Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin  —  On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests.  It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish …

Trump says a strong, smart president is the only “guardrail” AI needs  —  President Trump lashed out at calls for new AI guardrails and protections, arguing AI only needs a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!)  PRESIDENT” and that AI critics should “BEWARE!” … PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!"

Texas Republican Slammed for Racist Post About Longhorn Fans  —  As Texas Longhorns football fans basked in their comeback win over top-ranked Ohio State this weekend, a photograph of gleeful students ignited a fresh round of Republican infighting over immigration and assimilation …

Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search for Voter Fraud  —  Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.  —  Investigators may have broken state laws under …

DHS watchdog: Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector general's report.

Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free Palestine’ Statements  —  “We have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup,” promoter says  —  ADD US AS A GOOGLE PREFERRED SOURCE

A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera.  A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work  —  Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who've had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans.  Now she's fighting back.

Kennedy Center leaders say adding Trump's name might be path to financial rescue  —  The Kennedy Center's board will consider closing its main building for two years — unless President Donald Trump helps rescue the institution from probable bankruptcy, a step he might be unwilling …

Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville.  Now He's Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.  —  The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives marched alongside neo-Nazis at the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a new Talking Points Memo investigation can reveal.

Gillibrand privately urges Dems to advance crypto bill  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is privately urging other Democrats to vote in favor of advancing a major cryptocurrency bill that the chamber is set to take up on Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions …

Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’  —  The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” “blah,” “leave me alone,” and button mashing in Flock's ‘reason’ box.  —  Last summer, a cop with the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department used …

Gavin Newsom tells CNN's Jake Tapper he won't run for president if Kamala Harris runs in 2028  —  While fly fishing in Montana, CNN's Jake Tapper asks Governor Gavin Newsom what it would take for him to run for president in 2028.  This is part of on an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians …

PAC Spending Reveals: Republicans Are Screwed in the Midterms  —  Polling has taken a beating this year, but you don't need to look at a single poll to get a sense of how the parties are feeling about this midterm election.  All you have to do is study where the leading outside campaign groups are spending money.

Exclusive: Tense phone call and resignation upend Justice Department probe into Trump's top foes  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies Congressional news January 6th  —  The Justice Department's push to pursue a sweeping conspiracy probe into former officials behind investigations targeting …

Democratic Congressional Candidate Defends Resurfaced Explicit Photos  —  A Democrat running for a U.S. House seat representing Long Island said he is “not embarrassed or ashamed” after explicit photos resurfaced over the weekend.  —  Chris Gallant, 37, is vying to unseat Rep. Nick LaLota …

Trump nominates Wesley Hunt as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia  —  President Donald Trump nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) to be the next U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Monday, part of a spate of nominations sent to the Senate less than two months before the midterms decides the fate of the GOP's control of the chamber.

Bernie and Bannon unite for “pro-human” AI  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon will join forces at an event on Tuesday to push for human-controlled AI. … The nonprofit advocacy group is behind “The Pro-Human AI Declaration,” …

Treasury hits Russia's VTB Bank with new sanctions over Iran ties … The Treasury Department on Monday announced new sanctions on Russia's state-controlled VTB Bank as part of its effort to economically isolate Iran by targeting its business partners and other financial “enablers.”

Beshear confronts a Latino revolt  —  DEEP IN THE HEART: Andy Beshear has a simmering Latino revolt on his hands.  Quelling it could come down to Texas.  —  A group of Latino Democratic officials — including operatives, local and congressional leaders — are pushing the Kentucky Governor …

US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda  —  Critics say segment about airman's rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump's unpopular war  —  A US airman has spoken of climbing a 7,000ft ridge with a broken back, arm and shoulder after he was shot down in Iran …

Untroubled Watters: Fox host still hasn't told the truth about Reflecting Pool “vandals”  —  Fox News host Jesse Watters' coverage of the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool provides a useful case study in how the network's MAGA stars respond to the collapse of their narratives.

Hegseth allies campaign to put loyalist in Army secretary job  —  Pete Hegseth's Pentagon allies are waging a behind-the-scenes campaign against administration officials vying for the Army Secretary job — an unprecedented effort to get the Defense secretary's spokesperson nominated for the role.

MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption  —  Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.  —  in the summer of 2025, the government of Brazil suddenly found itself in a deep crisis.

Illegal deportations spike under Trump's ICE push  —  Jose Ojeda Duarte's wife sensed something had gone terribly wrong.  She had just searched his name in ICE's detainee locator and discovered he had disappeared.  —  Hours earlier, at 3 a.m., Ojeda told POLITICO, ICE officers had roused him abruptly.

Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?  —  President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to cash out the digital “tokens” created by the family's cryptocurrency firm, intensifying concerns from ethics experts about potential conflicts of interest.

ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines … Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.

BREAKING: EPA Will Test Drinking Water for Abortion Pills & Contraception  —  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has caved to a years-long anti-abortion campaign, announcing that it will test the nation's water supply for abortion medication, contraception, and hormones used in gender-affirming care …