Musk calls Trump's sweeping legislation ‘pork-filled’ and ‘a disgusting abomination’  —  Elon Musk on Tuesday called President Donald Trump's sweeping legislation making its way through Congress “pork-filled” and “a disgusting abomination.”  Musk, who recently left his cost-cutting role …

Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.  —  Military.com reviewed a memorandum …

Joe Walsh says he's becoming a Democrat  —  Joe Walsh, a former Republican member of Congress, said Tuesday he is becoming a Democrat, marking the end of his five-year streak as a political independent after leaving the GOP in 2020.  —  Walsh announced his formal affiliation with the Democratic Party …

Democrats Will Hand Out Free Tacos to Mock Trump  —  The Democratic Party has commissioned a taco truck to serve free lunch outside the Republican National Committee's DC headquarters beginning at noon on Tuesday. … The giveaway is not just to mark taco Tuesday, says a Democratic National Committee staffer …

As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S.  —  “My whole team, including those who were eager to apply for more permanent positions in the U.S., have no more interest,” he said.KT Kanazawich for The New York Times

No hurricane season?  Acting FEMA chief's remark was a joke, DHS says.  —  David Richardson's comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the Department of Homeland Security said.  —  The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

Trump official who shut down counter-Russia agency has links to Kremlin  —  Darren Beattie, who alarmed the State Department with his pro-Moscow views, is married to a woman whose uncle has ties to Vladimir Putin  —  A senior official who dismantled the US government's Russian disinformation unit …

Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to Russia with underwater explosives  —  Operation ‘severely damaged’ base of Kerch Bridge, opened by Putin in 2018, Kyiv's SBU security service says  —  Ukraine has detonated a massive underwater blast targeting the key road and rail bridge connecting …

Ernst's ‘we all are going to die’ quip underscores GOP's Medicaid challenge  —  The senator's sarcasm-tinged response to controversy complicates Republican efforts to downplay their bill's effects on Americans' Medicaid coverage.  —  As Senate Republicans return to work …

Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year  —  Sales for ticket packages across all genres are down about $1.6 million year over year, a window into the arts center's challenges following President Donald Trump's takeover.  —  Sales of subscriptions for the coming season …

As Trump Says He's Stamping Out Antisemitism, He Advances Similar Tropes  —  President Trump's effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his own extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.  —  In the Oval Office one day last week …

Trump to launch branded crypto trading application  —  Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.  —  UPDATE, June 3 at 3:00pm: Following publication of this story, Magic Eden pushed out its announcement for the Trump Wallet at 1:35pm.

Trump's Justice Department examining pardons issued by Biden  —  A senior official in Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's Justice Department told staff on Monday that he has been directed to investigate clemency granted by Democrat Joe Biden in the waning days of his presidency to members of his family and death row inmates.

Trump privately complains about Amy Coney Barrett and other Supreme Court justices he nominated  —  President Donald Trump has privately complained that the Supreme Court justices he appointed have not sufficiently stood behind his agenda, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations.

Family of Colorado attack suspect taken into ICE custody  —  The family of the Egyptian national charged with attempted murder after an antisemitic Molotov cocktail attack in Colorado has been taken into ICE custody and are being processed, a DHS official confirmed to CNN Tuesday.

A Stephen Miller Staffer and Tough Talk: Inside Trump's Latest Attack on Harvard  —  The Justice Department opened an investigation into the student-run Harvard Law Review.  The startling accusations show how the Trump administration is wielding power in pursuit of its political agenda.

The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Avoided Trump's Crackdown on Immigration  — Temp to Permanent: There's periodic debate over the 120,000 foreigners annually awarded temporary H-1B visas, but almost no attention to the process by which many receive green cards.

Trump's approval among Latino voters is crashing, new poll shows  —  A new poll shows the president's approval has dropped by 14 points since February among independents.  —  After Latino voters moved toward President Donald Trump in November, a new in-depth survey of this demographic shows …

If Andrew Cuomo Has a Regret, It's Resigning as Governor  —  Mr. Cuomo told The New York Times in a wide-ranging interview that none of the sexual harassment allegations against him had merit.  —  Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday that he regretted his decision to resign as governor of New York …

New think tank ‘Searchlight’ pushes Democrats toward more popular positions  —  Searchlight, a name inspired by the birthplace of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, comes at a precarious moment for a Democratic Party.  —  At a private meeting last month, a top Democratic strategist pitched party leaders …

Elon Musk's Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren Report  —  A new report by Sen. Elizabeth Warren itemizes 130 dodgy dealings by the man who calls himself the “Dogefather”  —  As Elon Musk departs the Trump White House — at least officially — a new Senate report examines …

Google's New AI Tool Generates Convincing Deepfakes of Riots, Conflict, and Election Fraud  —  Google's recently launched AI video tool can generate realistic clips that contain misleading or inflammatory information about news events, according to a TIME analysis and several tech watchdogs.

Meet the Worst People in America  —  They voted for Trump and now they are very upset that Trump is destroying one of their friends' lives.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Carol  —  Over the weekend the New York Times ran a story about Kennett, Missouri.  —  Kennett is a small town.

We Are No Longer a Serious Country  —  “If you're explaining, you're losing.”  This line is usually attributed to Ronald Reagan.  Whoever said it definitely had a point, and not just about politics.  If you're trying to explain to people, be they voters or bond investors …

Live Updates: Center-Left Candidate Likely to Be South Korea's Next President, Exit Poll Shows  —  As votes were still being counted, Lee Jae-myung said it was too early to claim victory but he respected “the great decision by the people.”  —  Here are the latest developments.

He Built an Airstrip on Protected Land.  Now He's in Line to Lead the Forest Service.  —  Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.

Judge orders Trump admin to maintain gender-affirming care for transgender inmates  —  The judge's ruling is the first to broadly block federal prison officials from carrying out Trump's executive order targeting “gender ideology.”  —  A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration …

Jews Are Afraid Right Now  —  In one city, two are dead.  In another, 12 were wounded.  Two horrific attacks against the Jewish community in less than two weeks.  —  For over 600 days, since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, the conditions in the United States for deadly antisemitic acts have grown.