Alex Griffing

Senior editor/writer @mediaite, formerly @haaretzcom.

[Boris Sanchez @Boris_Sanchez]

NEW: Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean says Graham Platner "has disqualified himself" from Maine Senate race.

"It's so distressing -- All of the stories that are coming out, and there are more and more, it seems, by the hour."

[Alex Griffing @AlexGriffing]

This is a preview of what will certainly be a big, ugly fight up until November

[Mediaite @Mediaite]

Jared Moskowitz Sounds Off on Controversial Dem House Candidate: 'Not in Line With Our Values' https://t.co/Ozd90uVQIH

[Alex Griffing @AlexGriffing]

Of course this is not happening, bad faith attempt at a smear

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

Austin-based podcaster Joe Rogan reportedly being considered for 60 Minutes role. https://t.co/Q3SOtB6qra

[Alex Griffing @AlexGriffing]

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[Trey Yingst @TreyYingst]

NEW: American forces conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, according to CENTCOM.

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

🚫 CLAIM: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims they struck U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a U.S. air base in the region with missiles and drones today. FALSE.

✅ TRUTH: All Iranian attacks on American forces failed. U.S. forces remain vigilant and ready to defend against unwarranted Iranian aggression.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

"During the call, he even mentioned to Netanyahu, when he asked him to stand down and to not go forward with the strikes in Beirut, he told him, 'If it weren't for me, you would have been in prison by now," @BarakRavid reports.

[Alex Griffing @AlexGriffing]

"I had a very good call with Hezbollah" (pretty sure this didn't happen...)

[Alex Griffing @AlexGriffing]

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[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

Iran is halting negotiations with the United States — in protest of Israel’s activity in Lebanon according to Tansim.

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

https://t.co/d73wZXmCYn

[Ben Rothenberg @BenRothenberg]

We are getting the first grey cell in nearly five years. #RolandGarros

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

I'm not saying "time to panic" so much as I'm saying it's not entirely awesome that the highest level of delinquencies since the 2008 financial crisis are coinciding with near-record low savings rates during a period of stubbornly high interest rates and rising inflation

[Alex Griffing @AlexGriffing]

The frog speaks out from the grave… and copy pastes wikipedia. Great post, no notes

[Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn]

An old, but apt fable:

A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of the river. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion. Midway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog anyway, dooming them both. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it stung despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: "I am sorry, but I couldn't help myself. It's my character." @Wikipedia

[TENNISCentel @TennisCentel]

Carlos Alcaraz to Jannik Sinner on IG after Roland Garros loss 👀

[Alex Griffing @AlexGriffing]

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[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

@StephenM shut up you ugly fuck

[NewsWire @NewsWire_US]

U.S. official says they carried out a "defense operation" on Bandar Abbas, Iran. — Faytuks Network

[Robert Sherman @RobertShermanTV]

Source familiar tells me the Iranian negotiating team has left Qatar and returned to Iran.

[Ed Elson @edels0n]

Memorial Day 2026 vs last year:

⛽ Gas: +28%
✈️ Flights: +20.7%
🐄 Beef: +16%
🍅 Tomatoes: +40%
☕ Coffee: +18%
🌭 Hot dogs: +11%
🏨 Hotels: +4.3%

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

A senior Iranian official told Reuters: Contrary to reports, we did not agree to hand over the highly enriched uranium; the nuclear issue is not part of the preliminary agreement.

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Russia threatened to do this if Ukraine attacked the May 9 parade on the Red Square. After Trump’s intervention on Putin’s behalf, Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire so Russia could hold the parade. Two weeks later, Putin unleashed the ballistic missile barrage on central Kyiv anyway.