NYTIMES (Maggie Astor) - RFK Jr. Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force
The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year.
NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley and Jenny Gross) - Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird.
A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then finger-pointing.
NYTIMES (Richard Fausset and Nick Corasaniti) - Raffensperger Loses in Primary for Georgia Governor
In his campaign for Georgia governor, Mr. Raffensperger found that G.O.P. voters still blamed him for Mr. Trump’s 2020 loss.
AXIOS (Dan Primack) - Tech private equity is "frozen"
A top tech banker tells Axios that tech buyouts are "frozen," and the data largely backs him up. By the numbers: There's been a total of just $9.3 billion of global tech buyout value in April and May 2026 combined, according to PitchBook. - That compares to $52.6 billion in March alone, and a monthly average of $43.4 billion between last September and this February. - U.S. tech buyout data is a bit lumpier, but follows the same trend. A monthly average of $25 billion for the 12 months ending March 2026, but just $4.4 billion total in April and May 2026. What happened: In a word, Claude. Which was followed by Codex. - The buyside is paralyzed by AI-driven uncertainties and a sudden draining of private credit market liquidity. - The…
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Battles to shrink the Federal Reserve's balance sheet begin
Data: Federal Reserve; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios Incoming Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh's ambition to shrink the central bank's multitrillion-dollar bond portfolio may quickly run into hard limits. Why it matters: For nearly two decades, the Fed's ability to flood markets with liquidity has been among its most powerful crisis-fighting weapons — and, in Warsh's view, too often a go-to tool for monetary stimulus outside of crises. - Now, the hot discussion among Fed officials and commentators is about how to responsibly shrink the Fed's asset portfolio — and whether that's even a worthwhile goal. The big picture: The Fed's assets ballooned from about $800 billion before the 2008 financial crisis to nearly $9 trillion at its 2022 peak…
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats are scrambling to contain their Maureen Galindo problem
House Democrats are in a mad dash to isolate Texas Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo , who has said she wants to turn an ICE facility into a "prison for American Zionists." Why it matters: A mysterious PAC is spending hundreds of thousands to boost Galindo, which Democrats allege is a Republican attempt to ensure the GOP candidate in that district faces a weak opponent in November. - "House Republican leadership must immediately cease propping up this antisemitic candidacy," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) said in a statement Tuesday evening. - Galindo did not respond to multiple requests for comment, with a spokesperson for the…
YOUTUBE (Dr. Steve Turley) - MAGA Voters Just CRUSHED Tom Massie!!!
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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - BREAKING: Former Cuban Dictator Castro Indicted In U.S.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro, brother of the late Fidel Castro, has been indicted in the United States
The U.S. indictment of Raúl Castro marks a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Cuba’s communist regime. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - , according to a senior Trump administration official. This move is part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to increase pressure on Cuba’s communist regime. DETAIL: The indictment is a rare instance of the U.S. pursuing criminal charges against a foreign leader, reminiscent of its case against now-former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was a key energy supplier to Cuba before his capture by U.S. forces earlier this year. Raúl Castro, who served as Cuba’s defense minister and later as president, remains influential in Cuban…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Libbey Dean) - DOJ to indict former Cuban President Raúl Castro on criminal charges
“President Trump is offering a new relationship between the U.S. and Cuba," Rubio said.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Max Blumenthal: The Israeli plot against Thomas Massie exposes US oligarchy
Max explains how the campaign to defeat Rep Thomas Massie reveals how Israel’s lobby network is shamelessly buying U.S.
politics, laundering influence through Trump-world, and pushing war and censorship. But the public is finally breaking through the propaganda, and a backlash is building.Open