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#1 California Intends to Sue Trump Administration Over Deal to End Offshore Wind Project - Jennifer McDermott for The Washington Times, NEWSMAX, Bloomberg Law, Rob Bonta, Mario Nawfal, and Reuters Energy and Commodities on X
California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast. State officials said they are combating the administration’s attacks on their offshore wind industry by sending a notice of their intention to sue to the Department of the Interior on Tuesday. Tuesday’s action is focused on the administration buying back the lease for Golden State Wind, a floating offshore wind project off California’s central coast...
#2 Woman Who Emptied Knicks Trash Can on Street— Then Stole It — Fired From JPMorgan Chase, Was Dei Exec - Lydia Moynihan for New York Post, Casey Jacobson, Romeo S (Reloaded)/Complex, Short Squeez, Doc Strangelove/Polymarket, and Trust Fund Terry/Lydia Moynihan on X
A woman caught on video emptying a public trash can on the street, then stealing it during New York City’s Knicks championship parade, was a director at JPMorgan Chase who was fired Tuesday over the incident, The Post has learned. Angie Báez, 40, was promoted to Executive Director of Community and Industry Engagement for Card and Connected Commerce at JPMorgan Chase more than a year ago, according to her LinkedIn profile. She previously served as Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at New York-based review website The Infatuation, which Chase acquired as part of its broader push into lifestyle and experiential content...
#3 Matt Gaetz Appointed to Florida Board: ‘I Am Returning to Public Service!’ - Finya Swai for The Hill, Mark R. Levin/Matt Gaetz, John Solomon, CathyNotToday2, Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT, and Politics & Poll Tracker on X
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he is “returning to public service” after being tapped to serve as a board member for the nonprofit Triumph Gulf Coast. “I am returning to public service!” Gaetz wrote on the social platform X, “I look forward to the work ahead as we continue improving the lives of Northwest Floridians.” Gaetz said he was appointed by state House Speaker Daniel Perez (R) to sit on a seven-member board for the state-created organization overseeing the disbursement of settlement funds from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. His four-year term will begin July 1 and run through June 30, 2030, according to a letter sent by Perez to Gaetz...
#4 Talarico Says He Hates Christianity In Unearthed Audio - Jacob Wheeler for DAILYWIRE, Brandon Gill, Libs of TikTok, FactPost, Josh Hawley, and New York Post on X
Newly surfaced audio shows Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico admitting his disdain for biblical Christianity as he continues to push his fringe faith worldview across the Lone Star State. In unearthed audio obtained by The Federalist, Talarico described himself as a “Christian who hates Christianity” during an appearance on a Left-wing podcast. “I always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity,” Talarico said in March 2021. “And I always get drawn back into it.”
#5 Judge Blocks Use of Federal Database to Check Citizenship, Saying It Could Wrongly Purge Voters - Ali Swenson and Fatima Hussein for AP News, Elon Musk/Jesse Kelly, Nick Sortor, Rep. Nancy Mace, Benny Johnson, ALX, and Libs of TikTok on X
A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s efforts to nationalize elections can no longer be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, aggregated Americans’ sensitive personal data in a way that could result in voters being wrongly purged from voter rolls. “All in all, the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,” Sooknanan said in an order explaining the decision. “This Court cannot stand idly by while that happens.”
#6 Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration in Immigration Case Dealing With Green Card Holders - Associated Press/NBC News, Eric Daugherty, Bill Melugin, Libs of TikTok, RedWave Press, and FischerKing on X
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes. The 6-3 decision centers on an immigration officer’s 2012 decision to put lawful permanent resident Muk Choi Lau on immigration parole when he returned from a short trip to China because he had been accused of a counterfeiting crime. Lau argued that overstepped the officer’s authority, and the decision wrongly allowed the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly begin deportation proceedings after he pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit clothes in New Jersey. The high court disagreed. “Border officers did not have the burden to establish by clear and convincing evidence that Lau had committed a crime involving moral turpitude,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the opinion...#7 FBI Adds 2 Fugitives to ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ List Amid Historic $6.5b Healthcare Takedown: Patel - Alexandra Koch for Fox News, FBI Director Kash Patel, mcdonald collins, Dr Glenn Quagmeier PhD, 𝕊𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔻𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕣, and Kyle Seraphin on X
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday the agency is adding two international fugitives to its recently launched "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list, as federal authorities unveiled a historic crackdown on healthcare fraud that led to charges against 455 suspects for more than $6.5 billion in false claims. Patel revealed the two new additions, Khalid Ahmed Satary and Emylee Thai, during a joint news conference detailing the "2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown" initiative. The pair, who have both been on the run since 2022, were added to replace two previously captured fraudsters...
#8 Micah Lasher Wins Manhattan Primary, Defeating Kennedy Heir and Others - Nicholas Fandos for The New York Times, Spectrum News NY1, CBS News, NBC News, Mark D. Levine, Adam Daly, and Michael Lange on X
Micah Lasher, a state lawmaker and former aide to many of New York’s top officials, won a Democratic primary for a coveted open House seat in Manhattan on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. Mr. Lasher, 44, gambled by running a staid, old-fashioned campaign based on his résumé and government expertise at a moment when Democrats across the country are furious at the party establishment and hungry for pugnacious new stars. But Tuesday’s results suggested that voters in one of the oldest, best-educated, and wealthiest districts in the United States may still be an exception, continuing a long tradition of looking past flash and fame to elect liberal policy heavyweights.
#9 Former Chief of Staff to Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams Arrested, Sources Say - Aaron Katersky for ABC News, New York Post, Chris Sommerfeldt, TheSalGreco, The City Reporter, jonathan dienst on X
Frank Carone, the former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams, along with his brother and two others, were arrested on Wednesday morning as part of a federal bribery case, sources familiar with the case told ABC News. Carone and the others were expected to be arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday. Their indictment remained sealed on Wednesday, so the exact charges were not immediately known.
#10 Bill Gates Told House Panel Epstein Was Plotting to Blackmail Him About Extramarital Affairs - Peter Charalambous and James Hill for ABC News, Caitlin Huey-Burns, christine, Good Morning America, HÜSEYİN AVNİ KEMAL, and APT News on X
After Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tried to end his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender attempted to use compromising information about Gates' extramarital affairs to force his way back into Gates' life -- but never explicitly threatened him, Gates told the House Oversight Committee earlier this month, according to a transcript of the closed-door session released Tuesday. Gates appeared before the panel on June 10 as part of its ongoing probe into the government's handling of its investigations into Epstein. Gates, according to the transcript, said Epstein used an adviser to send him "veiled" threats, appeared to coach Gates' adviser on how to potentially blackmail him, and mixed fact and fiction to leverage compromising information against the software billionaire...
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