YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Could Talarico turn Texas blue? TX Dem chair says this could be a 'great year' | The Hill Sunday
Texas Democratic Chairman, Kendall Scudder tells host, Chris Stirewalt why 2026 is finally the year that Texas turns blue.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Oil Prices Fall as Trump Signals Progress in Iran Negotiations.
President Trump announced progress in negotiations with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing oil market tensions.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Crude oil prices dropped more than 4% on Sunday after President Donald Trump indicated that negotiations with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are advancing. West Texas Intermediate futures fell nearly 5% to $91.40 per barrel, while Brent futures dropped to $98.20 per barrel. DETAIL: President Trump announced on social media that discussions with Iran are progressing “in an orderly and constructive manner,” and emphasized that there is no rush to finalize a deal. The negotiations aim to address Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has severely disrupted global oil supplies since March. The blockade was imposed following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader…Open
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Insane Video: Sightseeing Plane Cuts Woman's Paragliding Lines Mid-Air, but She Lives to Tell the Tale
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - NYC hotel maids to earn more than new police officers and firefighters: reports
Under the new labor contract, unionized housekeepers, described as "room attendants," will see their salaries rise significantly, with some workers projected to earn more than $100,000 annually under the contract
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - What we know about the gunman killed by Secret Service near White House on Memorial Day weekend
(NewsNation) — A man who fired a gun at a White House security checkpoint Saturday evening was fatally shot by the Secret Service, and a bystander was wounded, authorities said. The shooting suspect was identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best. Reuters reports he was an emotionally disturbed person who previously had been under a “stay-away order,” according to a law enforcement source. #whitehouse #shooting #washingtondc
NYTIMES (Adam Sella) - What to Know About the Citizenship Lists Trump Wants to Create
President Trump is trying to create individual lists of citizens by state to determine who can vote, even as his administration acknowledges they would be unreliable.
AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Scoop: Democrats eyeing 2028 bids court Warren
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , one of most influential leaders in the progressive movement, is being publicly and privately courted by Democrats eyeing presidential bids in 2028 — a sign they're trying to build up their lefty credentials. Why it matters: Progressives are on the rise in the party, and Warren is a key ally to have. She lost her bid for the White House in 2020 but played a major role in shaping Joe Biden's presidency by installing her allies in his administration. - Her moves haven't been without controversy. Some centrist Democrats worry that Warren has helped pushed the party too far to the left. Zoom in: Now, Warren's working to put her stamp on the 2028 Democratic primary. She met privately with Kentucky Gov.…
AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Oil prices sink on signs of U.S.-Iran deal
Crude oil prices dropped about $5 per barrel Sunday evening in the first major trading since the emergence of rough and tentative outlines of a deal to end the U.S.-Iran conflict. Why it matters: The throttling of the Strait of Hormuz is raising energy costs and weighing down economies worldwide — including the U.S., where average pump prices are about $1.50-per-gallon above pre-war levels. - And the crisis is poised to worsen as global crude oil inventories are depleting at a record pace. The latest: Futures prices from the global benchmark Brent crude are back under $100 per barrel, trading around $98.76 Sunday evening, a 4.62% drop from Friday's close. Reality check: Even if an agreement that opens the Strait is reached — a…
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Total Chaos As White Church Choir Tries To Sing African Spiritual
FRISCO, TX - Chaos descended on Christ Methodist of Frisco as the all-white choir attempted to sing an African spiritual.
NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - California chemical tank has cracked causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate
One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.