Monday briefing: Does Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ signal a new era of law and disorder?

In today’s newsletter: What an unprecedented scheme reveals about an increasingly uninhibited leadership – and what it might mean for American democracy Good morning. It has been two weeks since details of a settlement in the case of Trump v the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) first emerged. An out-of-court agreement with the US president created … Read more

Trump news at a glance: how small town’s fight against ICE mega jail could rewrite legal playbook

Georgia town’s lawsuit against turning a warehouse into an immigration detention center could have a wide impact, experts say – key US politics stories from 31 May at a glance Social Circle, a small town in Georgia, is complaining that a proposed ICE “megacenter” would violate the state’s “public nuisance” law – meaning it would … Read more

Christian Pulisic wanted to talk about something else. Now he can

The US forward’s imperious 45 minutes against Senegal put some questions to rest, while his manager still wants to see more Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter It wasn’t hard to see how annoyed US men’s national team star Christian Pulisic was getting. Another US national team camp, another friendly on the … Read more

Hasan Piker says UK has barred him, trashes ‘unbelievable…power’ of pro-Israel groups

It hasn’t been a great last few days for Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker. First, as Fox News Digital reported exclusively last week, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sent Piker an administrative subpoena seeking financial, logistical and communications records related to his March trip to Cuba as part of an investigation … Read more

Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey

DoJ filing did not say why Timothy Severo is replacing Matthew Petracca in case over ex-FBI director’s ‘86 47’ post The lead prosecutor in former FBI director James Comey’s case over a social media post has withdrawn from the case, according to a new court filing. The justice department filed notice with the court on … Read more

U.S. and Iran dig in as talks to end war stall

As the world waits for any signs of progress between the U.S. and Iran, the Iranian foreign minister told state media on Sunday that talks between the two countries to end the war are still ongoing. NBC News’ Daniele Hamamdjian reports.

Left-wing streamer blasts New Jersey governor over state police response at ICE facility protests

Marxist political commentator and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker blasted New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill during a livestream Sunday, accusing the Democratic governor of aiding the Trump administration’s immigration agenda through her response to anti-ICE protests outside a Newark detention facility. Piker’s criticism came after Sherrill defended the deployment of state police around demonstrations outside Delaney … Read more