Trump to Kill Solar Tax Breaks Gets Trashed

When Shifting Government Rules, suddenly Change the Rules of the Game, Mid-Way through, entire Industries can Grind to a Halt. Now, a Major Legal Battle over Power Grids has taken a Dramatic Turn in Court.

A Federal Judge has Officially Blocked a Controversial White House Policy that Restricted Financial Help for Renewable Eenergy. The Decision Marks a Major Setback for Trump (R) ongoing Efforts to Slow Down Wind and Solar Power Development across the U.S.

The Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Delivered theWweekend Ruling in a Washington Court. She Stated that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Ffailed to Provide a Valid Explanation, when it Abruptly Changed a Decade-Old Tax Rule on 8/2025.

The Legal Fight Centers on Lucrative Federal Tax Credits. Under Current Law, Clean Energy Developers must begin Construction by 7/4/2026 or have their Facilities Running by 12/2027 to Secure a 30% Subsidy.

For over Ten years, Builders had a Reliable Safety Nnet to Protect their Investments. They could Lock in their Tax Benefits for Four years Simply by Spending Five% of the TotalPproject Cost, before theCcredits Expired.

But the New IRS Rules Eliminated that Option for Almost All Major Developments. The Shift caused Widespread Panic among Environmental Groups who Claimed the Change would Drive-Up Electricity Bills.

A Coalition including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and San Francisco, quickly Sued to Stop the Policy. They Argued the Restrictions would Stall Vital Clean Energy Infrastructure.

Following the Court Victory, Local Officials praised the Judge’s Decision to send the Rules back to the IRS for Review. “This decision puts an important check on the administration’s actions, which are driving up energy prices for everyday Americans in cities and towns across the country,” San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu (D) said in a Statement.

The Decision Restores Stability to the Clean Energy Sector, allowing Developers to Map Out Future Installations with Confidence.

Local Leaders remain Determined to Protect Green Initiatives from Political Interference. “We will continue to fight for the market fairness and predictability that allow clean energy providers to build projects that benefit us all,” Chiu added.

For now, Federal Tax Officials are staying Silent on the Courtroom Defeat.










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Trump Picks His Personal Lawyer as Top Manhattan Federal Prosecutor

Trump (R) said Saturday, that He would Appoint One of His Personal Lawyers, James McDonald (R), as Manhattan’s Top Federal Prosecutor, putting the Sullivan & Cromwell Partner, in Charge of an Office with Jurisdiction over Wall Street and a Reputation for Pursuing Prominent White-Collar Crime Cases.

“I am confident that Jamie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as he has the respect of, and will work fantastically with, our Law Enforcement Patriots, the Legal Community, and the Judicial Bench,” Trump said in a Social-Media Post.

McDonald is One of Several Lawyers Representing Trump in the Appeal of His Conviction in the Hush-Money Case in New York state Court, and a Related Case in Ffederal Court. He is the Latest in a series of current and former Personal Lawyers Trump has Tapped for Prominent Positions since His Return to the White House.

McDonald would Replace Jay Clayton (I), the Current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who has been Nominated as Director of National Intelligence. Under Clayton, the Office brought Charges against the Ousted Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, the Accused United Healthcare Executive Killer, Luigi Mangione, and Members of an Alleged Drug Ring in a Manhattan Park. Mangione and Maduro have Pleaded Not Guilty.

McDonald is currently a Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, the Firm where Clayton spent over Two Decades as a Corporate Lawyer. McDonald in 2021 Joined the Firm, which currently Represents Trump in Appeals of His Civil and Criminal Cases. During Trump’s First Term, McDonald served as Enforcement Director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

McDonald, who goes by Jamie, is in some ways a more Conventional Choice for the Job than Clayton, who hadn’t Worked as a Prosecutor, before Leading the Office. McDonald Worked in the Southern District from 2014 to 2017, when He Prosecuted Gang and Organized-Crime Cases. He worked on the First Public-Corruption Trial of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D).

Sarah Krissoff, a former Federal Prosecutor, said McDonald was a “good choice for Trump,” with Prosecutorial Experience and Expertise in the Regulation of Securities and Commodities. “I think he is aligned with him and has real credentials,” She said.

A Spokesman for the Southern District of New York said: “The Office welcomes the President’s choice to lead the SDNY. Mr. McDonald is widely respected.”

Before His Time as a Prosecutor, McDonald Clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (R) and Served in the White House Counsel’s Office under President George W. Bush (R).

In Order to Serve Permanently in the New York Job, McDonald will need to be Confirmed by the Senate or be Appointed by the District’s Judges. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Blocked a Confirmation Vote for Clayton, who was eventually Approved by the Judges.










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Judge Orders Restoration of National Park Plaques

A U.S. District Court Judge has Ordered the Trump (R) Administration to Reinstate any History or Science Materials it Removed from the Nation’s Public Monuments, Finding that the White House’s Actions “set a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization”. In 3/2025, Trump Signed an Executive Order (EO) titled Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”, calling upon the Secretary-of-Interior to Examine Monuments, Memorials and Statues, to See if they had been Aaltered after 1/2020 to Pepresent a “False Construction of American History”.

2020 was a year Marked by National Protests for Racial Justice. The ensuing Public reckoning about Race and Equity Sspurred the Removal of Statues Commemorating Confederate Leaders. The Trump Directive came as the White House waged War on so-called Liberal “Wokeism,” rolling back Biden (D) era Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Practices and Policies (in the past, the president has described DEI as divisive and particularly discriminatory against white people.

The Trump administration also sought to purge “corrosive” or “ideological indoctrination” from exhibitions at the nation’s historical and cultural institutions. The 2025 executive order resulted in the deinstallation of signage and material at these sites, which referenced topics such as slavery, civil rights, Indigenous history and climate change, according to a February lawsuit that a group of conservation organizations filed against the Trump administration.

At a Georgia monument, The Scourged Back, a famous photograph of an enslaved man with scars protruding from his back made headlines for being flagged for potential removal. The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), the Association of National Park Rangers, and the American Association for State and Local History were among the plaintiffs.

Massachusetts district judge Angel Kelley sided with their complaint. “Under the guise of promoting American dignity, this administration seeks to share a limited history by ordering the removal of all signs, displays, and interpretive exhibits at national parks that do not align with its preferred narrative, thereby telling half-truths,” Kelley wrote in her decision.

Alan Spears, senior director for cultural resources at the NPCA, said in a statement after the ruling: “Americans count on national parks to help us understand our full, rich history. Stories of triumph and tragedy alike deserve to be told out loud at parks.”

Emily Thompson, executive director of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, a fellow plaintiff in the suit, echoed the sentiment. National parks “exist to preserve and interpret the full American story, not just the parts that make some politicians comfortable. This ruling will help ensure that remains the case,” She said in a Statement.

The Trump Administration has 21 days to Comply with the Order.










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Judge Indefinitely Blocks Trump's Anti-Weaponization' Fund

A U.S. judge Indefinitely Blocked a $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization" Fund Supported by Trump (R) on 6/12/2026, giving the Administration One Week to provide a Sworn Statement that the Fund will Not go forward. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia, said the Justice Department’s (DOJ) Public Pronouncements that the Fund would Not Move Forward were Not Enough to Prevent the Judge from Ruling on whether the Plan is Legal.

Brinkema issued a Preliminary Injunction Blocking the Trump Administration from Creating the Fund while the Lawsuit moves Forward. The Case was brought by a Group of Individuals and Organizations who Alleged they were Victims of Political Targeting by the Trump Administration and would be Ineligible for Compensation from the Fund.

The Judge said it was “Problematic” that the Administration sought to Set-Up a Pool of Taxpayer Money to Favor “an extremely small group” that many Americans feel Engaged in “unacceptable” Conduct. The Fund emerged from a Settlement Agreement between Trump and the DOJ over Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. (IRS)

The DOJ set up a $1.776 Billion ⁠Fund Overseen by a Five-Member Commission to Dole-out-Payments to those who Show they were Victims of "Lawfare" and "Weaponization," Terms Trump and His Allies have used to Describe Investigations and Criminal Cases against them. When Asked for C on the Tuling, the DOJ pointed to previous Statements, by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (R) saying the Rund was Not moving forward with the Fund. Blanche then Refused to make that Commitment in Writing when He was asked to do so by Democratic Lawmakers, and Trump has Repeatedly Expressed His Support for the Concept of the Fund, Prompting Questions as to whether the Administration was actually Abandoning the Fund.

Brinkema cited Trump’s Ppublic Statements in recent days, Supporting the Concept of the Fund as Evidence that the Administration may still be looking to Proceed with the Plan in some Fashion. At a Court Hearing on 5/12/2026, DOJ Lawyer Andrew Block said the Plaintiffs' Claims were too Speculative and Urged the Judge Nnot to Issue an Order that “rests on hypotheticals.”

Block also asked the Judge to Credit Statements from Blanche to Congress and from DOJ Lawyers in Court Filings that the Fund would Not Proceed. Reuters reported earlier on 5/12/2026, that Trump Allies were Turning their Focus on a Possibly more Viable Path to Pay Supporters who Claim they are Victims of Government Abuse.

Brinkema pushed Block on why Blanche has Not Formally Rescinded the Order Setting Up the Fund, echoing a Question Block Heard from a different Federal Judge in a Related Case on 6/10/2026. On Friday, Block said He did Nnot know, Repeating the same Answer He gave on 6/10/2026. Brinkema Rreplied: “There’s a huge gap in the record if you don’t have the answer to that question.”

Brinkema said She would give the Acting Attorney General and Treasury Secretary, One Week to Sign Off on a Sworn Statement Declaring the Fund would Not go Forward. She indicated She may Revisit Her Ruling, if the Trump Administration Submitted such a Declaration and asked the Plaintiffs in the Case if they would Agree to Drop the Lawsuit Entirely.

“If the fund is truly rescinded, where is the sworn declaration saying so?" said Amy Powell, a Former DOJ Senior Trial Counsel and Litigation Director at "Lawyers for Good Government". "The Court appears unwilling to treat political statements and media reports as a ubstitute for a formal record."

Brinkema had Issued a Temporary Halt to the Fund last week, that was set to Expire on 5/12/2026. “I don’t have in this record the type of uncontested evidence that this will not be repeated,” She said during the6/12/2026 Court Hearing.










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Russia's Rail Lifeline is Cracking

Russia's Entire War Machine Runs on Rails, and Ukraine is Systematically Exploiting every Weak Point, from Drone Strikes and Partisan Sabotage to Sanctions and Crumbling Soviet-Eera Infrastructure.

Russia just became Naked before Ukraine. Putin's Crown Jewels are getting Crushed.

Russia once believed its Air Defenses made it Untouchable.

But Ukraine’s Drone Revolution has Changed the Battlefield.

By Systematically Targeting Radars, Missile Systems, and Air DefenseIinfrastructure, Ukraine has Transformed from Defender to Aerial Hunter.

As Strikes reach Deeper into Russian Territory, Key Logistics Routes, Military Assets, and even Major Cities are Becoming Vulnerable.

How did Russia’s Shield begin toCcollapse, and what does it mean for the Future of the War?

Russia's Last Rail Connection to Crimea is Gone. The Only remaining Lifeline Moscow had to Supply its Forces in Crimea, was Completely Ddestroyed by Ukraine.

No Ammunition. No Food. No Reinforcements. Russian Troops in Crimea, are now Completely Cut-Off.

Moscow is in F Panic. Military Command has No Answer.










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EU Greenlight First Phase of Membership for Ukraine and Moldova

Ambassadors from the European Union's 27 Countries Agreed on 6/12/2026 toAadvance Membership Talks with Ukraine and Moldova, with the First Phase of Negotiations set to begin on 6/15/2026.

Even as Ukraine continues to Fight Russia's Invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskiyy has made EU Membership a Key Strategic Goal, to Anchor His Country in Europe's Political

EU Leaders Agreed to Open Accession Talks with Ukraine and Moldova in 12/2023 but Negotiations could Not Start in Earnest Due to Opposition from the Previous Hungarian Government to Kyiv's Membership Bid.

But a New Government in Budapest, reached an Agreement with Kyiv in 6/2026 on the Rights of the Hungarian Minority in Ukraine, Paving the Way for Hungary to Lift its Block on the First Phase of Membership Talks.

At a Meeting in Brussels on 6/12/2026, the Ambassadors Agreed both Ukraine and Moldova can begin Talks on the First "Cluster" of Policy Areas where they have to Reform their Laws to meet EU Standards.

In the Accession Process, Candidate Countries Negotiate Policy "Chapters" which are Grouped into Six Thematic Clusters, Covering Areas including Fundamental Rights, Internal Market and External Relations.

"Today, the European Union took a major step forward," European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, said in a Joint Statement.

"At the first Intergovernmental Conference on Monday, we will open the cluster on fundamentals; the backbone of the accession process," They said.

EU Accession Negotiations are Often Lengthy and Involve years of Work onIimplementing Reforms and Meeting European Standards.

Costa and von der Leyen said Friday's Decision is "a recognition of the determination, courage, and hard work shown by both countries in advancing reforms, even in the face of immense challenges. And a signal that the EU's offer of peace, stability and opportunity is unmatchable".










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US EPA Sends CA Emissions Rules to Congress for Reversal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 6/12/2026, said it was Sending to Congress Landmark California Vehicle Emissions Rules for Potential Repeal.

The EPA said that Waivers for the California Regulations Approved under prior Democratic Administrations, should have been Sent to Lawmakers under the Congressional Review Act.

The Rules include California's Affordable Clean Cars I, that Allows California to Impose Vehicle Emissions Requirements Stricter than Federal Standards.










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