Fox News Poll: 'Resilient discontent' defines the US mood at 250th anniversary
Two-thirds of American voters describe the U.S. in negative terms, yet 81% still prefer living here as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.

European Union lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a US trade deal, clearing a path for final ratification before President Donald Trump’s threatened deadline to impose new tariffs.
Two-thirds of American voters describe the U.S. in negative terms, yet 81% still prefer living here as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.
Norman Eisen, the former White House ethics czar who has become one of the most aggressive legal thorns in Donald Trump's side, filed a new lawsuit Monday on behalf of former January 6 prosecutors, refusing to accept media reports suggesting the administration's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund has been quietly shelved."We are NOT accepting media reports as proof that the $1.8B slush fund and 'settlements' associated with it are dead," Eisen wrote on X, announcing the filing. "That's why we have just filed a new lawsuit to make sure this ENDS."The complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief was filed in federal court Monday, Case 1:26-cv-01907, on behalf of two former prosecutors who handled January 6 cases. It names Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano as defendants, along with the Justice Department and the Treasury Department.According to language visible in the filing, the lawsuit argues that the fund's creation, along with its assertion that January 6 prosecutors acted for improper political reasons, has harmed the plaintiffs. The complaint notes that January 6 insurrectionists have already been "hailing the creation of the Fund," underscoring why the legal fight cannot be considered over based on press reports alone.The filing was made in partnership with Platkin LLP, Washington Litigation Group, and Heaphy Smith.The post was quickly reposted by Barbara Comstock, the former Republican congresswoman from Virginia who has become a vocal Trump critic.BREAKING: we are NOT accepting media reports as proof that the $1.8B slush fund & "settlements" associated with it are deadThat's why we @DDFund_ have just filed a new lawsuit to make sure this ENDS --on behalf of former J6 prosecutors with Platkin LLP, WLG & Heaphy Smith pic.twitter.com/lT49UzKs3H— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) June 1, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Monday signed an executive order “repealing bedtimes” to allow kids in the Big Apple to watch the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. “Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch…
President Donald Trump is still optimistic the US can reach an interim peace deal with Iran soon, after the Islamic Republic threatened to suspend talks because of Israel’s escalating attacks in Lebanon.
Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a proxy of Iran, is complicating Trump’s negotiations with Tehran, leaving lawmakers hungry for more information as they return to Washington. Trump last week indicated…
A Kenyan high court instructed the authorities to disclose details of an agreement with the US government to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the East African nation.
The Israeli military launched deadly new strikes in Lebanon on Tuesday after reporting attacks from Hezbollah overnight, despite President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to de-escalate after Iran threatened to pull out of peace talks
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued on Monday after President Trump pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back strikes in Lebanon amid negotiations to end the war with Iran. The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah placed US talks with Iran in jeopardy on Monday. The post JUST IN: Strikes Continue in Southern Lebanon After Trump Unloaded on Netanyahu – Israel and Lebanon Hold Talks at US State Department appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.