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House Democrats launch new anti-corruption caucus targeting Trump-era ethics concerns

(MS NOW) As lawmakers grow increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump’s planned $1.8 billion lawsuit settlement fund and his thousands of stock trades totaling hundreds of millions dollars, a trio of House Democrats is launching a new caucus aimed at fighting malfeasance in government. The new End Corruption Caucus — details of which were shared first with MS NOW — is launching at the direction of Reps. Jason Crow, D-Col., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Mike Levin, D-Calif., spanning the party’s centrist to progressive wings. "Corruption is poisoning our politics," Crow said in a statement. "From the disastrous Citizens United decision, to the President using his office to enrich himself and his family, our democracy is buckling under the influence of billionaire donors and special interests."

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Schiff targets compensation fund for Trump allies with two measures

(The Hill) Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is expected to introduce two new pieces of legislation targeting payouts from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. One piece of legislation would block the DOJ from issuing payouts from the fund to President Trump, Vice President Vance, members of Congress, congressional staff, political appointees, senior executive branch employees, and presidential campaign employees, according to Semafor. The other bill aims to ban payouts from lawsuits filed by Trump and Vance retroactive to 2025, per the outlet.

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Democratic state AGs say their staff excluded from Vance anti-fraud meeting

(States Newsroom) A handful of Democratic state attorneys general said Tuesday that expert officials from their offices were denied access to a major White House anti-fraud meeting convened by Vice President JD Vance and attended by Republican AGs. Two dozen Democratic attorneys general had earlier declined invitations for their own attendance at the White House anti-fraud roundtable, citing extremely short notice and a lack of an agenda in a letter to Vance, who has helmed the Trump administration’s sweeping anti-fraud effort.

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New Mexico AG calls on Epstein survivors to come forward amid Zorro Ranch investigation

(Scripps) New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is calling on survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to come forward and help with the state's criminal investigation into Epstein's former New Mexico ranch. Torrez shared an open letter Tuesday urging survivors to contact the New Mexico Department of Justice directly, saying their input is "essential" to the investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Epstein's Zorro Ranch before his death in 2019.

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Trump redistricting push suffers twin setbacks

(AFP) US President Donald Trump's push to redraw congressional borders in Republicans' favor before November's midterm elections suffered twin setbacks Tuesday, as South Carolina lawmakers blocked a new map and a court halted Alabama's redistricting plan. The blows slowed a broader Republican effort, urged by Trump, to reshape voting districts in conservative-led states as the party tries to protect its narrow majority in the US House of Representatives.

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'Scum': Trump attacks US states' efforts to regulate prediction markets

(The Guardian) Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday it was “critically important” that the federal government retain control over the multibillion-dollar prediction market industry, as he cast a critical eye on state attempts to impose new restrictions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should retain “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, Trump said. Prediction markets allow users to make speculative bets on the outcome of events. Their meteoric rise in recent years has attracted attention from state governments, who view trading on prediction markets as gambling by another name, which in many cases would subject the activity to state gaming laws.

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Elon Musk Accuses Trump Admin of Using Starlink for Military Purposes

(Newsweek) Elon Musk, owner of global satellite internet service Starlink, on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of breaching the agreement his company has with the Pentagon amid reports of disputes over charges. Musk took to his X social media platform to accuse the Department of Defense (DOD) of violating the terms of service for using Starlink at a time when the U.S. military is relying more and more on external companies and products, specifically those belonging to the billionaire.

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YouTube Will Start Automatically Tagging Videos That Make 'Significant' Use of AI, and It's Making Labels for AI-Generat

2 min ago - YouTube wants to make it easier for viewers to know when content on its platform is AI-generated. In 2024, it started labeling content when creators disclosed they have used AI tools. Now YouTube is making AI-generated content labels more prominent f ... (Variety)

'I don't care about the midterms.' Trump says Iran misjudged him

23 min ago - May 27, 2026, 2:56 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran wrongly assumed he would retreat from his demands during negotiations to avoid a long standoff ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Speaking at a Cabinet ... (USA Today)

National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump's D.C. Projects

36 min ago - Times Exclusive National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump's D.C. Projects The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool. The National Park Ser ... (New York Times)

Trump DOJ 'Going After' Thousands of 2020 Georgia Election Workers Amid Rigging Probe

43 min ago - Sean James May 27th, 2026, 2:18 pm CNN’s Wolf Blitzer reported poll workers and ballot counters from Fulton County, Georgia could soon “hear a knock on their doors” from federal prosecutors as part of a sweeping investigation into P ... (mediaite)

Judge blocks West Point from enforcing faculty speech restrictions

56 min ago - 05/27/26 8:39 AM ET A federal judge on Tuesday blocked restrictions imposed by the Trump administration that prevent faculty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA) from speaking to external groups without permission. U.S. District Judge C ... (The Hill)

Zuckerberg's $300M superyacht passes through Seattle's Ballard locks right when Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs

1 hr ago - May 27, 2026, 9:10 AM | Updated: 9:29 am The yacht, a 387-foot Launchpad built by Feadship, traveled from Elliott Bay through Seattle’s Ballard locks toward Lake Union. The Launchpad was the largest yacht developed and built by Feadship until 20 ... (KIRO NEWSRADIO OPINION)

Pete Hegseth Compares Iran War To Painting The Reflecting Pool Blue

1 hr ago - Jennifer Bendery 45 minutes ago Pete Hegseth Compares Iran War To Painting The Reflecting Pool Blue Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday hailed Donald Trump as the “one man” bold enough to do things differently as president, like un ... (huff Post)

Jill Biden says she was "frightened" by Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance, thought he was having a stroke

1 hr ago - Former first lady Jill Biden said she was "frightened" by her husband Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance and thought he was having a stroke. "I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never," Jill Biden told CBS ... (CBS News)

Plans Reveal Trump's Name 'Etched Into Marble' At Upgraded Penn Station

1 hr ago - Newly obtained renderings of the planned Penn Station overhaul show a presidential seal with President Donald Trump's name carved into the wall near one of the station's new entrances — the latest in a string of public institutions and landmarks ... (crooksandliars.com)

Trump Mobile investigating leak that plastered customer names across the internet

1 hr ago - Wednesday 27 May 2026 14:38 EDT A potential security flaw on the website of the Trump family smartphone company may have exposed the personal information of thousands of potential customers. “At this time, the incident does not appear to involve ... (The Independent)

Company led by Republican fundraiser pardoned by Trump wins $106m federal contract

2 hrs ago - The day before Donald Trump’s first term ended in 2021, he inked a pardon for Elliott Broidy, a scandal-plagued Republican fundraiser and former Republican National Committee official who had pleaded guilty three months earlier to trying to ille ... (The Guardian)

Sky-high World Cup ticket prices spark investigation by NY and NJ attorneys general

2 hrs ago - On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport jointly announced that they’re subpoenaing documents from tournament organizer FIFA about its pricing practices for matches at New Jersey ... (CNN)

US attorney for Northern Dis. of IL announces 'sweeping reforms to internal grand jury practices'

2 hrs ago - I-Team US attorney for Northern Dis. of IL announces 'sweeping reforms to internal grand jury practices' Announcement comes as fallout continues from dismissed fed prosecution of 6 people protesting ICE actions last year By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team ... (ABC7 Chicago)

Trump's Official 'Board of Peace' Fund is Empty - Despite Billions of Dollars Pledged: FT

2 hrs ago - May 27th, 2026, 6:40 am President Donald Trump’s much-hyped “Board of Peace” for Gaza reconstruction is reportedly yet to receive a single dollar into its official fund, despite billions in international pledges and repeated promises ... (MEDIAite)

Trump threatens to 'blow up' another sovereign nation in off-the-cuff Cabinet meeting remark

3 hrs ago - Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to “blow up” the country of Oman if it didn’t bow to his wishes around control of the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. president seeks a peace agreement with Iran to re-open the strait. ... (The Independent)

Teachers union president calls for limits on AI and screen time in schools

3 hrs ago - May 27, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT / Updated May 27, 2026, 9:41 AM EDT The head of one of the country’s largest teachers unions called for limits on technology in schools in a speech Wednesday, including blocking most students from using computers in cla ... (NBC News)

Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers

4 hrs ago - Mark Carney announces purchase of Saab’s GlobalEye early warning aircraft to patrol Arctic territory Canada has announced plans to buy a fleet of early warning planes from Sweden’s Saab rather than a competing option from Boeing, as the cou ... (Guardian)

Judge sides with WA in dispute over $4M grant canceled during DOGE era

4 hrs ago - Wed, May 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM EDT A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration wrongfully terminated a $4 million grant for Washington meant to provide services for new migrants. The case is somewhat of a blast from the past, ... (Yahoo! News/Washington State Standard)

Trump Calls Joe Biden 'Crooked Politician' After He Sues DOJ Over Tapes

4 hrs ago - President Donald Trump called Joe Biden “crooked” after the former president sued to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of an interview obtained during the special counsel investigation into Biden's handling of classified ... (Newsweek)

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling

5 hrs ago - Updated 12:10 PM EDT, May 27, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court’s ruling that the redistricti ... (AP)

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