Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech  —  Ex-president calls Hopkins' cannibalistic Lecter ‘late, great’ while condemning ‘people who are being released into our country’  —  Donald Trump on Saturday praised fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter …

A wargame simulated a 2nd Trump presidency.  It concluded NATO would collapse.  — Trump has threatened to quit NATO.  A wargame examined the possible ramifications.  — The US player abandoned Ukraine and ceased NATO participation, triggering crisis in Europe.

Democrats Hold Leads in 4 Crucial Races That Could Decide Senate Control  —  New battleground state polls by The New York Times, Siena College and The Philadelphia Inquirer show Democrats ahead in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and running well ahead of the president.

Kristi Noem Banned From Tribal Lands By a SIXTH Sioux Tribe  —  SEE YA!  —  Days after the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate banned South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from setting foot on tribal land, a sixth Sioux tribe joined in the banishment of the Trump-loving, puppy-killing Republican.

Tim O'Brien on 35 years of covering Trump  —  “His id and animal impulses weren't fully unleashed in the way they are now.”  —  ∙ Paid … Ten years before Donald Trump came down that golden escalator to change the course of American history, Tim O'Brien had already exposed him as a fraud.

Three people charged with offences under the National Security Act  —  Three people have been charged with offences under the National Security Act as part of an investigation led by officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command with support from colleagues in Counter Terrorism Policing in the North East and South East.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’  —  GOING ATOMIC  —  Graham argued Israel would be justified in obliterating Gaza because America did it to Japan 80 years ago.  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) offered a baffling comparison of Israel's war on Gaza …

How 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Changed America  —  After ‘dire predictions,’ the effects have been largely positive, a new study finds  —  Twenty years ago this week, David Wilson and Rob Compton entered into a marriage that some believed would bring on the apocalypse.

Another Maggie Haberman NYT Story Covers Up Oleg Deripaska's Role  —  The reason it matters that Trump brought in Paul Manafort to work on his campaign again for “free” this year is that in 2016, Manafort shared the campaign's strategy with his long-time business associate Konstantin Kilimnik …

Trump appointee blasts Fifth Circuit over “landmines” in its recent decisions  —  In a case that has already ping-ponged around the federal court system, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman on Friday granted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's request to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's …

More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't  —  More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother's Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns.  But the majority still must forego pay to care for new babies …

Biden taps Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and the Clintons for mega fundraisers  —  One high-profile event will feature a contest with Clooney and Roberts on social media platforms to engage grassroots donors, according to details first shared with NBC News.

Stubbornly High Rents Prevent Fed From Finishing Inflation Fight  —  For more than a year, the central bank has expected slowing rent increases to show up in official housing measures  —  Stalled inflation this year hasn't derailed the Federal Reserve's plans to eventually cut interest rates.