https://drudge.com/user/qcp New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292971/gold-set-worst-quarterly-loss-13-years https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/gold-faces-biggest-monthly-drop-since-late-2008-on-hawkish-fed-stance.html Gold eased on Tuesday and was on track for its sharpest quarterly decline in 13 years, as inflation concerns stemming from the Middle East conflict reinforced expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could hike interest rates. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4i26zwbg27" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibrduelslonzjcznxok3kf7kokk6n24ebr4tju3jypg2nfw3izef4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Traders anticipate the central bank hiking interest rates amid high inflation.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3mp4i26zwbg27?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Forbes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63?ref_src=embed">@forbes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3mp4i26zwbg27?ref_src=embed">8:55 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 25, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:33:07 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292971/gold-set-worst-quarterly-loss-13-years#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292971 news, 0.5 daily 292971 https://drudge.com/news/292970/scotus-loosens-campaign-finance-laws https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/campaign-spending-supreme-court-ruling-00980450 The Supreme Court struck down limits on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties on Tuesday, a win for Republicans that will fundamentally change how tens of millions of dollars are spent in congressional elections. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t4i3a4fawuzge3dsw2i2h2fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj7uqwxfc2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia7hwd3pgjurnh75mdti3antovjpvqrboalslrucj57rrrpyvqpuu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The Supreme Court keeps trashing campaign finance laws. It wants to guarantee that our government is owned by billionaires. Republicans absolutely hate &quot;government of the people, by the people, for the people.&quot;</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/3mpj7uqwxfc2w?ref_src=embed">10:33 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:30:11 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292970/scotus-loosens-campaign-finance-laws#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292970 news, 0.5 daily 292970 https://drudge.com/news/292943/scotus-lets-5-million-sex-abuse-verdict https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-sexual-assault.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t1A.KEHs.AdDhBCyKmzmZ&smid=url-share The Supreme Court on Monday declined a request by President Trump to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jdjwmydknwnaljoxntmrt5lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgnvpfpe22j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiep7cqcu7gjl572ppi62m7ut7nn5sthts2claizpkxx5xtvv7eefy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">At long last, E Jean Carroll can get paid.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jdjwmydknwnaljoxntmrt5lu/post/3mpgnvpfpe22j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Barb McQuade (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jdjwmydknwnaljoxntmrt5lu?ref_src=embed">@barbmcquade.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jdjwmydknwnaljoxntmrt5lu/post/3mpgnvpfpe22j?ref_src=embed">10:06 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:32:06 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292943/scotus-lets-5-million-sex-abuse-verdict#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292943 news, 0.5 daily 292943 https://drudge.com/news/292944/scotus-trump-cannot-fire-fed-governor-lisa https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/supreme-court-lisa-cook-trump-federal-reserve.html The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgomgvhis2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieuu5lhcpqc5pfvtaysgg7cxhtejewbbhlbxfeuxr2iwm4xpfojzy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to let Trump remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mpgomgvhis2u?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/3mpgomgvhis2u?ref_src=embed">10:19 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:33:09 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292944/scotus-trump-cannot-fire-fed-governor-lisa#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292944 news, 0.5 daily 292944 https://drudge.com/news/292942/scotus-oks-late-arriving-mailed-ballots https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/29/supreme-court-case-mail-ballots-vote-trump/89996995007/ The Supreme Court on June 29 said Mississippi can count late-arriving mail-in ballots, handing a defeat to President Donald Trump, who is trying to curtail voting by mail. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpha5ujm6s2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigodakybj77nz5rtwjjauwjsrujqiymscb7yfonxlf5vcxw6mpbua" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The Supreme Court's rejection of the GOP's attempt to upend mail voting Monday marked a major win not only for the millions of Americans who vote by mail but also for the millions of other people who cast their ballots in person at early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mpha5ujm6s2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Marc Elias (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7?ref_src=embed">@marcelias.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mpha5ujm6s2r?ref_src=embed">3:33 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 29, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:31:18 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292942/scotus-oks-late-arriving-mailed-ballots#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292942 news, 0.5 daily 292942 https://drudge.com/news/292941/rfk-jr-recorded-offering-bribe-ia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVktIE7Uc5s He also admits he dropped out in 2024 for the same reason. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:31:07 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292941/rfk-jr-recorded-offering-bribe-ia#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292941 discussion, 0.5 daily 292941 https://drudge.com/news/292825/us-pilot-saw-iranian-drones-swarm https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/politics/iran-drones-f-15-pilot-intelligence A US fighter jet pilot rescued by special forces after being shot down over Iran in April described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish, according to four sources familiar with the matter. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyhwgx5sc2h" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifyxwroszqnjeuib5xg6udrvb5bx4dqd7z3qa53fikofkciddosia" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&quot;A US fighter jet pilot rescued by special forces after being shot down over Iran in April described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish ... &quot; www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/p ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs/post/3moyhwgx5sc2h?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Social Media Lab (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs?ref_src=embed">@socialmedialab.ca</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o5wlr3gi4tz23ake7ef23ejs/post/3moyhwgx5sc2h?ref_src=embed">6:42 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 23, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:32:57 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292825/us-pilot-saw-iranian-drones-swarm#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292825 news, 0.5 daily 292825 https://drudge.com/news/292847/trump-holds-housing-bill-hostage https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-housing-bill-elections_n_6a3bfe29e4b058c5d1c74a42 President Donald Trump on Wednesday shocked lawmakers by canceling plans for a ceremonial signing of a housing affordability bill at the Capitol. Trump said he would withhold his signature from the bill - a major bipartisan breakthrough that passed both chambers of Congress this week by overwhelming margins - to force lawmakers to enact a radical overhaul of voting procedures. "Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency," he posted on Truth Social. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:26:04 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292847/trump-holds-housing-bill-hostage#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292847 0.5 daily 292847 https://drudge.com/news/292797/blatantly-unlawful-judge-blocks-subpoenas https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/trump-justice-department-tim-walz-minnesota-subpoenas-00969849 Judge Patrick Schiltz said the grand jury subpoenas were 'no doubt' aimed at punishing Walz for refusing to aid immigration crackdown. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3movfm3dans2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia2gzbvmeq6g5oh3tg2e4q6vb7w3coau42vydidcfesunuudxdree" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: A federal judge has halted the Trump administration effort to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and others in an immigration enforcement probe.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3movfm3dans2e?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/3movfm3dans2e?ref_src=embed">1:22 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:33:03 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292797/blatantly-unlawful-judge-blocks-subpoenas#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292797 news, 0.5 daily 292797 https://drudge.com/news/292798/spacex-investors-losing-colossal https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacex-investors-losing-colossal-amount-140221380.html Shares have been trailing since late Tuesday, wiping out almost all of the gains of the average investor who bought shares after the IPO, as CNBC reported on Thursday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:we2butxgfrqjxqxztwznhrrv/app.bsky.feed.post/3movs7tke4k22" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicvxki6xbkwsdmlg7owa7k5oqakcfzxwis3jfrdxb46krhyqxj7zu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Damnit, I knew I should&#x27;ve shorted SPCX ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:we2butxgfrqjxqxztwznhrrv/post/3movs7tke4k22?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kevin M. Gill (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:we2butxgfrqjxqxztwznhrrv?ref_src=embed">@kevinmgill.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:we2butxgfrqjxqxztwznhrrv/post/3movs7tke4k22?ref_src=embed">5:08 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 22, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:30:46 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292798/spacex-investors-losing-colossal#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292798 news, 0.5 daily 292798 https://drudge.com/news/292737/scores-fall-ill-usaf-base-after-flu https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rFA.Q81W.RstIwquP1M61&smid=url-share The defense secretary described the vaccine requirement, which he lifted in April, as an "absurd, overreaching" mandate. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mom342shts2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifmvk6ghbofmw33d3az2pqzr7hscgijwnbznqrglgevfwjd7ys4yq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Hegseth proudly ended the flu vaccine requirement for the military. Following this idiocy, only 40% of new trainees got vaccinated. There's now a flu outbreak at an AF facility. A new recruit has died, though it is not clear if it was from flu. Now, the flu vaccine is again required there.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv/post/3mom342shts2c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv?ref_src=embed">@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:flwgfsh2mhpoqwjwwt2mesjv/post/3mom342shts2c?ref_src=embed">8:20 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:32:02 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292737/scores-fall-ill-usaf-base-after-flu#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292737 news, 0.5 daily 292737 https://drudge.com/news/292735/paint-now-peeling-off-reflecting https://x.com/factpostnews/status/2067626164596703662 Guess dumping in all the hydrogen peroxide, AKA paint stripper, was a bad idea. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:19:43 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292735/paint-now-peeling-off-reflecting#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292735 discussion, 0.5 daily 292735 https://drudge.com/news/292710/iran-deal-us-requires-israel https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-u-s-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon -- a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofs3dygx42r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreic6qnwrtybxjzx5paqfewrtfh6bx6wfvuy3lif23pdipg46hl6vfq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump: &quot;Without me, there would be no Israel ... I&#x27;ve had a great relationship with Bibi, but now Bibi has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon ... I&#x27;m not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon and Hezbollah.&quot; <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mofs3dygx42r?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/3mofs3dygx42r?ref_src=embed">8:23 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:30:31 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292710/iran-deal-us-requires-israel#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292710 news, 0.5 daily 292710 https://drudge.com/news/292697/leaked-alleged-text-trump-iran-deal https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/read-leaked-alleged-text-of-trump-iran-deal/ Al Arabiya English, an arm of the Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya network, published what it called "a copy of the 14-point agreement expected to be signed on Friday between Washington and Tehran" on Tuesday afternoon ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/app.bsky.feed.post/3moglnijjgu26" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihelzprxkbwyas4mbk4xhwzpbgz2x4qcceqpxrvmpyberhvq7ojy4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Senate Republicans said they're pressing the Trump administration for details on the US-Iran interim peace deal and signaled Congress will ultimately vote on the final agreement<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3moglnijjgu26?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Bloomberg News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us?ref_src=embed">@bloomberg.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3moglnijjgu26?ref_src=embed">4:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:31:51 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292697/leaked-alleged-text-trump-iran-deal#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292697 news, 0.5 daily 292697 https://drudge.com/news/292692/warning-shots-fired-russian-warship https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/national/26200208.warning-shots-fired-russian-warship-vessel-english-channel/ It is the latest sign of rising tensions between the UK and Vladimir Putin's country. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohuz62a2u2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibohtqhxbdowcjaint6bjdtgwfkil27h2s6r74i27327ido72z6wm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Russian warship incident in Channel deeply concerning, says Starmer<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3mohuz62a2u2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Guardian (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni?ref_src=embed">@theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3mohuz62a2u2e?ref_src=embed">4:21 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jun 17, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:32:53 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292692/warning-shots-fired-russian-warship#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292692 news, 0.5 daily 292692