‘Russian bombers are burning en masse’ — Ukraine's SBU drones hit ‘more than 40’ aircraft in mass attack, source says  —  An operation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) using first-person-view (FPV) drones smuggled deep inside Russian and hidden inside trucks has hit 41 Russian heavy bombers …

Are International Students Good for American Universities?  —  Several years ago, a colleague teaching at Miami University, a large state school in Ohio, kindly invited me to give a talk there.  After picking me up at the airport, he suggested that we have lunch at a Sichuan restaurant near campus.

Musk Fends Off Trump Questions in Tense Interview Exchange  —  DONALD WHO?  —  The Tesla CEO bristled when asked about politics.  —  A CBS interview with Elon Musk went off the rails after he was asked about President Donald Trump's crusade against Harvard.

Trump Spreads Bizarre Conspiracy Theory That Biden Was Executed and Replaced by a Robot Clone  —  “Democrats don't know the difference,” claimed a Truth Social post that the president shared  —  Donald Trump reposted a baseless conspiracy theory claiming Joe Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced with a robot clone.

Johnson says 4.8 million Americans won't lose Medicaid access ‘unless they choose to do so’  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his claim that there won't be Medicaid cuts in President Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” despite projections that millions of low-income individuals …

Unease at F.B.I. Intensifies as Patel Ousts Top Officials … The F.B.I. headquarters in Washington.Erin Schaff/The New York Times  —  Before being confirmed as the director of the F.B.I., Kash Patel made clear his intent to remake it in his own image, reflecting a larger desire by the White House to bend the agency to its will.

CNN Poll: A record share of Americans want the government to get more done.  Few trust either party to do it  —  Neither the Republican nor the Democratic Party has consolidated a majority of the public behind its approach, with more than 4 in 10 saying that neither party can get things done …

How to Dismantle a Democracy, One Job Posting at a Time  —  OPM's new hiring memo imports the authoritarian playbook—quietly, bureaucratically, and by design.  —  The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently unveiled a “Merit Hiring Plan” that, despite its name, signals a profound departure …

Immigration Research Shows Stephen Miller Wrong About American Science  —  Stuart Anderson writes about immigration, business and globalization.  —  SaveComment  —  Stephen Miller, the chief architect of the Trump administration's immigration policy, said recently that American scientific achievement owes little to immigrants.

Federal agent's tattoo stokes fear  —  ICE denies connections between the officer and white supremacy.  —  A federal immigration enforcer's tattoo that matches the description of a symbol used by white supremacists has caused some Vineyarders to sound alarm bells.

Immigrants Rebuilt a Pennsylvania Town — Then Became Targets  —  Haitians in Charleroi filled pews and revived stores.  Now they face deportation and backlash.  —  Larry Celaschi summons me to look at his cell phone, which displays a photo of a truck.  The picture, which someone shared with Celaschi …

F.D.A. Updates Recall of Tomatoes, Warning of a High Risk of Illness or Death  —  The recall of tomatoes distributed in three southern states was upgraded to the most severe warning the agency issues.  —  The Food and Drug Administration has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed …

M.I.T. Class President Barred From Graduation Ceremony After Pro-Palestinian Speech  —  According to the school, the student delivered a speech, which denounced M.I.T.'s ties to Israel, that had not been preapproved.  —  The 2025 class president of M.I.T. was barred from a graduation ceremony …

Joni Ernst posts sarcastic apology video following comments that ‘we all are going to die’  — Sen. Joni Ernst's response to a constituent's concern about Medicaid cuts, “we all are going to die,” sparked controversy.  — Ernst now has posted an apology video on Instagram …

Will America's National Parks Survive Trump?  —  Like a cinnamon river overflowing its banks, thousands of elk have been making their way across Jackson Hole, Wyo., to their summer range below the high, jagged peaks of Grand Teton National Park.  —  This is one of the world's most spectacular migrations …

Gov. Tim Walz calls on Democrats to be ‘fierce’ and ‘bully the s-t’ out of President Trump  —  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz encouraged Democrats to be ‘meaner’ and to ‘bully the s-t’ our of President Donald Trump during a speech in South Carolina.  —  The failed 2024 vice presidential candidate …

Ukrainian proposals for June 2 talks with Russia in Istanbul  —  Reuters has seen the text of the peace proposals that Ukrainian negotiators plan to present to the Russian side at peace talks scheduled to take place on June 2 in Istanbul.  —  The text of the Ukrainian document is published in full with no changes.

Gabbard Wants Fox Hosts to Feed Trump Top Secret Intel: 'Doesn't Read'  —  BURN AFTER WATCHING  —  Because the president is “on broadcast all the time,” the director of national security plans to revamp his daily intelligence briefings.  —  Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard wants …

Senate rankings: The 5 seats most likely to flip  —  The 2026 midterm cycle is already bustling with activity as Senate Republicans gear up to defend their majority and Democrats try to reverse course from a difficult few years and chart a path forward.  —  The fields are starting to take shape …

RFK Jr. May Have Just Ruined Our Best Weapon Against Bird Flu  —  IMAGINE BEING HANDED the ultimate weapon to win a future war and throwing that weapon away.  —  That's a fair description of what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did last week when he canceled a $766 million government contract to develop a new bird flu vaccine.1

AI robots are stealing college grads' jobs in 2025's ‘Summer of Hallucination’  —  Always wear sunscreen.  You might need it on the unemployment line.This spring's commencement speeches just wrapped up, and most college grads got the usual good if vague advice.