Judge won’t block Trump’s mail-in ballot order — yet
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols says it’s too early to grant leftist activists’ request to block President Donald Trump’s executive order creating safeguards for mail-in voting. The EO, intended to create a federal voter list, has not yet been implemented, so Nichols says it is too soon to order it blocked. The ruling does not affect a lawsuit in Boston that is also seeking to block the order. Despite the decision siding with the Trump administration, the order will not affect primary voting, which is already underway, but may affect the general midterm races in November. Juan Proaño, CEO of League of United Latin American Citizens, has already announced his intention to bring the administration to court again once the order actually takes effect.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett swatted
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of violence on Wednesday night. At 9 p.m., a call came into a nonemergency line reporting the sound of gunshots at Barrett’s house from someone who identified themself as a neighbor. The call was quickly determined to be fictitious after Fairfax County police responded in coordination with Supreme Court personnel assigned to the residence. Swatting is a coward’s attempt to send armed police to someone’s home, usually at night. This is a serious offense and should be viewed as an attempt to get the resident killed. Supreme Court justices and conservatives nationwide have been the target of increasing violence. In 2022, a man — wrongly identified as a woman by NBC News — traveled across the country in a preplanned attempt to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh. No arrests have yet been made in Barrett’s case.

Newsom wants all of Trump’s weaponization fund money
“Anyone from California that receives any of those funds, we want to tax 100% … and that’s an action the state of California can take. It’s an action we look forward to taking,” stated California Gov. Gavin Newsom regarding the Justice Department’s new Anti-Weaponization Fund. The $1.8 billion fund is intended to compensate those who have suffered from the weaponization of the federal government against them, including but not limited to many J6 Capitol protesters. Newsom, along with many Democrats, has decried the proposed compensation plan as little more than a slush fund for Trump supporters. Thus framed, Newsom feels entitled to take it all. Some 26 California residents who were prosecuted by the Biden administration for their participation in the J6 Capitol riot may qualify for the compensation, should Congress pass it.

Proud Patriot and Trump supporter beaten to death
Kerry George Sheron, a 69-year-old Army veteran, has died after being severely beaten outside of his home in Escondido, California. Sheron’s home was dubbed the “Trump House” by locals due to his display of American flags and Trump memorabilia. His wife says that was the reason for the assault, but police say they don’t have enough evidence to support that conclusion. Thomas Caleb Butler, a 32-year-old Navy veteran, was arrested and is being held without bail. Butler has been charged with suspicion of attempted murder, elder abuse, making criminal threats, and battery, according to online jail records; he has pleaded “not guilty.” According to a friend, Butler was a Republican who supported Trump but suffered from severe PTSD and paranoia following his Naval career. Since Sheron has succumbed to his injuries, the DA may be amending the charges against Butler.

DHS may block international flights into sanctuary cities
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says his department is drafting plans to pull Customs and Border Protection agents from airports in sanctuary cities. It’s a drastic move that is not yet in effect and may never be, but it is a potent threat. Without CBP agents to process international flights, airlines would be forced to reroute or cancel flights in large numbers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is understandably skeptical of the idea, as it would make transportation in the U.S. drastically harder. Mullin’s suggestion is essentially a nuclear option that could be used to strong-arm blue cities that routinely flout immigration law, protect “worst of the worst” criminals from deportation, and blockade DHS agents in the execution of their duties. Leftists are predictably freaking out.

Several performers dump America 250 event
A number of musical artists who had been scheduled to perform at the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC, scheduled for June 25 through July 10 on the National Mall, have bailed. The fair is part of Washington’s celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. On Wednesday, nine performers were announced, but since then, a majority have canceled, including country singer Martina McBride. Like the others, she claimed her reason for canceling was that she was misled about the event, believing it would be a nonpolitical celebration. However, she did not explain how it would be political. The rationale apparently is that the event is being put on by Freedom 250, an organization that Trump helped create. Therefore, it’s “political.” In reality, this looks like more TDS.

Trump on the $250 bill?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed yesterday that the Treasury is preparing a $250 bill with President Trump’s face on it. Currently, U.S. currency is legally prohibited from featuring the image of a living person, but legislation in Congress is aiming to overturn that law. In February of last year. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) introduced legislation to legalize the use of Trump’s image on a commemorative $250 bill celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. Bessent explained that the Treasury has prepared to print such a bill if the legislation passes. President Trump is, naturally, enthusiastically supportive of the idea. Americans may be interested to note that a $250 bill printed in 2026 would hold approximately the same value as a $100 bill in 1990.

Teens working summer jobs lowest in nearly 80 years
According to estimates from the consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, just 790,000 teenagers will be working a summer job this year. The company claims that employers are in a “cautious hiring environment” due to inflation and high gas prices. The total number of teens hired for jobs this summer is the lowest since 1948. It’s also down 1.4% from last summer’s hiring of 801,000 teenagers, the first time since 2010 that fewer than a million teens were hired for summer jobs. However, University of Tampa economist Abigail R. Hall observes, “Many teens today who do want to work may turn to trying to generate income online through social media or through employment that isn’t captured by official figures.”

DOJ probes Dem donor
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into billionaire LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman over his funding of E. Jean Carroll’s sexual assault lawsuit against Donald Trump. In a 2022 deposition, Carroll falsely claimed that no one was helping her fund the lawsuit, when in fact Hoffman was. Later, Carroll claimed to have “completely forgotten” Hoffman’s financial involvement. Hoffman has a history of opposing Trump, spending $20 million in 2024 in a failed bid to keep him out of the White House. “My primary motivation for participating in politics over the last eight years has been to oppose Donald Trump’s ongoing attempts to break American democracy by corrupting and hollowing out its most cherished institutions,” he said in August 2024. Explaining his financial support of Carroll’s lawsuit, Hoffman stated, “I thought it was a good thing for society, not just her.”

Headlines

• CBS News fires “60 Minutes” correspondents, top producer in sweeping shakeup (Fox News)

• White House to overhaul grantmaking process to root out “woke” abuse (Daily Signal)

• Sicko arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Erika Kirk (NY Post)

• California has spent $24 million in fire-management funds on drum circles and “indigenous fire rituals” (Not the Bee)

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