Trump News for Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Jill Biden worried husband Joe was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 US debate

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The former US first lady said she had never seen former President Joe Biden act the way he did on the 2024 debate stage.

We analysed thousands of Trump's posts - here's what we found

BBC News

The BBC's Ros Atkins and BBC Verify sifted through thousands of the president's posts.

Investigator found 40 White House sites hidden behind one private Cloudflare gate

Ellsworth Toohey, Boing Boing

An investigator who writes as The Drey Dossier dug through public web-certificate records and found 40 federal-looking websites all registered to the White House. Among them: a working copy of vote.gov, a passports.gov, and other agency staging sites. (The re…

Financial app for managing Trump Accounts set to launch Thursday

Michelle Stoddart, Elizabeth Schulze, Abcnews.com

The new app, created by financial technology company Robinhood and bank BNY Mellon, will be available to download from Apple and Google app stores.

The Texas Senate candidates have two radically different visions of Christianity

Christian Paz, Vox

Now that Ken Paxton, the conservative attorney general of Texas, has defeated incumbent John Cornyn for the Republican Senate nomination, we may see something unusual in modern American elections: a theological throwdown. In a closely watched and competitive …

The Lag Between an Iran Deal and Lower Oil Prices

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic

The flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz will take time to return to normal.

Crypto’s Most Powerful PAC Sends a Warning to Politicians: Resistance Is Futile

Rhett Jones, Gizmodo.com

"Rep. Green’s defeat proves that anti-crypto hostility carries real electoral consequences..."

Circle Jerks’ Keith Morris Blasts MAGA Supporter: ‘Stay the F–k Home’

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone

Circle Jerks' Keith Morris put a concertgoer on blast at a Las Vegas gig when the fan called him a traitor for expressing liberal politics.

Markets rally amid hopes of US-Iran deal

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Markets betting a deal will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and soothe the deep global economic uncertainty.

Federal trial reveals ICE knew about 'insane' crowding in NYC holding cells

Arya Sundaram, Gothamist

Immigration Court building entrance at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. In emails and testimony, ICE agents acknowledged unsafe conditions at holding areas for immigrants. [ more › ]

Trump says no one will control Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump says he won’t allow Iran to control ⁠the Strait of ⁠Hormuz under the terms of any deal reached with Tehran.

'I don't care about the midterms': Trump says he's in no rush to reach deal with Iran

Rachel Scott, Michelle Stoddart, Nicholas Kerr, Isabella Murray, Abcnews.com

With tensions escalating with Iran and gas prices still up across the country, Trump made it clear he's in no rush to make a deal and feels no urgency to end the war.

Alabama pushes US Supreme Court to approve congressional map for midterms

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Republicans have revived a push to implement a congressional map that was rejected in 2023 for racial discrimination.

Trump appears to threaten Oman over Strait of Hormuz impasse

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The US president warns that Oman, a US ally, 'will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up'.

Trump’s ‘blow ‘em up’ threat to Oman means he’s now attacked or threatened 1 out of every 13 countries

Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN, CNN

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump gleefully painted his opponents as trigger-happy interventionists who would get the United States bogged down in...

With the Flames of Hell Licking at His Feet, JD Vance Ponders the Future of AI

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

Peter Thiel on one shoulder, the pope on the other.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. captures pair of snakes in viral video

Mason Leib, Abcnews.com

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a video of himself capturing two snakes at a home belonging to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Protesters, leaders push back against DHS over Newark detention facility conditions

Ivan Pereira, Abcnews.com

Tensions continue to grow outside a Delaney Hall in Newark as activists and Democratic leaders clash with the federal government.

EU states summon Russian envoys over Kyiv threat

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Anger of EU states won't help smooth the way for Brussels to mediate a ceasefire, an idea Putin now says he accepts.

Sunrise Movement Backs Saikat Chakrabarti, Progressive Firebrand Behind the Green New Deal

Jessica Washington, The Intercept

The former AOC staffer is an at-times divisive figure known for provoking the political establishment. Sunrise argues he’s needed in Congress to take on Trump. The post Sunrise Movement Backs Saikat Chakrabarti, Progressive Firebrand Behind the Green New Deal…

WATCH: NASA unveils $20 billion, 3-phase moon plan

ABC News, Abcnews.com

ABC News contributor and astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discussed NASA's plan to establish a settlement on the lunar surface.

Iran government sells subsidised meat for Eid al-Adha under blockade

Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English

Iranians are seeing the price of meat, and other basics, escalate due to the US blockade and sanctions.

Extra Extra: Trump might go to a Knicks finals game

Emily Nadal, Gothamist

Because he says he's still a fan, here are your afternoon links: "Book of Mormon" returns, sin city New York, sober morning raves and more. [ more › ]

Two ways Trump’s Cuba standoff could end

Peter Balonon-Rosen, Sean Rameswaram, Vox

The United States indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro in federal court last week, one of its most aggressive actions against the island since the end of the Cold War. The unsealed indictment charges Castro, the 94-year-old brother of deceased Cuban le…

Canada chooses Swedish early warning planes rather than US model

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Canadian Prime Minister Carney has said he wants to diversify from the US which has threatened to annex Canada.

US, Iran issue conflicting reports on deal as Trump says no sanction relief

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US president says Iran can't 'out-wait' him, suggesting that Washington is not satisfied with Tehran's offers for deal.

Sharyn Alfonsi Rips CBS News’ “Chilling” MAGA Appeasement As ’60 Minutes’ Contract Ends; Paramount Rebuffs Fears About CNN Future

Dominic Patten, Deadline

After a brief burst of good ratings results, CBS News is once against under a dark cloud of allegations of MAGA appeasement and corporate overlords overreach. With her contract now expired and inhibitions lapsed, longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfso…

Republicans Scramble to Pretend They’ve Always Liked Ken Paxton

Nikkimccannramirez, Rolling Stone

The National Republican Senate Committee deleted months of public statements condemning Ken Paxton following his Texas Senate runoff victory.

Trump says US 'not satisfied' with Iran deal yet

BBC News

The US president says he believes Iran wants to reach a deal but there is still no agreement on its terms.

Trump Administration Wants to Give Cold War-Era Plutonium to Nuclear Energy Start Ups

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

The Energy Department has selected five companies for advanced negotiations to use weapons-grade plutonium for fuel.

Even if every California billionaire left tomorrow, it would take 25 years for the state to lose as much as it stands to gain from proposed wealth tax

Tristan Bove, Yahoo Entertainment

The Golden State might be able to stomach more ultra-wealthy departures than first feared.

Lying, Cheating Administration Has Its Ass Handed To It By Judge Overseeing BS Charges Against ICE Protesters

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

There are many (negative) things this Trump administration is known for. It’s a long list and I would encourage everyone to add as many negative things to that list. His DOJ is specifically known for vengeful prosecutions of those who dare to oppose the guy w…

Uhhh Guys, the President’s Fantasizing About Wiping Out Iran Again

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Trump says that unless he’s satisfied with a deal to end the war with Iran, he’s going to have Hegseth “finish them off.”

NASA’s Jared Isaacman unveiled the first moon base rovers and landers

Dan Vergano, Scientific American

At an event at NASA Headquarters event, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpost

Trump Bragged About His "Perfect" Physical Exam Results, And Meanwhile These New Hand Photos Exist

Alexa Lisitza, Buzzfeed

Also unrelated, Trump is nearly 80 years old.View Entire Post ›

US CITIZEN STOPPED, CHAINED, SHACKLED BY ICE...

Delaney Nolan, Thelensnola.org

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WHAT HAS HE DONE TO THE WHITE HOUSE NOW?!

Joshua Mbu, Irishstar.com

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LEGO’s foundation just pledged $97 million to fund childhood education in conflict zones

Associated Press, Ap.org

Global conflicts from South Sudan’s political crisis to the United States’ recent war with Iran are putting more children at risk of suffering.One humanitarian duo wants to ensure conflict-stricken children get funding for an often-overlooked need: education.…

The Vibecession Is Entirely Rational

Jacob Weindling, Jezebel

Even if all-time lows in economic sentiment are just inequality-based vibes, inequality still had a big hand in the Great Depression

Trump-backed candidate traded racist jokes with extremist, screenshot shows

Yahoo Entertainment

Former Obama advisor reflects on the 'Battle for American Identity'

Terry Gross, NPR

Ben Rhodes was a speech writer and security advisor for President Obama. His book, All We Say, is a collection of 15 speeches — from Ben Franklin to Trump — about what it means to be American.

23 Dem. Attorneys General Snub JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Meeting

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Nearly two dozen AGs sent Vance a letter on Tuesday saying they couldn’t make his meeting that afternoon because of they were “provided with less than one business day’s notice with no agenda.”

Trump moves rare Camp David Cabinet meeting to White House. Is the U.S. about to sign a peace deal with Iran?

Andrew Romano, Yahoo Entertainment

The president said on Saturday that an agreement would "be announced shortly." But renewed hostilities have threatened the fragile talks.

John Cornyn Lost With His Boots Off

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic

Like fellow Republicans exiled by the president, he still accepted Trump’s claim to inhabit the will of the party.

Why is Israel attacking Lebanon’s Nabatieh, the major southern city?

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Israel issued forced displacement for Lebanon's southern city of Nabatieh on Tuesday. Why is it focused on this city?

What is the Lobito Corridor, cited by US Africa envoy as model for ties?

Federica Marsi, Al Jazeera English

Washington is set on a trade-focused shift in Africa, but critics say it facilitates further plundering of resources.

Woman fired by university over Charlie Kirk post to receive $225,000 legal settlement...

Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana says Tuesday that Ball State University agreed to the payout to set…

Stephen Colbert gets the last laugh on CBS

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

CBS filed copyright notices against Colbert's viral "Only in Monroe" comeback. It backfired.

Brendan Carr Says He Wants Public Input On His Censorship Campaign Against ABC

Karl Bode, Techdirt

As we’ve previously noted, Brendan Carr recently launched a series of phony inquiries into ABC because Jimmy Kimmel made fun of the president’s wife. Carr can’t just come out and say that, so he’s launched a series of fake (and legally laughable) “investigati…

UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for US and Trump celebrations

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The UFC bout at the White House marks the 250th anniversary of the US and President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

A Discrepancy in Who Gets Diabetes During Pregnancy

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic

One group is an outlier for gestational-diabetes risk, and no one can yet say why.

Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders

Nathan Rott, NPR

When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.

US, Iran have launched multiple attacks during ceasefire: A timeline

Caolán Magee, Al Jazeera English

Washington carried out new strikes on southern Iran, while Tehran downed a US drone and fired at a fighter jet.

Trump will regret endorsing Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate primary

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Democrat James Talarico may win — and the president weakened his hold over the GOP

IBM hit with workplace discrimination claim that also point finger at Trump

Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

Entrance sign at IBM's headquarters, in Armonk, New York. The lawsuit brought by a former Black vice president states the company capitulated to the administration's anti-DEI policies. [ more › ]

US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills one

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Dozens of attacks since September have killed at least 194 people in US operation dubbed 'Southern Spear'.

Americans say Dems don’t stand up to GOP, GOP supports Trump too much: Poll

Emily Guskin, Abcnews.com

Open-ended questions give ABC News an idea of what people think about both parties.

Arkansas’ abortion ban made a life-threatening miscarriage worse

Kavitha Surana, Salon

Even appeals to the governor of Arkansas couldn't get care for Emily Waldorf.

Trump’s War on ISIS Is Failing, No Matter How Gorka Spins It

Nick Turse, The Intercept

Despite rising terror attacks in Somalia, Trump counter-terror czar Sebastian Gorka is taking a victory lap. The post Trump’s War on ISIS Is Failing, No Matter How Gorka Spins It appeared first on The Intercept.

Markwayne Mullin is Channeling Kristi Noem to Respond to the New Jersey ICE Hunger Strikes

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Much like his predecessor, the DHS Secretary is peddling a narrative contrary to those with with eyes and ears.

How Trump is transforming Washington - by adding his face everywhere

BBC News

Sarah Smith visits places across the US capital where the president has hung banners, renamed a site or is rebuilding something.

Ken Paxton wins Texas primary election: Results and key takeaways

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

Trump-backed Paxton beat Cornyn, making him the first Texas Republican senator to lose renomination.

Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened

Neda Ulaby, NPR

A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened.

For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women

Odette Yousef, NPR

Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.

ICE is spending millions of dollars on iris scanners, expanding its arsenal of tech tools

Meg Anderson, NPR

ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country. The practice raises concerns among privacy experts that the Department of Homeland Security is amassing a database of biometric data.

Morning news brief

A Martínez, NPR

Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate seat, South Carolina lawmakers reject Trump-backed redistricting plan, Trump's whiplash diplomacy on Iran continues.

Trump-backed Paxton topples senator Cornyn in Texas primary

Al Jazeera English

Trump-backed Paxton topples senator Cornyn in Texas primary

Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Supercharges Violence in the Americas

Nick Turse, The Intercept

The Trump administration’s aggression in the Americas has resulted in cartels fragmenting and embracing new strategies. The post Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Supercharges Violence in the Americas appeared first on The Intercept.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi Diagnosed With Cancer Shortly After Being Fired By Trump

Karina Babenok, Boredpanda.com

On the heels of being fired by US President Donald Trump, a more personal battle quietly took center stage in Pam Bondi’s life.

Iran war day 89: Lebanon strikes kill 31 as ceasefire tensions rise

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

Israeli strikes kill 31 in Lebanon as attacks intensify and displacement orders spread.

Analysis-Errant Ukrainian drones fuel tensions on NATO's eastern flank

By Andrius Sytas, Johan Ahlander and Tom Balmforth, Yahoo Entertainment

By Andrius Sytas, Johan Ahlander and Tom Balmforth VILNIUS/STOCKHOLM/LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries' airspace...

Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe

The Associated Press, NPR

Joe Biden sued the Justice Department to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president's interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel.

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts

DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press, Abcnews.com

A redistricting effort before the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans

John Cornyn’s defeat raises a new question: Will he join the Senate Republicans rebelling against Trump?

Patrick Svitek, CNN, CNN

Sen. John Cornyn’s landslide defeat Tuesday immediately raised a pressing question for his GOP colleagues: Will he join the ranks of other Republicans...

US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports

By David Shepardson, Yahoo Entertainment

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S.

Cornyn’s defeat leaves Republicans with a more vulnerable Senate nominee: ANALYSIS

Averi Harper, Abcnews.com

Sen. John Cornyn is just the latest high-profile Republican incumbent to learn that in today’s GOP, conservative credentials are no match for Trump’s grip on the party.

Can’t Do Anything Right: RFK’s ACIP Charter Changes Yanked For Not Following Procedure

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

I’m starting to wonder if RFK Jr. can do anything right at all. After the courts put an injunction on Kennedy’s overhaul of the CDC’s ACIP panel on vaccines, as well as pretty much all of their recommendations since it was rebuilt on a foundation of anti-vaxx…

"Why Make It A Fight That Cannot Be Won?": 15 Brutally Honest Confessions From People Who Dated Outside Of Their Political Beliefs

Zoe Robotin, Buzzfeed

"He shouldn’t have picked a liberal Latina baddie with a smart mouth and an even smarter mind."View Entire Post ›

Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro meets with Trump amid troubled presidential bid

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Son of former President Jair Bolsonaro is fighting to recover from a scandal that has rocked his presidential campaign.

How decision-making happens in Iran

Al Jazeera English

Iran’s negotiators follow a mandate set by the Supreme National Security Council and approved by the Supreme Leader.

Raising many questions, Grandpa Pudding Brains says he's "studied" circumcision for a long time

Jason Weisberger, Boing Boing

America's ongoing experiment in handing microphones to cranks took another turn when RFK Jr. floated the thoroughly debunked claim that early circumcision doubles autism risk, prompting Donald Trump to claim expertise on the matter as only he can: "I've studi…

RESULTS: TONIGHT...

NBC News

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Exclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on hold

Dan Garisto, Nature.com

US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.