On June 5, 2026, President Trump issued the National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-11 addressed to the Secretaries of State, treasury, War, Energy, and Homeland Security; the Directors of OMB, National Intelligence, CIA, FBI, and OPM; the Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs, Science & Technology, and Policy & Homeland Security Advisor; the National Cyber director; and the US AG.
Section 1 - Purpose: To use AI to protect our warfighters during both peace and war as well as to ensure the US maintains tech overmatch against adversaries and strategic competitors.
Section 2 - Policy: accelerate the development and use of AI for national security applications using the framework:
Adoption - shall be accelerated by identifying mission areas where AI can be most effective, then eliminating unnecessary barriers to rapid deployment [let's do another 'warp speed' process without taking into account the long-term repercussions of what we're doing]
Adaptation - shall start with commercial or open-source AI tech, then internally customize or develop AI tech internally
Assurance - adopted AI tech is to be reliable, robust, steerable, and controllable operating IAW government policies and guidance. In addition, ensure no commercial entity or adversary can disable, degrade, or modify US AI tech without express Federal government knowledge and approval [good luck with that, we're still having to continually update our personal computers against malware, trojans, viruses, and the like - at our own expense - and individuals are nowhere near the target that a Federal-government-wide AI tech solution would be!]
Accountability - AI tech shall not be used to censor free speech, embed ideological bias or conduct unauthorized or unlawful surveillance activities [and how many times has our government violated these things?]
Section 3 - Updates Policies and Guidance:
within 90 days an update to DOD Direction 3000.09 on Autonomy in Weapons system will be issued and reviewed annually due to the rapidly evolving capabilities of AI systems
terminate contracts with companies that have demonstrated a pattern of conduct that is inconsistent with the policies laid out in Section 2 of this memorandum
within 90 days issue an appropriate policy for governance of AI use in national security systems to include implementation and reporting requirements
within 90 days issue a classified annex addressing sensitive national security issues
update all relevant policies and guidance to be consistent with this memorandum
this memorandum rescinds and replaces National Security Memorandum-25 and associated guidance
Section 4 - Advancing National Security Capabilities:
within 120 days a full review and update of procurement processes will be done to ensure the rapid onboarding of the most advanced AI models from multiple vendors
within 90 days develop a roadmap to ensure all elements of national security have adequate access to advanced computing resources
within 120 days develop partnerships with willing private-sector companies to help secure America's most cutting-edge AI technologies
develop capabilities for applying AI to national security missions
prioritize collection and analysis of foreign AI technologies that pose a threat to US national security, economic security, and strategic competitiveness
within 120 days initiate joint AI data and model exchanges for mission applications common to the national security enterprise
Section 5 - Building capacity for AI Adoption: Within 120 days of the date of this order
accelerate hiring of technical AI talent into the Federal government;
initiate efforts to establish an AI National Security Stretegic Reserve of non-governmental AI talent to provide support to Federal efforts to address AI national security issues as needed;
develop and implement an AI for National Security Curriculum to ensure relevant personnel are trained to employ AIO systems IAW applicable guidance and maintain literacy on the current AI frontier including capabilities, limitations, and implications for national security;
prioritize R&D of technology that enable AI reliability, robustness, steerability, and controllability in fulfillment of mission requirements, including constitutional protections while also developing capabilities and best practices to maintain the leadership of the national security enterprise;
ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of America's most critical AI systems; and
submit standardized AI national security Test, Evaluation, Verification, and Validation methodologies.
Section 6 - Definitions: for the terms Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI incident response, AI security, AI technology stack, Chain of Command, Controllability, Intelligence Community, National Security Enterprise, Reliability, Robustness, and Steerability.
I see this as another 'warp speed' debacle. They are rushing full-steam ahead with the whole AI thing without fully understanding the consequences to our energy infrastructure (AI Data Centers are supposed to provide their own energy!), water table, land grab (kicking farmers off their generational lands through eminent domain and other nefarious practices), noise, human and animal health, state, county, & city loss of revenue, personal privacy invasion (there is NO opt-out for individuals who do not want their data stored in these centers), local economy loss of jobs and impact of temporary workers, and other issues detailed in my May 22, 2026 ANP Article.
On June 4, 2026, President Trump signed the Proclamation Granting Pardon to Stephen E. Buyer calling it weaponization by the autopen administration against Buyer. The proclamation lists 2 Senators, 5 Representatives, and 46 Judges who petitioned for Stephen Buyer to be pardoned. Stephen Buyer served as a Judge Advocate General in the US Army and was a member of the US House of Representatives as a representative of the State of Indiana. He was accused of making $350,000 in a stock trade involving Sprint and T-Mobile.
Seems to me this sets a very bad precedent for pardoning insider trading by members of Congress. Perhaps they can set a limit on how much money one can make during their time in Congress in these insider trading schemes because many of us believe some members of Congress (and/or their families) have gotten very, very rich making millions of dollars with insider knowledge gained from being in Congress. How else do you go from around $200,000 a year in Congressional salary to being worth tens of millions in just a couple years once entering Congress?
On June 5, 2026, the White House issued the statement Presidential Message on National Ocean Month (last year President Trump issued a proclamation discussed in my June 7, 2025 ANP Article). While the entire month is recognized, there is also a World Ocean Day incorporated into the month which was held on June 8, 2026.
In this year's statement, President Trump recognized the vital role the oceans have in US commerce and US national security. He is focused on our US Navy and US Coast Guard through America's Maritime Action Plan which will modernize ports, rebuild our fleets, and create opportunities for merchant vessels to be made in America. President Trump highlighted his "Golden Fleet" historic naval shipbuilding effort to create advanced American warships to ensure the US remains the dominant fighting force on every ocean. President Trump writes:
As we celebrate National Ocean Month, America stands tall as the world’s greatest seafaring power. Our oceans are open for business; our shipyards are roaring back to life; and our fishermen, energy workers, and maritime industries are reclaiming their place at the forefront of the American economy. We are ushering in a new Golden Age of American prosperity and maritime power, and my Administration will always ensure that our oceans remain a source of strength, prosperity, and success for the American people.
The Oceanic Society is hosting a Global Ocean Cleanup on June 13-14, 2026 in 14 Countries. There will be a variety of activities from the actual cleanup to an art contest using what was cleaned out of the ocean (with a focus on the plastics removed). For more info go to the Global Ocean Cleanup website. In the US, San Francisco, California has signed on to participate.
I am still annoyed with both chambers of Congress (see my June 8, 2026 ANP Article on how congress is attempting to dupe We The People). It seems to me like some of the House bills discussed today border on infringing on the separation of powers of the US Constitution. It also seems like the House wants to know which organizations are being investigated for fraud (perhaps so they can divest themselves of any connection to those organizations?). Now that President Trump has created the Fraud Investigation Board with VP Vance as chair, it seems like the House is creating legislation to tell the members of the Fraud Investigation Board not only how to investigate but ordering them to report to Congress what they are finding (again, they need to know this so they can divest themselves of any connection to those organizations?). I think Congress should find out after the investigation is over, just like We The People! They do not need a 'heads-up' notice of investigation so they can hide their involvement!
The SENATE convened on June 9, 2026 at 3m and adjourned at 6:28pm.
The Senate made 1 vote:
Vote 165 On the Cloture Motion PN851-4 - Anthony W. Mattivi - The Judiciary PASSED 49-42 with 9 members not voting. This means they can vote on confirming this nomination in an upcoming session.
The SENATE will reconvene at 10am on June 9, 2026.
The HOUSE convened on June 8, 2026 at noon and adjourned at 9:13pm.
HR5248 - To ensure the alignment of economic and foreign policies, to position the Department of State to reflect that economic security is national security, and for other purposes.
Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction and stay is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART;
Defendants except the President, the Vice President, NARA, the Archivist, DOJ, and the Attorney General (hereinafter, Enjoined Defendants)1 are preliminarily ENJOINED, effective 9:00am on May 26, 2026, to:
Comply in full with the provisions of the Presidential Records Act, 44 U.S.C. §§ 2201-09;
Preserve and not destroy or delete presidential and vice presidential records as defined under the Presidential Records Act, 44 U.S.C. §§ 2201(2) and 2207, except insofar as records disposal is permitted in accordance with the procedures set out under 44 U.S.C. § 2203(c)-(e);
Ensure that covered employees, as defined in section 2209(c) of the Act, not create or send any presidential or vice presidential record using non-official electronic message accounts—including Signal, WhatsApp, and other text or instant messaging applications or platforms—unless they copy an official electronic messaging account when creating or transmitting the record or forward a complete copy of the record to an official account within 20 days of creating or transmitting the record, see 44 U.S.C. § 2209;
Establish or reestablish records retention policies to preserve and maintain presidential records in full compliance with the Presidential Records Act, see 44 U.S.C. § 2203(a);
Defendants shall transmit a copy of this order to covered employees, as defined in section 2209(c) of the Act, by not later than 9:00am on May 26, 2026;
Defendants shall file a notice with the Court by not later than May 28, 2026, describing the steps they have taken to comply with this order.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants both sets of plaintiffs’ motions for a preliminary injunction except as to the President and Vice President, NARA, the Archivist, DOJ, and the Attorney General. The Court denies the Historian-Oversight plaintiffs’ motion for a stay. Separate orders will issue in each case to accompany this opinion.
On June 2, 2026, Defendants appealed both the order and the opinion (above) to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit which was assigned docket # 26-5185 on June 3, 2026.
MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 29 the parties' joint status report and their respective proposals for further proceedings, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants' motion for a stay shall be filed by June 11, 2026; plaintiffs' opposition shall be filed by June 18, 2026; and defendants' reply shall be filed by June 22, 2026. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 6/5/2026. (lcjdb3)
I thought you could not personally sue a sitting president until they left office?
In the lawsuitL.C. v. Trump docket # 1:26-cv-00688 (discussed in my March 12, 2026 ANP Article) filed in District Court, District of Columbia on February 25, 2026 about Specially Designated National Designation where Massimiliano Cali sued the Trump administration over the designation of her wide Francesca Albanese as a Specially Designated National due to her position as the “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967" which she was appointed to by the UNHRC. On May 20, 2026, Judge Richard J Leon ordered:
ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Dkt. #3] is
GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio ( collectively, "Defendants"), along with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all other persons in active concert with Defendants, are enjoined from implementing or enforcing the designation of Francesca Albanese as a designated foreign national under Section l(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14203; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants, along with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all other persons in active concert with Defendants, are enjoined from taking any action against Plaintiffs L.C. or Massimiliano Cali, including the imposition of any civil or criminal penalties, pursuant to the designation of Francesca Albanese as a designated foreign national under Section l(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14203; and it is further
ORDERED that the parties shall file a status report apprising the Court of the status of Defendants' compliance with this Order and proposing next steps no later than thirty (30) days after the issuance of this Order; and it is further
ORDERED that the security requirement is hereby waived, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c); and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiffs' [Dkt. #38, 42] Motions to Supplement the Record are GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiffs' [Dkt. #40] Unopposed Motion to Correct is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiffs' [Dkt. #43] Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that [Dkt. #40-1] Exhibit A to Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Correct and [Dkt. #40-2] Exhibit B to Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Correct shall be SEALED; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiffs' [Dkt. #45] Motion for Leave to File Reply 1s
GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants' [Dkt. #47] Unopposed Motion for Leave to File SurReply is GRANTED.
In his opinion of the case, Judge Richard J Leon concluded:
For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [Dkt. #3] is GRANTED.
On May 20, 2026, a Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court was filed and assigned docket #26-5172.
that the district court's order entered May 13, 2026, be administratively stayed in part pending further order of the court. Pursuant to the administrative stay, appellants may implement and enforce the designation of Francesca Albanese as a designated foreign national under Section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14203, except that appellants may not take any action that violates the licenses regarding Massimiliano Cali and L.C. issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. The purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient opportunity to consider the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal and should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion.
On June 6, 2026, the White House published America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of D-Day (last discussed in my June 7, 2025 ANP Article). This year President Trump writes:
On this 82nd anniversary of D-Day, we pay solemn tribute to America’s Greatest Generation—valiant men who rose to confront tremendous evil. Their valor on the beaches of Normandy is the eternal measure of what Americans are made of, a legacy forged in the fires of the deadliest conflict in human history and carried forward by every generation of Americans since. Today, we rededicate ourselves to preserving what they secured, standing firm in the knowledge there is no force on Earth more formidable, more just, or more unstoppable than the American warrior fighting for the cause of freedom.
While we are not forgetting D-Day (and all the other attacks, battles, and wars in which we lost American Service Members), let's also not forget about the now 59th anniversary of the brutal attack on the USS Liberty (last discussed in my June 10, 2025 ANP Article). This year, primaried Congressional Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), gave a speech on the Congressional floor calling for a real investigation into the attack on the USS Liberty. Perhaps a real investigation can determine what actually happened on June 8, 1967, hopefully putting to rest the different views by different factions.
One thing is certain, our government is ignoring the American lives lost in the USS Liberty attack. There were 294 crew (that included 3 civilians). Of these, 34 were killed and 173 were wounded. We need to remember this loss just like we remember all the other losses of our Service Members. The USS Liberty Organization website has the stories of the Service Members (and civilians) who survived the attack.
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