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Congress is preparing to leave town for a weeklong recess without passing a Republican-backed plan to fund immigration enforcement for the next three years. This is a top priority for President Trump, who told congressional Republicans he wanted additional funding approved by June 1. Trump's $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization" fund may derail the deadline. The fund aims to compensate people who say they have been targeted by the government. It's not included in the immigration enforcement measure, but some Senate Republicans wanted to address it before passing the funding. Discord also appears to be growing among House Republicans, who called off a vote last night on a resolution limiting the president’s war powers. 

The Democratic National Committee yesterday released an external review of its 2024 campaign losses to identify lessons for 2026 and beyond. DNC Chairman Ken Martin is facing internal criticism for shelving the report after he received it in December 2025. Martin has apologized for not releasing the report and for not being more transparent about the decision. But he also said he disavows the report, which was delivered incomplete. The 192-page document, written by Paul Rivera, a Democratic consultant unaffiliated with the Biden and Harris campaigns, lacks key sections, including a conclusion and an executive summary. 

National Hurricane Center forecasters predict that the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season will see slightly fewer storms than average. They estimate 8 to 14 storms in the Atlantic between June 1 and Nov. 30. Abnormally warm waters in the Atlantic raise the risk that at least one very large, destructive hurricane will form, potentially threatening the tens of millions of people living in areas vulnerable to flooding, wind damage and coastal storm surges. States at risk from hurricanes include large areas of the eastern and southern U.S., including inland regions in Appalachia and the Northeast.

Since January, Democratic candidates have invested nearly four times less in campaign ads highlighting abortion compared to the same period in 2024. This shift reflects a broader change within the party, as voters consistently prioritize cost-of-living concerns. Abortion rights advocates acknowledge the difficulty in delivering their message this year due to a crowded news cycle. But they argue that protecting reproductive access and care must remain a vital part of the political conversation around affordability.