Capitol Hill

• DOJ Turns up the Heat After Blue States Defy ICE Request
Sen. Ruben Gallego Opens Legal Defense Fund Following Misconduct Allegations From Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
• Bondi Defends DOJ’s Epstein Files Release
• Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson Retiring From Congress
• Trump’s Top Wall Street Cop Takes Aim at Biden-Era Climate Rules for U.S. Firms
• Texas Man Indicted in Shootout With Secret Service Near Washington Monument
• Trump Convenes Situation Room Meeting to Make “Final Determination” About Iran Deal
• Federal Judge Orders Trump’s Name Be Removed From Kennedy Center Building
• Justice Is Coming? AG Blanche Confirms Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz Could Be Indicted in Fraud Scandal

ECONOMY

• Sticker Shock: Nearly 1 in 5 New-Car Buyers Stuck With $1,000 Monthly Payments
• Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to Highest Level in Nine Months

• U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Military-Linked Oil Sales
• Bessent Makes Intellectual Case for Trump-Era Economic Doctrine
• U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks in April as Exports Increase
• Trump Team Considers 50% U.S.-Made Auto Parts Requirement in USMCA Talks
• The Real Reason LA Housing Costs Are Sky-High as Residents Keep Leaving
• Where Auto Loan Debt Is Rising the Fastest Across U.S. Cities
• Trump Accounts Officially Launched: Here Are 4 Things You Need to Know

SWAMP WATCH

• Dem Senate Candidate James Talarico Supports Banning Private Firearm Sales
• Commie Mamdani the First NYC Mayor in 60-Plus Years to Skip Israel Parade

• New Report Sparks Firestorm Over Alleged Biden-Era Taxpayer Funding of Terrorist-Linked NGOs
• FCC Drops Bombshell Review of Disney’s Alleged History of Discrimination Based on Race, Gender, Other Protected Classes
• AG Letitia James Under Fire Over $20M Outsourcing To Do Her Legal Work
• Police Arrest Anti-ICE Rioters Causing Chaos Outside New Jersey Facility
• HERE’S MORE: AG Blanche Promises to Arrest Rioter Who Threatened to Kill ICE Agent’s Family
• Oh No: Far-Left Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Immediately Recants 2028 Pledge
• Scott Bessent Mic Drops Gavin Newsom Over His Latest Anti-Trump Threat

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• Texas Agents Capture Six Chinese “Special Interest Aliens” Crossing the Border in Camouflage
• DOJ Charges Dual Iranian-Iraqi National in Alleged Terror Plot Case Spanning U.S. And Europe
• Florida Teams Up with Feds to Capture Nearly 250 Illegal Aliens, Many of Them “Ghosts”
• DHS: Ignore State Mask Bans During ICE Operations
• U.S. Donates $2.3 Million in Military Equipment to Niger
• FAA Boss: Air Traffic Is “Safe”- but the System “Not Efficient”
• Netanyahu Orders Expansion of Israeli Military Control Zone to 70% of Gaza
• Germany and Netherlands Step Up to Guard NATO’s Eastern Flank
• Vance Confirms U.S. Very Close to Signing Initial Peace Deal With Iran

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Rosie O’Donnell Promotes Sick Trump Death Wish on Social Media
• Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews and More Headlining Leftist Protest Fest on Eve of Midterms
• “Reacher” Star Alan Ritchson Lands Multi-Year TV Production Deal With Amazon MGM Studios
• “Mortal Kombat II” Becomes the Highest-Grossing Fighting Game Film Yet
• Trans High School Track Star Wins State Championship Ahead of SCOTUS Ruling
• Former ESPN Star Blasts Caitlin Clark: “This Entitlement Has to Stop”
• Leadership in Action: Jaxson Dart Unites Giants Teammates After Public Spat
• NBA Fans Torch Silver After Calling Playoff Officiating “Incredible” Amid Flopping Backlash
• Country Star Martina McBride Faces Backlash for Caving to Outrage Mob

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• GOP Press Kash Patel to Keep Pressure on Ransomware Gangs Targeting Hospitals
• Progressive Lawmakers Propose AI Tax to Fund Job Programs
• Blue Origin Rocket Goes up in Flames on Launch Pad in Blow to SpaceX Rivalry
• Meta Rolls Out Tiered Subscription Plans Across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
• Your Phone May Be Killing Your Relationship
• Binge-Watching: Harmless Habit or Hidden Addiction?
• Google Engineer Charged in $1 Million Insider Trading Scheme
• U.S. Unmanned Hermeus Jet Blasts Past Sound Barrier in Supersonic Breakthrough Test
• WATCH: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Explodes at Cape Canaveral

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• Quick Daily Stretches for Sedentary People to Ease Neck and Shoulder Tightness
• Study Finds Rapid Depression Relief After Single Dose of Controversial Drug
• The Safest Swimsuit Colors for Pools and Open Water
• VR Navigation Test May Help Identify Alzheimer’s Risk in Healthy Adults
• Party Hard - Think Slower: Heavy Drinking Tied to Brain Performance Drop in Students
• Enhanced Games Aim to Redefine the Future of Competitive Sport
• New Blood Test Enters the Fight Against Colon Cancer Screening
• How Bodybuilding Helped Shape America’s Modern Fitness Movement
• Vegetable That May Outperform Milk for Calcium Absorption

OPINION

• Christian Toto: Is the Music Industry’s Blacklist Worse Than Hollywood’s Version?
• Bobby Burack: Jaxson Dart Faces More Backlash for Introducing Trump Than NFL Players Face for Violent Crimes
• George J. Marlin: Foundational Ideology of Militant Left Glorifies Violence
• Douglas Murray: Rediscover American Pride and Gratitude on the 250th Anniversary
• Michael Dorstewitz: Dems Have One Last Plan for Midterm Victory, but It Won’t Work
• Bruce Bialosky: There’s No Place Like Home — For Health Care Fraud
• Fred Fleitz: The Next DNI Must Finish the Job and Eliminate the ODNI
• Michael Barone: The California Dream Ends in Empty Reservoirs and Homeless Tents
• Joel Thayer: Big Tech Is Fueling America’s Scam Epidemic