GOP REP. DELETES TRUMP REBUKE IN EMBARRASSING ABOUT-FACE

LIBERAL NEWS
the BLUE PILL

Outrage as Trump ambassador ignores brutal attack on American news crew [Strong Left] — Raw Story

Trump administration's wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers is unlawful, federal judge in California rules [Lean Left] — LA Times

Hegseth adviser's damning outburst about Trump war immediately backfires: 'Shocking' [Strong Left] — Raw Story

Democrats Demand Answers on Jared Kushner’s Shady Albania Land Deal [Strong Left] — New Republic

Trump and Vance Just Gave Maine Democrat Troy Jackson Two Big Gifts [Strong Left] — New Republic

Why Trump Has So Many Weird Work Wives: Guru [Strong Left] — Daily Beast

Robert Lewandowski scores again, but Fire settle for tie with Sounders [Lean Left] — Chicago Sun-Times

This Governor Could Lose His Primary. A Bridge May Be to Blame. [Lean Left] — NY Times

Trump Silent as Chinese Hackers Target Tons of Government Websites [Strong Left] — New Republic

The midterms of scandal are underway [Lean Left] — Politico

‘You can call me senator!’ Black progressive Dem wallops Trump ally over racist attack [Strong Left] — Raw Story

Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown smells like a coverup [Strong Left] — Salon

Week in Politics: Trump renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America'; Fed chair signals hikes [Lean Left] — NPR Politics

Trump’s Stock Portfolio Has Moved Up To $1 Billion Since Returning to Office [Strong Left] — Rolling Stone Politics

The Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the Midterms [Strong Left] — The Nation

Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November? [Lean Left] — New Yorker

Republican Governor Calls Out DOJ’s “Aggressive” Election Monitors [Strong Left] — New Republic

Twin Big Sur wildfires shut down Highway 1 as new blaze races toward coast [Lean Left] — LA Times

HYPOCRITICAL NEWS

Meta Caves With $17 Billion Settlement in Social Media Addiction Case [Strong Left] — New Republic

Outrage as Google ‘capitulates’ to Trump with ‘genuinely disturbing’ move: ‘Just pathetic’ [Strong Left] — Raw Story

GOP Rep. Deletes Trump Rebuke in Embarrassing About-Face [Strong Left] — Daily Beast

Fact-Checking Senate Races in Georgia, Alaska and Texas [Lean Left] — NYT Politics

Fact-Checking Senate Races in Georgia, Alaska and Texas - The New York Times [Center] — Google News US Politics

MAGA HYPOCRITE SILENT AFTER ARREST... [Center] — Drudge Report

Seneca Nation leader calls Trump's Lake America renaming 'unpresidential,' demands reversal [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Two of California's top law enforcement leaders trade barbs over state election integrity [Center] — LA Times

Rahm Emanuel, potential 2028 candidate, says democratic socialists aren't part of Democratic Party [Center] — Washington Times

AOC renews her Democratic Socialists of America membership as she mulls a run for the White House [Center] — Washington Times

Sony accuses Anthropic of 'brazen campaign' to train Claude on its music — and wants up to $150,000 a song [Center] — Business Insider

I downsized from a house to a small apartment. I got rid of a lot, but kept one sentimental item. [Center] — Business Insider

OpenAI and Anthropic are battling Big Tech for talent. We asked workers who's winning them over — and who's not. [Center] — Business Insider

A financially independent couple shares 3 money rules that helped them pay off debt and build wealth [Center] — Business Insider

Mehdi Hasan Explodes on Pro-Israel Democratic Activist in Nasty Brawl: You Are an ‘Unhinged Racist POS’ [Center] — Mediaite

WaPo Correspondent and Pentagon Spox Throw Down Over Report That Military Brass Warned Against Hegseth’s War Escalation [Center] — Mediaite

Ken Paxton Tells Fox News Anchor He Was ‘Just Following Texas Law’ When He Claimed 3 Primary Residences [Center] — Mediaite

Welker Confronts Ted Cruz About His GOP Colleague’s Fiery Criticism of Ken Paxton: Do You Agree ‘Paxton is Lazy?’ [Center] — Mediaite

CONSERVATIVE NEWS
the RED PILL

Michigan Supreme Court Justices Took Campaign Cash From Jane Fonda Org Weeks Before Freezing Pipeline Project [Strong Right] — Daily Caller

UK Child Rape Grooming Gangs Tied to Organised Crime Groups, Research Project Finds [Strong Right] — Breitbart

On the Election Case, Take the Supreme Court Justices at Their Word [Lean Right] — National Review

Texas Governor Orders Halt to State Funding of Flock Cameras [Strong Right] — Breitbart

Death toll rises to 38 after Russian strike on Ukrainian warehouse [Lean Right] — Washington Examiner

Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

How Oppenheimer Obliterated Auden’s Association with <font style="font-variant: small-caps;">National Review</font> [Lean Right] — National Review

Newsom hit with lawsuit threat as whistleblower begs Trump for help with ‘monumental’ fraud scandal [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race" [Lean Right] — Reason

This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties [Lean Right] — Reason

Who Are the Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas? [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Trump indicates support for Christian-backed plan to help Canadian Jews escape antisemitism [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Canada Should Ignore Trump's Protectionism and Unilaterally Enact Free Trade [Lean Right] — Reason

This Flock AI Tool Finds You Without A Name Or Plate [Strong Right] — Daily Caller

Trump’s tougher round-two birthright citizenship strategy hinges on key legal distinction, experts say [Lean Right] — Fox News Politics

Trump’s Ballroom Is a Political Fight, Not a Judicial One [Lean Right] — National Review

Canada Is Becoming a Fentanyl Exporter, and a Target for Trump [Lean Right] — Wall Street Journal

Market Correlation

U.S. equities are mixed: the S&P 500 -0.25% at 7,712, the Nasdaq -0.52% at 26,402, the Dow -0.02% at 53,560. The VIX sits at 14.4 (-0.6% today), inside its normal range.

The 10-year Treasury yield is climbing at 4.72% — the number behind mortgage rates and Washington's interest bill. The dollar index is at 99.7 (+0.5%). Elsewhere: gold down 1.7% at $4,530/oz; WTI crude down 0.2% at $83.40/bbl; Bitcoin at $78,888 (+1.4%).

Among big names, AMZN leads gainers at +3.97%, while PYPL lags at -12.71%. Rate moves and energy prices feed straight into the political fight over inflation — match this against the headlines above.

S&P 500 7,711.76 -0.25%

Nasdaq 26,402.42 -0.52%

Dow 53,559.99 -0.02%

VIX 14.43 -0.55%

10Y Yield 4.72% +1.03%

Dollar Index 99.7 +0.54%

Bitcoin 78,888.49 +1.36%

Gold 4,529.9 -1.73%

Oil WTI 83.4 -0.16%