Today’s Big Story…

President Trump’s administration released its “skinny” budget blueprint, outlining $1.7 trillion in discretionary spending, with a likely increase in defense funding. The total excludes Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and interest on the debt.

The defense budget is set to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, totaling $1.01 trillion—$892.6 billion in discretionary spending and $119.3 billion in mandatory funds, with another $150 billion expected in a future reconciliation bill. To navigate Congress, the Trump administration aims to present the defense budget as unchanged from 2025, while cutting non-defense discretionary spending to $557 billion—a 22.6% drop—sidestepping the usual demand for equal increases in both areas.

The White House and congressional Republicans plan to seek an additional $150 billion in mandatory defense spending through a reconciliation bill tied to tax cuts. Combined with the skinny budget, this would raise defense spending by about 13.4%, funding a next-gen "Golden Dome" missile defense system, military shipyards, and nuclear deterrent upgrades.

Another Big Story…

President Trump blasted Democrats on Truth Social over a failed new impeachment attempt, calling for their removal from Congress. The effort, led by Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan, collapsed after all four Democrat co-sponsors withdrew, citing a lack of party approval.

FEC records show Rep. Thanedar’s campaign, “Shri for Congress,” is over $730,000 in debt. Thanedar, the Michigan Democrat who filed impeachment articles against President Trump, has a history of other financial controversies. In 2016, The Detroit News reported he was sued for allegedly inflating one of his company’s values before selling it for $20 million. His St. Louis-based chemical firm later collapsed and was liquidated by court order after a lender took him to court.

In his failed 2018 bid for Michigan governor, Thanedar faced backlash after a Huffington Post report revealed disturbing details about his former animal testing lab. In 2010, 170 dogs and monkeys were rescued from AniClin Preclinical Services, a New Jersey lab Thanedar owned through his bankrupt company, Azopharma. After the facility was abandoned, local activists discovered 118 beagles still trapped inside, with workers sneaking in to help them.

Weekend News

1. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a staunch Trump ally, publicly slammed the Trump administration’s direction in a scathing post—though she stopped short of criticizing Trump himself. Read more…

2. In a CNN segment with Van Jones, three Black voters who supported President Trump in November said they have no regrets. Trump won 13% of the Black vote in 2024, including 21% of Black men and 7% of Black women, according to CNN exit polls. Watch here…

3. Stocks climbed after a strong April jobs report eased recession fears, pushing the S&P 500 up 1.6% and on track for its longest winning streak since November 2004—nine consecutive days of gains. See the report…

4. During his commencement speech at the University of Alabama, President Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports,” earning loud applause after praising the school’s SEC champion women’s track team. Watch here…

5. A federal judge refused to block key parts of President Trump’s executive orders on DEI and gender, denying a request from three civil rights groups to halt their enforcement. Details here…

6. California Gov. Gavin Newsom awarded nearly $200,000 in taxpayer funds to a San Diego mosque tied to 9/11 hijackers and whose imam defended Hamas’s attack on Israel. The grant, part of a state antiterrorism program, was intended to bolster security at religious sites. Read more…

7. Fox News host Jesse Watters joined Elon Musk and about 20 team members at a DOGE “board meeting” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where they discussed government waste, fraud, and abuse. Watch here…

8. New disturbing details have emerged about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 member deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador’s CECOT prison on March 15. Details here…

9. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is facing backlash for expressing concern over mass deportations’ impact on other countries, despite staying largely silent on the surge of migrants entering the U.S. under Biden. Critics called out the double standard over her inconsistent stance. Read more…

10. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is facing renewed scrutiny after a New York Magazine profile, citing former staffers, claimed his health has declined significantly since his 2022 stroke—contradicting his public claims of recovery. Details here…

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