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Leaked emails and messages revealed King Charles harbored private concerns about hosting President Donald Trump for a U.K. state visit, primarily due to Trump and Vice President JD Vance's February 2025 ridiculing of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over perceived ingratitude for American support.

"Multiple senior Whitehall sources have told this newspaper that the King was reticent about hosting Trump at this time because of his treatment of Zelensky," The i Paper reported.

Georgetown University law professor Steve Vladeck analyzed a little-noticed Supreme Court occurrence in Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges that may reveal how Justice Amy Coney Barrett will rule on consequential Trump-era legal battles.

Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Barrett, advocated going further than the narrow procedural ruling to restrict federal employees' ability to challenge politically controlled administrative tribunals. The case centers on "channeling" — the doctrine requiring plaintiffs to exhaust designated administrative forums before reaching federal court.

Conservative podcaster Candace Owens is facing intense backlash within her own movement after appearing at the Kremlin-backed St. Petersburg International Economic Forum alongside sanctioned Russian officials.

Radio host Mark Levin called Owens a "Woke Reich traitor" on X.

President Donald Trump displayed a chart titled "Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers" during a Wednesday Oval Office press gaggle, comparing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation project to the Willis Tower, Empire State Building, and One World Trade Center.

Trump stated, if the skyscrapers were laid horizontally, "it would take two or three of them to fill it in," implying the pool's width is almost 200 feet. Political analysts and observers shared reactions on social media.

Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman warned that President Donald Trump's tendency to navigate multiple scandals at the same time has distracted Americans from his intensified bombing campaigns in South America, which have killed approximately 200 people and violated international law.

In a Substack essay, Litman argued that Trump's lawlessness carries enormous costs while remaining largely hidden from public scrutiny.

President Donald Trump has been absent from public appearances for a week following a hospital visit on May 27, holding only closed-door meetings, while the White House has not commented on future public events.

The extended absence sparked online speculation about his health, with CBS senior correspondent Ed O'Keefe noting Trump has not held a public event beyond weekend golf glimpses and a taped interview.

Thousands of Albanians have protested for four consecutive days against a proposed €4 billion ($4.7 billion) luxury resort linked to Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, on Sazan Island and the protected Vjosa-Narta coastal wetlands.

"It's an unbelievable, beautiful, 1,400-hectare private island in the middle of the Mediterranean," Ivanka said in conversation with David Senra.

Democratic candidates are capitalizing on widespread dissatisfaction in Iowa's agricultural sector, where tariffs, Medicaid cuts, and rising fertilizer and diesel costs from the Iran war have devastated farmers.

Iowa, which President Donald Trump won by 13 points 18 months ago, is now experiencing record farm foreclosures and skyrocketing suicide rates, reports Politico.

Senate Republicans removed nearly $1 billion in White House ballroom security funding from their immigration package after the Senate parliamentarian determined the provision violated budgetary requirements.

The ruling would have allowed Democrats to filibuster the bill and block $70 billion in ICE and border patrol funding, according to CNN.

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) walked out of a congressional hearing Wednesday after a heated confrontation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Venezuelan oil revenue controlled by the Trump administration.

Following the January military operation that resulted in U.S. control of Venezuela, Rubio revealed the administration retained control of the country's oil revenue, according to AP.

CNN media analyst Brian Stelter warned CBS Chief Bari Weiss' firing of veteran journalist Scott Pelley represents an "underwater earthquake" at the network, with significant ripple effects and potential legal consequences.

Pelley, who spent over four decades at CBS News, was dismissed one day after confronting leadership and accusing them of "murdering" 60 Minutes. CBS Executive Producer Nick Bilton terminated Pelley "for cause," a designation Pelley can challenge in court.

Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, Secretary Markwayne Mullin refused to commit to complying with federal court orders.

During a tense Senate Appropriations hearing Tuesday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, pressed Mullin four times to confirm DHS would follow court directives to halt illegal or unconstitutional conduct.

Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) fractured Republican caucus has created a legislative gridlock in the House, contrasting sharply with Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-SD) productive chamber.

Politico reports, the time to vote for legislation is growing increasingly limited.