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June 5, 2026
Trump suffers another staggering rebuke as House passes Ukraine measure he opposed
(Raw Story) President Donald Trump's grip over the House of Representatives continued to loosen on Thursday, as 18 Republicans broke ranks to pass a foreign military aid measure his administration doesn't support, a new report revealed. According to Politico, the measure, which was also opposed by House GOP leadership, is a "strong show of support for Kyiv and the first time a standalone aid package has passed either chamber during Trump’s second term."
Go to discussionCA-GOV: Becerra advances in California governor's race
(The Hill) Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) on Thursday advanced to November’s general election in the race to become California’s next governor, Decision Desk HQ projects. Trump-backed Fox News commentator Steve Hilton (R) and billionaire Tom Steyer (D) are currently battling for the second spot in November’s election, when Golden State voters will decide on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) successor.
Go to discussionICE will stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees
(ABC News) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ending a policy that required the agency to report the deaths of former detainees that occurred within 30 days of their release from federal custody. The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred post-release. The policy reversal by the Trump administration comes amid scrutiny from lawmakers and immigrant advocates over the rising death rate of detained immigrants in federal custody.
Go to discussionKennedy Center orders staff to begin removing Trump’s name after ruling
(Washington Post) The Kennedy Center ordered staff Thursday to erase President Donald Trump’s name from official materials, less than a week after a federal judge ruled it had been illegally added to the storied arts institution.
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S&P will not change its rules to get SpaceX in early
(Axios) The S&P said Thursday that it's not changing its rules to fast-track mega-cap IPOs onto its marquee stock index, the S&P 500. S&P's decision doesn't mention SpaceX, but it means that Elon Musk's company — as well as Anthropic and OpenAI, if they go public as expected — won't be making it into the index for at least a year. And it's a surprise, coming after other major indexes drew fire for changing their rules to more quickly accommodate Elon Musk's company.
Go to discussionWhy are US consumers so angry? It's not just high prices
(The Guardian) Many consumers feel they are constantly fighting against an onslaught of overcharges, customer service hassles, shoddy products and billing mistakes that always seem to go in the company's favor. All of this comes against a background of soaring prices and rising inflation. There's a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage: company consolidation, regulatory rollbacks, years of court decisions that limit consumer power, tech-enabled cost cuts, private equity takeovers, Covid-era business model changes, a moribund media and the rise of AI customer service, to name a few
Go to discussionTrump Cancels Failed Partisan "Freedom 250" Concert, Replaces It With Standard Trump Rally
(Trump's Truth Social Archive) "It will be special at every level — A Rally to end all Rallies! We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home. All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played, the same Music you have listened to for years! We will have the fabulous Lee Greenwood introducing me with what has turned out to be one of the Greatest Hits of All Time, GOD BLESS THE U.S.A., and the amazing Christopher Macchio, who will sing Nessun Dorma, Hallelujah, Ave Maria, God Bless America, and others."
Go to discussionThe Supreme Court has left limited alternatives for protecting minority voting rights
(NPR) Minority voters are left with limited alternatives for combatting racial discrimination in redistricting, after the U.S. Supreme Court's latest undermining of the federal Voting Rights Act. Remaining options for protecting the collective power of racial-minority voters include state-level voting rights acts and map-drawing strategies, likely in Democratic-controlled states, yet they cannot fully replace the nationwide provisions under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that many legal experts say are now practically impossible to enforce.
Go to discussionScientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world 'flying blind'
(The Guardian) The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would “severely degrade” the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niño forecasts, with economic consequences for the US, European and American scientists have warned. Decommissioning the US system, which plays a major part in a global ocean observation network, would lead to a massive increase in error in the annual estimates of ocean heating rates, according to research published last month.
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