The American Revolution Is Not Complete

Long after the founding, many ordinary Americans saw the Revolution as ongoing—an unfinished fight for freedom and equality.

The New Republic

Kennedy Center removes Trump’s name from the building

Workers have taken down President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove it from the building, and less than six months after it was first affixed to the iconic performing arts venue. The removal of the more than a dozen bronze letters followed a judge’s ruling that the Center could not be renamed without Congressional approval.

NPR

The night the letters came down

A marathon livestream of Trump’s name being removed from the Kennedy Center was a rare moment of monoculture.

The Handbasket

The Plague in the Shadows

Decades before Covid-19 appeared, AIDS tore through the US, but there was little help for the most vulnerable communities.

Reveal

ICE agents accessed voter files in Texas and North Carolina

There have been diminishingly few cases of noncitizens intentionally voting illegally, and no cases of this happening at a widespread level. However, President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted, without facts to back him up, that noncitizen voting is prevalent.

Democracy Docket

Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: Report

The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow despite efforts from the Trump administration to slow down the renewable energy sector, according to two reports released this week.

ABC News

San Andreas Fault stress hits 1,000-year high, raising quake risk

New research finds the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems are in a “critically loaded” state, with stress levels that could support large, multi-fault earthquakes near major California cities.

USA Today

Veterans and relatives see no place for Trump’s arch near Arlington National Cemetery

Some of the most forceful objections against President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch are coming from — and on behalf of — veterans.

That’s because the 250-foot structure would be built on a roundabout near the main entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for over 400,000 active-duty service members, veterans and their families.

NPR

Justice Department approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division signed off on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., allowing the blockbuster media merger to move forward.

Politico

Trump’s systemic attack on whistleblowers, explained by an expert

“The cost to democracy is a loss of accountability and oversight.”

Public Notice

Transcript: Trump Hits Shocking Poll Low as Aides Leak: He’s “Furious”

As Trump arrives at a negative poll milestone that no other president has reached, a Democratic strategist explains how we’ll know it if his travails starts translating into a serious midterm rout.

The New Republic

So Much for Leaving Abortion Up to the States

Louisiana’s case against the FDA is not just about one drug.

The Atlantic

National Weather Service cuts could make predicting storms this summer more difficult

With fewer staff, many federal weather stations are no longer launching morning weather balloons, including facilities used by Minnesota meteorologists.

The Minnesota Star Tribune

Trump’s Incredibly Misleading, Downright Outrageous Case for Medicaid Cuts

A new report has left economists flabbergasted.

The Bulwark

The world wants more high-protein products, but there’s not enough whey to go around

“Demand is very firm and seemingly outpacing supply for right now,” said Kathleen Wolfley, vice president of Ever.Ag Insights, a data provider and consulting company for the agriculture industry.

AP News

‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion

Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting back

The Guardian

‘Tickets are very expensive’: Mexican president Sheinbaum explains why she did not attend World Cup opener

The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, explained on Friday why she was absent from the Estadio Azteca during Mexico’s opening match with South Africa, saying tickets to the match were unaffordable for most Mexicans and that she had given her ticket to a young female soccer fan.

The Guardian

Syria’s Mandatory Imperial Tribulation

In an interview, Elizabeth Thompson recalls how the country formulated a liberal constitution in 1920, before being denied by France and Britain.

Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center

Armed men in Haiti’s capital seize a top security official in rare high-level abduction

Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of Haiti’s police, a person with the knowledge of the situation said Saturday.

CNN

Sharaa: Syria Seeks to Stop Lebanon War, Not Join It

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has moved to quell renewed speculation that Syria could become involved in the war in Lebanon, saying reports that Damascus intends to intervene militarily are “mere rumors.”

Sharaa said Syria’s position at this stage was based on “seeking to stop the war in Lebanon, not becoming involved in it.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands rally in Belfast to condemn anti-immigrant rioting that followed stabbing

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Belfast on Saturday to denounce anti-immigrant rioters who set fire to homes and cars earlier in the week after a brutal stabbing blamed on an asylum seeker.

AP News

US-Iran peace deal announced with ‘permanent’ end to military action

The United States and Iran agreed a peace deal and an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, mediator Pakistan said, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in Middle East.

Yahoo News

Revealed: The Russian Neo-Nazi Network Pushing ‘White Lives Matter’ Division in Britain – Promoted by Tommy Robinson

As riots spread across Belfast, Tommy Robinson promoted a movement founded by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, which has pushed white supremacist propaganda about the death of Henry Nowak

Bylines Times

Thousands protest G7 in Geneva as Trump, other leaders to hold summit in nearby France

Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons in clashes with stone-throwing youths during a protest on Sunday in Geneva against the G7 group of wealthy nations, a day before its leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump hold a summit in nearby France.

Chicago Tribune

Pope Leo warns Europe’s migrant traffickers to repent or face hell

“Stop. Repent,” said the first U.S. pope. “For every life lost, every family deceived … you will have to appear before divine justice.”

“Repent while there is still time,” he said, invoking the Catholic belief ​that someone who did evil in life must confess their sins and make amends or be sent to hell in death.

Reuters

How Vietnam went from post-War poverty to fast-growing powerhouse

Vietnam isn’t free yet. Like China, Vietnam still has corrupt state-owned enterprises (SOE’s), given favorable treatment, responsible for about 20% of the economy, and Vietnam doesn’t have freedom of speech or the press, as they can’t criticize their government, but they have basic economic freedom there.

Miami Herald

Iran war is the worst hit to the global economy since covid, World Bank says

The World Bank says that the war is slashing global growth prospects and that a prolonged conflict could tip dozens of developing nations into years of stagnation.

The Washington Post

Far-right and anti-racist protesters clash in UK cities after Belfast riots

Police make several arrests as rival demonstrators take to streets of Brighton, Liverpool, Sheffield and Glasgow

The Guardian

Thousands attend anti-racism rallies following unrest in Belfast

The rallies in Northern Ireland come after two nights of anti-immigrant violence sparked by a stabbing incident.

AlJazeera

Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities say

However, the number of cases in Congo is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed on May 15, weeks after it is suspected to have begun, and the contact tracing coverage rate is at 56%, a sharp decrease from last week.

AP News