Axios reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to meet with President Trump at the White House in the coming weeks to celebrate the joint U.S-Israeli bombing of Iran’s nuclear program, three Israeli officials said. Despite past tensions in their relationship, the two leaders are closer than ever and see the 12-day war against Iran as a monumental achievement — …

Wired reports: Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first young technologists brought on to Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has returned to government shortly after resigning. “Edward Coristine joined the Social Security Administration this week as a special government employee,” Stephen McGraw, an SSA spokesperson, tells WIRED. “His work will be focused on improving the functionality …

“You know, everyone’s feeling this huge swelling of patriotism and then CNN comes along and sullies it. Now, CNN says, ‘we didn’t do anything wrong,’ but CNN spent 48 hours with guests at the top of every single hour saying, ‘the mission failed,” saying, ‘the bombs didn’t work,” saying, ‘the Iranians still have a nuclear program.’ “What kind of effect …

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: The budget now heads to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk for his signature, which he must sign by June 30. He can line-item veto provisions in the budget. A handful of anti-LGBTQ+ provisions are sprinkled throughout the budget, including a provision that would only recognize two sexes — male and female. The budget would require …

ABC News reports: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), made up of members recently hand-selected by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend against flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal. Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative, which is used to prevent microbial contamination of vaccines. Most flu vaccines currently used in the …

The New York Times reports: President Trump on Wednesday threatened to sue The New York Times and CNN for publishing articles about a preliminary intelligence report that said the American attack on Iran had set back the country’s nuclear program by only a few months. In a letter to The Times, a personal lawyer for the president said the newspaper’s …

“The nation’s largest city is on the verge of a disaster of biblical proportions. New York City voters overwhelmingly chose a Muslim socialist immigrant from Uganda to be the Democrat nominee for mayor. Zohran Mamdani embraced his Muslim faith and his hatred of Israel on the campaign trail. “He also openly advocated for a number of Communist-era policies like government-owned …

404 Media reports: The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a data broker owned by the country’s major airlines which sells travellers’ detailed flight records in bulk to the government, only just registered as a data broker with the state of California, which is a legal requirement, despite selling such data for years, according to records maintained by the California Privacy Protection …

The Hill reports: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is preparing to officially launch her campaign for New York governor, according to two sources familiar with her thinking. The sources told The Hill that it’s not a matter of if, but when Stefanik launches her campaign, which she will do at a time and place of her choosing. Polling shows her leading …

Raw Story reports: “Zohran ‘little muhammad’ Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York,” railed Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) in a Thursday post on X. “He needs to be deported. Which is why I am calling for him to be subject to denaturalization proceedings.” Specifically, Ogles singled out lyrics to a song performed …

The New York Times reports: In a conference room in Manhattan on Wednesday night, Mayor Eric Adams and Daniel S. Loeb, the hedge fund manager, met with other business leaders and political brokers to discuss how to stop the rise of Zohran Mamdani and possibly bolster Mr. Adams’s re-election campaign. The business leaders were impressed that Mr. Adams was already …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump claimed in a Thursday Truth Social post that Democrats are behind the leaking of an early intelligence assessment downplaying the effectiveness of strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites. In his post, the president called for Democrats to be “prosecuted” for the leak. It was previously revealed that there is an FBI probe looking into the leak. …

“It really makes you wonder whether or not these Muslim Uber, Lyft, and taxi drivers would start coordinating attacks on non-Jews to carry out jihad under the administration of Zohran Mamdani. And I think people need to understand these ties between Uber leadership and people like Tony West and this, you know, Iranian fellow who worked with Uber. Again, I’m …

Orlando’s NBC affiliate reports: David R. McKeown, a 47-year-old sixth-grade teacher from Holly Hill, was arrested for possessing child pornography and sexual activities involving animals on Friday, the Holly Hill Police Department said. On Saturday morning, McKeown made his first appearance before a judge. McKeown was arrested for 19 counts of possession of child pornography and six counts of sexual …

Fortune reports: Hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman plans to bankroll a New York City mayoral campaign, arguing that his affluent associates are poised to flood the election with money in an effort to defeat Democratic Socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Ackman said he was “gravely concerned” because he believed the left-wing candidate’s policies would be disastrous, triggering an exodus of the wealthy …

Reuters reports: The White House on Wednesday recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine, according to two U.S. sources familiar with the matter and internal government documents reviewed by Reuters. The recommendation from the Office of Management and Budget, …

NOTUS reports: Rep. Dan Crenshaw became the first House Republican this year to call on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to fire Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she announced certain provisions of the GOP reconciliation bill would need to be removed or changed to meet a simple majority threshold. The Senate Budget Committee announced on Thursday MacDonough rejected several health …

Fox News reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem uncovered and killed a multimillion-dollar program enacted by Biden that pushed for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and “inclusive environments in schools.” The Invent2Prevent program was originally designed to provide students with tools to prevent terror and violence in their communities. However, the Biden administration contracted with mainly far-left organizations [LIE], which …

“No other president in history could have ever dreamed of such a success, and that’s exactly why the fake news media is now trying to demean and undermine the president, and we’ve seen this playbook be run before. You have hostile actors within the intelligence community who lick— who illegally leak bits and pieces of an intelligence assessment to push …

Investopedia reports: Holders of cryptocurrencies may now have an easier time acquiring a mortgage after a key federal regulator made a move that could let lenders consider a homebuyer’s digital holdings during the mortgage application process. In a social media post Wednesday, Federal Housing Finance Administration Director William Pulte said he has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to find …