https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/fentanyl-test-strips-samhsa-funding
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Trump’s sudden cut in substance testing is ‘going to kill people’, experts warn
“What we keep hearing from the administration is that they believe that fentanyl test strips promote drug use,” said Daniel Fishbein, policy manager of federal affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance advocacy group. “Based on the research that I’ve reviewed, that’s simply not the case.”…
Kash Patel lobs false claims about top Democrat as they spar over allegations of FBI chief’s excessive drinking on the job
There are hardly enough hours in the day to unpack all the false statements made by Trump administration officials, but it appears that the FBI director, Kash Patel, told a particularly egregious lie during his Senate testimony on Tuesday when he claimed that Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen has a documented drinking problem.
Marty Makary departs FDA after clashes with Trump over fruit-flavored vapes
Waves of layoffs and the appointment of inexperienced officials have created a “massive upheaval that has been an ongoing feature of daily work at FDA ever since the new administration began”, Lurie said. “It’s just endless chaos.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/marty-makary-fda-trump-administration
The economic chilling effect of Trump’s immigration crackdown : Planet Money : NPR
" The mass deportations in Trump 2.0 are not helping the labor market overall and not creating more job opportunities for U.S.-born workers," East says. In fact, she and her co-author find evidence that, if anything, the clampdown has hurt the employment prospects of U.S.-born workers, particularly working-class men who work in industries that are heavily reliant on undocumented workers, like construction...
Slotkin leaves door open to 2028 bid - POLITICO
“I believe in a Jewish state of Israel, yes. And to me that isn’t a radical thing to say,” Slotkin said. “I can say that in the same breath that I criticize the military policy of Bibi Netanyahu.”…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/slotkin-2028-bid-door-open-00916010
Secret Service briefing fails to quiet GOP ballroom funding concerns - POLITICO
…” the requests “should have been in the president’s budget” and gone through the standard bipartisan spending process...
As Republicans carve up Black districts, Democrats pivot to a new midterm message - POLITICO
“Democrats are gonna be able to go into African American communities and say, ‘Republicans are doing everything they can to take away your political power,’” said Democratic strategist Ian Russell, who served as the DCCC political director in 2014 and 2016 and still works on House races across the country. “That’s a really salient message.”…
Raskin alleges Todd Blanche oversaw payouts to FBI agents accused of misconduct - Live Updates - POLITICO
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, in a new letter is accusing Blanche of leveraging his “office to improperly shower government cash on Donald Trump’s political operatives and sycophants.”…
House Republicans press ahead on reworking Senate housing package - Live Updates - POLITICO
…House lawmakers of both parties have taken issue with language in the Senate bill that would require single-family homes built as long term rentals to be sold after seven years.
House Republicans are also pushing for the final bill to include a permanent ban on the Federal Reserve issuing digital currency and the potential addition of community banking provisions…
Kuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port | PBS News
Iran didn't immediately acknowledge the allegation by Kuwait, which came under attack by Iran in the war and during the shaky ceasefire still holding. But that allegation and ongoing attacks throughout the region have threatened to reignite open warfare…
Trump's 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than initially said | PBS News
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, who requested the estimate from the CBO, said in response to the report that the missile defense project is "nothing more than a massive giveaway to defense contractors paid for entirely by working Americans."
Last May, the president said the Golden Dome would cost $175 billion. The CBO last year estimated that just the space-based components of the Golden Dome could cost as much as $542 billion over the next 20 years...
Duffy’s ‘Great American Road Trip’ raises ethics questions : NPR
Sherman wants to know how much time the secretary — and government staff — spent on the project. And he says Duffy's insistence that it didn't cost taxpayers raises even more questions.
"If he's saying that this is a work project or that he did work on the project, then taxpayer funds should be paying for it," he adds. "And if it's a vacation or some kind of personal trip, then certainly industry should not be paying for it."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5818190/sean-duffy-road-trip-reality-show-sponsors
Number of homeless people rising statewide — and they're needing shelter longer
"Forty percent are living paycheck to paycheck," she said. "At the same time, we are short over 200,000 units of affordable housing, and wages are stagnant while there's inflation. So what you're seeing is more people becoming homeless. At the same time, folks who have had chronic issues with homelessness, staying longer and having less pathways to self-sufficiency and success."…
6th Circuit Court: Trump’s “mandatory detention” immigration policy unconstitutional
The court majority wrote that the government cannot “subject long-term law-abiding residents of the United States…to the hardship of mandatory detention without due process.” It also found the current policy overturned decades of precedent for bond hearings in immigration cases...
‘Out of control’: Inflation surges to highest point in 3 years, driven by energy - POLITICO
“Today’s inflation data confirms what everyone can see: Costs are out of control, and President Trump is responsible,” Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, said in a statement…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/inflation-iran-energy-gas-trump-economy-00915857
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