https://drudge.com/user/lamplighter New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292263/white-house-wants-eliminate-housing https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/23/white-house-housing-funds-republicans-00934353 Republican lawmakers are publicly criticizing White House proposals to scrap federal programs that help build and rehabilitate housing for low-income Americans ahead of a midterm election dominated by affordability frustrations. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:47:39 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/292263/white-house-wants-eliminate-housing#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292263 discussion, 0.5 daily 292263 https://drudge.com/news/292262/russian-satellites-within-striking https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/a-satellite-company-supporting-ukraine-appears-to-be-in-russias-crosshairs/ At least four Russian military satellites changed their orbits to match that of a Finnish-American radar surveillance satellite in the last week, raising questions about Russia's intentions amid an ever-expanding standoff high above Earth. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:07:40 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292262/russian-satellites-within-striking#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292262 discussion, 0.5 daily 292262 https://drudge.com/news/292255/ebola-outbreak-now-3rd-largest-recorded https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-now-third-largest-recorded-and-spreading-rapidly/ The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with cases nearing 750, deaths reported at 177, and around 1,400 contacts now being traced, the World Health Organization reported in a press briefing Friday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhaubtpwo2p" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiak5fom4qiiybxwfi2bgtyzbaxnh3ugecf35xytnxntayu3quhpqq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is "spreading rapidly" and now poses a "very high" risk at the national level.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mmhaubtpwo2p?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mmhaubtpwo2p?ref_src=embed">11:30 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 23 May 2026 23:33:59 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292255/ebola-outbreak-now-3rd-largest-recorded#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292255 news, 0.5 daily 292255 https://drudge.com/news/292221/ebola-and-hantavirus-reveal-us https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/21/ebola-hantavirus-maga-public-health-00930368 Public health experts say neither virus poses an immediate threat to most Americans. But the trust deficit the viruses are exposing could be catastrophic when crisis arrives. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfnj465xs2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigp7ubgrqozkrdlqeh7i4kysuxlaa27kdni75zvlxackaklavtilm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump administration officials, who opposed Covid-era restrictions, have taken a more aggressive approach to locking down potentially exposed people than in past outbreaks. article: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n/post/3mmfnj465xs2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Apoorva Mandavilli (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n?ref_src=embed">@apoorvanyt.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kgjdkmato75p7zzjxz5qsp7n/post/3mmfnj465xs2h?ref_src=embed">8:11 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 23 May 2026 22:32:50 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292221/ebola-and-hantavirus-reveal-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292221 news, 0.5 daily 292221 https://drudge.com/news/292260/armenias-westward-tilt-tests-russias-grip https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/armenia-s-westward-tilt-tests-russias-grip-in-the-south-caucasus/ar-AA23c5qz Once one of Moscow's closest allies in the South Caucasus, Armenia has recently handed the Kremlin a series of diplomatic humiliations. Not only did Yerevan host the first Armenia-EU summit on May 4-5, but one of the guests wasPresident Volodymyr Zelensky, marking his first official trip to the country. The state visit by the Ukrainian leader, whose country has been resisting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years, sparked fury in the Kremlin. Moscowdemands an explanation for platforming Zelensky's "anti-Russian statements," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov fumed. The Russian Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, openly askedArmenia: "Whose side of history are you on?" Sat, 23 May 2026 22:16:49 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292260/armenias-westward-tilt-tests-russias-grip#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292260 discussion, 0.5 daily 292260 https://drudge.com/news/292259/bipartisan-amendment-ends-police-license https://www.wired.com/story/a-bipartisan-amendment-would-end-police-license-plate-tracking-nationwide/ One line tucked into a federal highway bill would strip funds from cities and states unless they kill their automated plate tracking programs -- effectively banning the tech for all but toll collection. Sat, 23 May 2026 20:15:53 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/292259/bipartisan-amendment-ends-police-license#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292259 discussion, 0.5 daily 292259 https://drudge.com/news/292258/trump-says-framework-iran-deal-largely https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-iran-report-progress-talks-ending-war-looking-next-few-days-2026-05-23/ U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Saturday that a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal with Iran is "largely negotiated," as both countries and mediators in Pakistan reported progress. Trump posted on social media that the emerging agreement would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping passage whose closure upended global energy markets after the conflict started in February when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Sat, 23 May 2026 19:39:29 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292258/trump-says-framework-iran-deal-largely#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292258 discussion, 0.5 daily 292258 https://drudge.com/news/292237/trump-breaks-five-unwanted-polling-records https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-polling-record-approval-rating-polls-11978079 President Donald Trump broke a wave of unwanted polling records across national surveys released within days of each other this week. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhjpxhcek2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifbf2tvpjxvgkfv7s4dpofbs77vtgxgon5ycpfclhznosvqhvmzpu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">I think we&#x27;ve crossed an important threshold. Trumpism as a political project is facing new levels of peril: *Fox poll shows Trump coalition imploding *GOPers abandoning him on ballroom *Slush fund in deep trouble *War and economy bleeding him out New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2108 ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl/post/3mmhjpxhcek2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Greg Sargent (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl?ref_src=embed">@gregsargent.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2amnkge5a6hplfwyesmxqkfl/post/3mmhjpxhcek2z?ref_src=embed">2:08 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 22 May 2026 16:30:14 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/292237/trump-breaks-five-unwanted-polling-records#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292237 news, 0.5 daily 292237 https://drudge.com/news/292224/hurricane-season-forecast-milder-thanks https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/hurricanes/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-mild-el-nino-rcna346322 NOAA's seasonal outlook gives a 55% chance of a below average season for the Atlantic. The agency forecasts 8 to 14 named storms, with 3 to 6 likely to become hurricanes. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf6nyp4hc2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifhioolwn7udviqhiwsrb4y6tqagaavvtqve4haifpu6jklu5bg2e" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">This year's expected El Ni&Atilde;&plusmn;o could hamper hurricanes in the Atlantic but boost them in the central and eastern Pacific<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/post/3mmf6nyp4hc2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scientific American (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3?ref_src=embed">@sciam.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:37pcjmimq6jng6hwbkufdmt3/post/3mmf6nyp4hc2b?ref_src=embed">3:45 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 22 May 2026 11:33:10 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292224/hurricane-season-forecast-milder-thanks#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292224 news, 0.5 daily 292224 https://drudge.com/news/292225/timeline-erin-stewarts-city-credit-card https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/erin-stewart-timeline-spending-p-card-new-britain-22264587.php During the first fiscal year after New Britain started a program allowing certain employees to use city-issued credit cards to buy goods and services, a total of about $7,500 was charged to then-Mayor Erin Stewart's card, according to expense reports. Flash forward to her final full fiscal year in office, and about $40,000 was charged to her card, according to the expense reports released through a Freedom of Information Act request. Thu, 21 May 2026 21:58:48 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/292225/timeline-erin-stewarts-city-credit-card#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292225 discussion, 0.5 daily 292225 https://drudge.com/news/292219/scientists-may-finally-know-why-t-rex-had https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-finally-know-why-t-rex-had-such-tiny-arms You probably wouldn't say it to its face, but the famously fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the butt of tiny arm jokes. But new research could explain their hilarious hands, though it offers no guarantee it will stifle the giggles. Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:53 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292219/scientists-may-finally-know-why-t-rex-had#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292219 discussion, 0.5 daily 292219 https://drudge.com/news/292102/trump-blames-biden-us-declining-after https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5879325-trump-blames-biden-decline-xi/ President Trump late Thursday invoked his predecessor in attempting to explain comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two leaders meet during a high-stakes visit, blaming former President Biden and his administration for the U.S.'s "decline." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltyiqovlk2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicsrhnu3zxcly7eecdaq6huka5lgxk22zr3wsm4m2uy7von2zd5ay" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump must have just learned that when Xi Jinping invoked the Thucydides Trap to his face, he was essentially calling the United States a nation in decline. Now, Trump is trying to spin it, claiming that Xi must have been talking about Biden. Really humiliating stuff.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mltyiqovlk2g?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/3mltyiqovlk2g?ref_src=embed">7:40 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 14:30:46 -0400 lamplighter https://drudge.com/news/292102/trump-blames-biden-us-declining-after#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292102 news, 0.5 daily 292102 https://drudge.com/news/292133/ten-victims-come-forward-frances-epstein https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260517-around-10-new-victims-come-forward-in-france-s-epstein-investigation French prosecutors investigating Jeffrey Epstein's alleged trafficking network say around ten previously unidentified suspected victims have recently contacted authorities, widening a probe into possible abuse committed in France or involving French accomplices linked to the late financier. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2wvoomkz23" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigjp5thtiozjmlxyxbbbubnco22cwgx3nnrc7fgyksijo7gar74uy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">France listening to 10 'new' suspected victims of Epstein: Prosecutor https://aje.news/vsuuz6<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mm2wvoomkz23?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Al Jazeera English (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2?ref_src=embed">@aljazeera.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/post/3mm2wvoomkz23?ref_src=embed">2:00 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 17, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 19 May 2026 20:33:24 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292133/ten-victims-come-forward-frances-epstein#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292133 news, 0.5 daily 292133 https://drudge.com/news/292098/faa-cuts-target-air-traffic-control https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/faa-cuts-target-air-traffic-control-staffing-2026-05-15/ The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it was sharply reducing its target for air traffic control staffing ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3yzbacw32h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibeyei4jksi2nj63wcdhclo73shvcsmqm32mq4t624pactoi4h4se" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">The total extra spending on fuel since the start of the war in Iran has exceeded the cost of repairing the country's bridge network or overhauling its air traffic control system, according to research. ft.trib.al/UT3w2d3<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb/post/3mm3yzbacw32h?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/3mm3yzbacw32h?ref_src=embed">12:10 AM &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 18:31:03 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292098/faa-cuts-target-air-traffic-control#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292098 news, 0.5 daily 292098 https://drudge.com/news/292090/slap-face-gop-skewer-pentagon-over https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/poland-troops-congress-driscoll-00923303?utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=dlvr.it Top Republicans on Friday condemned the Pentagon for canceling a U.S. troop deployment to Poland ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvv77bufz2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifwrmojeus7a6a62r7jjmtl3of4h27x4cnunqtwrcmiqqeo7j4ozq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: The U.S. halts Army deployment to Poland as part of a troop reduction in Europe initially focused on Germany, AP sources say.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mlvv77bufz2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mlvv77bufz2l?ref_src=embed">1:46 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 19 May 2026 17:34:00 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/292090/slap-face-gop-skewer-pentagon-over#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292090 news, 0.5 daily 292090