Janeese Lewis George holds a 53% to 37% lead over her opponent, Kenyan McDuffie, in the Democratic primary for the Washington, DC mayor’s race with 64% of the votes counted. Trump has threatened to remove DC home rule if she’s elected in November.
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Eight people are presumed dead in the B-52 crash in California today. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is removing portraits of Black generals and spending millions of dollars on ribeye steaks and lobster tails.
Eight presumed dead after B-52 bomber crashes at California air force base
B-52 crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards air force base in southern California’s Mojave Desert, officials say
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Reporters should ask everyone who attended Trump’s 80th birthday spectacle on the South Lawn of the White House if they will condemn UFC fighter Josh Hokit (on the record) for attacking former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Aerial footage of the celebration in New York: You see people out on their fire escapes, on their balconies, clinging on the side
The only game the Knicks lost since April 23 was the one game that Donald Trump attended.
VIDEO: Tourists visit the Kennedy Center at 8:30 Saturday morning to document that Trump’s name has been removed from the memorial. Workers built scaffolding and covered the project with a tarp around 2 o’clock this morning to conduct the removal in secret to save Trump the embarrassment.
As Trump’s name comes down off the Kennedy Center, Americans should know this was a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars to stroke one delusional man’s ego.
Racism is holding a 17-year-old Black kid to a higher standard than the 80-year-old white man who is President of the United States.
Karmelo Anthony got 35 years in prison. A Black teenager. A white judge. A jury with no Black members. Less than 3 hours to convict a scholar-athlete. And they call it justice.
Justice for Karmelo Anthony
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Trump promised he would bring down prices "on Day 1" if he was elected. It's now Day 506 and inflation just climbed to its highest level in three years. When Biden left office in January 2025, inflation was 3.0%. Now it's up to 4.2% because of Trump.
Consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, highest in three years
The consumer price index was expected to show a 4.2% gain from a year ago, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
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Apparently, Iran shot down the US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz last night while the US commander-in-chief was busy sleeping at the Knicks game.
Trump says Iran’s military shot down a US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz and the US must respond. The same military he claimed was totally destroyed last month.
Trump has refused to allow a celebrated soccer official from Somalia to enter the US to referee the World Cup. Omar Artan was named referee of the year by the Confederation for African Football. But Trump hates Somalis. He says Somali immigrants are “garbage” and Somalia is “not even a country.”
U.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia
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Former Trump aide Caroline Sunshine says unqualified Bill Pulte is a “fantastic choice” for director of national intelligence because “we don’t need any more experts.” Wrong answer. Federal law actually requires the DNI to be an expert.
A tiny fraction of Republicans are slowly starting to realize that Trump is toxic for the midterm elections. 1. They push back on his $1.8 billion slush fund 2. They call out his unqualified DNI pick, Bill Pulte. 3. They reject his candidate for Iowa governor. 4. They vote to stop his war on Iran.
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump
The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to the mayoral election in November.
Incumbent Karen Bass Advances to L.A. Mayoral Election in November
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Are Republicans slowly starting to grow a baby spine? First, they speak up against Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund. Then they criticize his unqualified DNI pick, Bill Pulte. And now they have rejected Trump’s endorsed candidate for Iowa governor, Randy Feenstra. Probably just a coincidence. 😒
Randy Feenstra, Trump's pick for Iowa governor, concedes to Zach Lahn
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra conceded the Republican primary race for governor to businessman Zach Lahn. Feenstra was Trump's pick.
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CBS News has fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley.
Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After Clash With New ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer
Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After '60 Minutes' Struggle
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Republicans criticize Bill Pulte, Trump's pick for DNI: Senate Republican Leader John Thune: “We don’t need a weaponized DNI; we need professionals there.” Senator John Cornyn (R-TX): “I see no evidence of any qualifications for that job.”
Thune on Pulte pick: ‘We don’t need a weaponized’ director of national intelligence
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters “we don’t need a weaponized” director of national intelligence when asked about President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, the homebuilde…
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MAGA Republicans love to play tough guy — lifting weights, doing pull-ups, and now hosting a UFC cage match at the White House — but they're afraid to stand up to the bully in their midst.
Beta Males: Why Are MAGA Men So Weak?
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Bill Pulte, the unqualified 37-year-old man Trump just chose to be director of national intelligence, was so shady that he was kicked off the board of his family's construction company. Now he owns some run-down trailer parks in Florida.
Housing Official Who Attacked Democrats Invokes a Disputed Family Legacy
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Trump has named his personal henchman, Billl Pulte, to be acting director of national intelligence. Pulte abused his position as chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to send baseless criminal referrals against Letitia James and Lisa Cook. He has no experience in national intelligence.
Trump picks housing Dir. Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief, replacing Tulsi Gabbard
Pulte will keep his existing titles as FHFA director and chairman of the mortgage groups Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Trump said in his announcement.
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The Justice Department says it will “abide by” a federal court ruling not to proceed with Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund. The announcement on social media did not indicate whether DOJ would still seek to appeal the court’s decision.
A former Accenture employee is suing the company for firing him because of his dreadlocks. Joseph Nelzy had an “exemplary performance record" at Accenture but was fired two months after the company eliminated its diversity and inclusion goals last year when Trump took office.
NY-based Accenture worker alleges he was axed because of his dreadlocks
The ex-employee claims in a federal lawsuit his fortunes dimmed after growing dreadlocks.
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Two Black families whose children died after they were used as test subjects in a vaccine trial without their parents’ consent have sued the federal government. But if you know your history, you know this has happened before.
Medical Racism: A New Lawsuit Exposes an Old Crime
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A federal judge has reopened Trump’s case against the IRS to investigate “grievous allegations” that his $1.776 billion deal was “premised on deception.” The judge noted that the IRS had a 25-page memo of defenses to Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit but DOJ never raised the arguments in court.
Judge Reopens Trump I.R.S. Suit, Questioning ‘Weaponization’ Fund
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Louisiana Republicans have passed a new congressional map to eliminate a majority-Black House district. The bill, once signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry, would eliminate the district represented by Rep. Cleo Fields, a Black Democrat.
Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District
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A federal judge has ordered Trump to remove his name from the Kennedy Center and halt his plan to close the venue for two years. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit from Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH).
Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name from building
Judge Christopher Cooper also ordered Kennedy Center officials to halt plans to close for two years starting in July.
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Two Black families whose children died after they were used as test subjects in a vaccine trial without their parents’ consent have sued the federal government. Sample tissues from the boys’ autopsies were stolen to develop the RSV vaccine that is now used around the world.
Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent
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