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The Hill

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The Senate parliamentarian ruled against the $1 billion provision intended to fund President Trump’s White House ballroom in the budget reconciliation package. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5882011-senate-parliamentarian-rejects-trump-white-house-ballroom-funding/

WE ARE LIVING IN A STRANGE ERA WE CAN BARELY EXPLAIN

The Democrats are trying to match the Republican redistricting maps, state by state to secure favors for their voters.

Our is weighing in on decisions states made for themselves…

We recommend you try and understand.

This situation is unusual. It’s a legal election battle, unlike anything we’ve ever seen….

All this is in addition to recent Republican attacks on America’s that was written during our .

THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING

The New York Times



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/supreme-court-virginia-redistricting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

HOW DID YOUR REPRESENTATIVE VOTE IN THE SENATE AND CONGRESS?

You can do your own research…

Ballotpedia

https://ballotpedia.org/Lifetime_voting_records_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives_in_the_118th_Congress

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DAVID VALADEO SUPPORTED PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL

CNN

“Nearly 57,000 people in his district could lose their coverage once the new eligibility requirements go into effect, according to an analysis of Congressional Budget Office data by Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee.”

Much of ’s district includes Kern County, has an unemployment rate of 9.5% in March 2026.”

“What’s happening now is that they’re facing reductions in resources, reductions in options in medications, reductions in options in physicians and programs,” said Tina Croxton, a behavioral health nurse and member of the Service Employees International Union .”

How a vote for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ put Republican David Valadao in danger of losing his seat | CNN Politics Medicaid cuts have become a crucial issue in a Central California battleground race.

WHAT IS GOING ON IN CONGRESS?

For starters, Senators and Congresspeople are concerned about their Executive Office personnel. Here is an example:

Dan Rodericks from the Baltimore Fishbowl ( )

“Nobody asked me, but Senator Van Hollen questioning of Kash was an exposé in real time. It evoked Joe “Have You No Sense of Decency?” Welch’s takedown of Joe McCarthy at a Senate hearing 72 years ago this spring. Patel’s responses to Van Hollen’s questions revealed the FBI director’s obnoxious contempt of Congress, his evasiveness and the unstable personality depicted in recent press reports. “

Dan Rodricks: Van Hollen's exposé of Patel, Preakness bets, and more things nobody asked about From U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen's exposé of FBI Director Kash Patel, to bets for this weekend's Preakness Stakes, Dan Rodricks shares his thoughts on a few things nobody asked about.

DID TRUMP FINALLY UNITE SPANISH SPEAKING GROUPS TO VOTE?

Trump and his community of political leaders have not been kind toward immigrants and foreign language speakers from across North, Central and South America and voters do not trust MAGA Republicans — for good reasons.

The New York Times

“The coalition is composed of UnidosUS Action Fund; Mi Familia Vota; the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC; and the Latino Victory Project. It represents a pact of convenience among legacy organizations that have long operated on their own, often competing for the same donors.”

Latino Groups Unite to Win Back Hispanic Voters for Democrats in Midterms Four longtime Latino civil rights and political organizations are joining efforts to register voters and mobilize Hispanic Democrats in the wake of rising voting restrictions.

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The University of Central Florida Graduates, Who Want To Be Heard, By Everyone In , And , Booed A Real Estate Executive Commencement Speaker

The topic? The future of in the . This is about the future of , , , , , the integrity of work — And a whole lot more.

These students called their matriarchs and patriarchs, deaf, dumb and blind, essentially. Sure is here to stay — but what are the safeguards and who cares to talk about the potential problems and much needed safeguards?

They were heard and the The New York Times wrote about it — and produced this video.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/style/100000010901948/ucf-commencement-speaker-ai-booed.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share