Top Items:
Jan Rosenow / Bright Spots:
Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how. — How wind and solar quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed. — In the first four months of 2026, the average wholesale electricity price in Spain was €44 per megawatt-hour.
Avery Schmitz / CNN:
US intelligence-gathering flights are surging off Cuba — The Caribbean National security Terrorism The Middle East — US military intelligence-gathering flights are surging off the coast of Cuba, a CNN analysis of publicly available aviation data shows.
Discussion:
Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Democrats now have to win the House vote by 4 points due to Republican gerrymandering — A new analysis by Strength In Numbers reveals the impacts of mid-decade and post-VRA redistricting by Republicans, with the now-missing Democratic counter-gerrymander in Virginia
Discussion:
Digby's Hullabaloo and New York Times
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Search Desperately for a Response After Virginia Map Is Tossed — A conversation involving House members from Virginia and the top House Democrat reflected the fury and desperation that has gripped the party after Friday's ruling in the state. — Democrats are struggling to respond …
Discussion:
HotAir, Blue Virginia, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Downballot, twitchy.com and Washington Post
RELATED:
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democratic Candidates Scramble in Virginia After Court Tosses Map
Robert Kagan / The Atlantic:
Checkmate in Iran — Washington can't reverse or control the consequences of losing this war. — It's hard to think of a time when the United States suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.
Washington Post:
AOC vs. Airbnb — Her contempt for entrepreneurs extends to those who benefit from their products. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is on a tear, spinning yarns about the American Revolution being an uprising against the rich while complaining that The Post is standing …
Discussion:
Cafe Hayek and The Guardian
Politico:
Lawyers: Biden to fight DOJ plan to release audio of his talks with ghostwriter … A spokesperson for Biden confirmed Sunday that he plans to resist release of the audio to the public or to lawmakers. — “President Biden cooperated fully with Special Counsel Hur, and agreed to provide audiotapes …
Discussion:
Fox News, RedState, NewsMax.com, The Gateway Pundit and Charleston Daily Mail
New York Times:
Putin's Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield — The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere. — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has sought to convince President Trump that his troops …
Discussion:
Christian Science Monitor, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Reuters and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
Trump Promotes Claim He Has A ‘Better Understanding’ Of The Bible Than Pope Leo — Trump shared a clip of a controversial pastor declaring that the pope is “sincerely wrong when it comes to Iran” just days after Marco Rubio's Vatican meeting. — Donald Trump on Saturday promoted …
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Independent, Los Angeles Times, Digby's Hullabaloo, Mediaite and The Hill
Bloomberg:
Iran Offers Reply to US Peace Plan as Hormuz Crisis Simmers — Iran submitted its response to the latest US proposal to end 10 weeks of war as a series of incidents continues to threaten a shaky ceasefire. — The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported on the latest response without giving …
Discussion:
MS NOW and Mail Online
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Built and Defended a Secret Iran War Base in Iraq — The base, set up for special forces and search-and-rescue teams, was almost discovered early in the conflict — TEL AVIV—Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran …
Discussion:
The American Conservative, NewsMax.com, Breitbart, Middle East Monitor, Israpundit, Reuters, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
Washington Post:
Republicans who denied 2020 election results could be governors next year — Electing such candidates for governor would give deniers key oversight of the 2028 presidential election in swing states like Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. — Just now — Summary
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Vance or Rubio? Trump Muses on Successor as the ‘Kids’ Fill Bigger Roles. — Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are boosting their profiles, generating speculation about who's lining up for the 2028 presidential nomination. — Every now and then …
Discussion:
The Independent, Washington Examiner, No More Mister Nice Blog, Althouse and Wall Street Journal
Jordyn Dahl / Politico:
Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro reportedly flees to US — Zbigniew Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against political opponents. — Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy …
Discussion:
Notes From Poland and Bloomberg
New York Times:
One Big Headache for Politicians These Days: a Messy Digital Footprint — As a new generation of chronically online oversharers runs for office, many find themselves tripped up by past statements. Their response? Delete, distance, disavow. — Mallory McMorrow, a Democratic candidate …
