Новости за 06.05.2026

Pretty much every day that ends in "y" is a day when you have to question whether the Trump administration is just an elaborate prank played on the American public.

During a confirmation hearing of Trump's judicial nominees, Sen Chris Coons asked one of the nominees, John Marck, to explain the 22nd Amendment. Marck couldn't. Coons threw the question to the other nominees when one said that it was setting the two-term limit for the President of the United States. Then Coons went deeper.

The California gubernatorial debate took a bizarre turn Tuesday night. It began when Antonio Villaraigosa, the Democratic former mayor of Los Angeles, declared, “We all know Chad Bianco, the Republican sheriff of Riverside County, is an Oath Keeper.

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett's Fox Business interview is peak administration spin: "Credit card spending is through the roof... they're spending more on gasoline and everything else!" delivered with that smug grin, of course.

This has to be one of the more disgusting things to come out of this wingnut's mouth. Sorry Ben, but pointing out the hateful rhetoric that Trump spews day after day isn't "victim shaming."

Trump's Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the city of Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, claiming the city “unconstitutionally bans certain constitutionally protected semi-automatic rifles.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to Italy to try and cajole, bully, or force Pope Leo to stop criticizing Trump's attack on Iran.

Lots of weird stuff happens in Florida. But this...this is next level weird. I read the headline and thought it had to be a joke or an article by The Onion. But, no. It is real. NBC News is reporting that an off duty United States Secret Service agent was arrested for...taking matters into his own hands while walking down the hall of a hotel completely buck naked. And by "taking matters" I mean *masturbating*....in a hallway. Of a hotel. Where other people were.

FDA Officials have blocked publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against Covid-19 and shingles in recent months, a DHS spokesman confirmed.

In Texas, Pearland's new mayor, Quentin Wiltz, won a close election on Saturday, but his victory has sparked heated debate on social media.

Donald Trump could not be bothered to keep his talk child-appropriate even as he used kids as photo ops.

Let me tell you about a patient I saw not long ago. Diabetic. No insurance—kicked off the ACA when his restaurant job disappeared. Walked into my office in Coconut Creek with a 3 cm ulcer eating through the plantar surface of his right forefoot. Six other clinics had turned him away. Some wanted $250 to $400 per visit. One didn’t call him back. I put him in a treatment room, debrided the wound, did a full vascular workup, fitted him with a walking boot, and wrote scripts for generic meds he could actually afford. Читать дальше...

First Draft: What kind of country do you want?

One First: Long read – Congress and the Supreme Court.

Balloon Juice: Conservative media collapses.

News From Me: A fact-checking round-up.

Alas, a Blog: Centrist Dems before and after elections.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

read more

It's the month of May, and you know what that means? Fundraising time!

No wonder Trump never shuts the fuck up.

If he stops talking, he'll fall asleep at the drop of a hat.

Is narcolepsy a part of narcissism?

Trump, surrounded by kids, is struggling to stay awake as RFK Jr drones on and on

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-05T15:25:17.941Z

Open thread.

read more

I don’t know whether the ever-asinine Greg Gutfeld wanted to take a sexist dig at his colleague, Martha MacCallum, if he thought he was being funny, or if he really meant it when he told her that motherhood is the only fulfilling job for women except, maybe, working for OnlyFans.

Donald J. Trump, 79, just sat there, with his eyes shut, while failed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon lectured about how you need to "eat well and exercise" for a "sound mind," clearly things that the president lacks.

During today's Oval Office visit with a group of children surrounding Trump after he announced the return of the Presidential Fitness Test, the unhinged president launched into disgusting and despicable tangents against the Trans community.

South Carolina and Sen. Lindsey Graham proposed an insane Second Amendment solution for the Iranian people, telling them to rise against the Iranian leadership if the US supplies them with guns.