The Daily Caller reports: The Trump administration hopes to begin taking in thousands of Afrikaner refugees from South Africa by the end of this summer, a State Department official told the Daily Caller Friday. In February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting resettling Afrikaner refugees in the U.S. In early May, 59 Afrikaners arrived in the U.S. before …

Mediaite reports: Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin reached the summit of Mount Everest last week and planted a Fox News flag at the peak. Tobin said he climbed the mountain in order to raise awareness for veteran and first responder suicide. He shared video clips on X showing the moment he reached the top, including a set of 22 …

CNN reports: There was a reason for President Donald Trump’s particularly scathing response when a reporter asked him Wednesday about a new term coined about the president’s tariffs: TACO, or Trump Always Chickens Out. He had not yet heard the term, according to a senior White House official who acknowledged to CNN that the president was caught off guard. Trump …

The Hill reports: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on Sunday pushed back against the idea that a sizable package of Republican priorities that recently made it through the House is going to raise the deficit. “This bill doesn’t increase the deficit or hurt the debt,” Vought told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” responding …

CBS News reports: Transgender military service members must come forward and voluntarily leave active-duty service next week, by June 6, according to Defense Department guidance issued by Secretary Pete Hegseth. After that, the military is expected to begin involuntary separations for active-duty trans service members who remain. One of the service branches, the Army, on Wednesday issued more guidance about …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his claim that there won’t be Medicaid cuts in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” despite projections that millions of low-income individuals would lose health insurance as a result of the bill. Johnson, during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” pushed back on independent projections that the bill would lead to …

The Guardian reports: On Saturday Hegseth said China was “credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific”, and was rehearsing for “the real deal” of invading Taiwan. “There’s no reason to sugar coat it. The threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent,” the US defense secretary said. On Sunday, …

The Texas Tribune reports: Democrats took to the floor of the Texas House on Saturday to label a ban on clubs that support gay teens the work of “monsters” and to say the ban endangers children and strips them of their dignity. The Democratic representatives grew emotional in opposition to a bill that would ban K-12 student clubs focused on …

NPR reports: Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst faced intense questioning from her constituents during a Friday town hall, eliciting shouts and boos from community members. One dismissive comment drew particularly intense ire: In response to constituents’ concerns over Medicaid cuts, Ernst said, “We all are going to die.” The next day, the senator doubled down on her comments in a …

Raw Story reports:  Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline (R) said he wanted his children’s school to be “celebrated” because it was one of the “least vaccinated” schools in the state. In an Instagram post, Schatzline railed about Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy, who revealed the school’s unvaccinated status. “Look, I am so excited to say that Mercy Culture Prep is celebrating …

The Daily Beast reports: With one repost from President Donald Trump, former president Joe Biden has joined a storied pantheon: public figures believed to have died and been replaced by clones. Not content with spreading conspiracy theories on Friday night, late on Saturday night, Trump shared a post by a supporter to his Truth Social page that claimed Biden was …

404 Media reports: Earlier this month authorities in Texas performed a nationwide search of more than 83,000 automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras while looking for a woman who they said had a self-administered abortion, including cameras in states where abortion is legal such as Washington and Illinois, according to multiple datasets obtained by 404 Media. The news shows in …

The Texas Tribune reports: Legislators on Saturday gave final approval to a bill giving Texas parents and school boards a bigger role over what books students can access in public school libraries and creating new advisory councils to oversee the removal process. Senate Bill 13 would give school boards, not school librarians, the final say over what materials are allowed …

Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate reports: Democratic Gov. Tony Evers took aim at the White House on Friday as he raised a pride flag above the state Capitol in Madison in recognition of Pride Month. It’s the seventh time Evers has raised the flag since he was first elected, and it comes as Trump’s administration has taken steps to eliminate protections for …

Semafor reports: The White House is pulling the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA administrator, just days before he was set to receive a confirmation vote in the Senate. An entrepreneur and commercial astronaut, Isaacman advanced through the Senate’s Commerce Committee in April. Laura Loomer suggested on Saturday Isaacman’s nomination is in danger because of the nominee’s …

NBC News reports: The cost to repair Washington, D.C., streets after the upcoming military parade celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary could cost as much as $16 million, according to U.S. military officials. That’s part of an estimated $45 million total cost for the June 14 military parade, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. The cost estimates have fluctuated …

Variety reports: Broadway performers and theater professionals are calling on the producers of the Tony Awards to disinvite Patti LuPone from the show after the theater legend made controversial remarks about Audra McDonald and “Hell’s Kitchen” star Kecia Lewis in an interview with the New Yorker. The open letter has received more than 500 signatures, including those of Tony winners …

Gothamist reports: In a dramatic incident captured on video, U.S. Department of Homeland Security police Wednesday handcuffed one of Rep. Jerry Nadler aides in the congressmember’s Manhattan office, which is in the same federal office building as an immigration courthouse. In the video, which was shared with Gothamist and filmed by a person who was monitoring activity in immigration court, …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress. Never mind the name — administration lawyers are now arguing that the main research library of the legislative branch doesn’t actually belong to Congress at all. A legal push to claim the Library as executive turf isn’t …

Ars Technica reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has failed to reverse a preliminary injunction currently blocking him from probing Media Matters for America (MMFA) in defense of Elon Musk’s social media platform X. On Friday, a US appeals court upheld the injunction. In his opinion, senior Circuit Judge Harry T. Edwards wrote that there was “ample” evidence that Paxton …