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# Indigenous
Native federal contractors press SBA over 8(a) approval delays. Wilton Rancheria expands Sacramento stadium project to $450M sports and entertainment venue. A proposed off-reservation casino in California’s Central Valley is effectively blocked after the state Supreme Court declined review. The ruling leaves the North Fork Rancheria project without required state approval, underscoring ongoing legal and political limits on off-reservation gaming in the state.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition-policy/2026/05/tribal-owned-firms-want-answers-about-state-of-8a-program/
From the Crow Nation to the Courtroom: Celina Stops Makes History at Boyd School of Law. Celina Stops will become the first member of the Crow Tribe to graduate from UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, marking a milestone for the university’s Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program and the broader pathway of Native attorneys entering tribal governance, gaming and federal Indian law.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sponsored-content-category/15611-from-the-crow-nation-to-the-courtroom-celina-stops-makes-history-at-boyd-school-of-law
Proposed Trump Budget Could Force Tribal Colleges to Close Within a Year, Native Education Leaders Warn. The American Indian College Fund said it shares the concerns of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) over the Department of the Interior’s proposal to eliminate all dedicated TCU funding for the second year in a row.
https://nativenewsonline.net/education/proposed-trump-budget-could-force-tribal-colleges-to-close-within-a-year-native-education-leaders-warn/
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Haaland Condemns DOJ Lawsuit Over New Mexico Immigration Policies. “We are a multicultural state, we must stand strong with our neighbors,” she continued. “That means as governor, I will do anything in my power to stop ICE from tearing families apart and committing crimes in our streets while advocating for strong, common sense immigration and border security reform.”
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/haaland-condemns-doj-lawsuit-over-new-mexico-immigration-policies/
Trump says US Supreme Court should be ‘loyal’ on key cases. President Donald Trump called on US Supreme Court justices to be “loyal” to his executive order banning birthright citizenship, while bashing the court’s recent ruling against his tariffs.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/trump-us-supreme-court-loyal-key-cases-6112821?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads
Born Man Dies One Day After Reuniting With ICE-Detained Parents in Mexico. The parents had been held by immigration authorities before the meeting took place. The sequence placed the family together for a brief period amid the young man’s declining health.
https://www.newsbreak.com/nl/general-politics-immigration-1BGgooaB?utm_source=aigeon&utm_medium=nb_newsletter
# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
A USDA cow scientist won an award for helping dairy farmers produce more milk. He’s worried about the future of government research under Trump. The Partnership for Public Service, which runs an annual awards program for federal employees, recognized fewer civil servants this year as a result of fewer agencies participating.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/05/usda-cow-scientist-dairy-farmers-produce-more-milk/413431/
Trump Insists, ‘I Know Nothing About’ Report Saying He’s Going To Fire FDA Chief
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-responds-reports-fda-chief-175254923.html
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Is Melania Trump’s Past With Epstein About To Explode? Serious panic is spreading inside the Trump White House over First Lady Melania Trump’s past.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/melania-trump-epstein-press-conference
I Know Why Melania Is Panicking About Epstein | The Daily Beast Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V90kSXywwmU
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025). The Timeline below examines decades-long failures by federal law enforcement and oversight agencies—including the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Department of the Treasury—in the handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes: child sexual abuse and the sex trafficking of minors, as well as the sexual abuse of young adult women.
https://www.justsecurity.org/119137/timeline-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/
The Epstein Diaries #8: Epstein Goes to Jail—For the First Time. But a decades-long, bitterly contested legal battle is just beginning
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/the-epstein-diaries-8-epstein-goes
# Gov / Politics
Democrats consider forcing Virginia Supreme Court overhaul after map ruling: Virginia Democrats are weighing how to respond after the state Supreme Court voided a congressional map approved by voters, with party leaders privately expressing anger and discussing steps that could allow them to redraw the lines — including changes to the court itself.
https://san.com/cc/democrats-consider-forcing-virginia-supreme-court-overhaul-after-map-ruling-report/
‘TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE:’ Trump criticizes Iran’s response to US proposal. Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over a ceasefire and control of the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved, with the strait’s status affecting global shipping that American consumers and businesses depend on.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/10/iran-response-us-proposal-war/
Trump Rejects ‘Reasonable and Generous’ Peace Proposal. “The only thing we have demanded is Iran’s legitimate rights,” said Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran-trump-peace-proposal
Tucker Carlson Predicts Donald Trump Will Be ‘Gone Relatively Soon’ From Politics in Cryptic Statement. his latest remarks to Kelly focused on Trump being “gone” politically, not physically.
https://share.newsbreak.com/idxuau5h
Biggest Con of All: The Genuinely Staggering Scale of Trump’s Robbery: What we are living through is a deliberately constructed fog of lies and grievance with one purpose only: to keep us screaming at each other about bathrooms and brown-skinned invaders while the people writing the checks rob us blind.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/right-wing-influence-machine-trump
# Gov / Politics / Global
Gaza aid flotilla activists released from Israeli prison, deported. An Israeli naval interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters has resulted in documented detention and alleged mistreatment, drawing formal condemnation from multiple governments.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/10/israel-deports-two-gaza-aid-flotilla-activists
Iran Warns UK and France: Iran warns France, UK of ‘immediate response’ to any Hormuz deployment
The UK defence ministry announced to send a destroyer as “part of prudent planning”
https://www.euractiv.com/news/iran-warns-france-uk-of-immediate-response-to-any-hormuz-deployment/
Germany Agrees With Trump’s Position on Iran. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Europe wants to maintain the NATO alliance, saying that Europe and the United States have the shared goal of stopping Iran
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5856045-merz-trump-relationship-iran/
# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich after she dared interview a Democratic lawmaker who criticized him on air. Trump responded with a 180-plus-word Truth Social rant attacking both Khanna and Heinrich.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/donald-trump-fake-freakout-over-085015016.html
# Medical / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA / CDC
Hantavirus ship passengers arrive for quarantine: Hantavirus is not the new COVID-19, despite what social media says
https://san.com/cc/hantavirus-is-not-the-new-covid-19-despite-what-social-media-says/
Why hantavirus isn’t the next pandemic, according to health officials. While none of the more than 140 people who were still on the ship were showing any symptoms of hantavirus, they will be under quarantine. The Americans, after arriving at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska, will be taken to the National Quarantine Center at the University of Nebraska, the CDC confirmed. Contact tracing is also underway.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5871637-why-hantavirus-isnt-the-next-pandemic-according-to-health-officials/
# MiIlitary / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
‘Each of These Is a Murder’: Trump Admin Conducts 3rd Deadly Boat Strike in 5 Days. “Drug suspects should be arrested and prosecuted, not summarily executed,” a human rights expert said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/deadly-boat-strike
# Military / Global
Israeli Drone Kills Man and 12-Year-Old Daughter in ‘Barbaric’ Double-Tap Strike.
https://www.newsgram.com/war-and-conflict/2026/05/11/israel-double-tap-strike-kills-father-daughter
Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-nabatiyeh-c99216
# Nuclear
US to Develop Small Modular Nuclear Reactors for Commercial Shipping. The United States is seeking to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) for commercial vessels that would potentially bring down shipping costs
https://shipandbunker.com/news/am/781538-us-plans-to-develop-small-nuclear-reactors-for-commercial-ships
# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Pentagon releases UFO files spanning decades. The department said it will release more files “on a rolling basis.”
https://abcnews.com/Politics/pentagon-begins-release-decades-unresolved-ufo-files/story?id=132780534
See also: Pentagon releases decades of UFO files
https://www.war.gov/UFO/
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