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Pro-Israel activist calls for boycott of Mamdani’s Jewish heritage event at Gracie Mansion
New York Post
A prominent pro-Israel activist is urging fellow Jewish leaders to boycott a Jewish heritage event Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hosting at Gracie Mansion next Monday.
Pentagon considering re-naming Iran war ‘Sledgehammer’ if ceasefire collapses
NBC News
The U.S. military is considering officially re-naming the war with Iran to “Operation Sledgehammer” if the current ceasefire collapses
Military vet sees opening for GOP in blue state amid ‘embarrassment’ of ‘stolen valor Walz’
Fox News
Former Navy SEAL running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota says voters are angry over the state's billion-dollar fraud crisis tied to the Walz administration.
EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary flip
The Week
Sanctions will be imposed on Israeli settlers over increasing violence against West Bank Palestinians
Trump Admin Says Globalist Org Drove Replacement Migration, Refuses To Take Part
Dailycaller
The State Department refused to join the UN's migration review forum, accusing UN agencies of fueling replacement migration into the US and the West.
Why Young People Are Breaking Into Scientology Churches for TikTok
The New York Times
The police in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and elsewhere are responding to incidents related to a TikTok trend involving running through Scientology buildings.
FBI questioning current and former CIA officials in DOJ probe into John Brennan's role in Russia assessment
Fox News
A Justice Department probe reportedly targets former CIA Director John Brennan over the intelligence community's 2017 Russian interference assessment.
Putin says Russia test launches "most powerful missile in the world"
CBS News
Russia tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the U.S. expired.
Zelenskyy's ex-chief of staff a suspect in a money-laundering probe, Ukraine officials say
PBS
Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major graft investigation.
Sen. Graham goes ballistic on Pakistan and China over Iran negotiations: ‘Damn thing is going nowhere’
New York Post
Sen. Lindsey Graham went off on China and Pakistan, accusing both countries of propping up Iran and undermining peace talks with the Islamic Republic.
New York Hospital Faces Criminal Subpoena in Texas Over Trans Youth Care
Mother Jones
The Trump administration has sent subpoenas to dozens of hospitals across the nation over the past year, demanding access to information about children receiving gender-affirming care and the doctors treating them. Those efforts have mostly failed. At least eight separate Trump administration administrative subpoenas, which would force hospitals to release trans kids’ medical records, have [...]
Marty Makary resigns as FDA commissioner after internal tensions
CBS News
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned his position, stepping aside amid a swirl of reports that his tenure was coming to an end.
Dr. William Finlayson, prominent Milwaukee figure, dies at 101
Yahoo! News
Dr. William Finlayson was a pioneering Black obstetrician and gynecologist and prominent civil rights activist in Milwaukee. He died May 11 at age 101.
Big Brother Is ReTruthing You
The Atlantic
Donald Trump is a victim of propaganda as much as he is a manipulator of it.
Bolivia unions launch indefinite strike as protests escalate
Upi
Bolivia's largest labor union federation launched a nationwide strike as teachers, farmers and Indigenous organizations expanded protests
Monroe leaders oppose Michigan bills on local zoning
Yahoo! News
"Strong Michigan communities depend on strong local government, and strong local government requires authority, accountability, and respect."
Nearly half of Americans are lacking fun in their lives: survey
New York Post
The state-by-state poll of 5,000 U.S. adults found 48% of the nation feels like their overall life is currently lacking in fun.
Auschwitz survivor who returned to live in Germany dies aged 101
The Guardian
Albrecht Weinberg spent years teaching students about Nazi atrocities after being imprisoned at Auschwitz and Belsen Three Auschwitz survivors tell their stories Albrecht Weinberg, who survived a series of Nazi concentration and death camps and lost most of his family in the Holocaust before returning to Germany in his 80s, has died. Weinberg died in Leer, north-western Germany, weeks after his 101st birthday and the premiere of a film about his life, Es Ist Immer in Meinem Kopf (It Is Always in My Head). Continue reading...
Top Dem Tears Into GOP Lawmaker Over Jaw-Dropping Radio Interview
The Daily Beast
Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has hit back at a Republican lawmaker after she agreed with a racist remark made about him by a radio host on air. The moment came during a discussion about Virginia’s escalating redistricting fight after the state Supreme Court struck down a congressional map approved by voters in April in a referendum. Democrats had hoped the map could help them gain as many as four additional House seats ahead of the midterm elections in November. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump says 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' is 'actually a disease'
USA Today
During an Oval Office event on May 11, President Donald Trump told reporters he believed "Trump Derangement Syndrome" was a real disease.
‘It just doesn’t make sense’ fires Nancy Guthrie’s close friend who says investigation interest is ‘fizzling out’ at 100-day mark
New York Post
Lauren Serpa — who became friends with Nancy more than 12 years ago — exclusively spoke with Page Six 100 days after Savannah Guthrie's mom went missing.
Trump's FDA boss resigning as admin taps next acting leader
Fox News
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigns after clashes over the abortion drug mifepristone and mounting pro-life group frustrations.
Russian warship spotted off German island
Yahoo! News
A Russian destroyer is currently anchored off the German Baltic island of Fehmarn, a spokesman for the German Defence Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. The...
Letlow looks to push past Cassidy as Louisiana Senate contest moves forward
The Hill
ATLANTA – Louisiana voters may face confusion at the ballot box on May 16, as House primaries are now on hold but the Senate primaries are moving forward after a Supreme Court decision last week. A ruling that the state’s new House map was an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander” prompted Gov. Jeff Landry (R) to delay those races...
CNN commentator snaps at Kevin O'Leary to not 'be a d---' during heated debate over Supreme Court ruling
Fox News
Bakari Sellers unloads on Kevin O'Leary during CNN debate over Supreme Court ruling on Alabama's House map and voting rights, telling him not to be a "d---."
Dem Rep Claims Women Will Have A ‘Very, Very Difficult’ Time With Voter ID In Tone-Deaf Rant
Dailycaller
"This is what the save act does to married women."
Nebraskans head to the polls as Democrats vote in primaries ahead of House and Senate races
The Guardian
Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flip US politics live – latest updates Nebraska Democrats are bullish about Republican losses in the right-leaning Plains state – but their prospects depend on today’s Democratic primaries, which include accusations of planted candidates and inadvertently depriving Democrats of power. A crowded Democratic primary in the state’s second congressional district, referred to as its “blue dot”, has focused around concerns that if a state senator wins, the Republican governor will replace him with a Republican who would help overturn Nebraska’s divided electoral college vote system. Continue reading...
Ohio’s $1B school voucher system faces major constitutional test
Yahoo! News
Several hundred public schools have sued saying private school vouchers violate the state Constitution and lead to underfunding public schools.
Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military
The Guardian
The inquiry came after a Guardian investigation revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls The head of Microsoft ’s Israeli subsidiary will step down in the wake of an inquiry that has scrutinised its business dealings with the Israeli military. Microsoft ordered the inquiry last year in response to a Guardian investigation revealing the military had used the company’s technology to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected Palestinian civilian phone calls on a mass scale. Continue reading...
First new tiny home law in 40 years would bring $500 DAILY fines and even a year in jail for rule breakers
The Sun
OFFICIALS in one state are looking to help tiny home residents with a new law which could rework how some communities live. The proposal seeks to regulate how tiny home communities are governed by their owners with potential fines for violators. Six bipartisan state senators in Michigan introduced a bill package in April that will...
Kennedy's Plan to Fund $1Bn Ballroom Security 'Without Adding to Deficit'
Newsweek
"I'm drafting an amendment right now," the Louisiana Republican told Newsweek.
Ted Cruz Unwittingly Insults Himself While Attacking AOC: 'Talk About Serious Projection'
Huffpost
The Texas Republican slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Fox News for doing the exact same thing he does.
Trump’s ICE Goons Targeted Pregnant Women and Cancer Patients
The Daily Beast
Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast President Donald Trump’s ICE detained a record number of pregnant women, cancer patients, and disabled people during the first seven months of his second term, new government data reveals. The figures—analyzed by PunchUp, the Daily Beast’s investigations Substack publication —are drawn from 505,000 ICE I-213 arrest forms released by The Guardian last Friday following litigation by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Read more at The Daily Beast.
CNN's Abby Phillip Hits Scott Jennings With Blast From The Past Over His Sean Duffy Defense
Huffpost
"It’s OK to acknowledge when you were wrong," the CNN host told the network's Republican pundit after playing the throwback clip.
Justice Department defends subpoenas of Wall Street Journal reporters
CBS News
The Justice Department defended itself after the Wall Street Journal revealed it has received subpoenas in connection with a leak investigation.
Birth tourism: a key part of Trump’s anti-immigration platform
The Week
The practice may be a major factor in an upcoming Supreme Court ruling
Trump Compares Jailed Democracy Activist to His Own Political Nemesis
The Daily Beast
Evan Vucci / REUTERS Donald Trump made a bizarre reference to former FBI director James Comey when the topic of Jimmy Lai was raised ahead of the president’s trip to China. While taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, the 79-year-old gave a rambling response on whether he would discuss the jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon when he meets with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February after being convicted of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of publishing seditious material. The outspoken critic of China was accused of violating Hong Kong’s controversial national security law — which largely criminalized dissent against the Chinese Communist Party — by using his newspaper to lobby governments to impose sanctions and other punitive measures on China and Hong Kong. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Budget earmarks more than $600m for Bondi attack response, with half going to Australia’s Jewish community
The Guardian
Funds flow to charities and other organisations, with Executive Council of Australian Jewry getting $124m for extra security Explore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverage Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s Jewish community will receive an extra $300m for security and support from the federal budget as part of a $604m package in response to December’s Bondi beach terror attack. The government has also set aside federal cash for its proposed national gun buyback but would not say how much, as it struggles to bring state governments on board. Continue reading...