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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Trump administration claims food aid fraud but critics say ‘there’s no evidence’
“It’s possible they believe that all these people are fraud, but I think they just really want to dismantle these programs, and I think they’re using fraud as an excuse, to be quite honest,” said Nuñez. “This is a program that somewhere, depending on the year, between 16% to 19% of all households in the United States rely on in some way. And they’re basically claiming that it’s rife with fraud and corruption and so forth and there’s just really no evidence to suggest that.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/trump-administration-snap-food-aid
‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds
The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately, as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades due to the climate crisis, a stark new study has concluded.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis
Zohran Mamdani condemns ICE after police and protesters clash in Brooklyn
New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and other local officials on Monday condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after federal officers dragged a man out of a hospital building where he had been taken following an arrest, prompting a crowd of protesters to gather outside, where they clashed with police…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/zohran-mamdani-ice-police-protesters-clash-brooklyn
‘Project Freedom’: a grand humanitarian gesture, or a fast track to more war?
After banging his battle drum, Trump is back in Nobel peace prize mode. But the move has dramatically raised the stakes…
Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vessels
The US launched an operation on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/trump-iran-threat-us-vessels
The value of the U.S. dollar has weakened since Trump took office. Experts say that can be a 'hidden tax' | PBS News
"It's kind of a hidden tax," says economist Thomas Savidge of the conservative-leaning American Institute for Economic Research. "What your dollar is going to be able to buy is going to shrink."…
Charges dismissed in Hillsdale County 2020 voting machine data breach case
“The Court’s opinion wrongly suggests that election officials can release sensitive voter information protected from disclosure by state and federal law. While we are considering our next steps, including making a determination regarding an appeal, we are extremely disappointed and concerned about the implications this may have on upcoming elections,” Bush said in a written statement...
Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead
The agency lost 16% of its workforceas of last summer, with 5,860 personnel leaving in the first six months of 2025 as part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the size of government. Senate Democrats have raised concerns that such cuts have hampered the agency's ability to prepare for wildfires...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5801475/forest-service-wildfire-prevention-vegetation-burns
Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change
The appeals court order meant that mifepristone could not be prescribed via telehealth or sent through the mail. Alito's order restores that telehealth access for one week...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810510/supreme-court-mifepristone-appeals-telehealth
Trump privately raises objection to Senate housing bill - POLITICO
The bill contains a slew of provisions intended to increase the number of homes available for people to purchase and boost individual homeownership amid a national housing shortage that has pushed up home prices.
The provision that has drawn Trump’s ire was added to the bill as part of an effort to satisfy Trump’s demand that the legislation crack down on Wall Street’s footprint in the housing market by banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/trump-senate-housing-bill-00905026
Republicans' youth voter problem - POLITICO
The poll from nonpartisan outfit Generation Lab, shared exclusively with POLITICO, amounts to a flashing warning sign for Republicans. It shows young Americans planning to vote Democratic in November by a margin of 52 percent to 19 percent. Broken down by party, the data indicates that the GOP has a significant base problem: Just 58 percent of young Republicans say they’ll vote GOP — with nearly a third selecting “neither” or “won’t vote.” By contrast, 85 percent of young Democrats intend to show up for their party at the ballot box...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/young-voters-midterms-trump-00905296
Magistrate judge says alleged WHCD attacker being mistreated by DC jail - POLITICO
Faruqui, who played a role in hundreds of cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, said Allen was being treated more harshly than those defendants, despite similar allegations of political violence aimed at members of Congress and government leaders. Those defendants were housed in a less restrictive wing of the jail known as the Central Treatment Facility, he noted, and were given significant accommodations during their detention...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/cole-allen-dc-jail-00905294
Dozens of election-denying candidates could control voting : NPR
In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are running for offices that will have a direct role in certifying future elections...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5803149/election-denial-2026-candidates
United jet struck a light pole and a truck in New Jersey : NPR
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation after a United Airlines plane struck a light pole and damaged a truck as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.
Dashcam video footage appears to show the moment the Boeing 767-400 passenger jet struck the truck...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5810477/united-jet-strikes-truck-newark-airport
U.S. Senate passes bill to try to prevent more infant formula deaths and shortages
"I'm very concerned about staffing cuts. We're seeing that in the FDA. We're seeing it across other vital agencies, particularly agencies that are entrusted with product safety and consumer safety. There have been significant cutbacks, and I'm fearful that that's going to lead to some other tragic incidents in the future because the resources necessary to safeguard these products are not sufficient," he said…
Carney BYPASSED Trump and Opened the Bridge He Feared MOST
For decades, the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor was the busiest commercial truck crossing in North America. The artery of the auto industry. The single most important freight corridor on the continent. That title is gone.
According to data from the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association, the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ontario quietly overtook the Ambassador Bridge in commercial truck traffic throughout 2025, and the trend has continued into 2026. The reason is brutal in its simplicity. Tolls. Congestion. And a trade environment that gets worse every month. But the real story is what happened next.
A few weeks ago, Donald Trump stood in front of cameras and threatened to block the opening of the brand new Gordie Howe International Bridge, claiming the United States deserved compensation before a single truck was allowed to cross. The problem? Canada paid for almost the entire 6.4 billion dollar project under an agreement signed in 2012. Michigan already owns 50 percent of the bridge. American steel and American labor were used throughout construction.
Mark Carney did not hold a press conference. He did not retaliate. He picked up a phone, called Washington, and walked Trump through the actual contract line by line. Inside 72 hours, the threat went silent.
In this video, we break down how a bridge fight, a toll gap, and a single phone call exposed the entire pattern of what Washington has been getting wrong about Canada. We cover the data behind the Ambassador Bridge losing its crown, the legal foundation under the Gordie Howe Bridge, and why every Trump escalation against Ottawa keeps dissolving against the same simple defense: read the contract.
The map of North American trade is shifting. The freight is rerouting. The contracts are holding. And almost nobody in Washington seems to have noticed.
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