A Democratic National Committee panel on Monday recommended a new election for the post held by Vice Chair David Hogg, whose effort to challenge "asleep at the wheel" Democrats sparked a firestorm in the national party. read more
On April 28, the Truman was forced to make a hard turn at sea to avoid incoming Houthi fire, several U.S. officials said. The move contributed to the loss of one of the Super Hornets, which was being towed at the time and fell overboard. That same day, dozens of people were killed in a U.S. attack that hit a migrant facility controlled by the Houthis, according to the group and aid officials. Then on May 4, a Houthi ballistic missile evaded Israel's aerial defenses and struck near Ben-Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv. On Tuesday, two pilots aboard another Super Hornet, again on the Truman, were forced to eject after their fighter jet failed to catch the steel cable on the carrier deck, sending the plane into the Red Sea. By then, Mr. Trump had decided to declare the operation a success. Houthi officials and their supporters swiftly declared victory, too, spreading a social media hashtag that read "Yemen defeats America."
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed on a $142 billion arms deal potentially the largest such deal in history. read more
On what grounds could ICE even deport Lorne Michaels, especially given that he is a naturalized U.S. citizen? Well, I'll start by noting that "legal grounds for deportation" is clearly not a concept to which the Trump administration gives much consideration anyway. We're talking about a group of people who feel unbound by rules and are willing to try anything until they are prevented from doing so. Already, Trump has floated the idea of deporting to El Salvador homegrown U.S. citizens who have been found guilty of crimes. read more
My hand to God, the most likely explanation I can think of is that maybe Trump was watching Escape From Alcatraz on Air Force One and it sent him into yet another reverie about the America of his youth. Remember when we sent convicts to Alcatraz? Remember when we shot movies in U.S. locations like Alcatraz? Why don't we do that anymore? So he decided in that moment that we should do it again. The nice thing about being king in a country whose legislature has effectively dissolved itself is that you can tap out a few sentences on your phone and know that the world will receive them like royal decrees.
He still beat Trump. Draft Biden 2028!