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#1 Trump Heads to Mount Rushmore, Where Efforts to Impose His Likeness Have Stalled - Betsy Klein for CNN/KWWL.COM, Sal Vadacchino, The Right News, Right Now, Miname66, Lacy Seabrooks, Knights Templar North America, and CONSTITUTION X
President Donald Trump returns to Mount Rushmore on Friday, and though the president has openly mused about adding his likeness to the storied national monument, it’s unclear if he can move the mountains necessary to make it happen. He’s brought it up jokingly at campaign rallies, posted hints on social media, and called it a “good idea.” He even raised the possibility with South Dakota’s governor during his first term, saying to then-Gov. Kristi Noem during an Oval Office meeting: “Do you know it’s my dream to have my face on Mount Rushmore?” “I started laughing,” Noem recalled in a 2018 interview with the Argus Leader. “He wasn’t laughing, so he was totally serious. … I said, ‘Come pick out a mountain.’”
#2 Trump Proposes Rule to Cut Hospital Profits on Medicare Drugs - Josh Boak for The Independent, NEWSMAX, DrOzCMS, Kush Desai, Matthew Herper, and Dr. Hill on X
The Trump administration is proposing a new regulation aimed at preventing hospitals from imposing markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients, potentially saving consumers $1.1 billion next year. This rule targets hospitals serving low-income individuals through the 340B program, which allows them to purchase outpatient prescription drugs at reduced prices. Currently, many hospitals bill insurers at rates exceeding these discounted costs, retaining the difference and driving up patient expenses...
#3 DOJ Tells Judge Cannon It Accidentally Disclosed Secret Jack Smith Documents - Sarah K. Burris for AlterNet, Ryan Sprouse, Law & Crime, Neil W. Elder, H. Walter Muchow, and The New Report on X
The Justice Department made a huge mistake this week; it was forced to confess in a court filing to Judge Eileen Cannon in Florida. For years, the second volume of his full report on the investigations of President Donald Trump has been hidden from public view. One DOJ prosecutor is on trial for emailing the volume to her own private email. Now, the same DOJ that is trying a case against the woman for emailing it to herself has emailed it to her lawyers. In a joint court filing announcing the data breach, the DOJ explained, "On June 3, 2026, the Government fulfilled its Rule 16 discovery obligations by furnishing electronic evidence and materials in its possession related to this criminal prosecution on flash drives to defense counsel...
#4 A Grand Jury Indicts Louisiana’s Attorney General in a Fight Over Changes to New Orleans Courts - The Associated Press/NBC News, Jim, WBRZ News, SCOTUS Wire, TheGaryJohnson, and WWL-TV on X
Louisiana’s attorney general was indicted Thursday over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought a Republican-led overhaul of local courts in the heavily Democratic city. The 16-count indictment against Republican Liz Murrill, handed up by a New Orleans grand jury, charges Louisiana’s first female attorney general with intimidation and malfeasance. At the center of the case are deepening rifts between state leaders in Louisiana, which is heavily Republican, and Democrats who control the state’s most prominent city...
#5 Trump Says ‘Nothing Illegal’ About Massive Crypto Profits - Julia Manchester for The Hill, Richard Hanania/Jay Fontana/Rocca, ORYX WEB3 | CRYPTO, AITechWire, Wendy O, and Adam Scott on X
President Trump denied Thursday there was anything illegal in the massive profits from cryptocurrency seen in his financial disclosure forms released this week. “I could know about it. I didn’t. There’s nothing illegal. There’s nothing wrong with it, I could know,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday. The president’s personal financial disclosures released Tuesday showed he raked in more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture he co-founded with his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr
#6 Trump Accounts for Kids Launch July 4: What Parents Need to Know - Jessica Dickler and Kate Dore for NCBC, ABC News, Fran Walsh, Robinhood, Gopinath Sivaprakasam/Rapid Response 47, and Forbes on X
Trump Accounts officially launch on July 4. These new tax-advantaged investment accounts for children are geared toward long‑term retirement savings, rather than education or shorter‑term goals. While some details are still forthcoming, this guide explains how these accounts work, including details about who is eligible, what free money is available, and how to maximize the long-term growth potential. Trump Accounts, also known as 530A accounts, are a type of individual retirement account for children, enacted via President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The accounts include a one-time $1,000 pilot program contribution from the U.S. Treasury Department for babies born from 2025 through 2028...
#7 Olympian David Hearn Charged With Destruction of Property at Reflecting Pool - Sarah N. Lynch and Jacob Rosen for CBS News, Talk Radio 1190/Nick Sortor, Adam Van Grack, Eric Daugherty, and Jack Foo @ 符史義 on X
Olympian David Hearn has been indicted by a D.C. grand jury on a felony charge related to alleged vandalism at the Washington, D.C., Reflecting Pool, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Thursday. Hearn, 67, is accused of ripping out a piece of sealant on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on June 19, Pirro said. Pirro said National Park Service employees observed him removing the bottom liner of the pool. "One of the most offensive images that I hold in my mind are the images of national monuments that are being debased, roped, torn down, graffitied, and damaged by individuals," Pirro said at a news conference on Thursday. "This unchecked vandalism and civil disorder turns into criminal behavior, and that's why we are here today."
#8 FBI Mole Wore Wire Inside Newsom's Inner Circle: Lawyer - Tyler Durden Zerohedge, Steve Guest, Jennifer Van Laar/California Post, New York Post, Mario Nawfal, MJTruthUltra, and Paul A. Szypula on X
A mole working for the Biden FBI was secretly recording Gavin Newsom's inner circle before the agency expanded its corruption probe into the California governor and his wife, according to a bombshell report by the NY Post. Democrat insider Alexis Podesta, a 45-year-old Sacramento consultant and Newsom appointee - no known relation to John Podesta - secretly taped conversations for the FBI as early as June 2024, while Joe Biden was still in the White House, according to McGregor Scott, the former US attorney now representing Dana Williamson. Williamson, 53, ran Newsom's office as chief of staff until late 2024; in May she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to federal agents...#9 Iran Prepares for Dayslong Funeral for Late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Killed in War - Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell for AP, Mario Nawfal, Breaking911,
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Iran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. The country’s theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. That could provide a boost for Iran’s government, particularly as it tries to leverage its hold on the Strait of Hormuz in negotiations with the United States over a permanent end to the war, and as concern still lingers that Israel could attack yet again...
#10 Republican Candidates Take Aim at Each Other in Florida Governor’s Debate - Aaron Maybin for Local10.com, DLynn, Ann Vandersteel, Billy Christensen, CCN Florida, dsuk, and Dreamrideguardian/Frank from Florida on X
Three candidates for Florida governor shared the stage Thursday night for a Republican gubernatorial debate, making their case to voters. Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner spoke first. “As your governor, I will make Florida affordable. I will keep it safe. I’ll protect our environment and keep our state free,” Renner said. He was followed by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins. “The left, what do they want to see? They want to see the free State of Florida devolve. They want to see it break down and be soft on crime, soft on DEI,” Collins said. Businessman and investor James Fishback addressed the crowd next. “I am in this race to do two things: to preserve Governor DeSantis’ extraordinary legacy and to fight to make our state more affordable,” Fishback said. The debate turned heated early on over building data centers in Florida...
