“Too Late’ Jerome Powell is costing our Country Hundreds of Billions of Dollars. He is truly one of the dumbest, and most destructive, people in Government, and the Fed Board is complicit. Europe has had 10 cuts, we have had none. We should be 2.5 Points lower, and save $BILLIONS on all of Biden’s Short Term Debt. We have LOW …

Newsweek reports: A U.S. Air Force “Doomsday Plane” arrived at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday night, fueling speculation of a potential U.S. role in the escalating Israel-Iran crisis. The E-4B “Nightwatch,”dubbed the “Doomsday Plane” is a militarized Boeing 747. It serves as the National Airborne Operations Center and is a key component of the National Military Command System for the president, …

CNN reports: After a spate of tense encounters involving lawmakers at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, the Department of Homeland Security is asking members of Congress to provide 72 hours of notice before visiting detention centers, according to new guidance. Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are allowed to enter any DHS facilities “used to detain or otherwise house aliens” …

The Brownsville Herald reports: The newly incorporated city of Starbase has sent out hundreds letters to property owners and individuals who reside within its city limits notifying them about the possibility that they may lose their property pending the city’s adoption of a zoning ordinance. A Texas Public Information Act request filed by MyRGV.com has revealed that hundreds of such letters …

The Washington Post reports: As President-elect Donald Trump assembled his core national security team early this year, congressional and media attention fell on two choices better known for their Fox News appearances and invective against a supposed “deep state” than for their executive branch experience: Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to lead the …

Block Club Chicago reports: Sidetrack, the city’s largest and arguably most popular gay bar, has applied to open a location at O’Hare Airport — a move that, if approved, would make it the first gay bar inside an airport in the United States. The proposal was submitted earlier this month by restaurateur Germán González, managing partner of Somos Hospitality Group …

The Washington Post reports: What do Americans think about the possibility of launching U.S. airstrikes against Iran, which President Donald Trump threatened this week unless the country dismantles its nuclear program? The Washington Post texted more than 1,000 people on Wednesday to ask. The poll finds Americans opposing U.S. airstrikes against Iran by a 20 percentage-point margin — 45 percent …

The Associated Press reports: The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump warns of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict. A government plane evacuated a number of diplomats and family members who had asked to leave the …

Law & Crime reports: After fighting back attempts to drop his conviction, President Donald Trump’s Justice Department now wants a Jan. 6 defendant who was found guilty last year of plotting to kill FBI agents to spend the rest of his life behind bars — a request he says is based on “scandalous and unsubstantiated” claims and “uncharged allegations that …

The Associated Press reports: U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet next week, but their agenda suggests they’ll skip some expected topics — including a vote on Covid shots — while taking up a longtime target of anti-vaccine groups. The agenda for the new committee’s first meeting, posted Wednesday, shows it will be shorter than expected. Discussion …

Rolling Stone reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office requested “a passive approach to Juneteenth messaging” for the holiday on Thursday commemorating the end of slavery, according to an email obtained by Rolling Stone. The news was relayed by the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, which said it wasn’t planning to publish Juneteenth-related content online, per the email. …

“The Crooked FoxNews Polls got the Election WRONG, I won by much more than they said I would, and have been biased against me for years. They are always wrong and negative. It’s why MAGA HATES FoxNews, even though their anchors are GREAT. This has gone on for years, but they never change the incompetent polling company that does their …

The Washington Post reports: There is no plan to easily replace one or multiple House members should the worst happen. The Constitution requires the states to pull together a special election to fill individual vacancies, something that takes anywhere from three months to sometimes a year. When there’s a clear, large House majority for one party, such a prolonged vacancy …

The Daily Beast reports: Tensions had already been building between Musk and Trump before the SpaceX chief left the White House. Things got ugly, however, after Sergio Gor, the director of the presidential personnel office, encouraged Trump to rescind his nomination for Jared Isaacman—Musk’s personal friend—to lead NASA. The New York Post revealed this week that even though Gor is …

Mediaite reports: The White House deceptively edited a video of U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s March testimony on Wednesday to make it look like she was warning that Iran was close to developing nuclear weapons. While the clip made it look like Gabbard was warning that Iran was close to developing nuclear weapons, it was edited to exclude …

The Independent reports: Hungarian police have controversially banned the Budapest Pride march despite the city’s liberal mayor declaring it a municipal event. The decision follows the passage of new legislation in March by Hungary’s parliament, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing Fidesz Party holds a significant majority. Budapest’s mayor, Gergely Karacsony [photo], announced on Monday that the Budapest Pride march, …

The Washington Post reports: Israeli officials said they would intensify strikes on Tehran after a key hospital in southern Israel was hit in an Iranian missile attack. The strike on the Soroka Medical Center caused “extensive damage” in several areas, the hospital said, but police have reported no casualties so far. Iran said it was targeting military and intelligence headquarters …

The Texas Tribune reports: Senate Bill 1362 aims to prevent extreme risk protection orders in civil cases from being used to confiscate guns from people. The protection orders can be provided by civil judges after due process hearings to temporarily bar certain people from owning or purchasing firearms if they are found to be an immediate danger. Twenty-one states have …

The Guardian reports: One of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starships has exploded during a routine test in Texas, authorities said, in the latest setback to the billionaire’s dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species. The Starship 36 underwent “catastrophic failure and exploded” at the Starbase launch facility shortly after 11pm on Wednesday (0400 GMT Thursday), a Facebook post by the …

CBS News reports: The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem told U.S. citizens in Israel Thursday morning that the State Department was “planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens’ departure from Israel.” “We will alert the U.S. citizen community if there is additional information to share regarding departure options,” the embassy said in an email message to Americans who had …