Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat, Cruises in New Mexico House Race  —  Ms. Stansbury won a landslide victory in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.  The result is likely to hearten national Democrats worried about the 2022 midterms.

The Republican plot to steal the 2024 election  —  Republicans have spent nearly seven months making bogus charges of fraud in the 2020 election under the banner of “stop the steal.”  Now they have segued into a “start the steal” offensive to ensure that they will win the 2022 and 2024 elections …

Meat Plant Closures Are Spreading After a Cyberattack on JBS  — Some U.S. shifts canceled for Tuesday, Facebook posts show  — Sunday attack forced JBS to shut down some IT systems  —  A cyberattack on JBS SA, the world's largest meat producer, has forced the shutdown …

National Enquirer Parent, Ex-CEO Fined for Breaking Election Law in 2016 Campaign  —  FEC cites hush payment to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said she had an affair with Donald Trump  —  The publisher of the National Enquirer agreed to pay $187,500 as part of a settlement …

Trump's company puts D.C. hotel lease up for sale, again  —  The former president's company previously considered selling the lease to its luxury Washington hotel before covid struck  —  Former president Donald Trump's company has again hired a broker to sell the lease to its D.C. hotel …

Trump expects to be ‘reinstated’ as president by August: reporter  —  Former President Donald Trump reportedly believes he's going to be “reinstated” as president within the next two months.  —  According to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, “Trump has been telling a number of people he's …

‘SpongeBob’ and ‘Transformers’ Cost U.S. Taxpayers $4 Billion, Study Says  —  A new report details ViacomCBS's use of a labyrinthine tax shelter to sell rights to its shows and films overseas.  —  Dismissed by critics and devoured by fans, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” …

Nikki Fried, only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, launches challenge to DeSantis  —  Florida's Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is officially running for governor.  —  The lone statewide elected Democrat announced on Tuesday that she will challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Arizona wants to use Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row  —  Hydrogen cyanide gas, named by the Third Reich as Zyklon B, was used by the Nazis to kill over a million people in the Holocaust.  The state of Arizona now wants to use it in executions.  —  The state of Arizona is preparing …

Sinema on why she skipped vote on Jan. 6 commission: ‘I had a personal family matter’  —  TUCSON — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema broke her silence and explained Tuesday why she missed a procedural vote last week to establish a bipartisan commission to look into the U.S. Capitol riot.

Hedge fund guru tied to Jeffrey Epstein scandal hit with lawsuit over alleged hush money  —  A New York woman has filed a defamation lawsuit against Leon Black, alleging that the hedge fund titan sexually assaulted, harassed and intimidated her, then paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars …

The Conservative Media Double-Standard  —  The same people who advocated for HCQ and complain about election fraud are outraged over the lab-leak miss.  —  9 hr ago  —  1. Humanitarian Disaster  —  I want to be very clear about this: America is doing great against COVID right now.

Tulsa isn't the only race massacre you were never taught in school.  Here are others.  —  With President Biden commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre Tuesday, many Americans are learning for the first time about the nation's long history of racist massacres, particularly during …

Flynn's Coup Talk Is a Warning About the MAGA Violence Ahead  —  IT'S HAPPENING HERE … The collapse of American democracy that Sinclair Lewis wrote about nearly a century ago as a fictional cautionary tale is what retired general Mike Flynn is calling for now.

Louie Gohmert Says He Isn't a QAnon Supporter, Just a Moron  —  VERY FINE PERSON … This is maybe not the compelling defense that the congressman seems to think that it is.  —  Some people spent Memorial Day at parades or BBQing with friends, but not Loonie Louie Gomhert …

Just How Rigged is the “Rigged Game”?  —  “The Division of Light and Power,” the new book by Dennis Kucinich, is an epic chronicle of American corruption  —  Dennis Kucinich has always been ahead of his time.  It's both his distinction and his curse.  As a presidential candidate in the 2000s …

Police release tear gas into a crowd of pro-Trump protesters during clashes at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, in January.Credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters  —  Much has been written, dissected, said and analyzed about the similarities between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

TSMC Says Construction of Arizona Chip Plant Is ‘Well Underway’  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it's moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the tech supply chain.

PHOTO: Trump Met Man Who Helped Organize ‘Patriot Caravans’ On January 6  —  Good morning!  It's time to get up!  —  HOUSEKEEPING: Before we get started, a little programming note — The Uprising is normally going to be free for all readers on Monday and Thursday while the other two issues each week …

Mayor Breed wants to add more than $1 billion to fighting homelessness in San Francisco over next two years  —  Mayor London Breed is proposing more than $1 billion in new funding to address homelessness over the next two years — a staggering amount that she hopes will finally make a dent in San Francisco's most vexing problem.

Biden administration to cancel oil and gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge  —  The Interior Department will suspend several oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Tuesday, according to three individuals briefed on the decision, overturning one of Donald Trump's …

80% of cruise enthusiasts would prefer to sail with vaccine requirement  —  Eighty percent of likely cruisers want to resume sailing on ships that require vaccinations, according to a survey conducted over the Memorial Day weekend by the consumer-focused travel website CruiseCritic.com.

Google Diversity Head Said Jews Have ‘Insatiable Appetite for War’  —  In a 2007 blog Kamau Bobb had harsh words for Jews and the Jewish state  —  Google's head of diversity strategy said in a 2007 blog post that Jews have an “insatiable appetite for war” and an “insensitivity to the suffering [of] others.”

Ben Rhodes joins Jewish Insider's ‘Limited Liability Podcast’  —  Rhodes talks with Rich and Jarrod about his new book, the Iran deal and his own definition of Zionism  —  On this week's episode of Jewish Insider's “Limited Liability Podcast,” co-hosts Richard Goldberg and Jarrod Bernstein …

Secret Service Spending $34,000 on Fancy Porta Potties in Bedminster This Summer  —  The agency is looking after a high-profile protectee summering in the small New Jersey town—and his name is Donald Trump.  —  The Secret Service is spending nearly $35,000 to rent portable toilets …