$100K a year no longer buys the American Dream

Biden’s unconstitutional student loan cancellations to cost taxpayers $559B as households earning $300K benefit the most
Aside from the new $559 billion price tag, the Penn Wharton Budget Model finds that the new plan “will also relieve some longer-term student debt for about 750,000 households making over $312,000 in average household income.”

Supreme Court skeptical of feds’ use of obstruction statute in Jan. 6 prosecutions
The court’s ruling, expected by late June, may also have ramifications for Trump.

FISA reform bill will vastly expand government surveillance powers
The recently passed FISA bill contains provisions that would significantly broaden the definition of "electronic communication service providers," allowing the government to compel a wide range of businesses and entities to assist in warrantless surveillance of foreign targets.

Nashville Police Say ‘Ongoing Investigation’ Prevents Release Of Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto
Attorneys argued Tuesday that police were still investigating aspects of the shooting committed at the Covenant School last March, when a trans shooter murdered six people, and, therefore, the city is unable to release documents related to the case such as the shooter’s writings.

Bipartisan bill to ban homeless encampments near California schools, parks fails
A California bill that would have banned homeless encampments near sensitive sites such as schools and, when local shelter space is available, on sidewalks, failed in committee.

The Triad’s Electrician: Meet the 87-Year-Old 'Frontman' for Chinese Marijuana Grows in Maine
"The Chinese want to hide," said Marty Vachon. "And I'm their frontman."

Homeowner shoots one intruder, other intruder commits suicide during 'targeted' home invasion
California police are investigating a bizarre alleged home invasion that was thwarted by an armed homeowner and led to one suspect getting shot and the other committing suicide.

Escaped elephant roams Montana city streets
"... then I looked up and was like, ‘No, there is an elephant in the road!’”

Trump Will Be In Court Instead Of Campaigning For 8 Weeks Thanks To Democrats’ New York Lawfare
Each day spent in a courthouse is a day spent off the campaign trail.

Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush-money case, AP-NORC poll shows
Americans are fairly skeptical that Trump is getting a fair shake from the prosecutors in the case — or that the judge and jurors can be impartial in cases involving him.

Stephen A. Smith blasts Democrats over Trump trials: ‘Scared you can’t beat him’
Smith added that many voters see the extent to which “the other side” is willing to go to keep Trump out of the White House and that “we’ll never have peace in this country” because of it.

John Eastman Speaks Out After Bank Of America, USAA Shut Down His Accounts
The one-time attorney for Trump was de-banked twice in the span of several months by two prominent financial institutions, Bank of America and USAA.

Threat to Johnson's speakership looms larger as Massie cosponsors Greene's motion to vacate
"I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I'm cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by @RepMTG. He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker," Massie tweeted on Tuesday.

Massie's Move To Fire Speaker Mike Johnson Is About More Than Ukraine Spending
Johnson is, effectively, leading an unofficial coalition government that includes nominal Republicans and a chunk of centrist Democrats. The coalition nature of the House also explains recent votes on the budget package and the FISA reauthorization, both of which passed with a mix of Republican and Democratic votes.

Republicans need high-turnout elections
For the longest time, it was generally assumed that high-turnout elections would benefit the Democratic Party. But recent polling and election data suggest that this conventional thinking is disconnected from reality.

Bob Menendez may blame bribery charges on his wife, documents show
According to recently unsealed court documents, Menendez’s legal team alleges that his wife withheld information from the senator, causing him to believe that there was nothing unlawful going on.

IMF slams Biden spending as US debt balloons past $34 trillion
“Something will have to give,” the IMF warned.

Fed's Powell says inflation data this year shows a 'lack of progress'
Powell: It's taking "longer than expected" for inflation to reach the Federal Reserve's 2% goal.

Why a $100,000 income no longer buys the American Dream in most places
“Now people making well over six figures are still living paycheck to paycheck. So what used to symbolize financial freedom is now keeping people stressed about making ends meet.”

The salary a single person needs to live comfortably in every US state
The national median for living comfortably alone is $89,461.

Opposition to ESG gains clout to force banks to change, but they may not be giving up easily
“Transition investing is specific and concrete. ESG as a category is a vague grab bag for many clients,” Mark Wiedman, head of global client business at BlackRock said. But most investors just want ROI.

Politico: Trump trade advisers plot dollar devaluation
Advisers close to the former president — particularly his former trade chief Robert Lighthizer — are considering policies that would weaken the dollar relative to other currencies, which could juice U.S. exports but also fuel inflation.

House Sends Articles Of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas To Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would “strenuously oppose any effort” to table the charges, noting the upper chamber has never agreed to do so in the past.

No link between COVID vaccine, cardiac arrest in young people, new CDC study finds
The assessment, conducted between June 2021 and December 2022, investigated the death certificates and vaccination records of 1,292 Oregon decedents aged between 16 and 30 who had died of "cardiac or undetermined" causes.

New mutant strain of monkeypox with 'pandemic potential' is discovered in Congo village
The concerning discovery was made in Kamituga — a poor, densely populated gold mining town that is feared to be ripe for an explosive outbreak. So far, there have been 108 cases.

Nearly 50 Israeli revelers have killed themselves since Nova festival was attacked by Hamas on October 7
"Few people know, but there have been almost 50 suicides among the Nova survivors," a survivor told parliament.

Politico: Has Biden Considered Having an Iran Strategy?
When I asked the U.S. official what Biden’s Iran strategy is, I was immediately met with laughter. Then, the official said, “You know, a lot of people inside the administration ask that same question. Sometimes they ask it on the first day. Sometimes they ask it six months later. ”

The World Is Paying A Deadly Price For Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy
But to truly comprehend how demented our foreign policy has become, consider this: Iran reportedly informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, and the U.S. told Iran through Ankara that the attack should be “within certain limits.”

US, Europe to up Iran sanctions as Israel pressed to ditch threatened retaliation
Some analysts said the Biden administration was unlikely to seek to sharpen sanctions on Iran’s oil exports due to worries about a big spike in oil prices in an election year and angering China.

Tehran Times: Regional Chaos — the Zionist Strategy
Iran has made it clear on multiple occasions that it does not seek to escalate hostilities. In this regard, it is worth mentioning Iran's doctrine of strategic patience, which implies a certain moderation by Iran in responding to Israeli attacks and provocations.

Countries came to Israel's help during Iran's attack because Israel is their firewall
Everyone knows that our world is presently embroiled in a conflict of good vs. evil — civilized people vs. depraved monsters.

Anti-Israel protesters wave Hezbollah banner, set American flags on fire during NYC unrest
A woman in the crowd exclaimed, “We love Hezbollah!” while another protester could be heard yelling that “America is a terrorist state!”

Sen. Cotton suggests people ‘take matters in their own hands’ when facing pro-Hamas protesters
Cotton claimed that if the protesters did this in his state, the protesters would get “very wet,” seemingly implying that they would be thrown from the bridge into the water.

CNN: Deepening US divide over Israel tests the limits of free speech
The disruptions are raising questions about the limits of free speech and led a U.S. senator to encourage people to “take matters in their own hands.”

BBC urges UN experts to condemn Iran’s ‘harassment’ of its journalists
Wow, that's a tough week for Iran, as they may get some additional sanctions — plus a letter of rebuke from the U.N.

Michael Moore warns Biden he'll lose to Trump for backing Israel's Gaza 'slaughter'
The "Team America" star said Biden "may be the most progressive Democrat in my lifetime to be president of the United States," but it's "sad" that Biden's "conscience is telling him to support the slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza."

Google Employees Occupy Office Of Boss Until Contract With Israel Is Dropped
Anti-Israel Google employees shout chants asking their boss, "How many kids did you kill today?"

Poll: Voters Say Stopping Biden’s Border Invasion Is More Important Than Funding Ukraine
Battleground state swing voters overwhelmingly believe stopping President Biden’s border invasion is more important than bankrolling Ukraine’s forever war with Russia, a newly released poll found.

Ukraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to thwart Russian strike on nuclear power plant, Zelensky claims
Ukrainian air defenses downed the first seven missiles, but the next four completely destroyed the plant. “Why? Because we had zero missiles. We ran out of all missiles,” Zelensky told PBS.

Kyiv Post: When Was Ukraine’s ‘War’ Downgraded to ‘Conflict'?
When John Kirby was asked why it was acceptable for the U.S. to intercept Iranian missiles over Israel but not Russian ones over Ukraine, obfuscation became the order of the day.

House committee finds Chinese government pushes fentanyl materials, fueling drug crisis
This is the latest evidence that China has said one thing and done another when it comes to its role in the fentanyl crisis.

Brussels Police Try To Shut Down Conference Featuring Orban, Farage, Other Leading European Conservatives
A conference featuring conservative views on subjects like abortion and gay marriage was shut down by police in Brussels after the mayor of the district where it was located claimed it was “ethically conservative” and focused on the defense of “national sovereignty.”

Fire largely destroys Copenhagen Stock Exchange
Copenhagen’s famous 17th-century stock exchange, one of the most recognizable structures in Denmark’s capital, was largely destroyed by a fire.

Gordon Ramsay squatters kicked out of his $16.1M London pub after being ‘served papers’
The professional squatters group claims to have occupied the British restaurant as a form of protest for the “victims of gentrification.”

Hollywood writers are still struggling to find work following writers' strike, find out 'we're replaceable'
Although the 2023 writers' strike has ended, many Hollywood writers are still grappling with unemployment as the industry contracts.

Pamela Anderson signed for ‘Naked Gun’ remake
The "Barb Wire" star has signed on to star opposite Liam Neeson in a new “Naked Gun” movie, expected to be released on July 18, 2025.

Flashback: 'Barb Wire' (1996)
“Barb Wire” takes place in the year 2017, during the Second American Civil War. The Congressional Directorate has seized control of America (“They used an HIV derivative named Red Ribbon to wipe out Topeka”), but Barb lives in the last free city, where she runs a nightclub.

NY Times: NPR Suspends Editor Whose Essay Criticized The Broadcaster
Tony Cavin, NPR’s managing editor for standards and practices, took issue with many of Berliner’s claims: “To somehow think that we were driven by politics is both wrong and unfair.”

Biden's pro-women-in-sports tweet slammed as 'identity politics' hypocrisy
President Biden's post claiming female athletes aren't paid fairly drew backlash from critics who accused him of empty rhetoric, citing his administration's refusal to protect women's sports from transgender competitors.

Provost announces valedictorian won’t speak at graduation
“Anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian voices have subjected me to a campaign of racist hatred because of my uncompromising belief in human rights for all." USC News noted Tabassum is graduating with a major in biomedical engineering and a minor in resistance to genocide.

Government Data Refute the Notion That Overprescribing Caused the 'Opioid Crisis'
The CDC’s numbers show that pain treatment is not responsible for escalating drug-related deaths.

Researchers find 'pronounced' biological benefits in women after giving birth
"At three months postpartum, we saw a remarkably large decrease in biological age, by as much as eight years for some individuals, so while pregnancy increases biological age there is a clear (and pronounced) recovery in the postpartum."

X Says It Lost Advertisers After ‘Anti-Misinformation’ Firm Peddled Misinformation
“DoubleVerify recently discovered a graphical error in the display of X’s Brand Safety Rate in DV’s Pinnacle dashboard that resulted in displaying an incorrect, lower rate. This display error occurred over four and a half months. ... We take full responsibility.”

Missile defenses defeat ‘the science’ and ‘the experts’
For my entire time in Washington, though, “trust the science” has been used to oppose a missile defense system for the United States. For my first 20 years as a journalist, I was told that a missile defense system simply cannot work and that anyone who disagreed was a fool.

Astronomers spot a massive ‘sleeping giant’ black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earth
It is nearly 33 times that of our sun.

United Airlines slashes 2024 aircraft delivery plan as Boeing crisis leads to delays
United said it plans to lease 35 Airbus A321neos in 2026 and 2027, turning to Boeing’s rival for new planes as the U.S. manufacturer faces caps on its production and increased federal scrutiny.

Patrick Mahomes encourages voters to ‘do the research’ over giving his endorsement
Mahomes explained why he avoids partaking in controversial topics in politics, including presidential endorsements and gun control. “I don’t want to pressure anyone to vote for a certain president. I want people to use their voice, whoever they believe in. I want them to do the research.”

Trevor Bauer accuser charged with allegedly defrauding exiled MLB pitcher after faking pregnancy
One of the women who accused exiled MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault was indicted this week.