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Wesley Hunt Backs Paxton After Trump’s Endorsement.

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has thrown his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate runoff, creating a united front against incumbent Senator John Cornyn after a decisive endorsement from President Donald J. Trump.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has joined President Donald J. Trump in endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate runoff.
📺 DETAIL: After finishing third in the state’s Senate primary, Rep. Hunt did not immediately endorse Paxton after being eliminated. However, following President Donald J. Trump’s endorsement of Paxton on Tuesday, Rep. Hunt has endorsed the Texas Attorney General. President Trump delayed his endorsement until one week before the primary runoff, having previously suggested that the non-endorsed candidate should step aside. Both Hunt and Paxton have been highly critical of Cornyn, who has a long history of backstabbing Trump and the MAGA movement, although Paxton offered to stand aside if Cornyn could pass the SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill and a cornerstone proposal of the Trump administration. Cornyn failed to do so.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Today, President Donald Trump has made his position unmistakably clear in the Texas Senate race, he is fully backing Attorney General Ken Paxton, and SO AM I… NOW is the time to come together, fight TOGETHER, and deliver a strong America First victory for Texas and for our nation.” – Rep. Hunt on X (formerly Twitter)
🎯 IMPACT: The endorsements from both President Trump and Rep. Hunt bolster state Attorney General Paxton’s position in the primary race, creating a united front against Cornyn. As per polling from March, Paxton is projected to beat Cornyn in the runoff. This is another in a series of victories for Paxton. Earlier this week, Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital in the country, agreed to a multi-million-dollar settlement with the state of Texas over so-called “gender affirming care” and agreed to establish a detransition clinic, representing a legal and cultural victory for opponents of transgenderism. The winner of the Republican Senate primary in Texas will face off against Democrat candidate James Talarico in November.

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Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has thrown his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's Republican Senate runoff, creating a united front against incumbent Senator John Cornyn after a decisive endorsement from President Donald J. Trump.

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50 minutes ago
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Politics

‘This is Peanuts’ – Trump Downplays Rising Gas Prices.

President Trump downplayed rising gas prices, despite rising inflation being tied to his slipping polling numbers ahead of the November midterms, arguing that the hikes are temporary and that stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is more important.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump dismissed rising gas prices as “peanuts” on Tuesday, even as new polling shows his approval rating sinking to just 37 percent, driven by concerns over his handling of inflation and the economy generally.
📺 DETAIL: Gas prices are averaging about $4.53 per gallon nationwide, driven higher by ongoing conflict with Iran and the resulting global supply disruptions. Analysts note Trump’s handling of inflation is viewed particularly poorly, with only 25 percent of Americans approving. Polling indicates this dissatisfaction is part of a sustained trend rather than a short-term fluctuation, contributing to concerns that energy costs and inflation could dominate voter sentiment heading into the November midterms. Despite the criticism, Trump emphasized in comments to the press that his focus on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, suggesting that the country’s economic issues are relatively trivial and only temporary.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This is peanuts. I appreciate everybody putting up with it for a little while. But I don’t even think about it. What I think about is you can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” – President Trump

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2 hours ago
Crime
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Blanche Says DOJ Won’t Recommend Maxwell Pardon.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated he will not recommend a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, though the final decision rests with President Trump.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that he would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Jeffrey Epstein‘s child sex trafficking operation.
📰 DETAIL: Blanche made the comment during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, though the ultimate decision rests with President Donald J.Trump, who has not ruled out granting clemency. Maxwell’s lawyer has indicated she plans to seek a pardon to avoid serving her full sentence and believes it is likely. Blanche, as deputy attorney general, met with Maxwell last summer in Florida, where she denied seeing Trump engage in impropriety. Shortly after, Maxwell was moved to a minimum-security prison camp, a decision Blanche defended as necessary for her safety. Under questioning by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Blanche apologized for the DOJ’s failure to properly redact names, faces, and nude images of some victims in the Epstein files. He acknowledged the release mistakes, stating the department had reviewed over six million documents in just 30 days under a law requiring rapid disclosure. Blanche emphasized the department owned up to the errors, representing a minuscule fraction of the material released.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I can commit to that, of course.” – Todd Blanche on not recommending a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell.
🎯 IMPACT: The decision on whether to pardon Maxwell ultimately lies with President Trump, who has not dismissed the possibility. Maxwell’s lawyer remains hopeful for clemency.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated he will not recommend a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, though the final decision rests with President Trump.

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2 hours ago
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Politics

Rahm Emanuel’s 2028 Policy Blitz Falls Flat With Democrat Voters.

Despite releasing numerous policy proposals, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) remains largely unnoticed in early 2028 presidential polls, as he looks to become a Democrat nomination challenger.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) is actively promoting his policy ideas for a potential 2028 presidential run, yet he remains virtually unnoticed in early polling data.
📰 DETAIL: Despite regular appearances on CNN, the podcast circuit, and columns in the Wall Street Journal, Emanuel trails well behind other potential Democrat contenders, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, and California Rep. Ro Khanna. Recent surveys show his backing ranges from less than one percent to effectively zero percent in early-state and national polls. Emanuel’s policy initiatives include social media limits for children, a ban on federal employees betting with prediction markets, work training for retired service members, mandatory retirement for politicians at 75, a federal tax on online gambling, tax credits for first-time homebuyers, and diverting ICE funding to community colleges. He has visited key primary states such as Nevada, South Carolina, Michigan, and New Hampshire, where he plans a bike tour next month. However, while he criticizes the Democrat establishment, his long history in Washington, including service as Barack Obama‘s White House chief of staff, ambassador to Japan under Joe Biden, and a member of Congress, could be a double-edged sword, with voters frustrated by the political status quo. Observers note that his name recognition is limited outside Illinois, and many early polls did not even include him as an option.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “As always, D.C. has too much time on its hands… We’re not in the first inning. We’re not in the pregame. We aren’t even in spring training, and you’re asking me about the World Series,” Emanuel told Axios when quizzed on his lack of impact on the polls.
🎯 IMPACT: Emanuel’s lack of traction in the polls suggests that his extensive experience in Washington and his many policy proposals are not resonating with voters, who may be seeking fresh faces and ideas. Nevertheless, his continued efforts to engage with key primary states indicate he is undeterred by early polling results.

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Despite releasing numerous policy proposals, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) remains largely unnoticed in early 2028 presidential polls, as he looks to become a Democrat nomination challenger.

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4 hours ago
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UK PM Starmer Taps Harriet Harman, Linked to Pro-Pedo Lobby, as ‘Women and Girls’ Adviser.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Harriet Harman, linked to a controversial pedophile advocacy group, as an adviser on women and girls has further undermined his credibility.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appointed Harriet Harman, a former Deputy Leader of the Labor Party, and current member of the House of Lords, as an adviser on “women and girls” earlier this month, despite her past association with the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE), which advocated for decriminalizing sex with small children, through her role at the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL). 
📰 DETAIL: Harman, while serving as a legal officer for the NCCL in 1978, authored a paper that controversially argued against stricter child pornography laws, suggesting that harm from child sexual exploitation was speculative unless it could be proven that the victim had suffered. PIE was formally affiliated with the NCCL during her tenure, with former PIE chairman Tom O’Carroll saying in 2014 that she and other Labour figures at the NCCL “didn’t even try” to break the connection.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Harriet Harman in 1978 was a newly qualified solicitor and became the NCCL’s legal officer. She wrote its official response to Parliament’s Protection of Children Bill, which sought to ban child pornography. Her letter claimed that such a law would ‘increase censorship’, and she argued that a pornographic picture of a naked child should not be considered indecent unless it could be proven that the subject had suffered.” – Christian Concern, commenting on Harman’s PIE connections in 2014
🎯 IMPACT: Harman’s appointment is likely to fuel further criticism of Starmer’s judgment and decision-making, particularly in light of his history of elevating veteran Labour politicians with links to pedophilia. His government has been damaged particularly badly by his contentious decision to appoint Labour grandee Peter Mandelson, a known associate of Jeffrey Epstein, as ambassador to the U.S., then having to fire him within a matter of months when the release of the Epstein Files revealed his connection to the pedophile was even deeper than previously reported.

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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Harriet Harman, linked to a controversial pedophile advocacy group, as an adviser on women and girls has further undermined his credibility.

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5 hours ago
Immigration
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Vance Confirms DOJ is Investigating Ilhan Omar for Immigration Fraud ‘Right Now.’

Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed the Department of Justice is investigating Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over allegations of immigration fraud “right now.”

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating Somalia-born Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) for possible immigration fraud on Tuesday. He made the remarks during a press briefing, responding to questions about whether an indictment against the Minnesota Democrat might be forthcoming.
📺 DETAIL: Vance noted that there are questions about Omar’s marriage history and whether it was used to commit immigration fraud. “If we think that there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime, and that’s something the Department of Justice is looking at right now,” Vance said of Omar, who has previously been accused of marrying her brother as part of a green card scam. However, despite this focus on her brother, she also faces lesser-known but potentially more serious allegations related to her father, Colonel Nur Omar Mohamed, namely that she did not disclose her family’s role in allegedly committing war crimes in Somalia under the former Marxist-Leninist regime of Major General Siad Barre.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “It certainly seems like something fishy is there, but everybody’s entitled to equal justice under the laws.” – J.D. Vance
🎯 IMPACT: The investigation could have significant political and legal implications for Omar, who has been a prominent leftist in Congress and a vocal critic of the Trump administration. Omar has denied the allegations. The Vice President stressed on Tuesday that he does not want to “prejudge” the investigation. 
📺 FLASHBACK: In March, Vane told social media personality Benny Johnson, “We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” adding: “I talked to Stephen Miller about this, actually, recently. We’re trying to look at what the remedies are, that’s the thing we’re trying to figure out.”

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Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed the Department of Justice is investigating Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over allegations of immigration fraud "right now."

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6 hours ago
Crime
UK

Police Open Investigation Into Historic Child Sex Abuse After Examining Epstein Files.

Police in Surrey, England, have opened an investigation into two allegations of historical child sexual abuse following the release of files related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Police in Surrey, England, are investigating two historical allegations of child sexual abuse concerning deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
📺 DETAIL: On Tuesday, the force announced an investigation into “non-recent child sexual abuse” on the basis of information in the approximately 3.5 million files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The first allegation concerns Surrey and Berkshire, two counties in southern England, with incidents reportedly occurring between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s. The second allegation concerns West Surrey, with incidents reportedly taking place in the mid-to-late 1980s. In February, Surrey Police sought information following the release of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report “alleging non-recent human trafficking and sexual ​assaults on a minor in Virginia ​Water, ⁠Surrey, between 1994-1996.” Following an internal review, the British police force said it found no evidence ​of any such reports being made. Regarding the new investigation, no arrests have been made thus far. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), a national co-ordination body of senior law enforcement officials in the United Kingdom, has confirmed that it is working with the National Crime Agency (NCA), an FBI-like agency dealing with organized crime, to review Epstein-related allegations in the United Kingdom.
🎯 IMPACT: The ongoing investigations underscore the international reach of Epstein’s network. In February, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown provided several police authorities across the United Kingdom with a dossier of information regarding Epstein’s air travel activities. “This memorandum provides new and additional information to that which I submitted last week to the [London], Essex, and Thames Valley police forces where I expressed my concern that we secure justice for trafficked girls and women,” the former prime minister said at the time. Specifically, the dossier revealed that Epstein had used Heathrow and Gatwick airports in London.

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7 hours ago
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Trump Backs Texas AG in Senate Runoff: ‘KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!’

President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the U.S. Senate, highlighting Paxton’s loyalty and alignment with the MAGA movement.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has publicly endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the U.S. Senate, praising his loyalty and commitment to the MAGA movement. “Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,” the President said, contrasting Paxton with incumbent Senator John Cornyn, who “was not supportive of me when times were tough” and “very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” – President Trump
🎯 IMPACT: Trump’s endorsement could significantly boost Paxton’s campaign as he heads into a runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn, a Republican-in-name-only (RINO) with a long history of backstabbing the President.
📰 DETAIL: Trump highlighted Paxton’s support for terminating the filibuster and passing the election integrity-enhancing Save America Act, as well as his commitment to MAGA priorities like border security, tax cuts, and energy dominance. “Our Country needs Fighters, and also Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness. We can never allow what happened to the United States of America during the Corrupt Biden Administration, to happen again,” he stressed. The primary runoff is on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, with early voting already underway from May 18 until May 22.

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President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the U.S. Senate, highlighting Paxton's loyalty and alignment with the MAGA movement.

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7 hours ago
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World

Trump Wants to Resettle Another 10,000 Persecuted White South Africans in America.

The Trump administration plans to increase the U.S. refugee cap to accommodate 10,000 more Afrikaners, citing an emergency situation in South Africa.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has proposed increasing the U.S. refugee admissions cap from 7,500 to 17,500 to allow 10,000 more white South Africans, specifically Afrikaners, to enter the United States as refugees.
📰 DETAIL: Trump said he supports efforts to help the Afrikaners and criticized the South African government for failing to protect them. Afrikaners face violent crime, land seizures, and discrimination in South Africa. The initiative has drawn attention amid rising global discussions about immigration and race-based persecution. South African authorities have denied claims of targeted oppression, emphasizing that crime affects all citizens, despite the explicitly racist nature of some farm attacks and the South African government’s own moves to seize white farmers’ land without compensation. In December, South African officials raided a U.S. processing center for Afrikaners applying for asylum, increasing tensions with the Trump administration.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This escalating hostility heightens the risks to Afrikaners in South Africa, who are already subject to far-reaching government-sponsored race-based discrimination.” – Trump administration statement
👀 FLASHBACK: Last year, Trump reduced the refugee cap to 7,500, a significant drop from the 125,000 set by the former Biden government in 2024. All but three spots went to Afrikaners in the most recently released statistics.

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The Trump administration plans to increase the U.S. refugee cap to accommodate 10,000 more Afrikaners, citing an emergency situation in South Africa.

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8 hours ago
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The War Dept and DHS Are Investigating ‘Singham Network’ Sowing Discord in U.S. for the CCP, Here’s What We Know:

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of War have expanded an investigation into nonprofit groups allegedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party and its efforts to destabilize the U.S.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of War have joined an ongoing investigation into nonprofit organizations allegedly funded by Neville Roy Singham, a Shanghai-based tech mogul with ties to Marxist ideology. These groups are accused of spreading Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda and instigating unrest in the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin confirmed the involvement of multiple federal agencies in uncovering the network’s operations.
📺 DETAIL: Singham has reportedly funneled $278 million into various nonprofits, including the People’s Forum and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which have supported anti-ICE and anti-police demonstrations. DHS agents have encountered agitators from Singham-funded groups during operations, including protests in Minneapolis. Investigators are examining encrypted communication channels, such as Signal, used to coordinate protests. Mullin compared these tactics to historical communist strategies aimed at destabilizing nations from within. Singham and activist allies allegedly helped fund a global network of left-wing organizations supporting causes and regimes aligned with China, Cuba, Iran, and other U.S. adversaries.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “You stir that up by causing distrust in your government, discontent on the streets, distrust between law enforcement and the public, breaking up the family units and going after the Christian mindset. This was all part of their plan to begin with.” – Markwayne Mullin, DHS Secretary
🎯 IMPACT: The investigation underscores growing concerns about foreign influence operations targeting U.S. stability and sovereignty. Mullin emphasized the importance of public awareness in combating these efforts and highlighted the role of federal agents in maintaining border and national security despite coordinated disinformation campaigns.

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