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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
Feds seek expansion of ICE detention centers: Shuttered Appleton prison will convert to immigrant detention under proposed contract. Prairie Correctional Facility owner CoreCivic already operates nearly a dozen immigration detention facilities nationwide.
https://www.startribune.com/shuttered-appleton-prison-will-convert-to-immigrant-detention-under-proposed-contract/601853735

Trump visa restrictions trigger Texas housing slowdown: North of Dallas, towns like Frisco, Prosper and Celina became some of the fastest-growing suburbs in the US, fueled in part by corporate relocations and Indian-born workers with H-1B visas. But tech layoffs, higher visa costs, tighter immigration rules and AI disruption are now cooling demand in a housing market built around rapid growth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUnh1vwrFV8

Geo Group founder came to U.S. via Ellis Island in 1953: “My own immigrant story has shaped the core values that have guided my entire life and career, which include the principle of never placing profit above the value of people,” said the CEO of the nation’s largest for-profit jailer of immigrants and ICE’s biggest contractor.
https://edition.cnn.com/us/george-zoley-geo-group-ice-immigration

Federal judge strikes down Trump. admin limits on asylum and immigration processing, cites “anti-immigrant animus”: U.S. District ‌Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ‌Services had adopted ​a series ​of ​unlawful policies ‌targeting people from 39 ​African, ​Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern ​countries.
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-judge-invalidates-trump-policies-144814000.html

Senate GOP passes immigration funding bill, bypassing Democratic filibuster: The bill, which next heads to the House for a vote, will give an additional $70 billion in funding to ICE and Border Patrol over the next three years. The package includes roughly $38.5 billion for ICE, over $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/06/senate-in-overnight-session-as-republicans-debate-limits-on-1-8b-trump-settlement/

Sen. Murkowski Stands Alone as Only Republican to Vote Against Trump’s $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Package
https://share.newsbreak.com/inwrs318

Federal officials accused of ‘strange secrecy’ as court cases fast-tracked. Lawyers representing immigrants being swept up by the Department of Homeland Security are raising the alarm that federal authorities are deploying new tactics to fast-track deportations.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-deportation-2677007505/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Bessent backs 3% deficit goal despite 5% budget forecasts
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_438579cf-67a1-4aac-8e69-18d6d3eb6c87.html

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Trump Admin Suspends 27,000 Loan Borrowers: Millions of student-loan borrowers risk facing debt collectors who were penalized for ‘misleading’ behavior
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-debt-transfer-to-treasury-private-collectors-trump-borrowers-2026-6

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump’s edict making 8,000 feds at-will employees draws swift outcry. Schedule Policy/Career is part of a larger effort by the president to reshape the federal government to his liking, critics warn.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-rattles-federal-workforce-with-latest-order/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Texas Landowner Finds New Lock on Oil Pipeline Gate He Thought He Controlled—Then Learns the Company Changed Hands and Locked Him Out of His Property
https://kfdm.com/news/local/southeast-texas-landowner-and-oil-company-take-legal-action-against-each-other

Ohio Supreme Court overturns permit for massive 6,000-acre solar farm after local officials fight back. “Are the township and county officials actually impacted or is it just a case of NIMBY?”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/clean-energy-project-ohio-roadblock/

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Pennsylvania Communities Are Beating Back a Wave of Water System Privatization. As corporations angle to squeeze profits out of water systems throughout Pennsylvania, towns are fighting back.
https://truthout.org/articles/pennsylvania-communities-are-beating-back-a-wave-of-water-system-privatization/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
How a Tiny Insect From China Decimated Florida’s Citrus: Florida’s wonky weather patterns (a.k.a. hurricanes) have played a small part in the disruption of citrus production, but the real culprit is much smaller — and much more lethal. Its name is the Asian citrus psyllid, and it’s caused complete mayhem in the citrus industry.
https://onlineentomology.ifas.ufl.edu/how-the-asian-citrus-psyllid-brought-the-citrus-industry-to-its-knees/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
“I’m Done Staying Silent”—Jimmy Kimmel Risks It All, Salutes Scott Pelley, and Publicly Names the Puppet Master Behind the Epstein Cover-Up!
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-defends-scott-pelley-slams-cbs-trump-suck-ups-1236766917/

Straight to the Point: The Epstein Files: Global social media is exploding with leaked confidential documents from the shocking hearing on May 29th!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ic5GSWFfaw

The Pandora Papers: Offshore havens and hidden riches of world leaders and billionaires exposed in unprecedented leak. The release of these files has fueled immense public scrutiny into the guardrails of the legal and financial systems that shield high-profile individuals
https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump RAGES after major A-List celebrities REFUSE to attend his trashy, embarrassing UFC cage fight! The president and his followers are eagerly anticipating UFC 250, a major event organised by Dana White set to take place at an “eyesore” ring erected on the South Lawn on his 80th birthday.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-snubbed-celebrities-ufc-37260618

‘The Humiliation Just Compounds’: Trump Tells Netanyahu Not to Bomb Iran, Then Israel Strikes Anyway. The Israeli military bombed Iran on Monday shortly after US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to an Iranian missile barrage, which came in retaliation for Israel’s earlier bombing of Beirut.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-netanyahu-iran-2677009860

The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate. Alabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won. A new constitutional right to discriminate, thanks to the six Republican appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court. Black voters have no rights that anyone is bound to respect.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/alabama-racial-discrimination-voting/687448/

White House correspondent fact-checks Mike Johnson’s Jan. 6 claim: They were walking through the building, destroying property, spreading feces on the walls, stealing things, rioting and threatening to kill the Vice President. But other than that . . .” Johnson’s remarks surfaced through The Intellectualist, which flagged the clip and noted the claim had already been fact-checked as false.
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677008454/

Democrats eyeing investigations, and perhaps prosecutions, of Trump officials
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5912666-democrats-trump-officials-investigations-prosecute/

A fresh voice has broken through the noise — and it’s sending MAGA insane
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/hunter-biden/

Trump’s latest crime was caught by a rolling camera
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-stock-market/

Trump just pardoned a convicted insider trader, which is terrible timing because three insider-trading stories swirl around him right now
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-just-pardoned-a-convicted-insider-trader-which-is-terrible-timing-because-three-insider-trading-stories-swirl-around-him-right-now/

# Politics / Global
Iran says United States’ ‘contradictory’ positions are main obstacle to deal. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran’s main issue when it comes to negotiating with the U.S. is its contradictory positions.
https://san.com/cc/iran-says-united-states-contradictory-positions-are-main-obstacle-to-deal/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
They Asked for Help. Instead, They Died in Solitary: 47 people died by suicide inside restrictive housing units in Mississippi between 2015 and 2025, investigation reveals. State corrections officials continue to send people diagnosed with mental illness, including those who say they want to kill themselves, into isolated detention despite growing evidence that such treatment exacerbates mental illness and makes suicide more likely.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/08/mississippi-prison-solitary-confinement-suicide

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Southern Poverty Law Center floats sanctions against DOJ after unsigned indictment shared with media before being filed in court
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/southern-poverty-law-center-floats-013646883.html

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Sen. Ron Johnson: “The FDA now fully admits the COVID-19 vaccines killed American children.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-covid-vaccines-children-deaths-rcna246437

Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals: Eli Lilly issued an ultimatum to approximately 50 large hospitals, threatening to suspend their access to federal 340B drug discounts. The move is part of an ongoing clash over how to prevent duplicate discounts and curb perceived waste within the healthcare system
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/06/01/lilly-warns-hospitals-submit-claims-data-or-lose-340b-drug-discounts/

# Medical Alternatives / Medical Marijuana / Hemp
The White House Office of Management and Budget is urging Congress to “update the statutory definition of final hemp-derived cannabinoid products to allow Americans to benefit from access to appropriate full-spectrum CBD products” while restricting “products that pose serious health risks.”
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/white-house-pushes-congress-to-keep-some-hemp-products-legal-newsletter-june-8-2026/

Changes to the Statutory Definition of Hemp and Issues for Congress: . This ‘In Focus. discusses congressional actions regarding the definition of hemp, the potential effect of the new definition on the hemp industry, and selected issues for Congress.
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF13136/IF13136.3.pdf

# Other Interestimg Stuff
A Drone Reached the Bottom of the Bermuda Triangle — What It Filmed Shocked Everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSZGt0Z9lAc

The Great Barrier Reef Just Sent a Chemical Signal That Marine Researchers Say Has No Natural Precedent: Climate change isn’t the only existential threat to the coral that make up Australia Great Barrier Reef, it seems – a scientific team has just revealed a previously hidden chemical threat seeping out from beside and beneath the iconic reef.
https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/revealed-hidden-chemical-threat-to-gbr/

Mount Rushmore Is Cracking From the Inside Out – And Engineers Say There’s No Way to Stop It.
The monument is broken down into approximately 144 mapped inconsistencies and 22 distinct rock blocks.
https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/preservation.htm

# Science / Research
The Trump administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of how the federal government awards billions of dollars in research grants, giving political appointees a much larger role in funding decisions
https://share.newsbreak.com/inru5rs4

# Social / Communities / Housing
‘They found out the president was stealing all the money’: Houston residents launch petition to oust HOA board
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/homeowners-petition-remove-hoa-board-houston/

# Social Media Platforms
Can you tax social media? Illinois faces legal questions over proposed law. Facing a budget shortfall, Illinois is hoping to raise $200M by taxing social media companies based on their usage in the state.
https://san.com/cc/can-you-tax-social-media-illinois-faces-legal-questions-over-proposed-law/

Illinois’ New Social Media Tax Is a Shambles
https://taxfoundation.org/blog/illinois-social-media-tax/

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability / AFDC (Aid for dependant children)
Oversight Committee Releases Bombshell Report Exposing Rampant Fraud Plaguing Minnesota’s Taxpayer-Funded Social Programs
https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-bombshell-report-exposing-rampant-fraud-plaguing-minnesotas-taxpayer-funded-social-programs/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Texas Community Pushes Back Against Proposed Data Center Boom: ‘If You Keep Electing Clowns, You’re Gonna Keep Getting a Circus’
https://thenerdstash.com/texas-community-pushes-back-against-proposed-data-center-boom-if-you-keep-electing-clowns-youre-gonna-keep-getting-a-circus/

AI is evolving faster than the news can tell you what’s happening
https://san.com/cc/ai-is-evolving-faster-than-the-news-can-tell-you-whats-happening/

Amazon plans 1,500-foot wells beneath Missouri town for data center set to use 50 million gallons a year. While the plan is designed to avoid affecting private wells, locals have voiced opposition to the project.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/amazon-data-center-new-florence-missouri/

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Texas Animal Health Commission Issues Quarantine for Zavala County, Texas Following New World Screwworm Detection
https://abc13.com/post/second-screwworm-case-texas-confirmed-abbott-expands-state-disaster-declaration/19246694/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
Trump administration’s proposed rule would limit some immigrants’ ability to legally work in the U.S;  the proposed DHS rule (RIN 1615-AC98) outlines several key changes to employment authorization
https://www.newsweek.com/dhs-work-permit-change-immigration-us-visa-update-12032269

Mass Deportation: Analyzing the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Immigrants, Democracy, and America.
Understanding this administration’s immigration policy;
* An attack on our democracy
* An attempt to overhaul the federal government
* An exercise in bending reality to match propaganda
* A maelstrom of fear and chaos in service of the administration’s policy goals
* A radical revision of America’s place in the world
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/mass-deportation-trump-democracy/

Federal Court Rejects Trump Immigration Crackdown, Restores Processing of Immigration and Asylum Claims. The judge invalidated policies the Trump administration enacted last year that halted asylum grants, as well as the processing of immigration benefits for people from 39 countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/asylum-immigration-ruling.html

Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall. Press freedom groups and hunger strikers detail abuses and retaliation by ICE agents, police, and GEO Group staff. Protests against immigration enforcement at a facility where detainees are on a hunger and labor strike erupted in fresh violence on Tuesday night as federal officers sprayed chemicals and charged at demonstrators outside the jail in New Jersey.
https://truthout.org/articles/outrage-mounts-at-assaults-of-journalists-and-hunger-strikers-at-delaney-hall/

Senate Bill to Fund ICE and CBP Contains Zero Reforms to ICE. This rewards agencies “that have terrorized communities across the country,” said Amnesty International.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5911411-senate-passes-reconciliation-immigration-bill/

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
It’s Not Your Truck Anymore. They Won. Ford has filed a series of patents between 2023 and 2026 that, taken together, describe a vehicle that listens to private conversations, scans the driver’s face and iris, and runs biometric data against outside databases including criminal records. This investigation walks through what each patent actually says, where the public reporting has it right, and what the filings reveal about the future of car ownership for people who still believe the truck in their driveway belongs to them.
https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/its-not-your-truck-anymore-they-won.719778/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Amazon Is Using AI to Disempower Workers. The US Labor Movement Must Fight Back. Amazon is using AI in terrifying ways to disempower workers. We must fight back.
https://truthout.org/articles/amazon-is-using-ai-to-disempower-workers-the-us-labor-movement-must-fight-back/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump’s Controversial Sale of Arctic Drilling Rights Draws Almost No Interest
https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/05/controversial-oil-lease-sale-in-alaska-wildlife-refuge-draws-limited-interest/

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
‘Our soil is dying’: Texas farmer warns we may have only 50 to 80 harvests left. “The Greedy Few keep treating our land like it’s disposable.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/soil-loss-texas-farmer-warning-future-food/

Judge pauses USDA plan to tie SNAP benefits to Trump’s gender, immigration ideology. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun granted a preliminary injunction against the USDA’s requirements. Twenty states and D.C. argued the terms threatened low-income family programs.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/6/federal-judge-pauses-trump-administrations-snap-restrictions/

# General News
Backlash Grows Over Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s Plan to Develop One of the Mediterranean’s Last Untouched Islands. Local protests erupted over environmental concerns for birds, turtles, and sea life.
https://parade.com/news/backlash-grows-over-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushners-plan-to-develop-one-of-the-mediterraneans-last-untouched-islands

# Gov / Politics / US
30 cases will determine the future of our elections.  It is no exaggeration to say that their outcome may determine whether Trump can steal the 2026 midterm elections.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/these-30-cases-will-determine-the-future-of-our-elections/

A key group that helped power Trump’s 2024 comeback may now decide whether Republicans suffer a stunning upset in Texas
https://thehill.com/video/republican-midterm-concerns-rise-after-election-upset-in-texas/11484758/

Trump Deports Hundreds Who Fled War He Dodged. Trump dodged the Vietnam War draft five times—and now …  he’s deporting refugees from that conflict at five times the pace of Biden
https://thepunchup.substack.com/p/trump-deporting-hundreds-of-people

Former Trump Staffer Says Bondi ‘Laid The Groundwork’ For Todd Blanche To Have ‘Difficult Confirmation’
https://grabien.com/story?id=592700

‘Newsflash— it’s not working’: MS NOW dumps more bad news in Trump’s lap. Trump sees his slate of D.C. vanity projects a “welcome distraction” from an ongoing affordability crisis, but MS NOW slammed the idea.  “Americans are not getting on board with this distraction,” Traylor said. “Even if it is something that’s working in the president’s mind right now.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-projects-on-ms-now/

‘A lot of people in there that shouldn’t be there’: Trump orders fresh purge of officials. President Donald Trump has instructed Bill Pulte, the controversial new acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), to execute sweeping personnel cuts across the nation’s 18 federal intelligence agencies and units before a permanent successor is confirmed.
https://www.rawstory.com/pulte-trump/

How Constitutional Liberties Are Being Erased By Hidden Algorithms: Surveillance technologies come in many guises, including closed-circuit television, automated license plate and facial readers, aerial cameras, and GPS tracking. Also classifiable as surveillance technology are devices such as thermal and electromagnetic imagers that can “see” through walls and clothing. Finally, surveillance includes wiretapping and other forms of communication interception.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10704392/

The Constitution Leaves No Room for Secret Law. There are still many questions to be answered about Yahoo’s secret scanning of all of its customers’ incoming emails under a mysterious government order.
https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/constitution-leaves-no-room-secret-law

# Politics / Global
New Iraqi leader promises security deals for U.S. oil companies ahead of Trump meeting. Iraqi civilian authorities say they would compensate international and U.S companies for losses resulting from attacks on their facilities if they originated within Iraq.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/sunnew-iraqi-leader-seeks-security-deals-back-pay-us-oil-companies

Russia Moves To Lower Working Age to 12 and Revive Soviet Child Labor Camps as Ukraine War Drains Workforce to Historic Lows.  “The Return of Labor Camps Is a Realistic Scenario That Our Children Will Support”
https://share.newsbreak.com/injl9hhp

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths. Over 200,000 incarcerated people face deadly summer heat in California and Texas.
https://truthout.org/articles/families-of-victims-who-died-from-heat-in-prison-fight-to-prevent-more-deaths/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Texas Children’s Hospital says it has no more ‘viable options’ to treat toddler who nearly drowned. Annelise Camp’s case caught statewide attention after Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday on social media that he was “closely monitoring” the situation. “Annelise Camp is fighting for her life and deserves a medical team that will fight just as hard,” Paxton said. “I’m calling on Texas Children’s to prioritize the treatment her family is seeking or allow adequate time to transfer her to a hospital that will.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/texas-childrens-hospital-says-no-230722729.html

# Military / Global
Shootings erupt near West Bank, killing at least 1 and injuring 5 Israel’s rescue services say
https://www.news10.com/news/international/ap-1-dead-and-5-wounded-in-shootings-near-the-west-bank-israels-rescue-services-say/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Archaeologists Found SECRET Chambers Beneath the Sphinx. What lies beneath the Great Sphinx of Giza? Are there hidden chambers or ancient secrets being kept from the public? In this deep dive, we explore the mysteries under the Sphinx, ancient tunnels, and controversial theories that suggest there’s more than meets the eye. Discover what scientists, researchers, and historians have uncovered—and what might still be hidden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7UfEQB2tf8

Drilling under the Sphinx (Featuring Dr Zahi Hawass and Dr Mark Lehner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qGzfZHWbZE

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy. “In our plan,” Bessent vowed, “the senior citizen does not pay more taxes and the senior citizen does not get less benefits.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/10-000-boomers-day-39-153812949.html

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
President Donald Trump issued a memo Friday that calls for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence, while acknowledging the need to protect civil liberties and maintain oversight over autonomous weapon systems.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-calls-military-accelerate-ai-213905083.html

Candidate for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture warns AI data centers could drain water and drive up power bills. Dozens of communities across the state have been pushing back against data centers, and farmers are weighing in. Concerns continue to grow over the amount of water these projects require. Spectrum News has reported on county judges pushing for moratoriums to limit the growth of data centers. Now, the Texas Farmers Union is also calling for a halt to data center growth.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/04/15/texas-agriculture-commissioner-candidate-on-data-centers

‘Trying to take advantage of country bumpkins’: Texas counties say they can’t stop 248 planned data centers. The tension escalated after Hood County enacted a one-year building pause in its unincorporated areas. County commissioners said Texas law leaves them without the authority to set substantial limits on Brazos River basin water withdrawals, noise from generators, or potential effects on nearby property values.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/hood-county-data-centers-texas-ai-internet-tech-companies/

What if the next computer isn’t a computer? Microsoft pulled back the curtain this week on Project Solara, a new platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, built on Android, designed to go places a phone or PC can’t, and headed to pilots with Best Buy, CVS Health, Target and others. A behind-the-scenes look at two concept devices: a desktop hub that recognizes your face and surfaces your day’s priorities, and a wearable badge that records conversations and runs agents tailored to a specific job.
https://www.zdnet.com/video/your-next-computer-isnt-a-computer-microsoft-build-2026/

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘Recipe for disaster’: Alarm as unearthed ICE plan stokes fears of ‘terrorizing’ Americans: An unearthed internal document revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to arm over 1,200 local police departments with a facial recognition app. Privacy advocates are sounding the alarm, calling the deployment of unregulated scanning technology a “recipe for disaster” that will empower officers to track anyone without warrants, consent, or notice
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-local-cops-facial-scanning/

Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy. The order has caused fear and uncertainty among immigrant communities in Texas, leading to families going into hiding and impacting international students studying at colleges and universities. Sara and her family, who had spent nearly a decade building a life in the U.S., now face the possibility of deportation and separation as a result of the changing immigration policies under the Trump administration.
https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/immigrant-families-in-texas-have-gone-into-hiding-after-latest-trump-administration-policy/article_686b6a17-17e7-40a7-9f9d-d573d2c83c72.html

Judge orders Trump to restart asylum and immigration applications. A judge ordered the Trump administration to restart asylum and immigration processing after it left some migrants living in the U.S. in legal limbo.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-asylum-citizenship-10591d120e5cb13da736d9eeb06757c8

Federal Court Vacates Trump-Vance Administration Policies Targeting Immigrants Based on Country of Origin
https://democracyforward.org/news/press-releases/federal-court-vacates-trump-vance-administration-policies-targeting-immigrants-based-on-country-of-origin/

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say guards deny them food and clean water until they sign English documents. “They’ve taken reprisals with us for not taking that paper, not signing that paper. They took away the water and medicine to people who need medication. Today the medicine came very late, but here we have people here who are diabetic, one here with high blood pressure.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-denied-food-water

Trump’s DOGE team wanted to declare nearly 3 million living people dead to help drive out migrants, whistleblower claims. The plan, which was never implemented, would have placed individuals, including U.S. citizens, into the Social Security Administration’s “Death Master File,” potentially impacting their access to wages, benefits, and banking services.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-doge-team-wanted-declare-143220150.html

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Trump Moved to Eliminate Chemical Safety Board Before Deadly Spill Killed 11. Critics are outraged that the Trump administration is moving to roll back chemical safety rules even as the U.S. faces deadly industrial chemical incidents. New polling shows even 82 percent of Trump supporters want stronger federal protections from toxic pollution.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5902007-chemical-plant-disasters-trump-epa/

# Education / Schools / Libraries and Museums / Childcare
Sen. Ted Cruz Chairs a Commerce Hearing Examining the Impact of Technology on America’s Youth. Sen. Cruz says he ‘is glad’ officials are reviewing billion-dollar school internet program after research found that excessive screen time is linked to lower grades
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/videos/watch/sen-ted-cruz-chairs-a-commerce-hearing-examining-the-impact-of-technology-on-americas-youth

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Unions Condemn Executive Order Allowing Trump to Replace Federal Workers With ‘Political Loyalists.’ President Trump’s executive order betrays a foundational American value: that our government works for the people, not for one man’s political agenda.
https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-condemns-executive-order-replace-federal-workers-political-loyalists

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Ken Paxton files first lawsuit against rooftop solar industry:  Attorney General Ken Paxton sued CAM Solar Inc. (“CAM Solar”) for engaging in fraudulent and deceptive practices in its sale of solar panel systems. CAM Solar is headquartered in San Antonio and markets and sells solar panel systems throughout Texas.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-san-antonio-based-solar-company-fraudulent-sales-solar-panel

‘Hands Off the Arctic,’ Say Wilderness Defenders as Trump Holds Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale.
“Some places are too important to sacrifice,” said one Indigenous leader as the Trump administration invited fossil fuel companies to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/anwr-oil-gas-lease-sale

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
House GOP, With Help of 4 Dems, Votes to Take Food Aid From Millions of Women and Kids. “While working families struggle to feed their families, Republicans are cutting funding for fruit and vegetable vouchers for women, infants, and children.” The House was able to strip millions from the WIC program meant to help pregnant women and kids.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211416/democrats-republicans-wic-food-aid-pregnant-women-children

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Anna Paulina Luna Discusses Why She Thinks Epstein Was an Intelligence Agent and Trump Opposed Releasing the Files
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/anna-paulina-luna-discusses-why-she-thinks-epstein-was-an-intelligence-agent-and-trump-opposed-releasing-the-files/

Pam Bondi Finally Breaks Silence on Why Howard Lutnick Photo Vanished From Epstein File Release
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pam-bondi-explains-why-howard-lutnick-photo-was-excluded-from-epstein-records/vi-AA24VH59

Jeffrey Epstein Death Bombshell: Ex-Correctional Officer Gives Chilling Testimony on Mysterious Figure Seen Near His Cell Before Suicide. Despite official ruling of suicide, speculation continues due to technical failures in surveillance and unanswered questions about the mysterious orange figure.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/testimony-raises-questions-figure-seen-195934807.html

# Gov / Politics / US
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https://note.jervisfamily.com/posts/i-aint-sweatn-losing-fans-neil-young-drops-explosive-ultimatum-phuongluu123-team-clover-02d6

Trump Is Liquidating the United States: ‘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 American Economic Liberties Project and Groundwork Collaborative released a joint report detailing how President Donald Trump’s unprecedented corruption is padding his own pockets at the expense of US taxpayers.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/donald-trump-corruption-report

Four Senate Republicans Block SAVE Act in Latest Split With Trump as Fellow GOP Senator Says They ‘Betrayed Their Constituents.’ Republican senators joined Democrats to block another effort to advance President Donald Trump’s voter ID and election overhaul legislation, marking the latest instance this week in which GOP lawmakers have broken with a major White House-backed initiative.
https://www.latintimes.com/four-senate-republicans-block-save-act-latest-split-trump-fellow-gop-senator-says-they-betrayed-597757

Cornyn refuses to back down after primary loss, says Paxton’s nomination could complicate Republican efforts to hold the Senate
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5905200-cornyn-paxton-texas-senate-runoff/

Leaked Documents Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration’s Use of Military-Grade Tools to Monitor Domestic Political Dissidents
https://www.rawstory.com/israel-2677007113/

Federal Court Hears Challenge to Trump Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots. Voting rights groups say order is unlawful, warn of mass disenfranchisement
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-hears-challenge-to-trump-executive-order-restricting-mail-in-ballots

‘Pay-to-Play Loyalty Program’: Trump Ballroom Donors Have Been Handed $50 Billion in Federal Contracts.
“Corporations wrote big checks to build Trump’s golden ballroom,” said Rep. Jason Crow. “Now they’re receiving billions of dollars in kickbacks—paid for by your tax dollars.”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-donors-federal-contracts-b2990596.html

# Politics / Global
Underwater tunnel from Russia to Alaska will be built: Russia’s presidential envoy says that the country and the United States will sign an agreement Friday to continue designing an underwater tunnel connecting Russia’s Chukotka region to Alaska across the Bering Strait. Kirill Dmitriev made the announcement Thursday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/underwater-tunnel-russia-alaska-putin/

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting on the 4-year-old conflict, saying he sees “no point” in it. The Russian leader insisted military action would only stop after Moscow achieves its ‘goals.’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/5/russias-putin-says-no-point-meeting-ukraines-zelenskyy-for-now

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Three Americans arrested on charges they were helping fund ISIS
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-arrested-kansas-and-california-charged-plot-support-isis

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting. A federal judge has declined to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order creating a federal voter list and limiting mail voting, clearing the way for potential sweeping changes in how American elections are run shortly before this year’s midterm elections.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-refuses-to-block-trump-order-to-create-federal-voter-list-and-limit-mail-voting

The Supreme Court Is Illegitimate: Whatever meager shred of legitimacy the U.S. Supreme Court had went up in flames with its shadow docket decision allowing Alabama to move forward with a racially discriminatory congressional map with no time for election administrators to prepare.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-alabama-voting-rights_n_6a22b848e4b0a18aef0b7ba7

Trump Lawyers Refuse to Provide Financial Records in $10B BBC Lawsuit. Trump is suing the publicly funded British broadcaster, claiming it defamed him by “intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively” editing two parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech to make it seem as though he had encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-lawyers-refuse-financial-records-142119171.html

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
“This story is going to get you a gun in your face.” George Santos, to NPR reporter Bobby Allyn. ‘He was boiling with rage.’ George Santos Is Under Investigation for Insider Trading on Kalshi
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5911806-npr-bobby-allyn-george-santos-heated-talks-insider-trading-doj/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump’s New Medicaid Rule ‘Designed to Ensure People Lose Healthcare,’ Critics Warn. States will have some discretion to decide which medical conditions qualify, but the new rules implicitly link the definition of medical frailty to a person’s ability to work.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5906718-medcaid-work-requirements-rule/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
Texas leads U.S. in children without health insurance, Georgetown University study shows. Nearly 11% of Texas children under the age of 6 did not have health insurance in 2024, up from 7.9% in 2022
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/06/02/texas-leads-u.s.-in-children-without-health-insurance-georgetown-university-study-shows/

Justice Jackson Pens Unanimous Decision Backed by SCOTUS Conservatives. The justices ruled 9-0 in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., reversing a lower court decision and sending the case back for further proceedings, marking a rare moment of full agreement on a court often portrayed as ideologically divided.
https://www.newsweek.com/justice-jackson-unanimous-supreme-court-ruling-generic-drugs-12032495

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
House panel demands more information on military firings
The move comes after the dismissal of multiple uniformed military leaders since President Donald Trump took office. Pentagon officials would have five days to tell Congress why senior uniformed military leaders had been dismissed or fired under a provision adopted by a House panel Thursday.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/04/congress/house-panel-demands-more-information-on-military-firings-00950405

U.S. intercepts Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Kuwait and Bahrain. According to CENTCOM, an initial assessment indicated that six of the missiles were intercepted and a seventh failed before hitting anything.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-898513

Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia. The decision is part of a broader American retrenchment from the NATO alliance.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/04/us-germany-tomahawks-missiles-cancel-00950284

Trump has a new GOP loyalty test — but voters might actually like it this time
https://www.alternet.org/trump-loyalty-2677003310/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
Scientists Just Discovered Something Still Alive Inside Ötzi the Iceman 5,300 Years Later. Researchers found cold-loving microbes still reproducing inside the 5,300-year-old mummy, turning the famous Iceman into a living laboratory.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-just-discovered-something-still-alive-inside-otzi-the-iceman-5300-years-later/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Anthropic Scared, Calls for Global Freeze on AI Advances. They’re (supposedly) very freaked out. But we’ve heard this one before.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-scared-calls-global-freeze-ai

Kevin O’Leary Pleads With Locals to Allow His Massive Data Center If He Shrinks It Down to the Size of One Manhattan
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/943234/kevin-oleary-agrees-to-downsize-massive-utah-data-center

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out methane, here’s why that’s weird. After comet 3I/ATLAS reached perihelion, JWST took another look and detected methane on an interstellar object for the first time.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-is-blasting-out-a-bunch-of-methane-heres-why-thats-weird

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
‘Even after death, you can’t escape deportation’: North Carolina judge orders deportation of 19yo murder victim killed in 2024. According to the judge, there were “no exceptional circumstances” stopping the murdered teen from appearing in court.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/even-after-death-you-cant-escape-deportation-north-carolina-judge-orders-deportation-of-17yo-murder-victim-killed-in-2024/

Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs. Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them. A recent study from Brookings found that ICE arrests shocked local economies and drove unemployment.
https://www.newsbreak.com/?s=newsbreak.com_errorpage_desktop&err=%2Fshare%2F4691853829201–

‘Enraged’ Olivia Rodrigo ‘Deeply Disturbed’ After Her Song Was Used to Promote ‘Barbaric’ ICE Deportations. “What they’re doing is so awful and barbaric and cruel. I am really sad to be in a country that thinks that’s OK.”
https://deadline.com/2026/06/olivia-rodrigo-enraged-ice-using-her-song-1236941565/

ICE funding vote-a-rama kicks off. The Senate voted to begin debate on a narrow budget reconciliation package by a vote of 53-46, triggering the statutorily required 20 hours of debate. The bill provides $72 billion in funding through fiscal year (FY) 2035 for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
https://www.bhfs.com/insight/senate-kicks-off-vote-a-rama-on-dhs-funding-package/

Senate passes Trump’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, doesn’t ban weaponization fund
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senate-republicans-grapple-with-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-ice-funding-vote-2026-06-04/

ICE reports 114 arrests in two South Carolina raids: It’s the latest effort in South Carolina to further crack down on immigration enforcement, which has ramped up under President Donald Trump’s second term.
https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/ice-sled-south-carolina-highway-arrests/article_42304526-68d2-42aa-913c-7becba8aa6ee.html

ICE to stop reporting deaths of individuals newly released from detention, internal memo says: The news comes as former Geo Group executive David Venturella takes the helm of ICE as acting director, and follows record numbers of deaths in ICE custody. ICE to only report ‘deaths that occur while an individual is in agency custody,’ says acting ICE director
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-immigration-officials-to-stop-reporting-deaths-of-recently-released-detainees-report/3957107

ICE detainee who spoke out about conditions in Moshannon was punished, transferred. An ICE detainee was put in solitary confinement, then transferred out of state after the private contractor that runs a Pennsylvania detention center claimed he encouraged others to refuse meals to protest conditions, a report obtained by Spotlight PA and WITF reveals.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ice-detainee-spoke-conditions-moshannon-211226574.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
The DOJ Gave Trump’s Family IRS Audit Immunity. The Treasury Secretary Won’t Discuss It. “There’s continuing litigation, and I’m unable to comment on ongoing litigation,” Bessent told lawmakers at the Senate Finance Committee hearing.
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-scott-bessent-trump-irs-audit-immunity-d8723d90229829a12d0f5f9724a7ecfe

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump announces $700 million investment to support coal plants and build export terminal. The plan would upgrade 13 coal plants, build new plants in Alaska and West Virginia, restart a shuttered Maryland plant and, for the first time, export U.S. coal from a terminal in California.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-04/trump-invokes-emergency-powers-to-invest-700-million-in-coal-including-new-export-terminal-in-california

A drainage ditch and Tesla’s lithium refinery reveal Texas’ permissive permitting for industrial wastewater
https://www.tpr.org/environment/2026-06-03/a-drainage-ditch-and-teslas-lithium-refinery-reveal-texas-permissive-permitting-for-industrial-wastewaters

# Environment / Climate / Weather / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Trump is using fees from national parks passes to fund supersized $1.6M DC fireworks display: $90M in entry fees are being steered to the costly aerial spectacle celebrating the nation’s 250th Independence Day
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-national-park-pass-fireworks-july-4-b2988784.html

Will Google release millions of bacteria-infested mosquitoes into US states? The technology company’s proposal for mosquito population control isn’t quite as dramatic as it sounds. When a male mosquito carrying wolbachia bacteria mates with a wild female, her eggs do not hatch, meaning population sizes decrease. Wolbachia bacteria cannot make humans or animals sick, and the risk to the environment from large-scale releases is negligible. At the time of this writing, the EPA had not granted Google permission for either proposed release. Therefore, we leave this claim unrated.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/06/03/google-bacteria-mosquitoes/

People aren’t happy about Google’s plan to release millions of bioengineered mosquitoes into the wild, Can’t imagine why. “Ask yourself who is to benefit most from this, and why is it being done?”
https://futurism.com/science-energy/google-mosquitoes

# Food / Farming / FDA / Agriculture / Ranching / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
U.S. House narrowly passes bill to fund USDA, FDA in 2027.  Less than four months before fiscal year 2027 begins, the U.S. House passed the second of the 12 annual appropriations bills that will fund the federal government.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3dec21d8-8f8c-4061-9af9-d1ed943e48de.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein assistant, Sarah Kellen, planning tell-all book — but fears giving away ‘get out of jail free’ card. Sarah Kellen began working as the late pedophile’s assistant in 2001 and worked for him for about 15 years. She also worked closely with his girlfriend, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
https://pagesix.com/2026/06/03/society/jeffrey-epstein-assistant-sarah-kellen-planning-tell-all-book-but-fears-giving-away-get-out-of-jail-free-card/

House committee refers duo for criminal prosecution after hearing from Epstein survivors. Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai are among the first names to emerge from the investigation
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/epstein-committee-philip-levine-frederic-fekkai-b2989698.html

# Gov / Politics / US
‘There is no longer a Voting Rights Act in America.’ The Supreme Court’s conservative majority delivered a  final blow to the VRA this week when it allowed Alabama to use a congressional map previously found to have  discriminated against Black voters. The erosion of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) happened in key stages: The “Preclearance” Erasure (2013); Gutting Section 2 (2021); Eliminating Protections in Redistricting (2026)
https://campaignlegal.org/update/us-supreme-court-has-eviscerated-voting-rights-act-whats-next

New York lays the groundwork for 2028 redistricting. We’re starting to learn some details about Democrats’ plan to redraw New York maps in response to Trump’s redistricting war. The party will amend the New York state constitution to allow the legislature to redraw the maps mid-decade by a simple majority vote.
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/new-york-democrats-take-first-steps-toward-an-aggressive-2028-redistricting-plan/

Callais plaintiffs are already trying to eliminate Louisiana’s remaining majority Black district: Will Louisiana’s last majority-Black district survive Callais? A court will decide
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/will-louisiana-last-majority-black-district-survive-callais-a-court-will-decide/

Six Republicans vote against White House ballroom. A proposal sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to block the construction of President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom unless Congress authorizes the project.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5910606-gop-senators-trump-white-house-ballroom-amendment/

Trump Is Coming Apart. He Won’t Be Able to Put It Back Together: Donald Trump is facing severe, compounding political and institutional crises, including an abandoned $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, congressional pushback on war powers regarding Iran, and declining public approval. Critics and former allies have pointed to rising instability in his coalition, policy reversals, and erratic behavior
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/trump-is-coming-apart-he-wont-be

More than a dozen House Republicans help Democrats pass Ukraine aid package. Eighteen Republicans broke ranks to help pass the military assistance and Russia sanctions.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/04/congress/ukraine-aid-package-passes-house-00951299

Trump goes on midnight ‘lawfare’ tear demanding past prosecutions  be ‘dismissed’: ‘I am an innocent man.’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-goes-on-midnight-lawfare-tear-demanding-past-prosecutions-be-dismissed-i-am-an-innocent-man/

Trump Makes It Official: The ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts Are Canceled to Be Replaced With ‘the Greatest Rally EVER!,’ Starring Him and (Surprise) Lee Greenwood. The rally will feature performances from MAGA-stalwart Lee Greenwood, tenor Christopher Macchio, and U.S. military bands, followed by a headlining speech by Trump himself
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/trump-cancels-freedom-250-concerts-rally-lee-greenwood-1236767406/

Trump faces impeachment threat as experts warn of ‘Democratic wave’ in midterms
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/trump-faces-impeachment-threat-experts-1869913

# Politics / Global
Zelenskyy Sends Extraordinary Open Letter to Putin, Proposes Face-to-Face Meeting and Full Ceasefire to End Five Years of Full-Scale War. “This War Is Your Personal Choice — A War Without a Real Cause”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2ypyp4x4o

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Jasmine Crockett Calls for Supreme Court Expansion Amid Voting Rights Battles.  “This court is racist, this court is immoral, and this court lacks any semblance of ethics,” Crockett declared during her remarks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCTjKB-1xUM

Trump’s Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center for allegedly funneling over $3 million to violent extremist groups from 2014 to 2023. Funds raised to “dismantle” hate groups were instead paid to leaders in the National Alliance ($1M), Aryan Nations ($300K), and ex-KKK members ($73K)
https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/splc-charged-with-paying-neo-nazis-while-smearing/id1280961263?i=1000763265475

Who Would Jesus Kill? Abortion-as-religion court ruling opens door to legal murder, critics warn. Religious liberty scholars warn Indiana Supreme Court that “that no state could prohibit any religiously motivated homicide – stoning, honor killing, child sacrifice,” under logic of lower court ruling.
https://justthenews.com/nation/religion/who-would-jesus-kill-abortion-religion-court-ruling-opens-door-legal-murder-critics

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
USPS raising stamp prices again. Here’s when they take effect: U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July. The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect on July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/0409-usps-recommends-new-prices-for-july.htm

USPS financial crisis won’t be solved until Congress defines its service mission, regulator testifies. At a hearing Thursday, lawmakers also expressed doubt about a proposal from U.S. Postal Service leaders to raise the agency’s statutory debt limit.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/06/usps-financial-crisis-wont-be-solved-until-congress-defines-its-service-mission-regulator-testifies/413977/?oref=ge-featured-river-secondary

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
New York dad shares a UnitedHealthcare letter addressed directly to his newborn daughter denying coverage for her NICU stay. The insurance company apparently sent a formal letter denying coverage for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay. The letter was addressed directly to one of the couple’s newborn twin daughters “Baby Girl Twin A,” rather than to her parents.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/new-york-dad-shares-a-unitedhealthcare-letter-addressed-directly-to-his-newborn-daughter-denying-coverage-for-her-nicu-stay/

New Medicaid Work Rules Will Require 80 Hours a Month, Sick Americans Must Prove They Qualify for Exemptions. The work requirement applies to non-pregnant adults between 19 and 64 years of age who are not entitled to or enrolled in Medicare and who are eligible for or enrolled in the Medicaid adult group.
https://www.empr.com/news/millions-on-medicaid-may-soon-have-to-prove-theyre-working-to-keep-coverage/

# Medical / Biologicals / CDC / Recalls / Nursing / Medications
RFK Jr.’s health department is seeking Americans’ medical records. The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking data from little-known state systems that allow hospitals and clinics to exchange detailed, identifiable patient information, KFF Health News has learned.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/health/medical-records-vaccines-autism

Alzheimer’s patient gets back speech, bladder control and memory in groundbreaking drug trial. After a decade of cognitive and functional decline, an 80-year-old patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease showed remarkable signs of recovery. Psilocybin, the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms, has previously been touted as an effective treatment for depression, anxiety, addiction, and PTSD — but now researchers say it has the potential to be used in Alzheimer’s intervention as well.
https://www.aol.com/articles/alzheimer-patient-gets-back-speech-140553000.html

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
A new service branch could be joining the U.S. Armed Forces family: If established, the proposed Cyber Force would be established as an independent branch of the U.S. Armed Forces — with “force generation responsibilities” to “man, train and equip” comparable to existing military services such as the Army, Air Force and Navy.
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/06/04/cyber-force-report/#:~:text=If%20established%2C%20the%20proposed%20Cyber,Army%2C%20Air%20Force%20and%20Navy.

The Pentagon has gutted its civilian workforce under Trump. The cuts were haphazard, watchdog says
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2026/6/2/just-in-pentagon-has-not-properly-assessed-workforce-reductions-report-finds

America’s secret civilian killings echo one of its darkest chapters. The U.S. never reckoned with torture. Now it’s killing civilians at sea. The Trump administration has killed the 200th civilian in its military strikes against small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
https://www.salon.com/2026/06/04/americas-secret-civilian-killings-echo-one-of-its-darkest-chapters/

# NASA / NORAD / Space
SpaceX plans to raise $75 billion in its IPO, which could make Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
https://apnews.com/article/spacex-tesla-elon-musk-ipo-public-offering-6490112997adcbc47235479685a89b72

# Space / Global
Japan Sent a Probe to Collect Samples From an Asteroid. That Asteroid Might Actually Be a Derelict Soviet Spacecraft. The mysterious object known as 1998 KY26 could be a tiny asteroid, a dark comet, or maybe one very lost Soviet probe.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/japan-sent-a-probe-to-collect-samples-from-an-asteroid-that-asteroid-might-actually-be-a-derelict-soviet-spacecraft/

# Other Interestimg Stuff
This new species of jellyfish has been hiding in plain sight — and it’s extremely dangerous. It belongs to the Chironex genus, widely known as “sea wasps.” Their venom is capable of causing fatal cardiac arrest in humans in a matter of minutes.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-species-of-venomous-box-jellyfish-discovered-off-the-coast-of-sentosa

# Social Services / Programs / Social Security / Disability
Social Security recipients could see their monthly income slashed by an average of $500 starting in 2032. This reduction stems from the projected depletion of the program’s retirement trust fund. If Congress fails to enact legislation to shore up the program’s finances, benefits would face an automatic 24% cut to align payouts with incoming payroll tax revenue
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5908336-why-social-security-checks-could-be-500-less-each-month-by-2032/

Over 7,100 Social Security Administration employees exit, leaving ‘cases stuck in purgatory.’ The departures, which reduced the agency’s workforce by more than 13%, came alongside office consolidations, expanded use of artificial intelligence tools and a push to move more services online.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/business/social-security-administration-fires-7100-staffers-in-historic-cuts-leaving-cases-stuck-in-purgatory/

# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Mayor Caught on Camera Saying the Only Voters Who Oppose Data Centers Are Disgusting Poor People. If nothing else, it certainly says something about who’s actually in favor of data centers. It’s never been more obvious that the pro data center camp is completely out of touch.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mayor-calls-data-center-critics-disgusting-poor-people

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to leave Microsoft board after nearly a decade
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hoffman-to-leave-microsoft-board-after-nearly-a-decade/

Samsung to relocate New Jersey operations to Texas, costing Garden State 1,000 jobs. “As part of this strategy, we will be optimizing parts of the organization to ensure our roles and functions align to key business priorities. We recognize such adjustments will have an impact on our people and we will be providing support to those affected,” it continued.
https://slashdot.org/story/26/06/04/0540213/samsung-ditches-new-jersey-for-texas-costing-garden-state-1000-jobs

# Veterans / VA
The VA just added hypertension, hypothyroidism, and monoclonal gammopathy to the Agent Orange presumptive list. Vietnam-era veterans denied for these can file again without re-proving service connection
https://share.newsbreak.com/imx32cr0

VA expands list of illnesses presumed to have been caused by Agent Orange. It will review and pay retroactive benefits to veterans and survivors whose VA disability and death benefits claims for the three diseases were previously denied, without requiring them to refile their claims.
https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/veterans-benefits/2021/june/va-expands-list-of-illnesses-presumed-to-have-been-caused-by-agent-orange

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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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# 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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# 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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# 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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# 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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# 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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