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• Ed Dept Drops $37.7M Fine Against Grand Canyon University
  
  The Department of Education has rescinded a $37.7 million fine against Grand Canyon University, the largest ever proposed against a higher education institution that sparked allegations the Biden administration was harshly punishing Christian schools.
• Gorka to Newsmax: Biden's Diagnosis a National Security Scandal
  
  Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Donald Trump and senior director for counterterrorism, told Newsmax on Monday that he's skeptical that former President Joe Biden's recent prostate cancer diagnosis came out "of thin air."
• Comey: '86 47' Photo Scrutiny a 'Distraction'
  
  Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Monday that the scrutiny he generated by posting an image of seashells forming the shape of "86 47" last week has been nothing more than a "distraction."
• Amb. Huckabee to Newsmax: JD Vance Visit Delay Was Not a Snub to Israel
  
  Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Newsmax on Monday dismissed reports that Vice President JD Vance deliberately skipped a trip to Israel, saying the decision was logistical, not political.
• Dr. Drew to Newsmax: Immoral If Biden's Prostate Cancer Was Withheld
  
  Dr. Drew Pinsky told Newsmax on Monday that it is "immoral" had the Biden administration withheld any information regarding former President Joe Biden having prostate cancer during his presidency.
• Senate Confirms Charles Kushner as Amb. to France
  
  On Monday, the Senate confirmed Charles Kushner as United States ambassador to France in a 51 to 45 vote, The Hill reported.
• 4 Polls Show Trump With Strong Approval Ratings
  
  President Donald Trump's trip last week to the Middle East and his administration's recent progress on trade agreements appear to have boosted his perception among American voters, with four national polls showing his favorability rating above 47%.
• Fiscal Hawks Won't Know Cost of Budget Bill Before Vote
  
  House Republicans won't know the final cost of the reconciliation bill before leadership puts the bill on the floor, Politico reported.
• Kellogg to Newsmax: Trump May Walk From Peace Talks
  
  Keith Kellogg, U.S. special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, told Newsmax on Monday that Ukraine and Russia need to realize that President Donald Trump could and would walk away from peace negotiations.
• Schumer Proposes Ban on Foreign Air Force One Planes
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Monday introduced a bill that would prevent any foreign aircraft from being used as Air Force One, the aircraft that transports the U.S. president. Schumer introduced the "Presidential Airlift Security Act" after news last ...
• Habba Dismisses Charges Against N.J. Mayor After ICE Spat
  
  Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba announced she would be dismissing the charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his confrontation with ICE officials a week and a half ago at a detention facility for illegal criminal migrants.
• Stephen Miran to Newsmax: GOP Budget Bill Puts Cash in Americans' Pockets
  
  If passed, Republicans' sweeping tax and border bill would deliver direct financial relief to Americans and spark strong economic growth, Stephen Miran, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, said Monday on Newsmax.
• Sen. Warren: GENIUS Act to Lead to 'Financial Meltdown'
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., warned from the Senate floor on Monday that the GENIUS Act , which would tie stablecoins, the private analog to central bank digital currencies, to a 1-to-1 ratio with "Federal Reserve notes" , would lead to a "financial meltdown."
• Trump Admin Assails Walz for ICE-Gestapo Comparison
  
  Some in the Trump administration were among those who issued scathing rebukes to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who likened Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Nazi Germany's Gestapo in a commencement speech over the weekend.
• FEC Complaint Filed Against Dem Rep. Vindman Campaign
  
  A complaint has been filed with the Federal Elections Commission against freshman Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., accusing him of using campaign money to promote a book authored by his twin Alexander, the whistleblower behind President Donald Trump's first impeachment.
• Trump Speculates on Biden Cancer Diagnosis
  
  President Donald Trump said he was surprised the public wasn't notified earlier about former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis.
• Hillary Scoffs at GOP Female President: 'Handmaiden'
  
  Hillary Clinton recently sneered at the idea of a Republican female president, saying that all but a "very few" would be handmaidens "to the patriarchy," The Daily Caller reported.
• Rep. Jordan to Newsmax: Look Into Dems' Claim Biden Was Fine
  
  Democrats' claim that Joe Biden was fine while he was president is "something we need to look into as well, because they told us all along that he was just fine," says Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
• DHS Migrant Self-Deportation Program Sends 64 Back Home
  
  The Trump administration on Monday conducted the first chartered deportation flight of illegal immigrants who self-reported for a trip to leave the U.S.The government, on May 5, offered the self-report option using the Customs and Border Control Home app.
• DOJ Plans to Crack Down on Calif. Sanctuary Policies
  
  The Department of Justice on Monday announced a plan to crack down on California's "sanctuary law" that prohibits law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials.
• LA Port Imports Drop 30 Percent Amid Tariff Impact
  
  Inbound container shipments at the Port of Los Angeles plummeted as much as 30% in early May, driven by President Donald Trump's tariffs that have dampened trade and left local port officials bracing for prolonged uncertainty, Bloomberg reported.
• Rep. Donalds to Newsmax: Budget Bill 'Very Good Piece of Legislation'
  
  The 'one big, beautiful' spending bill before the U.S. House is not perfect, says Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., but he told Newsmax on Monday that it still gets his vote.
• Trump to Attend House GOP Meeting Amid Budget Battle
  
  President Donald Trump is to attend Tuesday morning's House Republican Conference meeting as the party battles to keep advancing the reconciliation package that will fund the president's domestic policy agenda, according to reports.
• Leavitt: Trump Committed to Obtaining Greenland
  
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday reiterated that President Donald Trump remains committed to "obtaining Greenland in whatever means we can" despite strong opposition from the island territory's leaders.
• WH Defends Medicaid Reforms Amid Division Among House GOP
  
  The White House on Monday defended plans by House Republicans to reform Medicaid, saying the reconciliation budget proposal, dubbed President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," will "strengthen and preserve" the healthcare program for low-income individuals for "decades to come."

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