‘I own the store’: Trump seeks a direct role in the economy  —  From prices to tariffs to dealmaking, Trump's involvement in economic issues prompts both frustration and applause.  —  President Donald Trump is trying to force down drug prices to specific levels.  He has directed tariff rates on virtually every country.

Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer  —  Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones.  —  “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen …

The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement  —  Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activism in the United States.  —  In late April, the Heritage Foundation dispatched …

Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and fatally injuring 2 crew members  —  A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, fatally injuring two crew members and leaving …

FBI links California fertility clinic bombing to anti-natalist ideology  —  The attack left one dead on Saturday and injured four others.  —  The car bombing outside a California fertility clinic that killed one person and injured four others appears to have been driven by anti-natalist ideology …

Pope Leo Snubs JD Vance After Inaugural Mass  —  GODLY PASS  —  The pope gave the vice president the short shrift.  —  Pope Leo XIV spurned JD Vance on Sunday, offering him a quick greeting after his inaugural mass while holding extensive private meetings with other world leaders.

How to Take Medicaid from Millions of Americans, in Less Than 72 Hours  —  THE REPUBLICAN EFFORT TO slash Medicaid stalled on Friday, when legislation cutting more than $625 billion from the program failed to get through a key House committee.  —  GOP leaders said they hope to try again on Sunday night.

Bruce Springsteen Again Calls Out ‘Unfit President’ Trump at Second Manchester Concert  —  “Things are happening right now that are altering the very nature of our country's democracy, and they're too important to ignore,” singer says, days after president's threatening social media tirade

One Thing Helping Trump's Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention  —  Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump's job performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first 100 days in office, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found.

Big Donald Is Watching You: Sliding into autocracy under Trump 2.0  —  A giant banner featuring Donald Trump's photo just went up at the front of the Department of Agriculture.  A military parade is being planned for his birthday, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.

Trump says he killed DEI.  So why isn't it dead yet?  Cracks emerge in war on ‘woke’  —  With the swirl of a black Sharpie marker, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day back in the White House, cracking down on what he calls “illegal and radical” diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

Patriotism, True and False  —  Some thoughts on an important and somewhat slippery concept  —  People have played patriot games since the beginning of time—since the beginning of countries, certainly.  I know you recognize the phrase “patriot games.”  Tom Clancy published a book by that title in 1987.

In states, tariffs aren't yet producing the surge of foreign investment Trump is promising  —  The Trump administration has touted investments to reassure Americans who are uneasy about his tariffs.  But economic development officials say those investments have slowed amid economic uncertainty.

Rand Paul says Trump's Qatar jet plan could undermine the wins from his Middle East swing  —  “It at least gives the appearance of a conflict of interest,” he said.  —  The way Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul sees it, President Donald Trump is coming off a positive week of dealmaking in the Middle East.

Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact  —  State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum  —  As part of the latest Republican push in red states to promote ideologies sympathetic to Donald Trump …

Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn't like  —  Critics say the administration is breaking the law and sidestepping the rulemaking process that presidents of both parties have routinely followed.  —  At the Transportation Department, enforcement of pipeline safety rules …

Midpoint of Trump Tariff Hiatus to Reveal Increasingly Unsettled World  —  Reports in the coming week may give the fullest reading to date of how major economies are faring with trade disruptions, halfway through President Donald Trump's 90-day hiatus on so-called reciprocal tariffs.

Trump Shares QAnon Meme, Call for Military Tribunal of Obama  —  Trump continues to amplify extreme content on Truth Social  —  On May 18th, Trump shared a series of memes from the Truth Social QAnon-aligned account “Spiritual Streetfighter,” an account he has frequently amplified.