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Mad as hell and not going to take it anymore: The rise of citizen journalism

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 11:30 am

"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Peter Finch delivered that line repeatedly as Howard Beale in the 1976 film "Network." Five decades later it lands harder than ever. For years I watched legacy media spoon-feed partisan scripts while real stories gathered dust. Bernard Goldberg called it out in...

Warsh faces dicey path to interest rate cuts

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 11:00 am

In today's issue: ▪ Warsh to be confirmed ▪ Makary out as FDA head ▪ Trump to arrive in China ▪ Housing bill hurdles Kevin Warsh is poised to take leadership of the Federal Reserve at the end of the week, but that may not lead to the imminent interest rate cuts that President Trump has...

Greenpeace's attempt to swindle US courts just got harpooned

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 11:00 am

Greenpeace lost its case, but we need to make the losses stick and continue.

Trump, Senate ramp up pressure on the House to pass housing bill

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 10:00 am

President Trump and Senate Republicans are intensifying pressure on the House to pass a housing bill that has stalled for months amid opposition from hard-line conservatives. The legislation, known as the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act,” has emerged as a key part of Republicans’ broader push to convince voters they are tackling affordability issues...

Top Democrats press Trump to approve arms sale to Taiwan ahead of Xi meeting

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 10:00 am

The top House Democrats on key national security committee pressed President Trump to approve the delayed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan ahead of his visit to China and meeting with the country’s President Xi Jinping.  “Delays of Congressionally approved arms sales to Taiwan undercut the maintenance of effective cross-Strait deterrence, and even the possibility...

Trump faces pressure to win China’s release of Jimmy Lai, other political prisoners

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 10:00 am

President Trump is facing growing calls from Republicans and Democrats to press Chinese President Xi Jinping to release media mogul Jimmy Lai and other political prisoners during his high-stakes summit in Beijing this week. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have banded together in recent months to draft letters to Trump asking him to...

Trump’s gas tax holiday proposal has uphill climb in Congress

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 10:00 am

President Trump’s idea to pause the federal gas tax as the Iran war drives up fuel prices faces an uphill climb in Congress. While rank-and-file GOP lawmakers are eager to get Trump’s backing on any plan to address cost-of-living concerns in a midterm election year, top Republicans are hesitant to endorse the gas tax idea....

Senate GOP balks at $1B in security for White House ballroom, despite Secret Service pitch

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 10:00 am

A proposal to provide $1 billion in federal funds to provide security for a new White House ballroom is in danger of being stripped from a budget reconciliation package after Republicans responded skeptically to the idea. “I don’t have the details I need to support it. It was one thing when private dollars were building it....

Cassidy faces tough Senate primary challenge in Louisiana

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 10:00 am

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), long targeted by President Trump, is in the fight of his political life. Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and state Treasurer John Fleming (R) have their sights set on toppling Cassidy, who voted to convict the president during his second impeachment and has clashed with Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary,...

Powell, Harding to face off in Nebraska House race to replace Bacon

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 3:48 am

Democrat Denise Powell is projected to win the Democratic primary for Nebraska’s “blue dot” district Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), setting up a key November matchup in the battle to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.). Powell, a political fundraiser, defeated State Sen. John Cavanaugh (D), a member of a prominent Democratic family...

Nebraska secretary of state loses GOP primary

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 3:22 am

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen (R) is projected to lose his slot as the state’s top elections official to a primary challenger, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Omaha businessman Scott Petersen won Tuesday's Republican primary in the Cornhusker State, leading the incumbent by roughly 6 percentage points with a little over half of votes...

'Melania' director to scout 'Rush Hour 4' sites while with Trump in China

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 2:52 am

Brett Ratner, the director of “Melania,” joined President Trump’s Tuesday trip to China in an effort to scout “Rush Hour 4” sites for filming, according to multiple news outlets. Ratner boarded Air Force One on Tuesday as a part of the Trump administration’s delegation alongside Cabinet members, tech giants and corporate CEOs. Ratner’s spokeswoman, Victoria...

Obama backs Talarico in Texas

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 1:13 am

Former President Obama on Tuesday met with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) in the Lone Star State to support his Senate campaign. The former president met with Talarico and Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, who is running for Texas governor, at a taco shop in Austin, according to The Associated Press.  The group went...

Pillen, Walz to square off in Nebraska governor race

By: The Hill

Published on: May 13, 2026, 1:07 am

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) is projected to face off this fall against former state Sen. Lynne Walz (D) for another term leading the Cornhusker State, according to Decision Desk HQ. Pillen, a first-term governor, is running for reelection with President Trump’s support after successfully defeating a Trump-backed challenger for the 2022 nomination. Walz, a distant...