https://drudge.com/user/reinheitsgebot New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292113/trump-faces-no-good-options-beef-prices https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/steaks-high-beef-prices-become-trumps-latest-midterms-headache-00924405 President Donald Trump returned home from China to a politically-fraught domestic policy challenge that has vexed top aides for months: sky-high beef prices. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxpkotefc2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigcizmrhqnrxqwtzcau3ix6uoempulcrjikcuuhqvn2vjaki5ly3i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&#x27;$30 for a hamburger&#x27;: Trump&#x27;s facing no good options on beef prices The president is caught between pleasing ranchers, a loyal GOP constituency and addressing voters&#x27; affordability concerns.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mlxpkotefc2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jon Cooper (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky?ref_src=embed">@joncooper-us.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mlxpkotefc2n?ref_src=embed">7:10 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 20 May 2026 21:33:22 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292113/trump-faces-no-good-options-beef-prices#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292113 news, 0.5 daily 292113 https://drudge.com/news/292105/kash-patel-reportedly-took-vip-snorkeling https://newrepublic.com/post/210478/report-kash-patel-desperate-snorkel-graveyard-pearl-harbor The FBI director reportedly went on a VIP snorkeling trip while on a visit to Hawaii last summer that the bureau stressed was not a vacation. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyobb4hsk2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreida6vcc2fodkfoskqjl6vi5xr42yqdinlrf3ngqoqohwcczyg7rm4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NYT confirms -- with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a &#x27;VIP Snorkel&#x27; next to one of the military&#x27;s most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim &quot;horrifying.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mlyobb4hsk2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mlyobb4hsk2i?ref_src=embed">4:20 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 20 May 2026 20:31:52 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292105/kash-patel-reportedly-took-vip-snorkeling#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292105 news, 0.5 daily 292105 https://drudge.com/news/292168/dem-asks-many-more-die-trump https://www.rawstory.com/moulton-cooper-american-deaths-iran/ CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper lost his cool on Tuesday when Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) demanded to know how many more Americans would have to die for Donald Trump's war with Iran. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluaevnhws25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidofipcf6vlg6hkkhfulpxmxf65ncholehbuap34fiioahsxv7sh4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Straight-up admitting it's all for show. Unbelievable stuff.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mluaevnhws25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Tennessee Holler (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw?ref_src=embed">@thetnholler.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3mluaevnhws25?ref_src=embed">10:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 20 May 2026 19:32:41 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292168/dem-asks-many-more-die-trump#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292168 news, 0.5 daily 292168 https://drudge.com/news/292129/panic-ensues-shortage-essential https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676904499/ Panic spread Saturday as reports suggest that the "next supply-chain headache" could reach the United States soon ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2va3hhai2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidooowfy2wtpjilpq6tmtg5kdj7vldjibwkkcim5pxkgf54rj3u64" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">&#x27;Critical point&#x27; for consumer shortages flagged as &#x27;emergency buffers fail simultaneously&#x27;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3mm2va3hhai2l?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/3mm2va3hhai2l?ref_src=embed">1:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 17, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 20 May 2026 17:33:31 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292129/panic-ensues-shortage-essential#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292129 news, 0.5 daily 292129 https://drudge.com/news/292114/goodyear-plant-latest-victim https://reason.com/2026/05/15/a-north-carolina-goodyear-plant-is-the-latest-victim-of-trumps-misguided-tariffs-and-costly-iran-war/ Rather than ushering in a "Golden Age," President Donald Trump's tariffs and his war with Iran seem to have played a significant role in killing a North Carolina tire factory. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:hzq5qho453nicnm3mxbqmgld/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloxcrc6zk2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihtyj4iui2afx5k3i6gubnzaypxfrjlxu2mdd6dk5wo7uzuvxbpqi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Before Donald Trump, America was on a path to beat China -- American EV factories and supply chains, good-paying American jobs, and a more secure nation. Trump and Republicans blew that up. Jobs gone. Factories moving overseas. China stronger than ever.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hzq5qho453nicnm3mxbqmgld/post/3mloxcrc6zk2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Governor Newsom Press Office (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hzq5qho453nicnm3mxbqmgld?ref_src=embed">@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hzq5qho453nicnm3mxbqmgld/post/3mloxcrc6zk2h?ref_src=embed">7:35 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 20 May 2026 16:31:50 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292114/goodyear-plant-latest-victim#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292114 news, 0.5 daily 292114 https://drudge.com/news/292188/835000-settlement-man-jailed-over-c https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-facebook-arrest-tennessee-bushart-b8c5808d77f47a2d93497d12cf0daf84 Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. While many people across the U.S. lost their jobs over social media comments about Kirk's death, Larry Bushart's case stood out as a rare instance in which such online speech led to criminal prosecution. The 61-year-old retired police officer spent 37 days behind bars before authorities dropped the felony charge against him in October. During his time in jail, Bushart lost his postretirement job and missed his wedding anniversary and the birth of his granddaughter, according to a federal lawsuit Bushart filed in December against Perry County, its sheriff and the investigator who obtained the arrest warrant. Wed, 20 May 2026 13:30:40 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292188/835000-settlement-man-jailed-over-c#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292188 discussion, 0.5 daily 292188 https://drudge.com/news/292187/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire-senate-parliamentarian-00929797 President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded Senate Republicans fire the nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, after she ruled this weekend that Republicans could not include funding for the White House ballroom in an immigration enforcement bill. Wed, 20 May 2026 13:18:47 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292187/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292187 discussion, 0.5 daily 292187 https://drudge.com/news/292186/trumps-coins-wont-ready-july-4 https://www.newsweek.com/us-mint-donald-trump-gold-coins-250-anniversary-delay-11967439 New gold coins featuring President Donald Trump's face, issued for the 250th anniversary of United States independence, likely will not be ready until several months afterwards, the U.S. Mint has said in a legal document reviewed by Newsweek. Wed, 20 May 2026 13:12:25 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292186/trumps-coins-wont-ready-july-4#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292186 discussion, 0.5 daily 292186 https://drudge.com/news/292130/thom-tillis-calls-out-hegseth https://www.newsweek.com/thom-tillis-warns-pete-hegseth-ousting-top-us-general-11960084 Republican Senator Thom Tillis issued a warning to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports that he plans to sideline another top general. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5heshju62l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidibhru75g5pvvh7mmsfqqb44fyt73lg5aha7esy3pm4mquaj3m7q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) unleashed a blistering rebuke of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, zeroing in on reports that Hegseth is trying to sideline Gen. Chris Donahue -- a decorated combat veteran with more than 20 deployments -- by downgrading U.S. Army Europe-Africa to a three-star command. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4fjlxgdpuqxfqnzvvbj56q5f/post/3mm5heshju62l?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/3mm5heshju62l?ref_src=embed">2:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 19 May 2026 23:30:24 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292130/thom-tillis-calls-out-hegseth#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292130 news, 0.5 daily 292130 https://drudge.com/news/292167/trump-says-hes-concerned-ebola https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/trump-ebola-virus-concerned-africa.html President Donald Trump on Monday said he was concerned about Ebola after an American tested positive for it. Tue, 19 May 2026 13:02:04 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292167/trump-says-hes-concerned-ebola#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292167 discussion, 0.5 daily 292167 https://drudge.com/news/292143/trump-turns-boebert https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-on-weak-minded-maga-rep-lauren-boebertwho-he-endorsed-four-times/ President Donald Trump has turned so viciously on a longtime MAGA congresswoman he labeled "weak minded" that he's now openly calling for someone to run against her. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyvp7w7es25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigytsxeofxpb67pxmla4ch2c6ac5teeiqpmoqrrjkegpcposody4e" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump has spent the day angrily posting about Thomas Massie and Lauren Boebert due to their role in pushing for the release of the Epstein files. That says a whole lot. His latest post: &quot;Is anyone interested in running against Weak Minded Lauren Boebert in Colorado's Fourth Congressional District?&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mlyvp7w7es25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- MeidasTouch (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn?ref_src=embed">@meidastouch.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mlyvp7w7es25?ref_src=embed">6:33 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 18 May 2026 19:33:47 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292143/trump-turns-boebert#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292143 news, 0.5 daily 292143 https://drudge.com/news/292142/trump-wants-install-helipad https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-latest-white-house-renovation-plan-a-helipad-on-the-south-lawn/ar-AA23rLuO President Trump is discussing plans to install a helipad at the White House to prevent powerful new Marine One helicopters from damaging the South Lawn, according to people familiar with the plans. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm54ownzve2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifsylvsd2e4iu5vgxjxtoiw2etnfz4tjz6owga2t7qczlfomfjbvm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">New reporting reveals that Trump has plans to replace the grass on the South Lawn of the White House with a concrete helipad. The helipad is the newest addition to Trump&#x27;s demolition of historical White House features like the Rose Garden, the East Wing, and the Lincoln Bedroom.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr/post/3mm54ownzve2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Headquarters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr?ref_src=embed">@headquartersnews.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr/post/3mm54ownzve2h?ref_src=embed">10:49 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 18 May 2026 18:30:23 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292142/trump-wants-install-helipad#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292142 news, 0.5 daily 292142 https://drudge.com/news/292149/jim-cramer-left-speechless-over-trumps https://www.rawstory.com/cnbc-s-jim-cramer-reduced-to-stuttering-speechlessness-by-suspicious-trump-stock-trade/ One of Wall Street's most recognizable gurus, Jim Cramer, became notably tongue-tied on Monday after President Donald Trump's recent stock-trading spree entered into a televised conversation with his colleagues on CNBC. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5j6lfppe2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibg6lfz2iib3f6wbrpdev2kx5omixbjbzizo5k7jgxvaly3c3dmxu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">QUINTANILLA: According to the filings, the president has been trading some Intel in the quarter JIM CRAMER: Yeah, uh, yeah, hmm FABER: Got nothing to say? CRAMER: Uh, uh, yeah, whoa, yeah. FABER: Don&#x27;t worry. We&#x27;re not having technical difficulties, but we gotta go<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mm5j6lfppe2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mm5j6lfppe2r?ref_src=embed">2:32 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5gtr6c622f" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifeuytv4zw7vhqe3mjiloocjrovsevtrunshtqe3f5bi3ose65jt4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&quot;Neither former President Barack Obama nor Joe Biden traded stocks or bonds while in office ... &quot; www.bloomberg.com/news/article ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd/post/3mm5gtr6c622f?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Rachel Maddow (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd?ref_src=embed">@maddow.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bono5gae7m6r3qpfxomshwbd/post/3mm5gtr6c622f?ref_src=embed">1:50 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 18 May 2026 16:32:48 -0400 Reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292149/jim-cramer-left-speechless-over-trumps#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292149 news, 0.5 daily 292149 https://drudge.com/news/292144/dotards-doj-clown-show https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/filed-in-error-trump-admin-admits-doj-filed-wrong-document-in-voting-fraud-case-meant-for-another-state-entirely/ The Trump administration, by way of the U.S. Department of Justice, has made a substantial mistake, a court filing on Friday attests. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet K. Dhillon and several prosecutors in the division filed a motion to withdraw a document filed in error in New Hampshire federal court. The two-page motion to withdraw "respectfully" asks the court in a September 2025 Granite State election fraud case to "withdraw its filing" which is a notice of supplementary authority filed early Friday. "The Notice was filed in error and was not intended for filing in this matter," the motion reads. "The United States respectfully requests that the Court withdraw [the erroneous filing] from the docket." Mon, 18 May 2026 07:30:18 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292144/dotards-doj-clown-show#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292144 discussion, 0.5 daily 292144 https://drudge.com/news/292132/president-plane-crash-gets-twofer https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/midair-jet-collision-forces-lockdown-idaho-air-force-base-show-rcna345586 The Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho was locked down Sunday following a midair collision during a local air show that sent two fighter jets crashing to the ground. The base, home to the U.S. Air Force's 366th Fighter Wing, known as the "Gunfighters," announced the lockdown at 12:30 p.m. local time. Video circulating on social media showed two fighter jets colliding midair before spinning toward the ground in a fiery crash amid black plumes of smoke. Four parachutes were visible deploying near the crash site. Sun, 17 May 2026 16:49:00 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292132/president-plane-crash-gets-twofer#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292132 discussion, 0.5 daily 292132