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/292741/lewzer-tacos-plan-close-ocean https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/climate/trump-administration-reverses-decision-ocean-monitoring-system?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc&recs_exp=most-popular-article-end&tenant_id=trending.en.s3 The Trump administration is U-turning on its controversial decision to dismantle a critical ocean monitoring system that provides vital information on the health of the world's oceans, after a bipartisan backlash in Congress. In late May, the National Science Foundation, which funds the $386 million deep-ocean system, announced it would be pulling up buoys and other underwater equipment from arrays off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, North Carolina and Greenland in what it called a "descoping" of the network. But Thursday, NSF announced it will halt these plans and convene an expert panel to "identify a sustainable path" forward. One array off the coasts of Oregon and Washington has already been removed, but the NSF said in a statement that it is "developing plans to redeploy the equipment." Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:55:36 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292741/lewzer-tacos-plan-close-ocean#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292741 discussion, 0.5 daily 292741 https://drudge.com/news/292723/us-and-iranian-presidents-sign-deal-aiming https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr8z4z2er9o The presidents of the US and Iran have signed an initial peace deal aiming to end the war, allowing it to immediately take effect. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:19:55 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292723/us-and-iranian-presidents-sign-deal-aiming#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292723 discussion, 0.5 daily 292723 https://drudge.com/news/292649/uk-armed-forces-intercept-russian-shadow https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyek039l2vo British armed forces have intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/app.bsky.feed.post/3moam5fn4ls25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifxluldzl5lthonyarh5aovnogziz6cynkdsxbrlnuovjmpmbuuki" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="uk">UK seizes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in &#x27;first operation of its kind.&#x27; "This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fueling Putin&#x27;s war in Ukraine that we will not let them hide," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3moam5fn4ls25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Kyiv Independent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh?ref_src=embed">@kyivindependent.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yazbevg3wkzp5llnzb44tqgh/post/3moam5fn4ls25?ref_src=embed">6:53 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:31:01 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292649/uk-armed-forces-intercept-russian-shadow#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292649 news, 0.5 daily 292649 https://drudge.com/news/292612/trump-again-claims-deal-end-iran-war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78y6w78828o US President Donald Trump has claimed an initial agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran is close after posting that he had cancelled strikes on the country. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzszps3kk27" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig6j6mxddtcz3qoskn7qwciadebi5jjz2i6wf7wuvtr3dpdgjzmim" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">So we are now up to 38 announcements of an Iran deal?<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57/post/3mnzszps3kk27?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- David Corn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57?ref_src=embed">@davidcorn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mtr3pwmbnirvyp3robuicd57/post/3mnzszps3kk27?ref_src=embed">2:08 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:31:45 -0400 redial https://drudge.com/news/292612/trump-again-claims-deal-end-iran-war#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292612 news, 0.5 daily 292612 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