https://drudge.com/user/REDIAL New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292550/jailed-crypto-founder-sam-bankman-fried https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwgd6jqd5do Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time giant in cryptocurrencies currently in prison for fraud, has applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns7pdmqc62p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicdpcs6psqwn2ssm4jpl43ttpgd6m5jljamjuxsqacz33u3vq6eg4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon ft.trib.al/7VUv0jR<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3mns7pdmqc62p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Financial Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb?ref_src=embed">@financialtimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3mns7pdmqc62p?ref_src=embed">1:34 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:30:24 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292550/jailed-crypto-founder-sam-bankman-fried#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292550 news, 0.5 daily 292550 https://drudge.com/news/292537/xi-jinping-lands-north-korea-meet-kim https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cdepg4kw985t Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrived by car to Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square, where a military band and a "jubilant crowd" eagerly awaited their arrival, according to Chinese state news outlet Xinhua. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnr6s7o3e42u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicwblbihflx5ym735eirkx2tlns4g2fcf3udqvsv3cwwdjrpbqmea" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Kim Jong-un used the pandemic to tighten his grip on North Korea, then energized its economy by leveraging the war in Ukraine.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mnr6s7o3e42u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mnr6s7o3e42u?ref_src=embed">3:45 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 8, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:31:41 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292537/xi-jinping-lands-north-korea-meet-kim#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292537 news, 0.5 daily 292537 https://drudge.com/news/292463/republicans-axe-1-billion-trumps https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r2kxrvlgpo The US Senate has voted to advance a stalled immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1bn (745m) in funding for President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfs6spkup2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidx5vamnqj4uz3akepbqfnoqk3g6qougqzwlauu54qzy7wy7admdm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Senate Republicans removed funding for security upgrades to President Trump&#x27;s White House ballroom from their immigration package after the provision threatened the entire legislative effort, according to revised text released Wednesday.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3mnfs6spkup2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Raw Story (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f?ref_src=embed">@rawstory.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3mnfs6spkup2p?ref_src=embed">3:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 3, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:33:23 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292463/republicans-axe-1-billion-trumps#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292463 news, 0.5 daily 292463 https://drudge.com/news/292467/supreme-court-turns-toward-explosive https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/03/politics/supreme-court-explosive-final-month-birthright-cook-voting-tps The Supreme Court is facing an extraordinary showdown with Donald Trump as the justices scramble to finish more than two dozen opinions before the end of the month ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnadtwj5nw22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibtzx5b4zaszreejdn5x6dfk7f26w3krp3sa6gvsogzvod7l4wsem" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The Roberts-Trump feud is a distraction -- Supreme Court already handed him the keys: Slate<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3mnadtwj5nw22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Raw Story (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f?ref_src=embed">@rawstory.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3mnadtwj5nw22?ref_src=embed">11:00 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:32:04 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292467/supreme-court-turns-toward-explosive#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292467 news, 0.5 daily 292467 https://drudge.com/news/292442/white-house-correspondents-dinner https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypky99g0vo The annual White House Correspondents' Dinner has been rescheduled after the original event on April 25 was suspended after a gunman attempted to access the venue, resulting in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnd2l77hyc2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicpd6f5x2o5mhqflg75hdkyjh3t3px5gzfqpk4bm4cgisy3hpkvie" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The White House Correspondents Dinner has been rescheduled because "we will not allow an act of violence to have the last word." Unclear if Trump will attend again, but if he does, the "last word" will be the unseemly sight of the press partying with an enemy of free speech.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/post/3mnd2l77hyc2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mark Jacob (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw?ref_src=embed">@markjacob.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/post/3mnd2l77hyc2l?ref_src=embed">12:52 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 2, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:32:15 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292442/white-house-correspondents-dinner#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292442 news, 0.5 daily 292442 https://drudge.com/news/292432/six-people-killed-iowa-domestic-dispute https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4p7e6301do Six people were killed in the US state of Iowa after a series of shootings that appeared to stem from a domestic dispute, police said. The suspected shooter also was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Muscatine Police Department. The victims are believed to be family members of the suspect, identified as Ryan Willis McFarland, 52, of Muscatine, the department said. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:43:42 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292432/six-people-killed-iowa-domestic-dispute#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292432 discussion, 0.5 daily 292432 https://drudge.com/news/292405/iran-and-us-report-new-wave-strikes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlpy8n7pr6o The US has said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend while Tehran said it responded by targeting a US base, marking the third known escalations in a week around the Strait of Hormuz. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kpi3bypkykhmdjxuveoig5rl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnaf4d3hc22i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibdinzy4lc4wlymp22goij3c7r4eopzsq3kk3vf4yt7yxiru4da34" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Taking stock of the war in Iran, we have with a ceasefire in which the fire hasn't ceased, and a burgeoning peace deal that lacks both peace and a deal. Meanwhile, Trump wants us to believe "we've actually left their military alone," while also boasting that he&#x27;s destroyed the Iranian military.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kpi3bypkykhmdjxuveoig5rl/post/3mnaf4d3hc22i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Steve Benen (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kpi3bypkykhmdjxuveoig5rl?ref_src=embed">@stevebenen.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kpi3bypkykhmdjxuveoig5rl/post/3mnaf4d3hc22i?ref_src=embed">11:22 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 1, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:33:07 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292405/iran-and-us-report-new-wave-strikes#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292405 news, 0.5 daily 292405 https://drudge.com/news/292376/no-fat-troops-white-house-ufc-fight https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/politics/us-military-ufc-white-house-weight Guidance memo on who can get free tickets to White House UFC Fight: "Ticket recipients are required to meet the DOW waist-to-height ratio standard of less than 0.55, as well as all service specific physical fitness test requirements," one of the memos sent to service members says, using the Pentagon's preferred acronym for the agency. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kfcmkjdb4gz5h5vtkf7khlj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn2v2dcypz2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiawr7el4ct4tdsd2zmsvholw64qv6tekxmmbngbtceqmpbldg4ncq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Troops must meet weight standard to get free tickets to White House UFC fight<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kfcmkjdb4gz5h5vtkf7khlj4/post/3mn2v2dcypz2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- WLKY - Live. Local. Late Breaking. (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kfcmkjdb4gz5h5vtkf7khlj4?ref_src=embed">@wlky.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kfcmkjdb4gz5h5vtkf7khlj4/post/3mn2v2dcypz2p?ref_src=embed">6:52 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 31 May 2026 18:31:01 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292376/no-fat-troops-white-house-ufc-fight#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292376 news, 0.5 daily 292376 https://drudge.com/news/292375/judge-says-trump-cant-add-his-name https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/politics/judge-trump-cant-add-name-to-kennedy-center-or-close A federal judge on Friday blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added President Donald Trump's name to the historic performing arts venue. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:euynv325eix7glyek377orak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz6wywbdz25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidsglxkovotjlenq5uamslvsdt37cjnaklcsu57ebmanacoo23mla" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BREAKING: Judge Cooper has barred the Trump administration from shuttering the Kennedy Center. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:euynv325eix7glyek377orak/post/3mmz6wywbdz25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Cheney (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:euynv325eix7glyek377orak?ref_src=embed">@kyledcheney.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:euynv325eix7glyek377orak/post/3mmz6wywbdz25?ref_src=embed">2:43 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 31 May 2026 16:31:06 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292375/judge-says-trump-cant-add-his-name#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292375 news, 0.5 daily 292375 https://drudge.com/news/292372/virginia-bus-crash-killis-5-and-injuries https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yrv5lel23o Five people have died and nearly three dozen have been injured after a bus in the US state of Virginia struck six vehicles, police say. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:lt6gnynavl3dkg3abxtcqdsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzdcedytj2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih5i6tscpvw3mid5awnp7mgp6ssbbzmksvrc6pgdcvsjqxlp3jhzm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">#UPDATE: The five people killed in a Virginia bus crash on I-95 early Friday morning were from Massachusetts, AP reports. https://www.wpri.com/new-england/massachusetts/5-killed-in-i-95-virginia-bus-crash-were-from-massachusetts-ap-reports/&Acirc; (:Virginia State Police via AP)<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lt6gnynavl3dkg3abxtcqdsg/post/3mmzdcedytj2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- WPRI 12 (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lt6gnynavl3dkg3abxtcqdsg?ref_src=embed">@wpri12.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lt6gnynavl3dkg3abxtcqdsg/post/3mmzdcedytj2t?ref_src=embed">4:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 30 May 2026 23:30:41 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292372/virginia-bus-crash-killis-5-and-injuries#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292372 news, 0.5 daily 292372 https://drudge.com/news/292358/idf-increase-control-gaza-70 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqpelq5reqo Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to increase control of Gaza to 70%. Speaking at a conference on Thursday, he said, "We are currently squeezing Hamas; we now control 60 percent of the territory of the Strip " you know this. We were at 50, we moved to 60. My directive is to move to," he said before pausing as someone in the crowd said, "100". "Let's go step by step. First of all, 70. Let's start with that. We're pressing them from all sides, we'll deal with the remnants." The expansion in control by Israel contradicts the terms of the Donald Trump-led ceasefire agreement, which Israel and Hamas agreed to in October 2025. Thu, 28 May 2026 22:44:23 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292358/idf-increase-control-gaza-70#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292358 discussion, 0.5 daily 292358 https://drudge.com/news/292356/us-and-iran-very-close-deal-but-not https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87qng40wz9o The US and Iran still need to work out several sticking points before an agreement on the war can be reached, Vice-President JD Vance has said. Asked by the BBC if President Donald Trump was close to signing a deal, Vance said it was too early to say "when or if" the two sides would finalise an agreement. The deal would reportedly extend the ceasefire for 60 days and launch talks on the future of Iran's nuclear programme. Earlier on Thursday, US officials told the BBC that the two countries had agreed a framework of a deal, pending the approval of Trump and Iran's leadership. But Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the deal had not been finalised or confirmed. Thu, 28 May 2026 22:04:53 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292356/us-and-iran-very-close-deal-but-not#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292356 discussion, 0.5 daily 292356 https://drudge.com/news/292313/robert-f-kennedy-jr-grabs-writhing-snakes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pp57ly8po A video has gone viral of US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr picking up a pair of writhing snakes with his bare hands ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmu3altm4k24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihrbmrbtpqojccd7oyjgwkap3mkdjcakr6dypiej3ahw45evrosvi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The late night host slammed the president's Iran bombings, 'perfect' health reports and reacted to RFK Jr's snake attack<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3mmu3altm4k24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Guardian US (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74?ref_src=embed">@us.theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3mmu3altm4k24?ref_src=embed">1:54 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 27, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 28 May 2026 12:31:56 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292313/robert-f-kennedy-jr-grabs-writhing-snakes#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292313 news, 0.5 daily 292313 https://drudge.com/news/292338/oil-prices-jump-after-us-launches-new https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3p62xddq4o Oil prices have jumped after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city. The US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces also shot down four Iranian drones "that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz". Global oil benchmark Brent rose by 3.75% to $97.83 (73.15) a barrel, while US-traded crude was 4% higher at $92.22. The strikes come despite a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington as the two countries hold talks to end the three-month-long conflict that has effectively closed the key Strait of Hormuz waterway, pushing up the cost of energy around the world. Thu, 28 May 2026 00:59:12 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292338/oil-prices-jump-after-us-launches-new#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292338 discussion, 0.5 daily 292338 https://drudge.com/news/292336/us-official-arrested-40m-gold-bars https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yezdl054po A former US government official has been arrested after FBI investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40 million in his Virginia home. David Rush made several requests to the US government to receive the bars for "work-related expenses" over the past year, according to court documents. He has been charged with criminal theft of public money in a complaint filed last week. Agents also uncovered about $2 million (1.5 million) in US currency in Rush's home, along with 35 luxury watches, many of them Rolexes. Rush, who court documents say had top secret clearance and access to classified information, has also been accused of lying about his education and military service when applying for his government job, and fraudulently taking military leave with thousands of dollars in pay. Wed, 27 May 2026 23:30:12 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292336/us-official-arrested-40m-gold-bars#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292336 discussion, 0.5 daily 292336