https://drudge.com/ The Other Side of the News en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292174/gop-votes-protect-payouts-pardoned https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/video-republicans-block-blumenthal-proposal-to-prevent-payout-to-pardoned-insurrectionists-who-sexually-assaulted-children Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee voted unanimously to block an amendment to a bill that would prevent child sex offenders who were pardoned by Donald Trump from receiving payment from a newly established $1.8 billion slush fund that Trump's personal attorney Todd Blanche agreed to have the government create as part of the settlement involving a member of the Trump led IRS during his first term having leaked part of Trump's tax returns. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:e4tqkvdjxqapupkv6rnb6agp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7lstq6ts2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiglyx537oz7e2u4phxgj3qsc2m6cssvrtbffts2z6bq4pnwzlqsd4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">JUST NOW: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asks Todd Blanche about a pardoned Jan 6 rioter who offered a molestation victim a payoff (from a forthcoming Trump reparations fund) ... for silence<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e4tqkvdjxqapupkv6rnb6agp/post/3mm7lstq6ts2o?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Scott MacFarlane (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e4tqkvdjxqapupkv6rnb6agp?ref_src=embed">@macfarlanenews.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e4tqkvdjxqapupkv6rnb6agp/post/3mm7lstq6ts2o?ref_src=embed">10:25 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 23:32:49 -0400 johnny_hotsauce https://drudge.com/news/292174/gop-votes-protect-payouts-pardoned#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292174 news, 0.5 daily 292174 https://drudge.com/news/292184/jan-6-police-officers-sue-block-slush https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/trump-weaponization-fund-lawsuit-jan-6-00929342 In the new lawsuit, former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department Officer Daniel Hodges contend that Trump intends to use the massive bankroll to pay people who organized and participated in the riot. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc3mdxbcc2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicnouvf3e2zu356ttuwo7e6jqfeibufp6lkyyhq5emrmyrqwa7jgq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BREAKING: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn & MPD Officer Hodges are suing to block the $1.8B "weaponization" slush fund.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/post/3mmc3mdxbcc2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mueller, She Wrote (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g?ref_src=embed">@muellershewrote.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/post/3mmc3mdxbcc2l?ref_src=embed">10:13 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 22:30:47 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/292184/jan-6-police-officers-sue-block-slush#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292184 news, 0.5 daily 292184 https://drudge.com/news/292187/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire-senate-parliamentarian-00929797 President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded Senate Republicans fire the nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, after she ruled this weekend that Republicans could not include funding for the White House ballroom in an immigration enforcement bill. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcqn7k4j52w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibq54fqoqa6mlct7ql5krudyqvmkfzercqvjtyrhmnue4av6ar6a4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough blocked the inclusion of $1 billion of funding for Trump's White House ballroom in Republicans' budget reconciliation package.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/post/3mmcqn7k4j52w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- HuffPost (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec?ref_src=embed">@huffpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j4eroku3volozvv6ljsnnfec/post/3mmcqn7k4j52w?ref_src=embed">4:29 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 21:31:11 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292187/trump-demands-senate-republicans-fire#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292187 news, 0.5 daily 292187 https://drudge.com/news/292194/trump-officials-say-they-can-build-250-foot https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/20/trump-officials-plan-build-arch-without-congressional-authorization/ White House and agency officials have repeatedly declined to answer whether they will seek authorization for Trump's arch from the current Congress. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmetgjya4y2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihsfnakaglzjitwxnok26a5pzqjfictwwx3nitlj5j3lodohkxas4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump claims he doesn&#x27;t need congressional approval of his arch<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mmetgjya4y2t?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mmetgjya4y2t?ref_src=embed">12:24 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 20:31:31 -0400 OCUser https://drudge.com/news/292194/trump-officials-say-they-can-build-250-foot#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292194 news, 0.5 daily 292194 https://drudge.com/news/292186/trumps-coins-wont-ready-july-4 https://www.newsweek.com/us-mint-donald-trump-gold-coins-250-anniversary-delay-11967439 New gold coins featuring President Donald Trump's face, issued for the 250th anniversary of United States independence, likely will not be ready until several months afterwards, the U.S. Mint has said in a legal document reviewed by Newsweek. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7j6sjyhs2g" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig3uyv5bonejdta3avdhsqlrs2lwqcwyw2qyo7i6osu77bxwetloa" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump gets: - $100M arch - $1B ballroom fund - A gold coin with his face on it - A $1.8B slush fund for his MAGA buddies Meanwhile, he&#x27;s left Americans with higher grocery bills, higher health care costs, and higher gas prices.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mm7j6sjyhs2g?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Elizabeth Warren (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp?ref_src=embed">@warren.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mm7j6sjyhs2g?ref_src=embed">9:38 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 19:32:30 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292186/trumps-coins-wont-ready-july-4#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292186 news, 0.5 daily 292186 https://drudge.com/news/292220/nascar-driver-kyle-busch-dies https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2026/05/21/kyle-busch-two-time-nascar-cup-series-champion-dies-at-age-41/ NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died today after being hospitalized hours earlier with a severe illness. The two-time NASCAR champion was 41 and won a truck series race just six days ago, savoring the win in the post-race interview by saying &quot;you never know when the last one is.&quot; Kyle Busch, a generational talent who rose to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and one of the sport's greatest drivers, died Thursday. He was 41. Busch's death, which was announced by the Busch family, NASCAR and Richard Childress Racing, marked a sudden, staggering blow to the motorsports community. His team had indicated earlier Thursday that Busch had been hospitalized with a severe illness. Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR's top division, where he won two Cup Series titles (2015, 2019) and 63 races -- a figure that ranks ninth on the circuit's all-time win list. His numbers across the other two national NASCAR series are record-setting, with 102 victories in what is now called the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and 69 wins in the Craftsman Truck Series. Thu, 21 May 2026 19:09:15 -0400 Dbt2 https://drudge.com/news/292220/nascar-driver-kyle-busch-dies#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292220 news, 0.5 daily 292220 https://drudge.com/news/292166/trump-dumps-cornyn-backs-paxton https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/politics/cornyn-paxton-trump-texas-endorse Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn, dealing a massive blow to the incumbent with major implications in the fight for the Senate majority. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeik2skjc25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigk5xcr5qi4y4mj6h4rdxohyjp4axd4q3hfan4r27o47gf3tlkjiu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Democrats are hopeful about their chances of winning a Senate seat in Texas following Trump's decision to back Ken Paxton, seen as a weaker general election candidate than John Cornyn. Democrats think they have a uniquely strong nominee in James Talarico and Paxton would be a vulnerable opponent.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mmeik2skjc25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jon Cooper (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky?ref_src=embed">@joncooper-us.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mmeik2skjc25?ref_src=embed">9:09 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 18:32:32 -0400 Doc_Sarvis https://drudge.com/news/292166/trump-dumps-cornyn-backs-paxton#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292166 news, 0.5 daily 292166 https://drudge.com/news/292213/gas-above-4-all-50-states https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Items/May21-4.html It is now official: Gas is averaging over $4 a gallon in every state, according to the AAA. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm62l54mws2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih6egkpp2nec3v3zw22gx4pfmmpboyge6hqrv4viusalkk5bwxbvi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump burning through our Strategic Oil Reserve as fast as he possibly can just to try and keep gas prices under $5 .<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mm62l54mws2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ron Filipkowski (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur?ref_src=embed">@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mm62l54mws2a?ref_src=embed">7:43 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 17:32:59 -0400 A_Friend https://drudge.com/news/292213/gas-above-4-all-50-states#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292213 news, 0.5 daily 292213 https://drudge.com/news/292191/cybertruck-driver-arrested-after-driving https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c072x1kml44o A man has been arrested in Texas accused of intentionally driving his Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to use the vehicle's "wade mode" feature. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:vqtakzi5bityrtbjj4cfan4l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma3aipp5kxt" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieahz7qqa5pfdyh4esyiiszcf2vffdli4evskvkjqayvwqleutudu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">and now, your moment of zen. (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYhEwUvv67q/)<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vqtakzi5bityrtbjj4cfan4l/post/3mma3aipp5kxt?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Timothy Burke (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vqtakzi5bityrtbjj4cfan4l?ref_src=embed">@bubbaprog.xyz</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vqtakzi5bityrtbjj4cfan4l/post/3mma3aipp5kxt?ref_src=embed">3:01 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 16:33:34 -0400 redial https://drudge.com/news/292191/cybertruck-driver-arrested-after-driving#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292191 news, 0.5 daily 292191 https://drudge.com/news/292188/835000-settlement-man-jailed-over https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-facebook-arrest-tennessee-bushart-b8c5808d77f47a2d93497d12cf0daf84 Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcreeblp22b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif4on4kf7w7kvbxwnk6r3i5ov7svkcmj4q3fhwdvz6nauwxthicsu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Retired Tennessee cop Larry Bushart was jailed for 37 days after posting a Trump meme that apparently deeply offended a sheriff in his county.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mmcreeblp22b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ars Technica (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2?ref_src=embed">@arstechnica.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mmcreeblp22b?ref_src=embed">4:42 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 15:32:16 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/292188/835000-settlement-man-jailed-over#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292188 news, 0.5 daily 292188 https://drudge.com/news/292160/trump-dept-energy-releasing-53-million https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/united-states-energy-department-oil-barrels-strategic-patroleum-reserve-release/507-f8ab65ec-b3a3-424d-9228-075e377cf43c The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Monday plans to release more than 53 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm62l54mws2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreih6egkpp2nec3v3zw22gx4pfmmpboyge6hqrv4viusalkk5bwxbvi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump burning through our Strategic Oil Reserve as fast as he possibly can just to try and keep gas prices under $5 .<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mm62l54mws2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ron Filipkowski (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur?ref_src=embed">@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3mm62l54mws2a?ref_src=embed">7:43 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 18, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 14:30:24 -0400 jpw https://drudge.com/news/292160/trump-dept-energy-releasing-53-million#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292160 news, 0.5 daily 292160 https://drudge.com/news/292157/trump-proposes-admitting-more-white-south https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/politics/trump-additional-white-south-african-refugees The Trump administration is proposing increasing the refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2026 to 17,500 for White South Africans, according to an emergency determination sent to Congress and obtained by CNN. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7rwjpz322s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiexrrl5cctsvjek5sk6f2ibsn5nna3jhhdmiboi5gz66vxh4oybgq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Refugee Status for White South Africans, Red Tape for Everyone Else: The US Declares a Convenient 'Emergency'<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p/post/3mm7rwjpz322s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Raider (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p?ref_src=embed">@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:udnac33pmf2iwcblpeai5a5p/post/3mm7rwjpz322s?ref_src=embed">12:14 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 10:31:41 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/292157/trump-proposes-admitting-more-white-south#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292157 news, 0.5 daily 292157 https://drudge.com/news/292204/trumps-non-settlement-irs https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-19-2026 Despite the term being widely used, Historian Heather Cox Richardson lays out how Trump's "settlement" with the IRS is definitely not a settlement, it is an agreement. The judge was fixing to throw out Trump's case against the IRS so there was nothing to settle. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7pkysgfs2n" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiew2yqioarlumiioq3f6g4g3z46uyb532gi7hzcwb4w4qpkjs7a3y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Notice they keep calling it a settlement agreement. Over and over. Sane washing the fact that this isn't a settlement. It's not pursuant to a lawsuit. It not approved by a court. It JUST THEFT.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/post/3mm7pkysgfs2n?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Mueller, She Wrote (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g?ref_src=embed">@muellershewrote.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/post/3mm7pkysgfs2n?ref_src=embed">11:32 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 19, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 10:02:12 -0400 retort https://drudge.com/news/292204/trumps-non-settlement-irs#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292204 news breaking, 0.5 daily 292204 https://drudge.com/news/292193/usdoj-indicts-former-cuba-president-raul https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-unseals-superseding-indictment-charging-raul-castro-and-five-castro-regime-co The US Department of Justice unsealed a superseding indictment charging Raul Modesto Castro Ruz (94) ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmchfeyoxu2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidtx2ijlwpes63vv7q75lvobmwfv2rfpv7wtbr7h5zw7uqx2temau" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: The U.S. announces charges against former Cuban President Ra&Atilde;&ordm;l Castro over 1996 shootdown of an exile group&#x27;s planes.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mmchfeyoxu2c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mmchfeyoxu2c?ref_src=embed">1:43 PM &Acirc;&middot; May 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 21 May 2026 07:33:03 -0400 C0RI0LANUS https://drudge.com/news/292193/usdoj-indicts-former-cuba-president-raul#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292193 news, 0.5 daily 292193 https://drudge.com/news/292185/barney-frank-dies https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgpy2ze3q1o Former US congressman Barney Frank who famously took on Wall Street and was one of the first known openly gay representatives died on Tuesday night, US media reports. He was 86. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc22rticm2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidky5xzmptppnztc2nsbasutecjxgsj7mqiscxm2vqawxjjc4ndzy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: Barney Frank, one of the first openly gay members of Congress who championed Wall Street reform, dies at 86. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/post/3mmc22rticm2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- NBC News (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s?ref_src=embed">@nbcnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmho6q2uiyktkam3jsvrms3s/post/3mmc22rticm2l?ref_src=embed">9:45 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 20, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 20 May 2026 23:30:20 -0400 redial https://drudge.com/news/292185/barney-frank-dies#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292185 news, 0.5 daily 292185