Thomas Massie files paperwork for 2028 House election. Will he run again?

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Less than a week after losing his reelection bid to Trump-endorsed opponent Ed Gallrein, Kentucky’s 4th District U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie seems to be laying some groundwork for his 2028 plans.

While many of the longtime congressman’s fans might hope he mounts a presidential run, paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission shows Massie is declaring his candidacy to win back the congressional seat.

Massie said in a post on X the paperwork was not a guarantee he will run for the seat, though.

“This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office,” he wrote Monday afternoon. “I haven’t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run.”

—Lexington Herald-Leader

Community gathers to remember George Floyd 6 years after death

MINNEAPOLIS — The scent wafting from food trucks and the groove of music booming from a DJ booth guided the way to George Floyd Square, where people came from near and far Monday to remember an event that shook Minneapolis and sent shockwaves around the world.

Dancers performed in front of the statue of a fist that has come to symbolize all that has passed at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue since May 25, 2020, when George Floyd was murdered there by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Next year will look different as plans move forward to change the intersection and the neighborhood around it.

But on this Memorial Day, shaded from the hot sun under the awning of the former Cup Foods — the convenience store immortalized in videos of Floyd’s death — several people danced along.

The event, organized by Rise and Remember, a nonprofit run by caretakers of George Floyd Square and members of Floyd’s family, was both solemn and joyful.

—Minnesota Star-Tribune

Russia threatens fresh assault on Kyiv after massive weekend strike

MOSCOW — Russia on Monday threatened to launch another major assault on Kyiv, a day after one of the largest-scale attacks on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war.

A statement from the Foreign Ministry in Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv as soon as possible, saying the Russian military would systematically target military installations and "command centres" in the city.

The ministry said the attack had been planned in response to Ukrainian shelling of a student residential building in the Russian-controlled town of Starobilsk, which occupying authorities said killed more than 20 civilians.

Ukraine's General Staff said the attack on Starobilsk targeted a military unit stationed there.

Russia has been systematically attacking Ukraine's hinterland since the war began in February 2022, repeatedly striking civilian infrastructure and residential buildings in the process.

—dpa

Mexico to host Iran players for World Cup as war tensions simmer

Mexico will serve as the Iranian national team’s World Cup base after U.S. authorities refused to let the players stay overnight on its soil amid ongoing military tensions.

Mexico agreed to host the team after a FIFA representative approached authorities about the possibility, President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Monday.

“The U.S. doesn’t want the Iranian national team to stay overnight there, so they asked us if they could stay here,” she said. “We have no problem with that, we have no reason to deny them that possibility.”

Iran has maintained its intention to participate in the tournament despite months of hostilities with the U.S. and Israel, which launched military attacks on the Middle Eastern nation in February. Washington and Tehran are currently seeking a peace deal to end the conflict.

Sheinbaum said that Tijuana, a city bordering the U.S. across from San Diego, is so far the top option to host the team, although Mexican officials are still looking into different locations.

—Bloomberg news