Todd Blanche’s defense of Epstein files redaction raises questions

Todd Blanche’s defense of Epstein files redaction raises questions

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made news on Tuesday during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing when he confirmed that the Trump administration is dropping the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund he was required to establish under a settlement agreement President Donald Trump entered into with the IRS and the Department of Justice last month. (Blanche … Read more

Noboa’s Ecuador: Is this what ‘partnering’ with the US looks like?

Noboa’s Ecuador: Is this what ‘partnering’ with the US looks like?

Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, has used his country’s spiraling security crisis to tighten his grip on power. Under the banner of the “war on drugs,” his government has expanded emergency rule and intensified a crackdown on political opponents. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has continued to provide the Noboa government with political cover and military support … Read more

Delinquency rates on almost every type of major loan on the rise as Americans’ savings hit rock bottom

Delinquency rates on almost every type of major loan on the rise as Americans’ savings hit rock bottom

This is an excerpt from the June 4, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. STEVE RATTNER’S CHARTS AMERICANS’ SAVINGS UNDER PRESSURE DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES DELINQUENCIES UP ACROSS LOANS Source: MS NOW CATCH UP ON MORNING JOE Play Steve Rattner: … Read more

Trump pal funneled millions of Israeli gov’t cash into US media

Trump pal funneled millions of Israeli gov’t cash into US media

This article was co-published with The Intercept. A company run by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, hired by the Israeli government to push pro-Israel views on a major conservative media network, has directed $13 million from Israel to several Republican digital strategy firms and allies, according to a previously unreported document filed under the … Read more

The Odyssey Earns R Rating for Christopher Nolan

The Odyssey Earns R Rating for Christopher Nolan

Teens and tweens hoping to find out if Odysseus makes it home to Ithaca are going to need to bring a parent or adult guardian to the multiplexes. “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan‘s sprawling adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association. It’s unclear why the picture got this designation … Read more

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Meta has quietly embedded face-recognition technology for its smart glasses into an app downloaded to millions of phones, according to a WIRED analysis of the company’s software. Code discreetly added to Meta’s AI app over multiple updates this year shows that the feature, internally called “NameTag,” identifies people captured by the glasses’ camera and, when … Read more