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Slotkin calls for 'new leadership' in the Democratic Party

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday called for “new leadership” within the Democratic Party, alleging that the caucus never fully recovered from its 2024 elections losses. “Every day there’s a debate within the party about the path forward,” Slotkin said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Straight Shooter” podcast hosted by Stephen A. Smith. Slotkin said new leaders are needed in both chambers of Congress, in addition to a new form of messaging that’s singularly focused on a core set ...

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Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He's proposing a national billionaire tax instead

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed a national tax on billionaires that he says is the first part of an “economic reset for America” agenda, which aides explicitly say is part of his considering to launch a presidential campaign. Newsom explains why that he will personally vote no on the California proposal, which would levy a one-time 5% tax on residents with a net worth over $1 billion. "We’re competing with 50 states,” Newsom told the World Economic Forum earlier this year. ...

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Panic at CBS as Bari Weiss eyes 'blockbuster sit-down'

June 26, 2026 7:20AM ET Reports that embattled CBS News head Bari Weiss is searching for a sympathetic ear among journalists for an interview to clear her name have some in the executive suites in a bit of a panic. According to media watchdog Status, Weiss is eager to launch a media counter-offensive. She's been in talks with the New York Times' Michael Barbaro about appearing on "The Daily" podcast—a choice that reveals her strategy: find a friendly interviewer willing to let her e ...

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The Force is with him: D.C. settles with man who protested National Guard using Darth Vader's theme song

June 26, 2026, 2:10 PM EDT The District of Columbia has settled a lawsuit by a protester who said he was detained and handcuffed for following National Guard troops around the city while playing Darth Vader's theme song from "Star Wars.". The terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed, but the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents demonstrator Sam O'Hara in the case, said in a press release that he was receiving compensation. The group did not immediately respon ...

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Buttigieg says his family was target of 'politically motivated hoax'

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his family has been targeted in a "politically motivated hoax" after someone made a false report to Child Protective Services alleging he committed crimes against his children. "An anonymous caller had contacted CPS," Buttigieg wrote in a post on Substack on Friday. "The caller said that he had spoken to a woman who claimed to have met me at a conference several years ago in Alabama, where she said I told her that I ha ...

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Sanders releases trove of internal HHS emails showing RFK Jr. pressured CDC over vaccine messaging

(The Hill) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released a tranche of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that appear to show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its vaccine messaging. Emails indicate that Kennedy directed the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel to restrict access to vaccines, allowed researchers to access “confidential data” to indicate the disproven claim that vaccines cause autism and changed recommendations for the public to receive COVID-19 shots without input from the CDC.

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Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children

(The Guardian) The US senator Ron Wyden has accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of preparing to use what he describes as an “unprecedented legal framework” to deport more than 500 unaccompanied migrant children currently in the custody of the agency’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). In a letter addressed to the HHS secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said he had obtained “credible information” that the department was using a list of more than 500 children as targets for expedited removal under a new administrative process that he says lacks statutory authority.

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'It's completely out of bounds': Democrat launches Linda McMahon impeachment effort

(ABC News) Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., on Thursday introduced articles of impeachment against Education Secretary Linda McMahon for attempting to abolish the Department of Education. Though Democrats have been critical of McMahon’s agenda of dismantling the department she leads, Bonamici’s resolution is their first effort to impeach her. On the House floor Thursday, Bonamici said that McMahon has lied to Congress and she scolded the secretary for making "illegal transfers" of critical Education Department functions to partner agencies.

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Mamdani delivers promised rent freeze on 1 million rent-stabilized apartments

(Politico) Mayor Zohran Mamdani got another major win Thursday night when the Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents on the city’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The mayor-appointed panel voted 7-1 to freeze rents on both one- and two-year leases, an unprecedented move that came despite protests from landlords that it would push them into deeper financial straits. The freeze, which will cover some 2 million tenants, will take effect for leases signed starting in October. “This is a historic victory for New York City tenants,” Mamdani said in a statement after the vote.

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Secret Service didn't secure mobile devices, putting leaders at risk, report says

25 min ago - 06/26/26 3:09 PM ET The Secret Service left itself vulnerable to hacking due to issues with both official and personal devices, a government watchdog found in a report ordered after the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pa. The re ... (The Hill)

DHS secretary admits missteps in billion-dollar ICE warehouse plan

46 min ago - 10h Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threw Kristi Noem under the bus by publicly calling her signature billion-dollar warehouse crusade a mistake in a humiliating testimony. Mullin, who served in Congress before replacing Noem in late M ... (msn/Daily Beast)

Trump admin allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI model to some companies, government agencies: Reports

49 min ago - The U.S. government on Friday granted Anthropic permission to release its Mythos 5 model to a group of roughly 100 companies and federal agencies, according to multiple media reports. The decision marks a major step forward in the negotiations betwee ... (CNBC)

California appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction, but says he must be resentenced

51 min ago - LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California, but ordered his trial judge to resentence him. A three-judge panel from the California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ... (AP)

US court rejects EPA bid to ease regulations for coal-fired power plants

1 hr ago - June 26, 2026 10:59 AM EDT Updated 6 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's bid to withdraw Biden-era limits on soot pollution from coal-fired power plant ... (Reuters)

A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'

1 hr ago - A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding' June 26, 2026 5:18 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Nina Totenberg The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor (seated left ... (NPR)

Trump promises farmers they will get to sell crops to 'lovely country of Iran' after war

1 hr ago - Friday 26 June 2026 08:09 EDT President Donald Trump has promised American farmers they will soon be able to sell their crops to the “lovely country of Iran” now that he has signed a memorandum of understanding to end his war. Speaking in t ... (The Independent)

Convicted crypto bros seek relief in the 11th Circuit

2 hrs ago - June 26, 2026 MIAMI (CN) — Two cryptocurrency creators sought reversal of their sentences at the 11th Circuit on Friday, challenging the first federal convictions labeling cryptocurrency as a security and its manipulation as securities fraud. T ... (Courthouse News Service)

Millions Could Face New DHS Registration Requirement

2 hrs ago - Published Jun 26, 2026 at 08:35 AM EDT updated Jun 26, 2026 at 08:37 AM EDT Millions of people living in the United States without formal immigration registration records could soon be required to submit personal information and biometric data under ... (Newsweek)

Senate Democrats press Trump administration to retain all election-related records

3 hrs ago - 06/26/26 8:24 AM ET Senate Democrats led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (Va.) are pressing the Trump administration to preserve all records related to the 2026 midterm election amid co ... (The Hill)

'Rush Project at Request of POTUS'

3 hrs ago - 'Rush Project at Request of POTUS' Money once used for crucial national park repairs is now financing Trump's redecorating projects. By Michael Scherer White House columns on the left in black and white; water buffalo and three birds on the right Ill ... (The Atlantic)

U.S. launches strikes against Iran following attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz

3 hrs ago - Jun. 26, 2026, 4:51 PM EDT The U.S. launched strikes against Iran on Friday in response to drone attacks on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, which President Donald Trump called a violation of the ceasefire agreement, U.S. Central Com ... (NBC News)

Mr. Wonderful Admits He Can't Prove China Is Behind Data Center Protests

4 hrs ago - When Kevin O’Leary, a.k.a Mr. Wonderful, found that his Shark Tank-ian pitch to the people of Utah to put up a massive data center on their land received a collective, “I’m out” from the citizenry, he insisted that the protestatio ... (Gizmodo)

Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump

4 hrs ago - June 26, 2026 5:00 AM ET Scientists, educators, farmers and the broader public now have a new website for climate information in the United States. The site, Climate.us, launched this week and fills a void left when a government-run climate informati ... (NPR)

Buttigieg says his family was target of 'politically motivated hoax'

4 hrs ago - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his family has been targeted in a "politically motivated hoax" after someone made a false report to Child Protective Services alleging he committed crimes against his children. "An anonymous caller ... (MS Now)

Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He's proposing a national billionaire tax instead

4 hrs ago - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed a national tax on billionaires that he says is the first part of an “economic reset for America” agenda, which aides explicitly say is part of his considering to launch a presidential campaign ... (CNN)

The Force is with him: D.C. settles with man who protested National Guard using Darth Vader's theme song

4 hrs ago - June 26, 2026, 2:10 PM EDT The District of Columbia has settled a lawsuit by a protester who said he was detained and handcuffed for following National Guard troops around the city while playing Darth Vader's theme song from "Star Wars.". The terms o ... (NBC News)

Panic at CBS as Bari Weiss eyes 'blockbuster sit-down'

5 hrs ago - June 26, 2026 7:20AM ET Reports that embattled CBS News head Bari Weiss is searching for a sympathetic ear among journalists for an interview to clear her name have some in the executive suites in a bit of a panic. According to media watchdog Status, ... (Raw Story)

UN calls for 'prompt investigations' of deaths in US immigration custody

6 hrs ago - Fri 26 Jun 2026 14.12 EDT Last modified on Fri 26 Jun 2026 14.29 EDT The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, on Friday raised the alarm internationally about deaths in US government immigration custody and called for ... (The Guardian)

Virginia attorney general vows appeal after judge blocks assault weapons ban

6 hrs ago - Published: 6:58 AM EDT June 26, 2026 Updated: 7:25 AM EDT June 26, 2026 Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones says the Commonwealth will appeal a judge's decision to temporarily block enforcement of the state's new assault weapons ban, which was schedu ... (WVEC-TV Notfolk, VA)