Sources: CBS News, The Washington Post, Investing
Trump says he “allowed” the Anti-Weaponization Fund, after saying he wasn’t involved. And now, the IRS deal lets him avoid future audits—Forever.
The pattern is familiar: Trump makes a claim that conveniently reduces accountability, then pivots—often within days—when reality gets too loud to ignore.
ORANGE COUNTY – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a request submitted last night for an Emergency Declaration to President Donald Trump to support ongoing response operations in Orange County, where state and local officials are actively managing an ongoing incident.
By Yiannis Damellos
May 24, 2026
I’m not the only one to be exhausted by a familiar ritual on the liberal circuit: a dependable round of “stop blaming Democrats,” delivered with the certainty of a doctor insisting the bleeding is happening somewhere else. Whenever progressives argue that the Democratic Party’s policy trajectory—over decades—has not merely failed to protect working people, but has actively redirected power toward corporate donors, critics get told the same thing: don’t confuse structural critique with “both-sides” equivalence. Don’t imply the Democrats are “like the GOP.” Don’t demand accountability. Don’t make trouble. But this scolding misunderstands both the diagnosis and the goal.
According to the officials, Iran has made a general commitment to give up the uranium, but they have not finalized the specifics on how this will be accomplished. The exact details will be negotiated once a formal agreement is reached.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a move that confused everyone and appeared to reverse or complicate earlier efforts by his administration to "reduce the number of American service members stationed across Europe".
