Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Federal agents seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) passport, cellphone, notebooks, and personal computers during a raid of her Washington, D.C., home as the Trump administration investigates whether it can build a case to strip the Minnesota Democrat of her U.S. citizenship.
Article: “Feds Seized Ilhan Omar’s Passport, Phone, and Computers in Raid: WSJ“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Feds seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone, subpoenaed family members in immigration status probe“ by Kelly O’Donnell, Ryan J. Reilly and Rebecca Shabad.
Article: “What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?“ by Joel Gunter.
National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Congressman Pocan serves on the House Committee on Appropriations / House Foreign Affairs Committee and, co-chair/co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov
Article: “House Passes Steil’s Congressional Stock Trading Ban“ by Bryan Steil.
Article: “Senate Democrats blocked a bill banning congressional stock trading — why Republicans counted on that“ by Clara Espinoza.
Article: “Congressional stock trading is not a good issue for Bryan Steil“ by Ruth Conniff.
Article: “Absentee ballots mailed to Wisconsin clerks down roughly 30 percent compared to 2022“ by Rich Kremer.
Article: “Trump Says Russia, Ukraine Agreed to Energy Ceasefire ‘Because I Said’“ by Emma Marsden and Gabe Whisnant.
Book: “I, Claudius“ by Robert Graves.
Article: “Trump DOJ cites no clear legal authority in demand that California sideline ballots from suspected noncitizens “ by Yunior Rivas.
Article: “New Deal For All, Inc.“ by FEC.
Article: “Jamie Raskin“ (D, MD-8) by Wikipedia.
Article: “US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens“ by Victoria Bekiempis.
Book: No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism by Jared Huffman.
Article: “Russian missiles hit Kiev as Ukraine slams allies for lack of warning“ by DPA International.
Article: “USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show“ (2020) by Kristen Holmes and Paul P. Murphy (2020).
Article: “Incumbent Derrick Van Orden under criticism for the use of AI in his targeted campaign ads against Rebecca Cooke in the race for Wisconsin’s District 3“ by Lillian Ward.
Article: “Project 2025“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russell Vought“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump to Send $90 Medicare Checks, Says Americans Can ‘Rest Assured’ $5,000 Will Follow After Midterms“ by Stephen Prager.
Article: “David Crowley (Wisconsin politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Thom Hartmann“ by Talkers Magazine.
Article: “Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Fall of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger: A Political Reckoning“ by David Kiet.
Article: “Don Bacon“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “One Big Beautiful Bill Act“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Here’s What Happens When 7.5 Million Americans Lose Medicaid Coverage in the Largest Healthcare Rollback in History“ by Jeremy Phillips.
Article: “Utility bills now cost the typical U.S. household more than $4,300 a year“ by Mark Huffman.
Article: “US Social Security trust fund set for 2032 insolvency, report finds“ by Reuters.
Article: “Factories, Data Centers Will Get A Boost From The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’“ by Terry Lane.
Article: “Virginia Foxx“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District election, 2026“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “Chuck Hubbard“ by Ballotpedia.
Article: “The Final Battle for America’s Democracy“ by Michael Luttig.
Article: “Green Party Congressional Candidate Matthew Arndt Arrested After Mequon Road Rage Tirade; Police Cite Antisemitic Statements [Full Uncensored Video]“ by Wisconsin Right Now.
Hour Two: Russia Was Losing and then there was President Trump.
Article: “Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump.“ by David French.
Site: “Craig Unger“.
Article: “Trump ‘I did that’ stickers“ by Amazon.
Article: “Ukraine Loses Starlink Access as Musk Says Zelenskiy Went “Too Far”“ by Edith Olmsted.
Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “Trump declared an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv says Moscow is not abiding by it.“ by Demian Bio.
Article: “‘We’re Done’: Ukraine Resumes Attacks On Russian Oil Refineries As Zelenskyy Loses Patience With Trump“ by Marita Vlachou.
Article: “Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access“ by Dan Sabbagh, Jessica Elgot and Andrew Roth.
Article: “Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates“ by Constant Méheut.
Article: “Volodymyr Zelenskyy feels ‘betrayed’ by Donald Trump over Starlink access“ by Dan Sabbagh, Jessica Elgot and Andrew Roth.
Article: “Trump rips into Volodymyr Zelensky — insisting it’s time for Ukraine to ‘get a new president’“ by Geoff Earle.
Article: “Streeting reassured by US that Ukraine’s access to Starlink restored“ by Sophie Wingate.
Article: “The Forgotten Promise: How the “Budapest Memorandum” Shaped Ukraine’s Nightmare“ by Thom Hartmann.
Could the Next Election Be Decided Before a Single American Casts a Ballot?
Article: “Could the Next Election Be Decided Before a Single American Casts a Ballot?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Disputes over access to the vote intensify as Ohioans begin to cast ballots“ by Julie Carr Smyth.
Book: The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Black Georgians Overrepresented in Mass Voter Registration Purge, Fair Fight Says“ by Chauncey Alcorn.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: “TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Texas Voter Purge System Relies on Bad Federal Data, Suit Says“ by Ryan Autullo.
Article: “Trump Makes RNC Swear Oath To Cheat in Midterm Elections“ by Jordan King.
Case: “District of Columbia v. Heller“, 2008 (2nd Amendment).
Case: “Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)“.
Article: “Ohio looks at removing 352,389 inactive voters from registration database“ by WTVG Staff.
Article: “Your Questions Answered: How the ACLU Is Safeguarding the 2026 Midterms“ by Sophia Lin Lakin, Molly McGrath.
Article: “Georgia cancels nearly 471,000 voter registrations“ by Mark Niesse.
Article: “Unpacking Myths About Noncitizen Voting — How Heritage Foundation’s Own Data Still Proves It’s Not the Problem It’s Made Out to Be“ by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick.
Article: “Georgia Voter Roll Purge Records Request Challenge“ by Democracy Docket.
Article: “What Happened in the Senate Battle for Voting Rights“ by Ellis Champion.
Article: “Election Administration and Voting Survey 2024 Comprehensive Report“ by U.S. Election Assistance Commission to the 119th Congress.
Article: “US federal court terminates Republican-Democrat consent decree on ‘ballot security’“ by Andrew Morgan.
Article: “The Supreme Court revives a controversial data system for citizenship checks“ by Jude Joffe-Block.
Article: “52 U.S. Code § 20501 - Findings and purposes“ (The National Voter Registration Act) by LII.
Article: “Nine ways the Trump administration could interfere with the US midterms“ by Reuters.
Is the fossil fuel Industry about to get a Constitutional Right? Say What?! Defeat Colorado’s Amendment 82!
Article: “A Constitutional Right For The Fossil Fuel Industry? Defeat Colorado’s Amendment 82!“ by Maya K. Van Rossum.
Article: “US Bases Across Eight Countries Hit, Hundreds of Millions in Damage as America Moved to Block Satellite Images“ by Bernadette B. Tixon.
Article: “US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar“ by Timour Azhari.
Article: “Russian mining firm puts Trump’s face on its asbestos products“ by Oliver Milman.
Article: “Asbestos, 9/11 and the World Trade Center“ by Asbestos.com.
Article: “Investigating rumor France, Ukraine gave Trump false intelligence to see if it would leak to Putin “ by Anna Rascouët-Paz.
Article: “Where is transatlantic intelligence-sharing headed under the Trump administration?“ by Hager Ben Jaffel.
Article: “How Many Starlink Satellites Are in Orbit?“ (10,068) by Orbital Radar.
Article: “EU Eyes Starlink Alternative for Ukraine in Early 2027“ (Govsatcom) by Kyiv Post.
Article: “Ghislaine Maxwell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ukraine and weapons of mass destruction“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Treaty of the Danish West Indies“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Nero“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Who is Oscar Belgal? Man shot by ICE in NYC had criminal history“ by Alice Gibbs.
Article: “NYPD cop stabbed 10 times by illegal immigrants chased thugs despite his injuries: prosecutors“ by Steven Vago, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon.
Article: “Immigrants and Crime in the United States“ by MPI.
Article: “Ron DeSantis is right, Barack Obama deported more people than Donald Trump did“ by Maria Ramirez Uribe.
Article: “Killing of Renée Good“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Killing of Alex Pretti“ by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: What will the next 2 years look like with Trump still in power?
Article: “Nerobefehl Nation“ by Paul Krugman.
Book: In Hitler’s Bunker: A Boy Soldier’s Eyewitness Account of the Fuhrer’s Last Days by Armin D. Lehmann with Tim Carroll.
Article: “Armin D. Lehmann“ by Wikipedia.
Trump’s collusion with Russia is real - It’s time to find out why
- Miles Taylor, Ex nat’l security official. NYT bestselling author. Was “A Warning by Anonymous” / & the followup, “Blowback“ / Founder - Defiance.news @MilesTaylor.bsky.social
Article: “Trump’s collusion with Russia is real. It’s time to reopen the investigation.“ by Miles Taylor.
Article: “2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump.“ by David French.
Article: “Musk denies SpaceX restricted Starlink in Ukraine, blames U.S. government“ by Paul Godfrey.
Article: “Exclusive: Ukraine, Russia are done with Steve Witkoff. Trump sees no problem” by Tim Zadorozhnyy.
Article: ““When we retire, we will have a lot of stories that we can remember, and communication with you will be one of the best and most memorable,” Steve Witkoff thanked Vladimir Putin for the warm welcome in Moscow“ by Max “vesti”.
Article: “Serial failure Jared Kushner has no business negotiating peace“ by Sarah K. Burris.
Law: “Logan Act“, 1799 - forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments having a dispute with the U.S.
Article: “Officials rejected Jared Kushner for top secret security clearance, but were overruled“ by Laura Strickler, Ken Dilanian and Peter Alexander.
Article: “White Rose“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Sue’s Stack.
Article: “Hochul launches multi-million dollar ad blitz tying Blakeman to Trump “ by Carl Campanile.
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Didn’t Pass Bar Exam - Does she prove that everyone around Trump is a grifter and a liar?
Article: “Watchdog Files Complaint With California Bar Over Trump Press Secretary Katie Zacharia“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Katie Zacharia reveals how she snagged Trump’s press secretary job as she confirms start date“ by Averee Nelson.
Article: “The Interview: The Man Who Tried to Solve Immigration for the G.O.P.“ (James Lankford) by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Article: “Korean Air Lines Flight 007“ (1983) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Transcript: Bin Laden determined to strike in US, August 6, 2001.
Article: “Putin’s sinking approval ratings are a warning Russians are frustrated with Ukraine war: experts“ by Ronny Reyes.
Article: “List of All Surveys and Programs“ by United States Census Bureau.
Article: “The Minnesota miracle: Why so many corporate giants call us home“ by Corey Butler.
Article: “Data shows Minnesota has paid a steep price for Trump’s tariffs “ by Frank Manzo IV.
Article: “The Sturmabteilung: Hitler’s Unofficial Army Of Thugs“ (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.
Article: “Voter Registration Deadlines“ by vote.org.
Article: “Obama Deportation Statistics“ by Oscar Henriksen.