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Recs'Hold It Everybody. Here's The Key' - 111
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Trump wants to pardon 250 people for America's 250th birthday
(The Independent) Donald Trump is considering issuing 250 presidential pardons to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America, according to a new report. The president may make the announcement on June 14, his own birthday, or on July 4, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Trump has already faced criticism for issuing an historic number of pardons since returning to office for his second term, despite vowing to end what he described as the “politicization” of the Justice Department during his campaign.
Grocery prices in the U.S. soared faster in April than any month in nearly four years
(ABC News) Grocery prices in the U.S. soared faster in April than any month in nearly four years, driving up the cost of everything from frankfurters to tomatoes to cupcakes, government data this week showed. Fresh vegetables cost 11.5% more than they did a year ago. Seafood prices are up 6.2% over that time, according to the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The jump in food prices stems in part from a historic oil shock set off by the Iran war, which increased diesel costs, some analysts told ABC News. Diesel is the lifeblood of the food supply chain, fueling trucks and ships.
Vance says $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California will be deferred over fraud concerns
(LA Times) Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over concerns the state is allowing “fraudsters” to drive up costs to taxpayers, including by pushing unnecessary medications on unsuspecting patients. “There are California taxpayers and American taxpayers who are being defrauded because California isn’t taking its program seriously. But also, you have people who’ve been prescribed medications that they don’t even need,” Vance said.
The Most Important Thing You Should Know About the CEOs Traveling to China with Trump
(Robert Reich) Trump calls the entourage of 12 CEOs accompanying him to China an “incredible gathering” of America’s “Greatest Businessmen/women.” Well, it may be an incredible gathering. But to characterize them as America’s greatest business leaders — who are assumed to be leading America’s competitive charge against China — is misleading. The American CEOs traveling with Trump to China don’t think of themselves as being in competition with China. In fact, they’d like nothing better than to make more money for themselves and their shareholders by setting up more lower-cost, highly productive factories and research facilities in China and hiring more Chinese talent.
House Democrats prep for years of redistricting hardball after court losses
(Politico) House Democrats say they tried playing nice. Now the gloves are off. After spending more than a decade pushing for anti-gerrymandering measures and other good-government initiatives, Democratic lawmakers said this week they are gearing up to play political hardball in the wake of stunning court losses on redistricting — potentially for years to come. "We will beat the far-right extremists," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday.
'Trump Needs Medical Attention': Congressman Says President's Family Should Stage 'Intervention'
(Mediaite) Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) said President Donald Trump’s call to arrest former President Barack Obama should trigger a medical "intervention." On Wednesday, Pablo Manríquez of MeidasTouch caught up with McGovern at the Capitol. "Is Donald Trump’s ballroom a national emergency?" Manríquez asked. "You gotta be kidding me," McGovern responded. "It’s a vanity project that’s gonna cost the American taxpayers over a billion dollars at a time when people can’t afford their healthcare, they can’t afford their groceries, they cannot afford their fill up their gas tanks."
Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says
(BBC News) Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy has said. In an interview with state-run media, de la O Levy said there were limited amounts of gas available, but that Cuba's energy system was in a "critical" state as a US-led blockade of oil to the country squeezed supply. The US this week reiterated its offer of sending $100m (£74m) in aid to the country in exchange for "meaningful reforms to Cuba's communist system".
Fulton County DA Fani Willis threatens lawsuit over Georgia law stripping party labels from Atlanta-area elections
(CBS News) Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area, leading Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another Democratic prosecutor to threaten to sue over the bill's constitutionality. Kemp signed the bill privately Tuesday, the final day after Georgia's 2026 legislative session for the governor to sign or veto bills. Republicans have repeatedly targeted Willis because of her prosecution of Republican President Donald Trump after he pushed to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's win in Georgia in 2020.
White House planned to start Triumphal Arch work under unrelated contract
(Washington Post) The Trump administration planned to start work at the site of the president’s proposed Triumphal Arch by piggybacking on an existing, unrelated contract for engineering services at the White House grounds more than a mile away, emails obtained by The Washington Post show. The move would allow the administration to bypass a potentially lengthy public bidding process, and experts said it was unusual because the arch site is on National Park Service land across the Potomac River and is not part of the White House complex.
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RecsPope Leo sets Catholics on collision course with AI - 17
RecsHolding DOJ to account has been 'extremely frustrating' for judges. A Rhode Island court is taking a fresh approach
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RecsBURGUM: When the sun goes down, solar produces zero electricity HUFFMAN: I want to enter into the record this amazing - 164
RecsFired FBI official: I was asked to take Trump loyalty pledge - 138
RecsI still believe T-rump was "installed", not elected for his second term...Musk and other oligarchs did this. Damn them.. - 134
Recs'Hold It Everybody. Here's The Key' - 111
RecsSteve Schmidt: The quote that kills MAGA
Livestreamer known for posting racist content faces attempted murder charge after shooting outside courthouse
41 min ago - Other videos Eatherly posted on social media outline a history of using racial slurs and at least one instance of using force against a Black person. Eatherly's conduct has been met with criticism, including from right-wing personalities like Nick Fu ... (CNN)
Holding DOJ to account has been 'extremely frustrating' for judges. A Rhode Island court is taking a fresh approach
45 min ago - PUBLISHED May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM ET Judges in Chicago, Minneapolis and Washington, DC, have tried to hold the Trump administration accountable for questionable actions inside and outside of court over the past year, but their efforts have been repeat ... (CNN Politics)
US Import Prices Surge in April as Fuels Post Biggest Gain in Four Years
1 hr ago - May 14, 2026, at 9:14 a.m. WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. import prices surged in April, with the cost of fuels posting the largest increase in four years, another indication that the U.S.-backed war with Iran was bo ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)
Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation
2 hrs ago - Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation,” as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe’ ... (AP)
Pope Leo sets Catholics on collision course with AI
2 hrs ago - Pope Leo XIV is expected to sign his first encyclical as soon as Friday, positioning artificial intelligence as the defining moral and labor challenge of a new industrial revolution. Why it matters: The document, reportedly titled "Magnifica Humanita ... (Axios)
US appeals court to hear Trump's bid to punish major law firms
2 hrs ago - May 14, 2026 6:04 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday will ask a federal appeals court to reinstate the Republican leader’s executive orders punishing four major ... (Reuters)
Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for extravagant presidential library
2 hrs ago - Miami residents sued President Donald Trump, Miami Dade College and Florida state officials on Wednesday, alleging that the decision to donate an iconic stretch of downtown Miami property for Trump’s future presidential library — which migh ... (Associated Press)
FBI sought to interview top Milwaukee County election official
3 hrs ago - 12h The FBI tried to interview one of the top elections officials in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, according to the county clerk’s office. An FBI agent visited the home of county Elections Director Michelle Hawley and left her business card, Cou ... (msn/NBC News)
US House passes bill allowing year-round sales of E15 gasoline
3 hrs ago - 12h NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. House passed legislation on Wednesday that would allow nationwide year‑round sales of gasoline containing 15% ethanol, handing a major win to biofuel producers and farm groups while raising concerns amo ... (msn/Reuters)
Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump's Discovery Request As He Attempts to Salvage Suit vs. WSJ
3 hrs ago - May 13th, 2026, 9:19 pm A federal judge in Florida smacked down President Donald Trump’s discovery request, which he filed in an attempt to salvage his defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, but did grant him additional time to file ... (MEDIAite)
White House planned to start Triumphal Arch work under unrelated contract
4 hrs ago - The Trump administration planned to start work at the site of the president’s proposed Triumphal Arch by piggybacking on an existing, unrelated contract for engineering services at the White House grounds more than a mile away, emails obtained b ... (WaPo)
Lutnick sought to clean up Epstein revelations in closed testimony to House committee
4 hrs ago - 05/13/2026 08:26 PM EDT Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in closed-door testimony to Congress refuted accusations that he maintained a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein years after he claimed he had cut ties. Lutnick, who has faced harsh criticism f ... (Politico)
Giuliani returns to his show after viral pneumonia hospitalization
4 hrs ago - Updated 8:07 PM EDT, May 13, 2026 Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to his regularly scheduled show on Wednesday evening for the first time after being hospitalized for viral pneumonia earlier this month. The 81-year-old opened his co ... (AP)
'Trump Needs Medical Attention': Congressman Says President's Family Should Stage 'Intervention'
4 hrs ago - May 13th, 2026, 8:50 pm Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) said President Donald Trump’s call to arrest former President Barack Obama should trigger a medical “intervention.”. On Wednesday, Pablo Manríquez of MeidasTouch caught up with M ... (MEDIAite)
Ukraine war briefing: New Hungary PM signals shift away from Kremlin after massive drone attack on Ukraine
5 hrs ago - Péter Magyar says his government has summoned Russian ambassador over drone attack near Hungary’s border to ask when Vladimir Putin plans ‘to finally end this bloody war’. What we know on day 1,541 Thu 14 May 2026 01.34 EDT ... (the guardian)
Trump wants to pardon 250 people for America's 250th birthday: report
5 hrs ago - Wednesday 13 May 2026 19:11 EDT Donald Trump is considering issuing 250 presidential pardons to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America, according to a new report. The president may make the announcement on June 14, his own birthday, or on July 4 ... (The Independent)
Teamsters at Beverage Market in West Virginia Launch Unfair Labor Practice Strike
5 hrs ago - Members of Local 175 Demand A Fair Contract 2026.05.13 (CHARLESTON, W. Va.) – A group of nearly 50 workers at the Beverage Market in Charleston W. Va., have been forced to strike over the company’s bad faith bargaining. The members of Teams ... (Teamsters)
Fulton County DA Fani Willis threatens lawsuit over Georgia law stripping party labels from Atlanta-area elections
5 hrs ago - May 13, 2026 / 6:39 PM EDT Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in the Atlanta area, leading Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another Democrati ... (CBS News/AP)
Remains of 2nd US soldier missing in Morocco recovered
5 hrs ago - The U.S. military says the remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered By AKRAM OUBACHIR May 13, 2026, 5:29 PM CASABLANCA, Morocco -- The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier ... (abc news)
Vance says $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California will be deferred over fraud concerns
5 hrs ago - May 13, 2026 3:29 PM PT Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over concerns the state is allowing “fraudsters” to drive up costs to taxpayers, ... (Los Angles Times)
