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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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