5/26/26☀️ AM: … Something strange is happening in several crucial House Democratic primaries.  —  Mysterious super PACs are quietly emerging and spending heavily to boost candidates whom many top Democrats view as less formidable, or even toxic, in general elections.

Rubio says US-Iran peace deal could take ‘a few more days’  —  Negotiations are ongoing amid new American attacks on missile sites and mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz.  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States and Iran may require “a few more days” …

Senate Democrat pepper sprayed at protest outside ICE detention facility in New Jersey  —  Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Monday was pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers while demonstrators gathered outside an immigration detention facility in Newark, N.J.

After Defeat, Massie Opens Door to a 2028 Run.  Which Office Is Unclear.  —  Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a critic of President Trump who lost his primary last week, filed papers for another candidacy but said he was not sure which office he might seek.  —  He might not be done just yet.

Trump fumes at Congress and courts for holding up his ballroom  —  The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project.  But he has faced barriers as he seeks to complete it.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has made little secret …

As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries  —  Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.  —  Grand juries are the heart of the criminal justice system …

In the Georgia Governor's Race, an Election Denier is the G.O.P. Front-Runner  —  Burt Jones, the leading G.O.P. candidate for governor, worked with Trump allies to try to overturn the election, and even talked to the president himself.  —  Burt Jones, the Republican front-runner …

Construction work has started at the White House for the UFC ring to celebrate Trump's birthday  —  A massive stage is being built on the White House South Lawn for UFC fighters to compete in six bouts on June 14  —  Construction work has started at the White House for the UFC ring to celebrate President Donald Trump's birthday.

Fake ICE agents terrorize immigrants amid Trump's crackdown  —  A Noticias Telemundo investigation documented a marked increase in cases of people posing as federal agents to rob, intimidate and even injure or rape immigrants.  —  A Christ figurine watches over the door as the man secures the bolts and bars that protect his home.

Behind the Curtain: Trump's irreversible choices … - But it's the choices he's made with that power — often alone, often impulsive — that explain his plunging popularity and will define his second term. … Trump tests them faster than anyone, often with little thought about the consequences, his advisers tell us.

Democrats Have an Age Problem.  Some Republicans Admit They Do, Too.  —  “We deal with it better than the Democrats, but not perfectly,” Rep. Andy Harris said about keeping aging lawmakers in top posts.  — Copy  —  On Tuesday night, Kentucky voters overwhelmingly nominated a 23-term House incumbent …

Iceland, Rattled by Trump, Weighs Joining the E.U.  —  Iceland has stood apart from the rest of Europe.  But President Trump's threats to Greenland have provoked a reconsideration.  —  Iceland is in Europe.  But it is not in the European Union.  —  For a long time, that was just fine for Iceland …

American journalist charged with serving as unregistered agent for China … The individual Pauken reached out to, who is not named in public court papers, “was not hired for the exact job he wanted in the administration but currently works for a U.S. government agency,” Healy wrote.

This is the reality of European-style social spending  —  Total labor cost: $79,000  —  Imagine you're a single American worker earning an average wage.  The gold coin represents the total your employer spends to compensate you: about $79,000.  —  You don't receive all of it.

The bond market is telling us the free lunch is over  —  For most of this century, rich countries have enjoyed a seemingly free lunch: They could spend money as needed, cut taxes at will and stimulate their way out of problems without paying a price in the form of higher borrowing costs or inflation.