Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit for How It Awards Border Wall Contracts — ProPublica
A new lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded the bulk of new Texas border wall contracts to two firms without “genuine competitive opportunities.” One of the chosen firms has faced legal issues and claims of shoddy construction work...
The Vatican vs. killer robots: Pope Leo XIV takes aim at AI warfare – POLITICO
"No algorithm can make war morally acceptable," he wrote, insisting artificial intelligence must be subjected to the strictest ethical constraints and accountability in warfare. "Any technology that facilitates attacks without seeing the face of human beings lowers the moral threshold of conflict."…
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-vatican-vs-killer-robots-pope-leo-xiv-takes-aim-at-ai-warfare/
Why Michigan is emerging as one of America’s worst-hit climate states
The state saw 33 tornadoes last year and severe flooding as researchers say links to climate change are undeniable…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/25/michigan-climate-crisis
Trump administration proposes governmentwide NDAs - POLITICO
The Trump administration may ask all federal employees to sign nondisclosure agreements in order to prevent leaks to media organizations, according to a draft agreement posted by the Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/26/trump-administration-nda-leaks-00935965
Clyburn’s seat survives for now as South Carolina Republicans buck Trump on redistricting - POLITICO
South Carolina Republicans defied President Donald Trump and blocked a redistricting measure that would have drawn out the state’s lone Democrat, Rep. Jim Clyburn.
The move Tuesday all but kills their chances of flipping that seat for 2026. It’s possible the GOP will still draw out Clyburn before 2028...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/26/south-carolina-redistricting-fails-clyburn-trump-00936000
Israel escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ Hezbollah
The Israeli army has intensified strikes in southern Lebanon, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to “crush” Hezbollah in a further erosion of an already fragmented ceasefire.
In turn, Hezbollah said it staged several attacks on Monday on three barracks and a military post in northern Israel “in response to the violation of the ceasefire” by Israel...
US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive
US forces targeted missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines, US central command (Centcom) said on Tuesday, but stressed that the strikes did not indicate the ceasefire with Iran was over.
Centcom “continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire”, said navy captain Tim Hawkins, who characterised the action as “defensive”…
HHS Refuses to Say What an Anti-Vaccine Activist Is Doing at the Agency – Mother Jones
Geier and his late father Mark, a physician who eventually lost his license, spent years presenting themselves as experts on alleged vaccine injuries and pursuing discredited and dangerous “treatments” for autism in children, including Lupron, a drug that inhibits testosterone production and is used to chemically castrate sex offenders. 
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/david-geier-hhs-vaccines/
Federal court blocks Alabama’s midterm gerrymandering plan, a blow for Republicans - POLITICO
The three-judge panel blocked the state from reimplementing its 2023 congressional maps they found as “tainted by intentional race-based discrimination.”…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/26/alabama-redistricting-2026-election-order-00935834
Amid efforts to restrict mifepristone access, here's what studies say about the medication - PolitiFact
Out of about 11,000 medication abortion cases examined in that study, 5.2% had complications, and most were "minor and expected," it said. Major complications occurred in 35 cases, or 0.3%. …
https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/may/26/medication-abortion-mifepristone-safety-studies/
Trump DOJ purges info on Jan. 6 riot prosecutions : NPR
The removals mark the latest phase of President Trump's effort to rewrite the history of the violent riot…
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5834992/trump-deletes-jan-6-info
In Arkansas, Emily Waldorf Nearly Died After Being Denied Miscarriage Care — ProPublica
Treated as a Liability: Emily Waldorf was denied care for a risky miscarriage due to Arkansas’ abortion ban, even after she met the hospital’s CEO, called the governor’s office and got a lawyer.
Lawyers, Not Doctors: Medical standards say it’s necessary for doctors to offer abortion. Women have died without it. But in states with bans, lawyers often decide if patients get care.
An Isolated Fix: Texas recently provided guidance that says doctors don’t need to wait for miscarrying patients to get sicker before intervening. Arkansas and other states have not...
https://www.propublica.org/article/arkansas-abortion-ban-miscarriage-care
‘If Iran gets a bomb it will be Bibi’s’: Trump’s deal outline sparks alarm in Israel
“The bottom line is that Iran can and is presenting to the world a victory picture by dint of the very fact that it is still standing. Trump, for the time being, does not have a similar counter-picture of his own to show. That isn’t very good news for the Israeli people.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/iran-bomb-trump-deal-sparks-alarm-israel-netanyahu
Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads
“Every time it’s an election year, this is one of the favorite cards that the GOP plays to get votes,” said Shehla Faizi, a Texas Muslim running for state comptroller as a member of the Green party. “We have a boogeyman, the boogeyman are Muslims, and we’re going to use that to make people afraid and force them to vote for us.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/texas-senate-runoff-anti-muslim-ad
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