of Its Most Popular Perks for Seniors. Medicare Advantage plans are highly popular in part because of their supplemental perks, but many of those perks that help you save money in retirement may be going away. Perks like over-the-counter (OTC) allowances, grocery cards, transportation, and meal delivery are quietly being scaled back, and you might find that your plan lacks some of the extras that gave it its value.
https://financebuzz.com/news/medicare-advantage-plan-perks-changing

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
“13 Americans Dead, Billions Wasted” — Sen. Chris Murphy Blasts Hegseth’s Claims of a Destroyed Iranian Military as Iran Kills 13 Americans and Strikes Kuwait Airport Leaving Civilians Dead And 63 Injured
https://www.newsbreak.com/combat-rated-361333999/4690029885633-13-americans-dead-billions-wasted-sen-chris-murphy-blasts-hegseth-s-claims-of-a-destroyed-iranian-military-as-iran-kills-13-americans-and-strikes-kuwait-airport-leaving-civilians-dead-and-63-injured

# Science / Research
Melissa Casias Found Dead: Scientist’s Body Discovered Alongside Handgun in New Mexico — As More in Her Field Remain Missing. Melissa Casias’ body was found by a hiker in New Mexico, but more scientists still remain missing at this time
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/missing-woman-hiker-new-mexico-body-melissa-casias-b2987185.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
A $500 monthly cut? Social Security’s clock is ticking: Social Security is running out of money. Unless Congress acts, millions of Americans could soon lose $500 or more a month. The “Go-Broke” Date: The retirement trust fund is on pace to run dry in 2032.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5908336-why-social-security-checks-could-be-500-less-each-month-by-2032/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Texas AI data center growth rises as other states consider bans. There are now more than 4,300 data centers—built to train, deploy and deliver AI—across the U.S., according to Data Center Map. This includes over 600 in Virginia, more than 460 in Texas, and over 130 in New York.
https://www.newsweek.com/resistance-data-centers-growing-12002472

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-06-03

Voices, The Peoples News

June 3, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“The Future Is Somewhere In The Fog, Waiting For Us To Find It.”
Author Unknown
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Clashes continue as Newark seeks to inspect ICE detention center. Newark says it may expand its lawsuit against Delaney Hall’s operators if city officials are denied access to inspect an immigration detention center. Street clashes, a newly enacted nightly curfew, and conflicting federal and local claims over an alleged detainee hunger strike have placed a privately run immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, at the center of a widening legal and public safety crisis.
https://san.com/cc/clashes-continue-as-newark-seeks-to-inspect-ice-detention-center/

New Jersey is officially taking aim at Delaney Hall. Yesterday, the state sued Geo Group, the immigration detention center’s operator and the largest private prison contractor in the United States, as the company continues to deny health inspectors full access to the facility. Meanwhile, Newark announced yesterday it will try to shut the facility down altogether.
https://www.courthousenews.com/newark-mayor-calls-for-judge-to-shutter-delaney-hall-ice-facility/

Brooklyn man ICE arrested at hospital accuses agents of violating constitutional rights: Chidozie Okeke, a Nigerian national whose arrest in May sparked protests, is fighting to have his removal proceedings terminated.
https://documentedny.com/2026/06/02/chidozie-okeke-immigration-court/

Trump’s Plan to Strip Citizenship From Naturalized Americans Hits Legal and Logistical Barriers
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/weakening-career-staff-while-boosting-political-appointees-science-agencies-causing-generational-damage-nonprofit-warns/413923/?oref=ge-featured-river-top

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Google seeks to release 32 million infected mosquitoes in 2 states under little-known ‘Debug’ program. Company asks US government to release army of sterile male mosquitoes to lower number of illness-spreading bugs
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/01/google-permission-release-mosquitoes-california-florida

Inspection Of Texas Drainage Ditch Reveals Pipe Discharging Black Liquid From Tesla’s $1 Billion Lithium Refinery. Tesla holds a valid Texas wastewater permit allowing them to discharge up to 231,000 gallons daily of treated wastewater. When state regulators investigated in February, they found Tesla in full compliance—but only tested for conventional pollutants like dissolved solids and chlorides. Nobody checked for heavy metals or lithium itself.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inspection-texas-drainage-ditch-reveals-170629588.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Texas State Takeover of Local School Districts Expands, Raising Concerns.
Since 2020, the state education agency has taken over eight school districts — four in just the past few months — and installed leaders linked to Houston’s controversial superintendent, Mike Miles. At least another 10 are at risk of takeover.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-school-takeover-mike-miles-morath-beaumont-lake-worth-austin#:~:text=Since%202020%2C%20the%20state%20education,are%20at%20risk%20of%20takeover.&text=ProPublica%20is%20a%20nonprofit%20newsroom%20that%20investigates%20abuses%20of%20power.

Answer Sheet: The Real Story Behind the State Takeover of Houston Public Schools
https://nepc.colorado.edu/blog/state-takeover

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Toxic Ground: Inside Oklahoma’s Massive Oil Field Wastewater Crisis. About half of all Oklahomans live within a mile of an oil and gas site. A new documentary from The Frontier and ProPublica exposes the failure of state regulators to protect residents from a massive underground pollution crisis.
https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/toxic-ground-how-oil-field-pollution-is-threatening-oklahoma/

America’s clean energy manufacturing boom is quietly gaining speed. Despite recent policy roadblocks, the U.S. has added more than 235 clean energy factories within the last five years.
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/235-clean-energy-factories-opened-034000194.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump is literally ripping climate science out of the ocean — dismantling a $368 million monitoring system that took a decade to build, just as scientists warn the Atlantic current may be tipping toward collapse. The network is called the Ocean Observatories Initiative.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-admin-is-terminating-a-vast-network-of-ocean-monitors/
Ocean Observatories Initiative: https://oceanobservatories.org/

Researchers have developed a concrete-like material with incredible capabilities. Unlike traditional concrete, the production of which creates carbon pollution, this material absorbs carbon dioxide while hardening.
https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/engineers-create-concrete-material-locks-200000861.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use House map eliminating a majority-Black district. A federal court had repeatedly blocked the map as an illegal racial gerrymander.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/02/supreme-court-alabama-map-redistricting-00947768

Weakening career staff while boosting political appointees at science agencies is causing ‘generational damage,’ nonprofit warns. The Partnership for Public Service reported that the federal government is spending less on scientific research in a majority of states and congressional districts.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/weakening-career-staff-while-boosting-political-appointees-science-agencies-causing-generational-damage-nonprofit-warns/413923/?oref=ge-featured-river-top

MAGA world revolts as Trump’s ex-national security adviser exposed as agent for Putin ally. Trump’s first national security adviser, after a report revealed he has registered as a foreign agent for a Bosnian Serb entity led by one of Vladimir Putin’s closest European allies.
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-flynn-2676984397/

House Democrat Confronts AG Blanche on Epstein — Claims There’s Proof in the Files That Trump ‘Has Lied About Being on Epstein’s Plane’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/house-democrat-confronts-ag-blanche-on-epstein-claims-theres-proof-in-the-files-that-trump-has-lied-about-being-on-epsteins-plane/

Congress Needs to End These Tragic, Stupid, Illegal Wars of Aggression, and Prevent New Ones. This should be easy, but it never is. Without pressure from voters, the war machine runs more or less on auto-pilot in Washington, DC.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/congress-needs-to-end-these-tragic-stupid-illegal-wars-of-aggression-and-prevent-new-ones

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
After the Trump DOJ Halted Police Reform, This City Stepped In. Then Officers Shot and Killed Katelyn Hall.
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisville-trump-doj-police-reform-consent-decrees

Trump appoints housing regulator as acting spy chief
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-appoints-housing-regulator-acting-151100477.html

A Movement Is Growing to Close the Largest ICE Jail on the East Coast. An ICE jail in rural Pennsylvania has been accused of medical neglect, providing unsafe water, and serving spoiled food.
An ICE jail in rural Pennsylvania has been accused of medical neglect, providing unsafe water, and serving spoiled food.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-movement-is-growing-to-close-the-largest-ice-jail-on-the-east-coast/

# Legal / DO.J / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr. In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-lawmakers-letter

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Newspaper chain’s executives tell journalists to accept AI or face ruin. McClatchy Media is going all in on AI-generated articles, and demands its reporters get on board.
https://san.com/cc/a-major-newspaper-chain-is-pivoting-to-ai-created-articles-how-this-small-newspapers-staff-is-fighting-back/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Trump Administration Hires Convicted Jan. 6 Rioter for Key Pentagon Job Involving ‘Highly Classified’ Military Ops. The Trump administration previously hired an accused January 6 rioter to the Justice Department
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-elias-irizarry-january-6-pentagon-b2988374.html

CENTCOM says US forces have defended against new, aggressive Iranian behavior
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4507109/us-partner-forces-defend-against-aggressive-iranian-behavior/#:~:text=TAMPA%2C%20Fla.,the%20Middle%20East%2C%20June%202.

# Space / Global
China launched a groundbreaking experiment sending synthetic human embryos to space. China sent the embryos to its Tiangong space station, hoping to learn if human life could begin in space. Yes, that is correct.
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/china-launches-human-artificial-embryos-to-space-in-bid-to-see-whether-reproduction-is-possible-off-world

# Nuclear
Markey Demands Trump Cancel Plan to Give Private Companies Enough Plutonium to Build 2,000 Nuclear Bombs. “Only Trump’s get-rich-quick bros would come up with this corrupt and moronic scheme,” wrote Democratic Sen. Ed Markey.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-plutonium-private-companies

# Science / Research
There’s something living in the fog. Repeat: there’s something living in the fog. The findings, published in a study in the journal Environmental Microbiology, showed that fog is teeming with so much life that the researchers liken it to a vast aquatic ecosystem unto itself.
https://futurism.com/science-energy/something-living-inside-fog

# Social / Communities / Housing
A Low-Income Housing Program Is Pouring Billions Into Housing Many People Can’t Afford
https://www.propublica.org/article/low-income-housing-tax-credit-portland

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Outrageous footage shows AI-powered robot hilariously fail at common human skill
https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsethscarpino/video/7618788509280701726

Scientists uncover hidden fly vision shortcut that could slash AI energy use. The finding matters because it challenges a long-standing assumption.
https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/scientists-uncover-hidden-fly-vision-213500001.html

Bernie Sanders announced a plan to seize half of AI industry for the public good. “Who will own and control that future? Who will benefit from it, and who will be hurt by it?”
https://futurism.com/future-society/bernie-sanders-plan-seize-ai-industry

AI Billionaires Are Starting to Get Scared: As data centers are shut down by angry mobs and AI surveillance cameras are ripped from their poles, the world’s tech billionaires and CEOs are waking up to the reality that the masses are, broadly speaking, not on board with their plan to automate the world with AI.
https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-billionaires-scared-labor-automation

Meta’s AI Support Bot Is Giving Hackers Access to Other People’s Instagram Accounts Just by Asking
https://www.businessinsider.com/hackers-tricked-meta-chatbot-access-instagram-accounts-2026-6

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-06-02

Voices, The Peoples News

June 2, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump administration names Rosario ‘Pete’ Vasquez to serve as next US Border Patrol chief
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5904438-vasquez-appointed-border-patrol/

Trump Administration’s Expansion of Fast-Track Deportation Powers Is Transforming Immigration Enforcement. The Trump administration has expanded the use of fast-track deportation powers in unprecedented ways to remove unauthorized immigrants in as little as a few hours, on the decision of individual Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel, and without judicial review.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trump-expedited-removal

They Were Detained by ICE. Then They Vanished. Immigrants are frequently being sent all over the country, and often families and attorneys don’t know where they are.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/01/ice-transparency-immigrants-disappear-transfers

Bad Food. Poor Care. No Toilets. ICE Detention Misery Pushes Immigrants to ‘Voluntarily’ Depart. As evidence of poor detention conditions grows, voluntary departures have skyrocketed since President Donald Trump returned to office.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/05/30/ice-trump-new-jersey-detention

The U.S. Deported Them to Iran Just Before American Bombs Started Falling. As US Bombs Iran, ICE Is Deporting Iranian Americans Into Danger. Trump isn’t “freeing” Iranians — he’s deporting and bombing them
https://truthout.org/articles/as-us-bombs-iran-ice-is-deporting-iranian-americans-into-danger/

Washington protesters convicted of “conspiracy to impede” ICE agents. The Trump administration has notched a rare win in its war on protest.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/spokane-3-washington-ice-conspiracy-conviction-court-rally-dhs-protest/

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
‘Profits Over Safety’: Chemical Disasters Under Trump Pile Up as More Safety Cuts Loom. “Instead of protecting workers and families from death, injury, and illness, Trump’s EPA is putting communities at greater risk of harm,” said the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters.
https://time.com/article/2026/05/31/garden-grove-washington-chemical-accident-EPA-regulations-/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Rep. Mike Levin Says Pentagon Routed $620 Million in Public Money to Enrich Trump’s Family and Friends. “The President’s Family Is Treating the Federal Treasury Like a Private Bank”
https://share.newsbreak.com/ilw0svet

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
The Fall of Recess and the Rise of Childhood Obesity
https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/gfnd/gfhnrc/docs/news-articles/2013/the-crucial-role-of-recess/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
The Iran conflict has disrupted oil supply. Gulf states are now looking to multi-billion-dollar investments in renewables
https://fortune.com/2026/06/01/iran-conflict-disrupted-oil-supply-gulf-states-multi-billion-dollar-investments-renewables/

Trump Administration Uses Iran War Oil Shock to Push Drilling in Alaskan Wilderness.
https://popularresistance.org/iran-war-oil-shock-being-used-to-push-drilling-in-alaskan-wilderness/

Trump Administration Auctions Contested Arctic Lands for Oil Drilling. Oil companies bid on more than 1 million acres in the first lease sale in the Western Arctic since 2019. The tracts included areas where leasing appears to be prohibited.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19032026/trump-administration-arctic-oil-drilling-auction/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Transcript: Trump Epstein Scandal Takes Damning Turn as MAGA Cracks Up. As Trump’s travails cause MAGA to fracture and GOP defenses to crumble, a historian of the right explains how all the turmoil reflects growing awareness that Trump is passing from the scene.
https://newrepublic.com/article/211162/transcript-trump-epstein-scandal-takes-damning-turn-maga-cracks

Melania Named in Bombshell New Epstein Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvsuQcQseyY

UK dumps new tranche of damaging Epstein documents tied to ex-US ambassador. Mandelson was sacked as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. in September last year following revelations about his association with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-releases-fresh-mandelson-files-wake-jeffrey-epstein-scandal/

New Mexico ‘Truth Commission’ begins investigation into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, will issue subpoenas. The commission is working to gather the stories of Epstein’s survivors and is vetting information, gathered by solicited tips and through subpoenas, to potentially refer to the New Mexico Department of Justice for prosecution. The commission plans to release an initial report on its findings in July and a full investigative report around the end of the year.
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/06/01/new-mexicos-epstein-truth-commission-to-issue-14-subpoenas/

Survivors of Epstein’s abuse demand accountability as Bondi testifies before lawmakers. Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before House lawmakers as they investigate how the government has handled the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Several survivors of Epstein’s abuse gathered outside the Capitol office where the interview was taking place, demanding accountability.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WwGEufnAJg

# Gov / Politics / US
EPA boss made criminal referrals alleging Democrats ‘self-dealing’ in lucrative green energy grants. Lee Zeldin alleges that eight nonprofit “cutouts” were used to route billions to former Obama-Biden cronies.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/waste-fraud-and-abuse/epa-boss-made-criminal-referrals-alleging-democrat-self

Federal oversight faces ‘structural conflict’ as political appointees enter IG offices. The 16 agencies that now have non-Senate-confirmed political staffers for the first time in 15 years include the IRS and Forest Service, according to a new report.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/06/federal-oversight-conflict-political-appointees-ig/413888/
IG offices: Offices of the Inspector General (IG) are independent federal, state, or military agencies designed to detect and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_inspector_general_(United_States)

Trump Renews Attacks on ‘51st State’ Canada: “Canada is not for sale and will never be the 51st state. Our supply sector is so intertwined, you can’t unscramble an egg,” he said an interview with CNBC Tuesday.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-talking-making-canada-51st-state/story?id=119767909

Trump on the hook for 205 ‘murders’ – and will face ‘historic consequences’: ex-official
https://www.rawstory.com/boat-strikes-2676980582/

Trump names federal housing official Pulte as acting director of National Intelligence
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/02/bill-pulte-director-of-national-intelligence-00946319

Trump’s ceasefire collapses as Iran ENDS peace talks over Netanyahu’s fresh bombing campaign. Trump later posted that after discussions with Israel and representatives from Hezbollah about easing tensions, talks between the U.S. and Iran were back on “at a rapid pace.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-suspends-talks-us-israel-attacks-lebanon-rcna347865

Black voters urge Supreme Court to reject Alabama’s last-minute bid to revive intentionally racist map. The map was previously found to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters, which remains unconstitutional even after the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/black-voters-urge-supreme-court-to-reject-alabamas-last-minute-bid-to-revive-racist-map/

Trump to Make Nation’s 250th Birthday About One Thing: Himself. The Founders fought a war to be done with this sort of obscenity. A celebration intended to honor the founding of the United States is rapidly being repackaged as a celebration of Trump himself: his movement, his grievances, his white supremacy, his misogyny, and his power.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-250th-anniversary-celebration

Trump says ‘I don’t care’ if peace negotiations with Iran are over
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5904707-trump-iran-peace-talks-israel-hezbollah/

Trump’s Presidency Is Falling Apart. So Is He: You Can Smell It Now: The Trump Presidency Is in Total Free Fall. A loyal army of followers, a huge disinformation network, and a party of soul-selling cowards can crowd out facts for a long time. But eventually, reality catches up.
https://newrepublic.com/article/208633/trump-presidency-collapse-truth-social-iran

With the Voting Rights Act gone, what happens to the midterms?
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-voting-rights-act-is-gone-our

The Roberts-Trump feud is a distraction, Supreme Court already handed him the keys: While the public has been focused on the occasional high-profile clash between President Trump and the Supreme Court, the court’s conservative supermajority has been using the shadow docket to hand Trump something far more consequential, effective control of the federal government, and legal analysts say that work is now largely complete.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-roberts-supreme-court-clash/

# Politics / Global
Will Colombia Be the Next Country to Embrace Right-Wing Authoritarianism? The pattern set by Trump in the US, Milei in Argentina, Bukele in El Salvador, Noboa in Ecuador, and now Asfura in Honduras, seeks to replicate itself with Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/colombia-right-wing

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Are Firing Squads the Future of Executions? The DOJ moves to bring back firing squads. Are they a more humane form of execution? Complications with lethal injections in recent years have led to the revival of methods that had been abandoned.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/the-doj-moves-to-bring-back-firing-squads-are-they-a-more-humane-form-of-execution-110021813.html

Rats, Insects and Mold: How Bad Food Leaves Prisoners Hungry and Sick. Georgia spends about 60 cents per meal for prisoners. One man described it as ‘Being hungry all the time, and being fed slop.’
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/05/16/georgia-prison-food-poor-health

DHS Paying Local Police Millions in Quieter Approach to Immigration Enforcement. Facing public backlash, the Trump administration is outsourcing more immigration enforcement to local agencies and politically connected contractors.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/04/11/trump-money-ice-police

# Legal / DO.J / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
DOJ scraps $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5904594-trump-administration-scraps-anti-weaponization-fund/

Trump suffers two huge court losses in one day as his legal nemesis hails ‘landmark day’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676977133/

James Comey ’86 47′ seashell case prosecutor suddenly steps down, assistant US attorney steps in
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5902719-prosecutor-steps-down-comey-case/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump Medicaid Rule ‘Designed to Ensure People Lose Healthcare. A new final rule from the Trump administration will require most Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages of 19 and 64 to prove they work, complete community service, or participate in a work program to win benefits.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5904780-medicaid-beneficiaries-work-requirements/

# Medical / Biologicals / FDA / CDC / Recalls / Nursing
OTC Drug Recalled Nationwide, Announcements by Company
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/drug-recalls

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
President Donald Trump and federal officials are facing another lawsuit seeking to stop marijuana rescheduling—this one from a coalition of prohibitionist activists, substance misuse professionals, doctors and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-is-being-sued-for-rescheduling-marijuana-by-doctors-and-a-pharmaceutical-company-who-are-aggrieved-by-the-move/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Pentagon defends banning reporters from press office by turning it into a classified room: ‘Journalists no longer permitted.’ The Trump administration said the switch-up was due to Pentagon speechwriters needing to ‘routinely handle classified material’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/pentagon-bans-reporters-press-office-b2987592.html

Canadians, Brits stress U.S., Texas are key to shipbuilding. Canadian and British shipbuilding entrepreneurs on Monday explained why the U.S. and Texas are critical to national defense.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_f9173a0e-5225-4047-9ca2-c3f49291336b.html

Hegseth calls allied defense ‘bad deal for taxpayers’ in budget push. The Pentagon wants the largest nominal military budget in American history despite failing eight consecutive financial audits and continuing to face longstanding financial management challenges
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_55b32d8c-72d5-400c-8933-3e87b11ca796.html

US Navy selects seven companies to test medium sized unmanned surface vessels
https://insidedefense.com/insider/navy-selects-first-seven-companies-musv-sea-testing

# Military / Global
U.S. bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-irael-war-kuwait-strikes-88daa9f90b48baaa7beb18e35515c59d

French Navy Seizes Oil Tanker. The French navy has released video of its forces seizing a sanctioned Russian-linked oil tanker called the Tagor, in the Atlantic Ocean, 700km west of France. The Kremlin says the ‘illegal’ act borders on ‘international piracy’, while Russia’s embassy in Paris has demanded information about its citizens on board.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/1/french-navy-seizes-russian-oil-tanker

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA’s X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier. “We are starting toward the mission conditions test point that X-59 was designed for.”
https://www.space.com/technology/aerospace/nasas-x-59-jet-is-ready-to-break-the-sound-barrier-for-the-1st-time-this-month

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Sanders Sovereign Wealth Fund Plan Would Give US Public ‘Direct Ownership Stake’ in AI Giants. The federal government would acquire a 50% stake in top AI companies’ equity. This stock would be deposited into a newly created, federally managed sovereign wealth fund
https://mashable.com/tech/bernie-sanders-nyt-op-ed-pubic-ai-ownership-argument

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-06-01

Voices, The Peoples News

June 1, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants WOW! Marco Rubio reveals the US has now secured deportation agreements with 20 third-party countries to deport our illegals. These deals grant the U.S. leverage by enabling the government to send migrants to foreign countries if they refuse to return to their nations of origin https://gatewayhispanic.com/2026/05/secretary-state-marco-rubio-announces-deportation-third-country/

Immigration Expert Slams Marco Rubio Over ‘Nonsense’ ‘Safe Country’
Deportation Claims: ‘It’s Legalized People Trafficking.’ It did not take long for social media users to scrutinize Rubio, who criticized him for sharing what they viewed as misleading information.
https://www.aol.com/articles/immigration-expert-slams-marco-rubio-230925860.html

ICE Sued Over ‘Civil Rights Catastrophe’ at West Texas Concentration Camp. “The conditions here in this ICE tent camp in a desert are inhumane and cruel,” said one Cameroonian plaintiff in the suit. “No human being should ever have to go through this.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/lawsuit-camp-east-montana-texas-us-immigration-ice

Pro- and anti-ICE protesters face off at Delany Hall over weekend as hunger strike continues. A Newark detention center has been at the forefront of anti-ICE protests – and now counterprotests https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/protests-ice-immigration-detention-center-new-jersey

Second ICE agent to be criminally charged following Operation Metro Surge arrested in Texas: Christian Castro, ICE agent charged in Metro Surge shooting, arrested in Texas. Castro is the second federal agent to be criminally charged for conduct during Operation Metro Surge.
Christian Castro is one of the two agents ICE Director Todd Lyons acknowledged lied about the circumstances of this incident.
https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2026/May/castro-arrested

ICE looks into buying advertising data, raising ethical debate in
industry: Leading trade groups in the adtech industry, concerned that it may be bad for business, are proposing rules that would limit selling information to law enforcement
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/30/ice-immigration-privacy-data-advertising-00939078

Texans rally against Gov. Greg Abbott over federal immigration enforcement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAEeJuW6Evk

Thousands of children are losing parents to ICE detention, report say: A yearlong investigation, found more than 5,000 children stuck in foster care because their parents were detained by ICE. One in four deportees have U.S.-born kids and face total loss of parental rights.
https://colorlines.com/articles/thousands-kids-lost-parents-us-deportation-system

ICE has abruptly deported thousands of kids. Their families say it traumatized them. Families left behind keepsakes, medicine, pets, cars and homes, sometimes leaving the U.S. with little more than their clothes https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/18/ice-children-deportation-detention-trump

# Illicit Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs Fentanyl threat grows as DEA detects new synthetic ‘orphine’ compound.
Officials are warning that the nation’s drug crisis is entering a more dangerous phase due to illicit fentanyl mixed with synthetic drugs.
Federal officials issued urgent warnings about the escalating threat of new, ultra-potent synthetic opioids infiltrating the illegal drug supply. These emerging compounds—such as cychlorphine, nitazenes, and carfentanil—are often mixed into counterfeit pills or street drugs without the user’s knowledge.
https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/east-coast-symposium/news-insights/dea-issues-public-safety-warning-fentanyl-and-emerging-synthetic

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies Proposed $250 bill could be a boon for drug cartels, experts warn. A proposal to create the largest U.S. currency denomination in more than
50 years could unintentionally benefit drug cartels, money launderers and tax cheats, according to experts and Treasury Department records.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_88e53b6c-c6d6-4e5a-be45-f11186716d3c.html

Bipartisan IRS whistleblower reform bill gains momentum in Senate after House approval. The IRS said that it has collected around $7.5 billion due to whistleblowers since 2007.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/bipartisan-irs-whistleblower-reform-bill-gains-momentum-senate-after-house-approval/413856/?oref=ge-home-top-story

The Massive Scale of Financial Loss: The financial damage caused by fraud reaches staggeringly high numbers across both public and private sectors. The amount of fraud being found in the United States is staggering. And this isn’t just a problem of crime. It’s a problem so severe that it may eventually, whether intentionally or not, achieve a strategy to destabilize the country, drain its resources, and then force changes that Americans would otherwise never accept.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/why-americas-fraud-problem-is-bigger-than-you-think_1148576.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants Japan is preparing to attempt something that sounds straight out of a sci-fi movie… A satellite called OHISAMA, Japanese for ‘Sun,’ is expected to beam solar energy from space directly back to Earth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk5s132z-Ms

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
24 groups, including Native nonprofits, join lawsuit over $127M of canceled USDA grants. A coalition of land trusts, local governments and Native organizations joined a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $127 million in USDA grants for farmland access, agricultural lending and farmer training projects.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/food-agriculture/15629-24-groups-including-native-nonprofits-join-lawsuit-over-canceled-usda-grants

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jail transfer of Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell questioned in Congress. A Congressman investigating the scandal said moving the convicted British socialite to a less restrictive facility “seemed too coincidental” shortly after she was interviewed by then deputy attorney general Todd Blanche.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/pam-bondi-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-todd-blanche-b2986283.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Congress makes a move nobody expected! One historic vote just reignited America’s biggest constitutional debate and left Washington stunned today. He’s now doing it again amid the war with Iran.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/28/politics/trump-claims-nobody-knows-quotes

Trump Admits ‘We Shouldn’t Have Been in Iran https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-iran-war-fox-news

“No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden’s Crackdown on Gun Trafficking. After Biden clamped down on the flow of illegal guns, Trump has referred fewer ATF trafficking charges for prosecution, eased up on irresponsible gun shops and shifted hundreds of ATF agents to immigration work.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-trump-reversed-biden-gun-crackdown-atf

The redistricting war isn’t only about voting rights. It’s about affordability, too. Discriminatory redistricting directly harms housing and financial affordability by diluting the political power of communities that rely on state and local governments for essential economic investments https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/25/redistricting-war-is-transforming-us-politics-with-no-end-sight/

Explainer: What’s happening with gerrymandering in the United States—and who will “win” the redistricting battle? HKS Professor Ben Schneer discusses recent redistricting in Texas, California, Virginia, and Florida, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on Louisiana v. Callais.
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/democracy-governance/explainer-whats-happening-gerrymandering-united

‘They may have really overshot this’: How redistricting could backfire on GOP. The GOP are ahead in the redistricting war, but it may backfire nationally. MS NOW Elections Director Kabir Khanna says Republicans drawing out Democratic districts will, “add fuel to the fire in terms of engaging people and driving turnout,” when midterms usually have lower turnout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvhpp9B3e7M

Trump’s new push for his ballroom at White House – ‘DronePort’ to safeguard Washington from ‘death, destruction.’ After the court injunction, Donald Trump has now pitched the construction of a ‘DronePort’ above the White House ballroom which, he says, will safeguard the capital city for the years to come.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/trumps-new-push-for-his-ballroom-at-white-house-droneport-to-safeguard-washington-from-death-destruction-11780276410713.html

Former California Mayor Pleads Guilty to Acting as Agent for China.
Eileen Wang announced her resignation on May 11, the same day the U.S.
Attorney’s Office Central District of California announced the charge
https://people.com/former-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-an-illegal-agent-for-china-11987270

Trump rewrites Iran deal while strikes continue. President Trump has sent a revised, tougher framework for a peace agreement back to Iran, demanding stricter commitments regarding their nuclear program and the reopening of the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, both nations continue to trade military strikes https://san.com/cc/trump-rewrites-iran-deal-while-strikes-continue-platner-challenges-new-reports/

Trump is trying to make sure investigators can never subpoena his White House records. If Trump prevails, Baron said, he could try to block any future investigation involving subpoenas of his records by asserting personal property rights. “There is no guarantee that those records will ever be made accessible to the public,” Baron warned.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-documents-2676977970/

MS NOW Anchor Feels ‘Deep Unease’ About Celebrating America’s 250th
Birthday: US Has Never ‘Fully Reckoned With Its Racist Past https://www.mediaite.com/media/ms-now-anchor-feels-deep-unease-about-celebrating-americas-250th-birthday-us-has-never-fully-reckoned-with-its-racist-past/

GOP strategist: ‘There are 8 senators in the Republican conference, who are put out with the White House https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/18/ice-children-deportation-detention-trump

McConnell lets loose on Trump on his way to Senate retirement. “So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong — take your pick,” he said in a statement. At other times, McConnell has critiqued the administration’s “illegal” tariffs and Trump’s perceived coziness with Russia. He’s also one of the few Republican wild cards on the Senate floor.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-lets-loose-on-trump-on-his-way-to-senate-retirement/ar-AA24u7TI?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?loadi

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp GOP lawmakers push to save hemp from impending federal ban. To prevent this recriminalization, GOP members of the U.S. House and Senate have introduced a series of legislative fixes, amendments, and alternative regulatory frameworks https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15826349/3-us-house-republicans-attempt-to-thwart-intoxicating-hemp-product-ban

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes ‘Now More Than 200 Trump Summary Executions’ as US Bombs Another Boat.
One legal expert said the grim milestone raises the question of whether the US is committing a “crime against humanity.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/death-toll-us-strikes-alleged-drug-boats-climbs-above-200-eastern-pacific-caribbean/

Midnight Hammer F-16 pilots flew their non-stealth jets deep into Iran protecting bombers. Then they flew out critically low on fuel
https://www.businessinsider.com/pilots-protected-bombers-over-iran-flew-home-on-fumes-2026-5

# Military / Global
‘Ceasefire Is a Joke’: Israeli Soldiers Recount Ongoing Indiscriminate Killings in Gaza. “It was a jungle,” one soldier said. The soldiers said they were speaking out because they were angered and saddened by what they saw in the Israeli-controlled part of Gaza since the deal went into effect seven months ago. “After the ceasefire, the order was: If someone crosses the line, you shoot them.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/30/to-call-it-a-ceasefire-is-a-joke-israeli-soldiers-share-rare-accounts-from-gaza-with-ap-00943657

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-05-31, PM

Voices, The Peoples News

May 31, 2026, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘The Illegal Memo Is Now History’: Immigration Attorney Says Green Card Applicants Don’t Have to Leave the U.S. After Policy Reversal. Details remained scant after officials said last week that, with “extraordinary” exceptions, people seeking permanent residency must first leave the country.
https://share.newsbreak.com/ileoxlwh

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Delaware Judge Upholds Town Charter That Allows Corporations to Vote. Roughly one in eight “voters” in the town of Fenwick Island are “nonliving” entities.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/delaware-court-upholds-voting-by-companies-small-towns-election-2026-05-26/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
Despite killing 200 people in attacks on suspected drug boats, US has done little to slow drug trade, experts say. Dozens of attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats do not appear to have made a dent in cocaine availability in the US, researchers say
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/drug-boat-strikes-cocaine-trafficking-b2986243.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Lets Big Corporations Dodge $40 Billion in Taxes as He Jacks Up Costs for Working Class. “While working Americans struggle to put food on the table, Trump has found another way to cut costs for the ultra-wealthy,” said one House Democrat. “Same story, different day.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-corporate-tax-dodging

Trump Bought Lots Of Dell Stock — Then The Pentagon Gave Dell A $9.7 Billion Contract. It’s no secret that President Donald Trump’s time in the White House has been great for the Trump family fortune. Every month seems to bring a fresh exhibit of self-dealing
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-bought-lots-dell-stock-212102280.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Admin Uses Iran War Oil Shock to Push Drilling in Alaskan Wilderness. The five-year plan is expected to cause 4,000 additional oil spills and the destruction of fragile ecosystems.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-uses-iran-war-oil-shock-to-push-drilling-in-alaskan-wilderness/

3 Months of Trump’s Disastrous Iran War Has Cost US Consumers $60 Billion in Extra Energy Costs. The average US household, according to Moody’s, has shouldered nearly $450 in extra fuel costs due to the Republican president’s unprovoked Middle East war.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-and-economy

Energy giant switches on first phase of $1.1 billion Texas solar farm set to power AT&T and Toyota. The project’s launch also reflects a broader shift across the energy sector.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/texas-solar-farm-nearly-gigawatt-green-power/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
As Federal Wetlands’ Protections Falter, Washington State Scientists Turn to AI as a Conservation Tool. The new Wetland Intrinsic Potential tool provides both agricultural and conservation interests a more accurate way to find wetlands that might need preserving.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052026/washington-wetland-intrinsic-potential-tool/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Trump Official Tells Millions Kicked Off Food Aid That They’re ‘Moving Into the American Dream’: “Unless the Trump administration has redefined ‘the American dream’ to mean ‘losing the help your family needs to afford groceries because of federal cuts,’ I have some bad news for Secretary Rollins,” said one expert.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/brooke-rollins-snap-changes

# General News
Interior Secretary Burgum on artists bailing on 250th concerts: “Some musicians seem to have segmented their audiences.” Dana Bash presses Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on artists bailing on the 250th performances, President Trump’s plan to replace concerts with a MAGA rally, donor transparency for Freedom 250, and whether the President will remove his name from the Kennedy Center.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/politics/video/america-freedom-250-rally

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump Voters Tell CNN the President Should Testify About Epstein Files: ‘He Betrayed the Promise’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-voters-tell-cnn-the-president-should-testify-about-epstein-files-he-betrayed-the-promise/

# Gov / Politics / US
Billionaire supporter of E Jean Carroll says inquiry meant to ‘silence’ Trump critics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/reid-hoffman-e-jean-carroll-justice-department-investigation

Is Canada Becoming the CCP’s Backdoor into America? Could communist Chinese infiltration of Canada become an existential threat to American security—or is it already one? | Former Canadian Intel Analyst Scott McGregor
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-american-thought-leaders-109345822/episode/is-canada-becoming-the-ccps-backdoor-into-america-former-canadian-intel-analyst-scott-mcgregor-335166629

Louisiana governor signs new congressional map erasing majority-Black district. The Louisiana Senate voted to eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional seats today. The remapping bill was sent to Gov. Jeff Landry (R), who signed it this afternoon.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/louisiana-lawmakers-send-new-congressional-map-erasing-majority-black-district-to-governor-to-sign/

Washington Protesters Convicted of “Conspiracy to Impede” ICE Agents. ‘By This Logic, Any Protest Could Be a Conspiracy’: Conviction of Spokane ICE Protesters Raises Free Speech Concerns. “We were guinea pigs,” said the father of one of the convicted protesters. “They brought the swamp of Washington, DC, into our area to stop American citizens from exercising our rights that are guaranteed.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/spokane-3-washington-ice-conspiracy-conviction-court-rally-dhs-protest/

Trump rescinds 50 year old rules: Removing Unncessary and Counterproductive Restrictions On Access To Federal Lands
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/removing-unnecessary-and-counterproductive-restrictions-on-access-to-federal-lands/

After weeks of boasting that he’s destroyed Iran’s armed forces, Trump now says ‘we actually left their military alone’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/weeks-boasting-destroyed-iran-armed-151601591.html

Trump’s Violent Memes Expose Long-Simmering Truths About US Imperialism. Trump’s white nationalist revanchism is on display as he turns state violence into entertainment.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-violent-memes-expose-long-simmering-truths-about-us-imperialism/

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘It’s painful:’ Local families scramble as graves dug up for Trump golf course in Vietnam. President Donald Trump’s golf empire is expanding — at the expense of families having to move their loved ones’ remains. The Trump Organization’s latest golf project is set to cost $1.5 billion and is forcing communities in the Chau Ninh commune of the Hung Yen province near Hanoi to figure out how to remove remains from a local cemetery ahead of construction.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/its-painful-local-families-scramble-1861318.amp

Putin says Russia has the means to destroy anyone who attacks its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-russia-has-means-destroy-anyone-who-attacks-its-baltic-exclave-2026-05-29/

Putin’s cabal must be brought to trial for crimes in Ukraine. With this plan, the world can do that. A special tribunal akin to Nuremberg will not only force Russia to explain its culpability, it will show how vital it is to uphold international law
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/29/vladimir-putin-trial-crimes-russia-ukraine-plan–gordon-brown

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
First ICE Agent Arrested Since Trump’s Immigration Surge Is Charged in Shooting of Venezuelan Man. Video footage contradicted initial claims by the agent and Homeland Security that he was attacked with a shovel and broom before firing shots.
https://www.courthousenews.com/ice-agent-charged-in-minneapolis-shooting-arrested-in-texas/

# Legal / DO.J / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
More Than 10,000 Lawyers Have Left Trump Administration. A stunning new report reveals that approximately one in five lawyers who worked in the federal government 18 months ago no longer do.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/exodus-stunning-ny-times-deep-dive-reveals-more-than-10000-lawyers-have-left-trump-administration/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting
https://www.fastcompany.com/91551133/the-postal-service-just-proposed-sweeping-new-rules-for-mail-in-voting

# Medical / Biologicals / FDA / CDC / Recalls / Nursing
‘Leaderless, underfunded, and unprepared’: Experts warn US may not be ready for hantavirus and Ebola. While the immediate risk to most Americans remains low, concerns are growing.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/us-disease-response-system-weaker-than-before/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Hegseth tells NATO and other countries to raise defense spending or else face consequences. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took another swipe at Washington’s NATO and European partners on Saturday, saying those that do not hike defence spending sufficiently “will face a clear shift in how we do business.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/raise-defence-spending-else-hegseth-062323570.html

Containerized Variant Of Navy’s Drone-Swatting HELIOS Laser Being Pushed By Congress. HELIOS is the only laser able to down drones installed on an active Navy warship, and putting it in a container would open up new deployment possibilities.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/containerized-variant-of-navys-drone-swatting-helios-laser-being-pushed-by-congress

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Now Flying Over The Pacific From U.S. Navy Base, Boeing says tests off California are about showing the Australian-born MQ-28’s maturity and promoting sales, which could include ones to the Pentagon. Boeing confirmed that the MQ-28 Ghost Bat has conducted three flights at the Point Mugu Sea Range after initially flying only in Australia.
https://theaviationist.com/2026/05/28/the-mq-28-ghost-bat-is-now-flying-in-the-u-s/

Severity Of America’s Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report. America’s stockpile of critical standoff and air and missile defense weapons is now a strategic vulnerability foes could take advantage of.
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/05/29/severity_of_americas_depleted_advanced_weapons_stockpiles_1185547.html

US launches self-defence military strike on Iran’s Qeshm Island targeting IRGC forces. U.S. military targeted two Iranian ports abutting the Strait of Hormuz, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-iran-war-peace-deal-strait-of-hormuz/

# Military / Global
Satellite images show China preparing huge expansion of its nuclear missile capabilities to hit US. New satellite imagery has revealed an extensive network of launchpads, bunkers, communications hubs and military infrastructure around China’s nuclear missile silo fields, highlighting the scale of Beijing’s ongoing nuclear modernization. 80 launchpads have been identified near key silo complexes in Xinjiang, raising questions about how China plans to protect and operate its expanding strategic forces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNmmp4kWug

# Nuclear
New IAEA Research Project to Support Development of Advanced Nuclear Fuels. A new IAEA research project will support the development and use of advanced nuclear fuels in both current and future nuclear power reactors
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/new-iaea-research-project-to-support-development-of-advanced-nuclear-fuels
International Atomic Energy Agency: The world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field. Established in 1957 as an autonomous organization within the United Nations system, it is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
https://www.iaea.org/

FR26 Closes in Beijing as Fast Reactor Systems Move From Innovation to Implementation. Experts gathered in Beijing for the IAEA International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles to assess progress, exchange knowledge and advance the deployment of fast reactor and fuel cycle technologies
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/fr26-closes-in-beijing-as-fast-reactor-systems-move-from-innovation-to-implementation

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Data centers have a major water problem. Texas oil companies think they have the solution
https://share.newsbreak.com/ilcyvmsq

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-05-31, AM

Voices, The Peoples News

May 31, 2026, AM
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘It’s very shocking’: ICE pursuing ‘terrifying’ new front for targeting immigrants. Privacy experts and civil liberties advocates have raised alarms that using commercial data brokers for digital surveillance could circumvent constitutional protections and create “terrifying” targeting capabilities.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-immigrant-data-new-re/

ICE and prison guards retaliate against detainees and protestors at Delaney Hall. ICE and prison guards have escalated their attacks on detainees and activists at Delaney immigrant jail in New Jersey.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-and-prison-guards-retaliate-against-detainees-and-protestors-at-delaney-hall/

Gov. Sherill calls on ICE to close New Jersey detention center. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill is calling on the Trump administration to shut down the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, citing unsanitary conditions, medical neglect, and ICE’s refusal to grant full health and safety inspections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0WzMj5OLY

Appeals Court Revives Texas Immigration Law Allowing Arrests on Suspicion
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/court-clears-way-texas-enforce-migrant-arrest-law-2026-05-30/

# Drugs / Trafficking / DEA / Gangs
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Surging Treasury yields expose a brutal truth: America has no margin for error on its $39 trillion debt
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/surging-treasury-yields-expose-brutal-070000258.html

Walmart and McDonald’s are warning that struggling consumers may be nearing a financial breaking point. While corporate America is thriving, consumers and the broader economy are being left behind.
https://www.wsj.com/video/consumers-are-struggling-here-what-that-means-for-the-fed/62007108-64A2-4AEF-91B9-51A1E0C5FACF

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Texas students pepper-sprayed, tased, and tackled by school police. Children in elementary school, including one as young as 6, were handcuffed. Teenagers were arrested, charged with crimes and even jailed. In the most extreme cases, they wound up in hospitals, bruised or concussed, after being body-slammed or shocked by Tasers, which are prohibited in the state’s juvenile detention facilities but allowed in its public schools.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/30/texas-dream-act-federal-appeals-lawsuit-2/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump. Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/30/why-1bn-in-balkans-energy-contracts-are-going-to-an-obscure-company-connected-to-donald-trump

Trump’s Loyalty to Fossil Fuel Companies Is Driving Up Inflation. The sooner we transition off fossil fuels, the healthier we, and our wallets, will be.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5870351-trump-fossil-fuel-favors/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Foreign hackers targeting U.S. drinking water systems, many facilities not prepared, watchdog warns. Government watchdogs and federal agencies, including the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have sounded the alarm over significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities across U.S. drinking water and wastewater systems
https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/gao-sounds-alarm-cybersecurity-gaps-across-us-water-networks

The Amazon Rainforest Just Started Growing in Reverse – And It’s Happening Faster Than Anyone Predicted. The combination of forest loss and rising global temperatures could push vast areas of the region out of rainforest conditions and into degraded forest or savanna.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/experts-warn-amazon-rainforest-nearing-124000283.html

Supreme Court clears the way for groundwater reduction in New Mexico. The settlement establishes a framework for reducing groundwater use, retiring some agricultural water rights, and creating a more detailed accounting system for sharing water between irrigation districts in southern New Mexico and western Texas. For agricultural producers in the region, the agreement signals significant changes ahead.
https://www.agdaily.com/crops/supreme-court-clears-way-groundwater-reduction-new-mexico/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Tyson’s massive Texas layoffs spark new fears across beef industry: On Jan. 21, two Tyson beef plants are expected to lay off approximately 5,000 employees following the company’s announcement in late November to close the Lexington, Neb., facility and convert its Amarillo, Texas beef plant to “a single, full-capacity shift.” According to a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice from the Texas Workers Commission, 1,761 employees will be laid off from “Amarillo B-Shift operations.”
https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/32992-tyson-foods-layoffs-start-in-nebraska-texas-beef-plants

SNAP recipients aged 55 to 64 with no children under 14 must now show 80 hours of work or job training a month or lose benefits after 3 months. That is correct. These stricter regulations for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) went into effect nationwide. If you are a SNAP recipient aged 55 to 64, or a parent/guardian whose youngest child is 14 or older, you are now subject to these mandates
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/food/snap-food-benefits/snap-work-rules

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump personally requests changes to Iran deal language: Key Details of Trump’s emands:
* Uranium Stockpile: Trump is seeking more specific and strict provisions detailing exactly how and when the United States will take control of and destroy Iran’s enriched uranium.
* Strait of Hormuz: Revisions have been requested for the language concerning the reopening and management of the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-personally-requests-changes-iran-deal-language-report

Michigan Democrat Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed a protégé of firebrand Muslim activist Linda Sarsour. Abdul El-Sayed, who is currently front-running the Democratic Party primaries has been backed up by Bernie Sanders surrogate and controversial Muslim activist Linda Sarsour for nearly a decade.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/michigan-senate-dem-frontrunner-abdul-el-sayed-protege-firebrand-muslim

Ken Paxton wants to suppress your vote, too. Texas AG Ken Paxton is harassing counties he perceives as Democrat to suppress votes
https://www.tpr.org/podcast/texas-matters/2024-09-06/texas-matters-attorney-general-ken-paxton-and-a-pattern-of-voter-suppression

We’re Suing Texas Over Its New Voter Suppression Law. The Lone Star State has responded to last year’s historic turnout by cracking down on voter access.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/were-suing-texas-over-its-new-voter-suppression-law

‘Cancel It’: Trump Calls to Scrap ‘Freedom 250’ Concert — Just Like He Ditched ‘Failing and Unsafe’ Kennedy Center. President Donald Trump on Saturday night said the “Freedom 250” concert series should be completely scrapped after a number of “overpriced singers” dropped out of the event, before going off on the judge who ruled that his name must be removed from the Kennedy Center. The president tied the two issues together in a Truth Social post.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/cancel-it-trump-calls-to-scrap-freedom-250-concert-just-like-he-ditched-failing-and-unsafe-kennedy-center/

Former Biden aide sounds alarm on Democratic party backing Platner as scandal deepens: ‘Dangerous game’: Despite criticism across the political spectrum over Platner’s resurfaced sexually explicit and vulgar online posts, including one mocking a Purple Heart veteran shot multiple times by the Taliban, and a tattoo of a Nazi symbol on his chest have drawn criticism across the political spectrum, Platner continues to lead in the polls.
https://www.aol.com/news/former-biden-aide-sounds-alarm-100002809.html

Ex-counterterrorism chief warns of ‘major problem’ that could force US ‘back into the war on Iran’s terms.’ ‘Pulling out now works in our favor, not Iran’s,’ Joe Kent asserted
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-counterterrorism-chief-warns-major-problem-could-force-us-back-war-irans-terms

The US wants regime change in Cuba. But Havana’s European friends have deserted it too
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/29/cuba-us-blockade-europe-spain

Ex-GOP congressman declares party a ‘cult’ as Trump’s cabinet meeting compared to ‘hostage video.’ Former Illinois Republican congressman Joe Walsh described the GOP as a ‘cult’ after Donald Trump’s Cabinet heaped praise on the president during a televised meeting
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/ex-gop-congressman-declares-party-37222402

# Gov / Politics / Global
Europe no longer convinced Russia’s war will stop at Ukraine. For the first time since the war began, Europe is seriously attempting to define its own strategy towards Russia, independently of Washington.
https://tomorrowsaffairs.com/europe-can-no-longer-avoid-addressing-the-end-of-the-war-in-ukraine

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Federal Judge Upholds Infamously Brutal Farm Labor at Angola Prison. The judge’s ruling rejected a request to end the prison’s use of grueling farm labor as a disciplinary measure.
https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-prison-farm-angola-lawsuit-5237900cbb88557a369c09d1fe5b9538

Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at increasing transparency and accountability within the state’s prison system and expanding oversight authority for the Legislative Corrections Ombudsman. This comes amid growing concerns about conditions inside Michigan’s correctional facilities.
https://www.aol.com/articles/michigan-legislators-push-prison-oversight-150000000.html

A sweeping two‑month child‑exploitation crackdown across Texas has led to 276 arrests and the rescue of 89 children, federal and local authorities announced this week. Officials called Operation Soteria Shield one of the state’s largest coordinated efforts to combat online predators.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-operation-soteria-shield-child-exploitation-arrests-children-rescued/

# Legal / DO.J / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
‘Reopen’ Trump’s IRS lawsuit so his ‘legal justification for looting’ US Treasury will be exposed as a ‘fraud,’ dozens of retired judges beg court
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/reopen-trumps-irs-lawsuit-so-his-legal-justification-for-looting-us-treasury-will-be-exposed-as-a-fraud-dozens-of-retired-judges-beg-court/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Disability Rights Are at Risk as 7 States Back Case Attacking Key Protections. Advocates for disability rights are fighting the lawsuit, which would push more people to be warehoused in institutions.
https://truthout.org/articles/disability-rights-are-at-risk-as-7-states-back-case-attacking-key-protections/

# Medical / Biologicals / FDA / CDC / Recalls / Nursing
RFK Jr. unveils ‘sweeping’ Lyme disease research, containment, treatment plan
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/health-and-medicine/2026/05/29/rfk-jr–lyme-disease

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
U.S. SOUTHCOM says it killed ‘three male narco-terrorists’ in Eastern Pacific drug boat strike
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5902179-southcom-strikes-suspected-drug-boat/

Ships Are Sailing ‘Dark’ to Sneak Out of Strait of Hormuz. The flow of ships through the strait is a test of Iran’s stranglehold on energy markets—and of Tehran’s leverage at the negotiating table
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/ships-are-sailing-dark-to-sneak-out-of-strait-of-hormuz-0db91dcf

U.S. military helps ‘dark’ ships sneak through Strait of Hormuz amid Iran’s sea mines, drones:
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-hormuz/card/u-s-military-forces-clears-safe-path-through-strait-despite-mines-centcom-chief-says-7zHh6i3LfjvGoWqJe2ty

A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. It wants them on US front lines within 18 months. Foundation’s Phantom robots have been tested for supply pickups in combat zones. The company has $24 million in Pentagon contracts and a controversial political connection.
https://thenextweb.com/news/foundation-humanoid-robots-military-ukraine-eric-trump

Military has spent months building up ships and personnel in Caribbean and is ready for invasion of Cuba. President Trump and his advisers have reportedly gamed out scenarios where the U.S. military attacks Cuba, but an invasion plan is not currently underway
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cuba-invasion-navy-caribbean-b2985491.html

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Texas has a 640-acre granite dome that glows, groans, and predates almost all life on Earth. Enchanted Rock is a 640-acre pink granite batholith located in the Texas Hill Country just north of Fredericksburg. This legendary geological wonder is one of the most iconic natural destinations in Texas, and it comes with fascinating details. Formed roughly 1.1 billion years ago when a massive pool of magma cooled deep underground, it is a relic of the Precambrian era and predates almost all life on Earth.
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/texas/stories-in-texas/texas-by-nature-enchanted-rock/

# Social / Communities / Housing
Taxpayers group, economist praise Pratt’s plan for homelessness in LA. Pratt’s multi-step plan involves a treatment-first model, one that the Republican candidate argues is better than simply offering shelter beds. Under his plan, Pratt said city-funded assistance and long-term housing would require mandatory participation in drug treatment and mental health stabilization services.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/taxpayers-group-economist-praise-pratts-233000413.html

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
Senate Democrats just filed a bill to add $200 a month for six months to every Social Security, SSI, and veterans benefit check — $1,200 per person total. However, this legislation has not yet passed and is not currently law
https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/news-coverage/personal-finance-senate-democrats-propose-increasing-va-social-security-benefits-by-200-a-month-for-six-months

President Trump Promised to Protect Social Security, but His Policies Are Making Its Problems Worse
Trump’s new tax code will cost Social Security $169 billion.
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/05/09/president-trump-promised-to-protect-social-securit/

Trump’s Policies Are Pushing Social Security Trust Fund Depletion To Just 6 Years Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDlagS7-O0M

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-05-30

Voices, The Peoples News

May 30, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe to host 56th Annual Powwow next weekend, June 5-6
https://bluebonnetnews.com/2026/05/29/alabama-coushatta-tribe-to-host-56th-annual-powwow-next-weekend-june-5-6/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Texas Nabs Six Camo-Clad Chinese on Border Ranch. The border is now so secure that their apprehension is ‘newsworthy’ — unlike under the last administration
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/05/29/six-chinese-nationals-busted-on-remote-texas-ranch-in-failed-border-crossing/amp/

Ghanaian mother and child who arrived in US on valid visas to fly home after detainment, lawyers say
https://apnews.com/article/ghana-mother-son-detained-airport-immigration-96209ead85153a5b4f5fa1dbed9ec0ef

New Trump administration rule forces most immigrants seeking green cards to return to home countries first. Business leaders said the move is disruptive to tech industries that rely on foreign workers.
https://stateline.org/2026/05/22/trump-administration-will-make-green-card-hopefuls-return-to-home-countries-before-applying/

ICE detainees at New Jersey jail were beaten and pepper-sprayed in their cells, officials and families say. Protests continue outside Delaney Hall as hunger strike over conditions inside enters a second week
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-new-jersey-delaney-hall-hunger-strike-abuse-b2985615.html

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Family Dollar is closing hundreds of stores across the U.S. amid rising inflation and reduced government assistance, having shuttered at least 350 locations nationwide. This is part of a broader plan by its parent company to close underperforming locations
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/family-dollar-store-closures-texas-b2985548.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The ‘Dormancy’ Recall: How the State can legally claim your ldle accounts under unclaimed property laws
https://share.newsbreak.com/iktinnd6
Dormancy’ Recall: https://www.claimittexas.gov/app/dormancy

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Man hears what sounds like rushing water outside home, finds crude oil pouring into California creek. Six months later, residents said they are still waiting for basic answers about how much oil spilled, whether contamination remained, and if anyone will actually be held accountable. The spill happened on Nov. 18
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/oil-spill-santa-paula-residents-answers/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
DC Preservation Group Claims Trump Administration Dumped More Than 3 Trucks’ Worth of Toxic Debris at Local Golf Course
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/dc-preservation-group-claims-trump-administration-dumped-more-than-3-trucks-worth-of-toxic-debris-at-local-golf-course/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Bondi shifts responsibility for Epstein files’ release to Todd Blanche, making him Democrats’ next target. The former attorney general spoke to lawmakers behind closed doors as Democrats and victims of Epstein complained about the Trump administration’s lack of transparency.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/pam-bondi-epstein-files-congress-testimony-00942272

Pam Bondi Says Ghislaine Maxwell Should ‘Die in Prison’ and Insists Epstein’s Madame ‘Should Not Receive a Pardon’ as Fired AG Testifies in Congressional Probe
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/jeffrey-epstein-aide-ghislaine-maxwell-should-die-in-prison-ex-us-attorney-pam-bondi-told-lawmakers-11567265

# Gov / Politics / US
Cuban-American congresswoman calls for Democrats aiding Cuba to be investigated for treason
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis also said she believes it was possible the U.S. military would conduct an operation to capture Raul Castro and extradite him into the United States
https://justthenews.com/government/security/cuban-american-congresswoman-calls-democrats-aiding-cuba-be-investigated

Trump in Situation Room for ‘final determination’ on Iran deal
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/29/trump-iran-deal-final-determination-nuclear-program/90313091007/

Trump’s “Great American State Fair” collapses in total humiliation as the major stars ALL bail!
https://www.aol.com/articles/breaking-further-humiliation-donald-trump-124437000.html

Mike Johnson’s chief of staff to leave post in June. Hayden Haynes has been by Speaker Mike Johnson’s side for all of his key achievements since ascending to the post in 2023.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/mike-johnson-chief-of-staff-00942488

New ‘Gang of Six’ Republican senators threaten to derail Trump: This informal group of dissident Republicans has no official structure, designated leader or fixed membership, and their goal will be to constrain their own party from overreach, he argued. “Still, the trendline is clear,” Contenetti wrote. “The gang is growing.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-senate-revolt/

Ex-insider claims Trump’s ‘fail phase’ is here in chilling warning for America. “The United States may turn out to be the biggest bankruptcy of Trump’s life, but the people he’s screwed are the ones who own the company. This time, they may not let him walk away,” Taylor wrote.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-america-2676974239/

Corruption, Cruelty, or Economic Disaster? With Trump You Can Have It All. CREW has chronicled the different ways that Trump profited during his presidency. Trump has no interest in mitigating corruption during his second term. In fact, he’s opened up new, more secretive avenues to accept illegal emoluments and other payments from wealthy interests. Over the next four years, we will be here tracking all of it.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/crew-is-tracking-trumps-unprecedented-corruption-again/

Adam Schiff Says Trump Gave His Son A $600 Million ‘Wedding Present’ Using Taxpayer Money: Schiff took to X on Thursday to say that Trump may have missed attending his son’s wedding last weekend, but gave $600 million of taxpayer funds to one of his companies, which the Senator sarcastically called a “wedding present.”
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/05/52867200/adam-schiff-says-trump-gave-son-600-million-wedding-present

Trump threatens to blow up key strategic US partner: President Trump issued a warning to Oman, a U.S. partner, over its reported talks with Iran to charge fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://time.com/article/2026/05/28/us-iran-oman-trump-war-threat-strait-hormuz-peace-deal/

Trump nears embarrassing midterm loss as key voters ditch him in droves
https://www.alternet.org/trump-latinos-2676966435/

Trump Loses It After Judge Rules He Can’t Slap His Name On Kennedy Center. Just weeks after taking office, Trump fired the center’s board chair and removed several trustees before naming himself board chair. In May 2025, the new board voted to block ex officio members from voting.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-rant-kennedy-center-ruling_n_6a1a14d4e4b0dade6031e068

“Sorry to disappoint you, Mr. President”: Texas Democrat Al Green responds after Trump mocks his election loss in explosive post. “I have more than enough time left in Congress to continue calling out your corruption.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5897978-al-green-responds-to-trump/

John Cornyn Posts Cryptic Fable After Trump Screwed Him Over. Cornyn still can’t bring himself to break from Donald Trump.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211121/john-cornyn-posts-riddle-donald-trump-primary

Billionaire Trump ally’s ‘chilling’ move out of US sparks panic: ‘About to get bad news?’
https://www.rawstory.com/peter-thiel-2676971006/

Crowd shouts ‘Shame, shame, shame’ as House approves amendment tweaking new congressional maps. he Louisiana House voted 66-35 Thursday to approve its final version of a new U.S. House map that would give Republicans majorities in five of the state’s six districts.
https://americanpress.com/2026/05/28/house-approves-amendment-tweaking-new-congressional-maps/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Top Russian Official Warns All EU Countries Now At War With Russia: ‘The Peaceful Sleep Is Over’: “Citizens of EU countries, You should realize your authorities have unilaterally entered into a war with Russia,” Dmitry Medvedev posted on social media. “So be vigilant and don’t be surprised by anything. The peaceful sleep is over. But you know who to ask why!”
https://www.aol.com/articles/top-russian-official-warns-eu-163512982.html

# Legal / DO.J / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Trump DOJ Seeks Names of Social Media Users Critical of ICE: The U.S. Justice Department is using grand jury subpoenas to force Reddit and X to unmask anonymous users who have criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The subpoenas demand names, addresses, and financial data as part of criminal investigations, prompting civil liberties concerns about free speech
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/trump-s-doj-ramps-up-probes-of-anonymous-ice-critics-with-x-reddit-subpoenas

Utah Supreme Court changes will affect us all. It’s time to pay attention
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/05/28/utah-supreme-court-changes-will-affect-us-all-its-time-to-pay-attention/

NOT SO FAST! Federal judge reopens Trump’s IRS case and demands to know if her court was defrauded. Judge Kathleen Williams has had enough
https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/trump-irs-lawsuit-reopened-judge-kathleen-williams-settlement-deception-20260529.html

Supreme Court Rules 5–4 in Death Penalty Case: U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mississippi death-row inmate Terry Pitchford. The justices found that Pitchford’s attorneys were improperly denied the opportunity to challenge racial discrimination during jury selection at his 2006 trial
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/supreme-court-rules-for-death-row-inmate-who-alleged-racial-bias-at-trial-09500db8

Hamm v. Smith Explained: Can IQ Scores Alone Determine Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases?
https://thearc.org/blog/hamm-v-smith-explained-can-iq-scores-alone-determine-intellectual-disability-in-death-penalty-cases/

35 federal judges ask District Judge to investigate Trump’s IRS Immunity and ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
https://share.newsbreak.com/ikuaxqqe

Judge temporary freezes payments from Trump administration’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund.’ Preserving the status quo would ensure no funds are irreversibly disbursed before litigation.
https://www.courthousenews.com/virginia-judge-freezes-trumps-anti-weaponization-slush-fund/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Hiltzik: The Republican assault on Obamacare has created a healthcare bloodbath, with worse yet to come. Millions of Americans dependent on the ACA will face potentially ruinous increases in coverage costs.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hiltzik-republicans-dont-healthcare-plan-110000993.html

# Medical / Biologicals / FDA / CDC / Recalls / Nursing
‘If It’s Black, It Got to Go’: Attorney A.B. Burns-Tucker Raises Alarm Quiet Push to Remove ‘Black’ From Maternal Health Bill. While intended to navigate a hostile political landscape, critics argue the change erases the specific, disproportionate maternal mortality crisis facing Black women.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/word-black-disappeared-set-bills-100000122.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
Iran may have used Chinese missile to shoot down U.S. fighter jet. The F-15 fighter was shot down over southwestern Iran last month. The first time in decades that a US fighter aircraft was lost due to enemy action
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1404147-iran-may-have-used-chinese-made-missile-to-down-us-fighter-jet-sources-say

# Military / Global
Russia has ‘crossed a line’ with unprecedented suicide drone blitz on block of flats in Nato nation Romania, Europe says. The incident adds to concern that Moscow’s war on Ukraine risks spilling over to entangle neighbouring NATO states.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/29/nato-states-slam-russia-after-drone-crashes-in-romania

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
Social Security Just Announced a Major Change—Millions Will Receive New Cards: The shift is a result of a change in the program’s financial provider from Comerica Bank to Fifth Third Bank. Roughly 3.6 million beneficiaries who use the prepaid Direct Express Debit Mastercard will be impacted, though most will see no change in the amount or timing of their payments.
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-change-impacts-payments-for-millions-as-new-cards-issued-12000415

AARP urges Congress to act on Social Security as more older Americans feel financially squeezed. Research highlights the need to protect Social Security, the bedrock of retirement security for millions of Americans
https://www.aarp.org/press/releases/2026-05-28-older-americans-feeling-financial-strain-as-costs-rise/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-05-29

Voices, The Peoples News

May 29, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Lawyers unveil new, disturbing details of overcrowding in holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza: A federal judge is considering shutting down detention at the courthouse following trial proceedings where even a U.S. attorney admitted to overcrowding and inhumane conditions. ICE officials texted about the “gross” health concerns that brewed in the makeshift immigration jail, including a “guy with monkeypox.”
https://www.courthousenews.com/inside-26-federal-plaza-trial-reveals-deplorable-conditions-at-ice-facility/

Sherrill says health inspector denied full access to Delaney Hall: The New Jersey Department of Health reported only being able to inspect a “limited portion” of the immigration jail amid an ongoing detainee hunger strike and clashes between protesters and ICE agents outside
https://newjerseyglobe.com/immigration/sherrill-says-state-health-inspectors-denied-full-access-at-delaney-hall/

Dem Governor Calls to Shut Down ICE Jail After Wild DHS Interference. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherill has called for an end to Delaney Hall amid mass protests outside the detention center.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211061/democratic-governor-sherill-nj-shut-down-ice-jail-delaney-hall

Kilmar Abrego Garcia fights deportation to Liberia after criminal charges dropped: The Maryland resident who was wrongly deported to El Salvador’s brutal megaprison CECOT last year has filed a petition to be removed to Costa Rica, which has agreed to accept him as a refugee.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/federal-judge-dismisses-human-smuggling-charges-against-kilmar-abrego-garcia

ICE Kept Immigrants Illegally Detained for Months as It Searched for Countries to Deport Them To, Judges Rule. The Trump administration has justified detaining immigrants indefinitely on claims that it can soon find a third country to send them to, part of a pattern of due-process violations.
https://documentedny.com/2026/05/26/deportation-third-country-removal-immigrant-ice-detention-habeas/

ICE will be at the World Cup. Some LA soccer fans are boycotting. LA sports fans plan World Cup protests amid concerns of ICE at stadiums, travel restrictions, and the ongoing Iran war
https://lapublicpress.org/2026/05/ice-world-cup-soccer-boycott-la/

If ICE Shows Up at the World Cup, Essential Service Workers Are Ready to Strike. Hotel staff and food service workers who keep SoFi stadium functioning say they’ll walk off the job if ICE is present.
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/19/los-angeles-world-cup-stadium-workers-threaten-strike-over-ice-deployment

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump sitting on ‘ticking time bomb’ poised to send US into ‘permanent’ recession: expert
https://www.rawstory.com/recession-2676941558/

Trump White House overhauls distribution of $1T in taxpayer cash with English requirements, E-verify. The Trump White House’s budget office is tightening a rule for the distribution of up to $1 trillion in federal grant-making authority, ensuring taxpayer dollars are better protected from use by non-citizens and speeding up the process by which wasteful spending can be canceled.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-white-house-overhauls-distribution-143811000.html

Inflation Jumps to 3-Year High as Critics Say Trump Economic Promises Have Turned to Dust. “If an economic policy will make life harder for American families, you can count on President Trump to try it,” said one leading House Democrat.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/inflation-trump-iran-war

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Chevron to California: Relax Regulations or We Leave. The oil company and the future of the wider fossil fuel industry have emerged at the center of the California governor’s race.
https://thehill.com/business/5800963-chevron-threatens-california-refineries/

‘I need Chevron’: The oil company at the center of the California governor’s race
California is trying to phase out fossil fuels, but it still needs gas. That makes for messy politics.
https://grist.org/politics/chevron-oil-california-governor-becerra-steyer/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trinity River Authority declares ‘potential failure watch’ on Lake Livingston Dam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfUK7obSow

Texas acquires 54,000-acre ranch to create its second-largest state park: The 54,000-acre Silver Lake Ranch, straddling Kinney and Edwards counties, has a 30-acre spring-fed lake. An opening date hasn’t been determined.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/27/texas-new-state-park-silver-lake-hill-country/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Trump Refiles $10B Lawsuit Over WSJ Epstein Story. Trump has denied writing the 2003 letter. The letter was released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after it was provided with a range of documents tied to the disgraced financier’s estate.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5899382-trump-sues-dow-jones-epstein/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump Is Spending Millions to Cover Four Horse Statues in Gold
Donald Trump is rushing to cover Washington, D.C., in gold before America’s 250th anniversary.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211083/trump-spending-millions-cover-four-horse-statues-gold-dc

Voter confusion and headaches for election officials follow hasty GOP push to redraw US House seats
https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-republicans-voting-primaries-black-voters-c12196b188922ae2c03319bcb9533431

Citing legal requirement, senator wants a designated inspector general to provide oversight of Iran war. The law says an IG must be appointed when an “overseas contingency operation” surpasses 60 days.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/05/iran-war-inspector-general/413828/

Judge thwarts bid to immediately stop Trump’s mail voting order: A federal judge said it’s too soon to block President Donald Trump’s latest push to restrict mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Experts largely believe the executive order is unconstitutional.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-denies-attempt-to-stop-trumps-mail-voting-order/

‘Logical Conclusion’ of Citizens United as Delaware Judge Lets Corporations Vote in Local Elections. Delaware is home to more corporations than people. Human people, that is, as under longstanding state law and the US Supreme Court’s infamous 2010 ruling, corporations are people, too.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/corporations-can-vote-in-delaware

Why Regime Change in Cuba Is Imminent and We Should Be Worried. Cuba looks set to see a repeat of the Venezuelan playbook, as President Donald Trump has said he will be “the one” to finally act on Cuba. The message from Washington is clear: Cuba is next.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/trump-cuba-squeeze-regime-change

Trump Nominee Refuses to Say If President Can or Cannot Do “Whatever He Wants.” Matthew Schwartz, a former lawyer for Trump, has been nominated to be a judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-nominee-refuses-to-say-if-president-can-or-cannot-do-whatever-he-wants/

Biden-Era Advisors Who Oversaw Gaza Genocide Regroup to Shape Democrats’ Foreign Policy
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/25/democrats-gaza-genocide-accountability/

Trump Calls Somali Americans “Crooks” in Racist Cabinet Rant. The president has a long history of spewing racist rhetoric: The Allegations: During a televised White House Cabinet meeting, Trump stated: “They’re all crooks, the Somalians… What they’ve done to Minnesota, the Somalians, they’re crooked as hell.”
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-calls-somali-americans-crooks-in-racist-cabinet-rant/

Why Conservatives Are Trying to Kill the Voting Rights Act. On this week’s “More To The Story,” New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie examines the conservative movement’s yearslong effort to challenge the right to vote across the country.
https://revealnews.org/podcast/conservative-voting-rights-act-jamelle-bouie/

Americans know something is deeply wrong. They’re not imagining it. Surveys and data confirm a country in crisis — stressed and divided, but not yet ready to give up. The evidence is clear: Donald Trump’s return to power is taking a deep toll on the American people’s psychological and overall health.
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/28/americans-know-something-is-deeply-wrong-theyre-not-imagining-it/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia Threatens to Kill European Diplomats. “[Russia’s] threat to foreign citizens & diplomats to leave Kyiv is an unacceptable escalation,” EU External Action Service spokesperson Anitta Hipper wrote
https://www.politico.eu/article/with-missiles-falling-on-kyiv-european-diplomats-stay-put/

Dual Iraqi-Iranian citizen charged with plotting nearly 20 terror attacks across U.S., Europe
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dual-iranian-iraqi-national-indicted-providing-material-support-terrorist-organizations

‘A War Criminal Admitting to His Crimes’: Netanyahu Says He Ordered Military to Seize 70% of Gaza. The head of a pro-Israel lobbying group called it “a blatant violation of the ceasefire and clear undermining of any plan for post-conflict Gaza.” Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/netanyahu-orders-israeli-army-seize-70-gaza-strip-violating-ceasefire-deal

Workers, Students, Indigenous Movements Shut Down Bolivia in Popular Rebellion. The popular revolt has mounted a broader challenge to neoliberalism, austerity, and US imperialism in Latin America.
https://truthout.org/articles/workers-students-and-indigenous-movements-shut-down-bolivia-in-popular-rebellion/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
FBI and DOJ concerns on Mar-a-Lago raid bolster Florida-based anti-Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ inquiry. A southern Florida-based grand jury is plugging away at looking into claims of a grand conspiracy targeting Donald Trump, as new details emerge about the district’s centrality to a number of anti-Trump efforts.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/fbi-and-doj-concerns-mar-lago-raid-bolster-florida-based-anti-trump-grand

Trump’s attorneys general are racking up ethics complaints. Trump’s attorneys general can’t stop amassing ethics complaints as they aggressively weaponize federal law enforcement — and those complaints don’t appear poised to stop anytime soon.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-attorneys-general-justice-department-watchdog-ethics-complaints/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Donald Trump Walked Away From His IRS Lawsuit In Exchange For A $1.8 Billion Fund, But Retired Judges Aren’t Letting The Story Die
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/05/52834844/donald-trump-walked-away-from-his-irs-lawsuit-in-exchange-for-a-1-8-billion-fund-but-retired-judges-arent-letting-the-story-die

Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury. “In this case, whether due to confusion, oversight, an overly hurried jury selection process, or some other cause, things broke down,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the court. Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three liberal justices joined with Kavanaugh.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-death-penalty-racial-discrimination-a95ba2fd8163923ecd62e0d8384e89c5

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
‘No War With Cuba’: As Pentagon Mobilizes US Forces, Dems Move to Block Illegal Trump Attack.
“This administration is rushing toward another disastrous war, putting countless American and foreign lives at risk,” said Rep. Nydia Velázquez. “Congress must reassert its constitutional authority.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/new-cuba-war-powers-resolution

Pentagon puts building blocks in place for Cuba invasion. The Navy’s presence in the Caribbean has not reduced despite the Iran war.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/27/cuba-us-military-attack-00938740?amp;utm_source=dlvr.it

U.S., Iran reach deal for 60-day ceasefire extension, nuclear talks. The memorandum of understanding, which would enable further negotiations, still requires Donald Trump’s final approval.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/28/us-and-iran-reach-tentative-deal-for-60-day-truce-extension-officials-say

# Pharmaceutical
‘They’re murder pills’: Mich. mom lost two sons to fentanyl: On “Morning in America,” Kiessling said she thought that just one death from fentanyl coming across the southern border would be enough to sound the alarm. However, since the deaths of her two sons, the CDC reported an increase of nearly 15% in fentanyl deaths from 2020 to 2021.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/michigan-mom-fentanyl/

Common Drug Recalled Nationwide: The FDA, which included the alert in its recall database during the week of May 27, labeled the recall as Class II… Recalled drugs include Xanax XR (alprazolam) 3mg tablets, ketamine, fentanyl, and DOXOrubicin Hydrochloride Liposome Injection
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/recalls/xanax-anxiety-medication-recall/

# Social / Communities / Housing
NYC Plans to Seize and Redistribute Housing. “Block by Block: The Housing Plan for A New Era.” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced a plan for housing in the big city. He wants to seize properties from negligent landlords, then redistribute them to tenants, nonprofits, or community
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/nyc-plans-to-seize-and-redistribute-housing_1148526.html

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
DHS threatens to halt customs processing at airports in sanctuary cities
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/international-airport-sanctuary-cities-dhs/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2026-05-28

Voices, The Peoples News

May 28, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself.”
– Lao Tzu, “Tao Te Ching”
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
U.S. Lawmakers Demand Reforms to Immigration Officers’ Use of Tear Gas and Pepper Spray. A ProPublica investigation found that scores of children were hurt by these chemicals during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Lawmakers say the findings show more restrictions are needed.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-demand-reforms-tear-gas-children

Colombian migrant found dead in ICE custody after guards ignored pleas to call Mom. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/brayan-rayo-garzon-ice-suicide-b2984123.html

Fox News viewers slam ‘inhumane administration’ as Tom Homan makes ‘force-feeding’ threat. Tom Homan has claimed federal agents will force-feed protesting detainees, something that is considered ‘torture’ by the United Nations and the World Medical Association
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/delaney-hall-torture-force-feeding-37210693.amp

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for a company tied to Donald Trump Jr. About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house

Ex-Trump official flags new ‘creepy sign’ that admin is ‘engaging in illegal conduct’: “If ever there was a sign that the Trump administration knows it’s engaging in illegal conduct – and wants to ensure no witness can ever testify to what really happened – it’s this.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676961210/

USMCA talks open as tariffs loom over North America. A top U.S. trade official heads to Mexico on Thursday for talks expected to keep tariffs at the center of North American trade policy, even as American consumers face an average $700 increase in costs
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b1597e93-1803-4efe-a0d4-a772d9f92480.html

China cracks down on overseas investing after record $1 trillion capital flight to US, Hong Kong markets
https://www.fidelity.com/news/article/technology/202605270539BENZINGAFULLNGTH52800325

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Teachers Union President Calls for Restrictions on AI Use, Screen Time in Classroom
https://www.edweek.org/technology/teachers-unions-ai-plan-calls-for-big-tech-tax-screen-bans-in-elementary-schools/2026/05

Governor Greg Abbott orders tuition freeze at all Texas public colleges and universities for upcoming school year. Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees will remain at current rates
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/27/abbott-texas-college-tuition-freeze-2026/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Holy cow!’: Andrew Yang warns ‘American way’ being destroyed — says powerful force will ‘decimate’ millions of US jobs over the next decade.
https://www.businessinsider.com/andrew-yang-ai-may-wipe-out-40-million-us-jobs-2025-12

Trump White House Advances Plan Requiring Federal Workers to Sign NDAs. One critic of the policy said it would “kneecap whistleblower protections” and “undermine the First Amendment.”
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-white-house-advances-plan-requiring-federal-workers-to-sign-ndas/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Livingston Dam, Texas’ Largest Dam Is Sinking — And There Is No Backup Plan. This critical infrastructure vulnerability poses massive threats to regional water security, as there is currently no comprehensive backup plan if the structure fails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojxdzZYh2A0

Grand Canyon Floor CRACKING OPEN: 89-Mile Fracture Stuns Geologists And Say It’s Accelerating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzPlTSjmys4

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
Over 700,000 Poor Kids Across 12 States Have Lost Food Aid Under Trump-GOP Budget Law
https://www.cbpp.org/blog/sharp-drop-in-number-of-children-receiving-snap-food-assistance-under-new-federal-law

Mexican food chain Guzman y Gomez abruptly closed all eight of its U.S. restaurants last week, citing poor financial performance that made continuing operations unjustifiable, Fast Company reports.
https://www.the-independent.com/us/money/guzman-y-gomez-mexican-restaurant-chicago-closures-b2984649.html

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump sends crushing message to Republicans: ‘I don’t care about the midterms.’ President’s comments came less than a day after scandal-plagued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton knocked off incumbent Republican senator John Cornyn in a costly primary battle
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-midterms-republicans-cabinet-meeting-b2984719.html

North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Amendment Legalizing Murder to Stop Abortions
The amendment has little chance of advancing, but should be taken “very seriously,” abortion rights advocates maintain.
https://truthout.org/articles/nc-gop-lawmakers-propose-amendment-legalizing-murder-to-stop-abortions/

Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come
https://lailluminator.com/2026/05/23/louisiana-criminal-justice/

National Roundup: $1.1T Pentagon funding bill leaves room for White House spending spree. U.S. House lawmakers have unveiled the draft text of their $1.14 trillion annual defense bill, a must-pass bipartisan bill that fits into President Donald Trump’s plan to increase the Pentagon’s budget to historic levels.
https://www.aol.com/articles/1-1t-pentagon-funding-bill-203800659.html

Trump’s pressure on Iran to strike a deal spills over on Gulf allies. The demands on Iran are becoming clearer as President Donald Trump sheds more light on a potential deal during a cabinet meeting
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0aeb9d8a-0108-43a5-96d9-ecf74a3a9008.html

Trump-endorsed candidates win key Texas races in runoff. All Republican congressional candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump won their runoff elections in Texas.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_ede4f4a4-89dc-4e75-abf6-d7b280b46370.html

Paxton’s win over Cornyn sets up high-stakes Texas clash with Talarico
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/paxtons-win-over-cornyn-sets-up-high-stakes-texas-clash-with-talarico

Trump Threatens to ‘Blow Up’ Oman Over Strait of Hormuz. “Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up,” he told reporters at the White House.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/27/trump-oman-hormuz-strait-iran-00938713

Judge clears Trump’s voter citizenship checks and mail-in voting crackdown, slapping down Democrats. Judge ruled Democrats failed to show they have standing at present to challenge the order or have suffered any harm.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/judge-clears-trumps-voter-citizenship-checks-and-mail-voting-crackdown

Maryland Attorney General urges court to stop Trump administration sending more soldiers to DC Source
https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-files-amicus-brief-urging-court-to-protect-d-c-residents-from-national-guard/

Trump suffers setback as federal court rejects midterm plot
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-suffers-setback-federal-court-221447910.html

Federal court blocks Alabama map taking away Black majority district
https://san.com/cc/federal-court-blocks-alabama-map-taking-away-black-majority-district/

Trump Brings Pam Bondi Back to His Team Despite Epstein Fury. Trump’s widely despised former attorney general is back—this time, to work on AI.
https://newrepublic.com/post/210966/trump-brings-pam-bondi-back-ai

Why conservatives are trying to kill the Voting Rights Act: The Voting Rights Act is widely considered one of the most effective laws in prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. One of its key provisions has long allowed states to take race into account when drawing voting maps to ensure that nonwhite voters have electoral power.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-conservatives-are-trying-to-kill-the-voting-rights-act/id886009669?i=1000769763530&l=ru

Thomas Massie Says Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ And Iran War Means Americans Will Be Making ‘New Interest Payments Each Year, Forever!’
https://www.fidelity.com/news/article/default/202605270327BENZINGAFULLNGTH52799513

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
DOJ investigates E. Jean Carroll. The reported federal investigation into Carroll marks the latest example of Trump’s justice department launching criminal investigations into political opponents.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/trump-doj-investigation-e-jean-carroll

# Medical / Biologicals / FDA / CDC / Recalls
Trump Administration Plans to Send Citizens With Ebola Exposure to Kenya
https://apnews.com/article/ebola-congo-kenya-trump-administration-facility-faf7aea61e8bcfe84a10b677f0df9dbb

Hate colonoscopies? A new blood test could change cancer screening: Colorectal cancer diagnoses are up but still only about one-third of eligible Americans get screened. Here’s what could change that.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5897299-new-blood-test-colorectal-cancer/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
The attorneys general of Indiana, Nebraska and Louisiana have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling move—and it has been consolidated with a separate challenge brought by a prohibitionist group and drug testing industry association.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/state-attorneys-general-file-lawsuit-to-block-trump-administrations-marijuana-rescheduling-move/

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
US military carries out strikes in southern Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-carries-out-new-strikes-against-iranian-military-site-official-says/

The United States has carried out new “defensive” strikes on an Iranian military site allegedly posing a threat to US forces and maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/28/iran-war-live-israel-orders-mass-forced-displacement-for-all-south-lebanon

# Military / Global
Iran is quickly unearthing its huge missile arsenal, CNN analysis shows
Iran is regaining access to vast quantities of missiles stored in underground facilities, new satellite imagery analyzed by CNN shows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-is-quickly-unearthing-its-huge-missile-arsenal-cnn-analysis-shows/vi-AA24cRFr?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?loadi

Iran’s attempted missile strike on Kuwait a ‘egregious ceasefire violation’: CENTCOM
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5898902-central-command-iran-attack-kuwait-ceasefire-violation/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA projects may have violated law hundreds of times with joint research with China, Congress find. The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party raised concerns that NASA-funded researchers are collaborating with China and not seeking the required waivers under federal law.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/congress-finds-hundreds-potential-violations-law-barring-nasa-joint-research

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
Social Security recipients are already working on a shoestring budget. Policy shifts from the Trump administration mean monthly funds could shrink due to a pair of new(ish) benefit offsets, one that is already taking a bite out of checks, and another looming on the horizon.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-administration-already-taking-bite-195519000.html

Social Security Change Impacts Payments for Millions as New Cards Issued. A Social Security change will impact millions of Americans this year, as the federal government begins issuing new debit cards to beneficiaries who receive their payments through the Direct Express program.
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-change-impacts-payments-for-millions-as-new-cards-issued-12000415

# Sports

What the hell is that hideous thing on the White House Lawn? Oh, you didn’t realize a cage fight was happening at the White House soon? Neither did many of us.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/ufc-fight-stage-white-house-photos/

Well, it’s happening. They are literally building a UFC arena on the White House lawn for Trump’s 80th birthday. They’ve branded it “Freedom 250” and wrapped it in the country’s 250th anniversary.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-builds-giant-stage-white-211421903.html

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
Trump team is ‘drawing up’ plans to stop international flights to some Democratic cities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/dhs-international-flights-sanctuary-cities

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
NASA chief pulls back curtain on Trump UFO files after bizarre finds surface in buried fed records. Released files include infrared footage, Apollo-era astronaut accounts and military pilot testimony from combat zones
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nasa-chief-pulls-back-curtain-trump-ufo-files-after-bizarre-finds-surface-buried-fed-records

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