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/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. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcqn7k4j52w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibq54fqoqa6mlct7ql5krudyqvmkfzercqvjtyrhmnue4av6ar6a4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough blocked the inclusion of $1 billion of funding for Trump's White House ballroom in Republicans' budget reconciliation package.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/post/3mmcqn7k4j52w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- HuffPost (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec?ref_src=embed">@huffpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/post/3mmcqn7k4j52w?ref_src=embed">4:29 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 21:31:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292187/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292187 news, 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. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7j6sjyhs2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig3uyv5bonejdta3avdhsqlrs2lwqcwyw2qyo7i6osu77bxwetloa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump gets: - $100M arch - $1B ballroom fund - A gold coin with his face on it - A $1.8B slush fund for his MAGA buddies Meanwhile, he&#x27;s left Americans with higher grocery bills, higher health care costs, and higher gas prices.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mm7j6sjyhs2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Elizabeth Warren (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp?ref_src=embed">@warren.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mm7j6sjyhs2g?ref_src=embed">9:38 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 19:32:30 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292186/trumps-coins-wont-ready-july-4#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292186 news, 0.5 daily 292186 https://drudge.com/news/292217/dotards-aid-cuts-fueling-ebola https://www.wired.com/story/how-trumps-aid-cuts-are-fueling-the-ebola-outbreak/ AS AN EBOLA outbreak rages in central and East Africa, public health workers say that the response has been stymied by the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid and global health organizations. "We are no longer able to get some supplies," Amadou Bocoum, Democratic Republic of Congo country director for the anti-poverty nonprofit CARE, tells WIRED. "Because of that, we are not able to react immediately." WIRED spoke to more than half a dozen global health experts who described how the Trump administration's move to shutter the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), amid other funding cuts, has created a strained, increasingly fragmented disease prevention and response system in the lead up to this Ebola outbreak, one in which a severely reduced workforce already struggles with burnout. Thu, 21 May 2026 17:28:57 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292217/dotards-aid-cuts-fueling-ebola#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292217 discussion, 0.5 daily 292217 https://drudge.com/news/292214/trump-failed-lower-grocery-prices https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5888142-groceries-just-had-the-biggest-price-hike-in-years-its-about-to-get-even-worse-experts-warn/ Federal inflation data confirms what you may have been feeling already: Groceries are getting more expensive. Thu, 21 May 2026 15:45:31 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292214/trump-failed-lower-grocery-prices#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292214 discussion, 0.5 daily 292214 https://drudge.com/news/292188/835000-settlement-man-jailed-over 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. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcreeblp22b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif4on4kf7w7kvbxwnk6r3i5ov7svkcmj4q3fhwdvz6nauwxthicsu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Retired Tennessee cop Larry Bushart was jailed for 37 days after posting a Trump meme that apparently deeply offended a sheriff in his county.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mmcreeblp22b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ars Technica (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2?ref_src=embed">@arstechnica.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mmcreeblp22b?ref_src=embed">4:42 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 15:32:16 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292188/835000-settlement-man-jailed-over#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292188 news, 0.5 daily 292188 https://drudge.com/news/292211/repug-senator-begs-gas-money https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-senator-begs-gas-money-100418679.html A Republican senator who has been an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump's war on Iran is begging donors for gas money as he faces a tough re-election campaign in November's midterms. Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska has repeatedly voted to allow Trump to continue attacking Iran without congressional approval, claiming Tehran has "been at war with us for almost half a century," Alaska Public Media reported in March. In a new fundraising email with the subject, "Alaska needs you!!," Sullivan told his supporters, "Your donation will instantly go to the funds to: Recruit volunteers; Run digital ads; Invest in integral mailpieces to keep Alaska voters up to date; Pay for gas as we visit isolated rural areas of Alaska." Thu, 21 May 2026 12:50:13 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292211/repug-senator-begs-gas-money#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292211 discussion, 0.5 daily 292211 https://drudge.com/news/292210/trump-admits-rush-losing-only-13 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-brags-iran-war-deaths_n_6a0ed90fe4b084c012e35a08/amp President Donald Trump on Wednesday confused his predecessors Joe Biden and Barack Obama while touting the purported successes of his ongoing war on Iran " and boasted that he has lost "only" 13 U.S. service members in the unpopular conflict. Thu, 21 May 2026 12:41:49 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292210/trump-admits-rush-losing-only-13#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292210 discussion, 0.5 daily 292210 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/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