Politics

“I think the problem right now is everybody gets their news sources in silos and they just keep getting reinforced with certain ideas. I went to a neighbor’s house the day after the 2020 election, their flag was upside down. “There’s a lot of life out there besides arguing about nothing and telling lies, and so I made a choice …

The Washington Post reports: Louisiana lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would expand judges’ powers to sentence people convicted of certain sex crimes against children to physical castration. If passed into law, the bill would allow judges to order a surgical castration, which is more invasive than the chemical methods outlined in a 2008 law. Surgical castration orders would …

The Hill reports: A Tennessee Republican’s kindergarten graduate has won over political junkie fans and C-SPAN devotees with a tongue-filled display while his dad delivered remarks on the floor. Rep. John Rose’s son, Guy, could be seen mugging for the cameras on Monday as the congressman condemned former President Trump’s conviction last week in the New York hush money trial. …

NBC News reports: The addresses and phone numbers of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s family members were posted to a doxing website after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in connection with a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election. Phone numbers and addresses for Cohen’s wife and children were posted early Monday morning on …

The Times Of Israel reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly give an address to a joint session of Congress on June 13. Neither Netanyahu nor Congressional leaders have immediately confirmed this date reported by the Punchbowl news site. June 13 falls on the second day of the Shavuot holiday, which is only observed for one day in Israel. US …

TechCrunch reports: The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other. X (formerly Twitter) has long had many active NSFW (not safe for work) communities, and though the social network unofficially allowed people to post adult content, its rules have …

The New Jersey Globe reports: The New Jersey Globe has learned that Bob Menendez will enter the race for the United States Senate today, filing nominating petitions in Trenton to seek re-election to a fourth term as an independent. Menendez will not deliver the petitions himself; he is in Lower Manhattan for the twelfth day of his federal corruption trial. …

The Guardian reports: Hunter Biden goes on trial in Delaware on Monday on gun charges in a case that could prove an embarrassment to his father, Joe Biden, and hand a political weapon to Republicans desperate for a distracting issue in the wake of Donald Trump’s 34-count conviction last week. Prosecutors allege that Biden lied about his drug use on …

Reuters reports: Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador whose popularity among the poor helped drive her triumph. Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a …

Axios reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the chamber will vote on a bill to protect a person’s ability to access contraceptives this Wednesday. Schumer wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter released Sunday: “Democrats will be putting reproductive freedoms front and center.” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in concurring opinion overturning Roe v. Wade that the bench should reconsider …

The Texas Tribune reports: U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the congresswoman shared in a Sunday statement on social media platform X. “My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis for pancreatic cancer,” Jackson Lee said. “I am currently undergoing treatment to battle this disease that impacts tens of thousands of Americans every year.” Jackson Lee, …

Politico reports: Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee co-chair and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, dodged answering whether the RNC will support Maryland Republican Larry Hogan’s run for Senate after Hogan called for Americans to respect the verdict. “I don’t support what he just said there. I think it’s ridiculous,” Lara Trump said when asked by CNN’s Kasie Hunt …

Reuters reports: An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work. In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times, Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy advisor to …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is calling on the governor of New York to pardon Donald Trump after the former president was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments. Phillips, who unsuccessfully challenged President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination this cycle, tweeted at Governor Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday night to …

CNN reports: Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement from the Obama and Robinson families. She was 86. “As a sister, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend to so many, she was beloved beyond words by countless others whose lives were improved by her presence,” the statement from Barack and Michelle Obama, …

Reuters reports: Jerusalem on Thursday held its annual gay pride parade under heavy security and with a subdued vibe, given the solemn mood in Israel after months of war. LGBTQ+ supporters marched the streets of Jerusalem carrying rainbow flags, Israeli flags and yellow ribbons, a symbol for hostages still held in Gaza. Absent were the vibrant cheers and music that …

Axios reports: X and cable news network NewsNation are planning to host live town halls with former President Trump and independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., two sources familiar with the plans told Axios. The pair have agreed in principle to separate live interviews as part of a new video series, titled “The People’s Town Hall,” per the sources, …

NBC News reports: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who has spent his entire decadeslong political career as a Democrat, said Friday he is leaving the party and registering as an independent, raising speculation about whether he may run for another Senate term or for governor this fall. “To stay true to myself and remain committed to put country before party, …

“It is fundamental to our American system of justice that the government prosecutes cases because of alleged criminal conduct regardless of who the defendant happens to be. In this case the opposite has happened. The district attorney, who campaigned on a promise to prosecute Donald Trump, brought these charges precisely because of who the defendant was rather than because of …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Thursday to the National Rifle Association in its free speech dispute with a New York state official it accused of coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the influential gun rights advocacy group. The justices, in a 9-0 decision authored by liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, threw out a …