NEWSNATIONNOW (Yasmeen Abutaleb and Michael Erman) - FDA drug center director to leave after Makary's resignation
Tracey Beth Hoeg had been in the role 5 months. Her departure is expected to be one of many, Reuters reports.
AMERICANTHINKER - Xi warns against the Thucydides Trap
China’s president cautioned President Trump about an obscure historical reference. What did he mean?
AMERICANTHINKER - How to goose Congress in the next government shutdown
Senators doubtless patted one another on the back for voting to defer their pay in the next shutdown. Here’s a better idea.
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - The Scandal Involving Eric Swalwell’s Ex-Sugar Daddy Is Even Worse Than We Thought
'We look forward to our day in court'
MEGAPHONE (Joe Rogan) - #2500 - Scott Horton
Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, host of “The Scott Horton Show,” co-host of “Provoked” with Darryl Cooper, and author of several books, the most recent of which is “Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War With Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine.” www.thefactsaboutiran.comwww.youtube.com/@scotthortonshowwww.youtube.com/@Provoked_Showwww.libertarianinstitute.orgwww.scotthortonacademy.comwww.scotthortonshow.comwww.scotthorton.org Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at https://ziprecruiter.com/rogan Get Visible for just $20/mo for 1 year. Use code FRESHSTART. Switch & see terms at https://www.visible.com Learn more about…
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Judicial Watch files lawsuit seeking records on $2 billion grant to nonprofit tied to Stacey Abrams
Judicial Watch previously requested records related to the grant in February 2025, but the EPA failed to respond.
AXIOS (Delano Massey) - Demonstrations to sweep the South over voting rights and redistricting
A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a "Summer of Action" campaign with marches that start this weekend. Why it matters: Organizers say the fight over congressional maps, voting access and political representation is accelerating in real time as states redraw political power ahead of November's midterms and the 2028 general election. - The Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act in late April, making it harder to challenge maps on the basis of racial discrimination. - Republican-led efforts in states like Tennessee and Alabama have targeted Democratic-leaning districts, particularly those anchored by Black voters in urban…
A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a "Summer of Action" campaign with marches that start this weekend. Why it matters: Organizers say the fight over congressional maps, voting access and political representation is accelerating in real time as states redraw political power ahead of November's midterms and the 2028 general election. - The Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act in late April, making it harder to challenge maps on the basis of racial discrimination. - Republican-led efforts in states like Tennessee and Alabama have targeted Democratic-leaning districts, particularly those anchored by Black voters in urban…Open
NYTIMES (Alan Feuer and Nick Corasaniti) - Trump Loyalist Leads Administration’s Hunt for Fraud in Elections
The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected.
NYTIMES (Benjamin Weiser) - Kataib Hezbollah Commander Accused of Planning Attacks on N.Y.C.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of directing and urging others to attack American and Israeli interests. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.
THEFEDERALIST (Shawn Fleetwood) - As Dems Plan To Overthrow SCOTUS And Electoral College, Red States Botch Redistricting To Avoid Looking Mean
If Republicans can't find it within themselves to step up, then they should get out of office and make room for people who will.