‘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 …

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 Amplifies Outlandish Robot Biden Conspiracy Theory  —  President Trump reposted another user's claim that the former president had been “executed” in 2020 and replaced by a robotic clone.  —  President Trump shared an outlandish conspiracy theory on social media on Saturday night …

FBI director calls incident at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall in Colorado a “targeted terror attack;” multiple injured  —  Colorado police are responding to what they called an attack at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that left multiple people injured.  —  Authorities said the violent incident happened …

Israeli troops kill over 30 near U.S. aid site in Gaza, health officials say  —  Over 170 were wounded heading to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid point, the Health Ministry said.  Israel's military said it was “unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire.”  —  JAFFA, Israel …

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 …

'It's completely unsustainable': Republican lawmaker doubles down, knocks Trump tax bill  —  Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, is doubling down on his concerns about a bill that would make sweeping changes to taxes, Medicaid, food stamps and more after it was passed last month in the Republican-led House …

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.

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.

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 …

Ernst posts snarky reply after telling town hall ‘we all are going to die’  —  The outrage over the senator's glib response to concerns about Medicaid cuts was immediate.  Then, Ernst doubled down on her remarks with a sarcastic post.  —  Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican facing reelection in 2026 …

Trump Is Said to Have Known About NASA Nominee's Donations Before Picking Him  —  President Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman, an ally of Elon Musk, because of donations he had made to Democrats.  But people with knowledge of the events say Mr. Isaacman had disclosed the contributions.

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.

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 …

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.

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.