President Trump said he supports a temporary halt to the federal gasoline tax as fuel costs spike amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, Just The News reported. “I think it’s a great idea. Yup, we’re going to take off the gas tax for a period of time, and when gas goes down, we’ll let it phase back in,” Trump told CBS News. The federal excise tax currently sits at about…

In the congressional race to replace Nancy Pelosi, one congressional candidate is taking flak from San Francisco politicos after putting frontrunner and state senator Scott Wiener on blast. Marie Hurabiell, the only candidate who has staked out a meaningfully conservative position on gender ideology, sharply criticized Wiener for his 2022 bill SB 357, which in effect made it impossible for police in the state to charge people for loitering with…

California Democratic Assemblyman Matt Haney has announced a bill that would recognize two Muslim holy days, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, as state holidays. According to Haney, “No student should have to choose between celebrating one of the holiest days in their faith and showing up to school, and no worker should feel they have to sacrifice their religious observance.” The proposal follows the Hindu holiday of Diwali becoming a…

Virginia Democrats are searching for a way to revive a voter-approved congressional redistricting amendment after the state Supreme Court struck it down Friday — and one psychotic proposal circulating among party allies is to force the entire court into early retirement. The idea, floated after the court invalidated a temporary constitutional amendment adopting new congressional districts, would rely on a little-noticed provision of the Virginia Constitution giving the General Assembly…

In a position that may seem counterintuitive, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his nation should begin phasing out American military aid “now” and reduce it to zero over the next decade. In his first U.S. broadcast interview since the war with Iran began, Netanyahu told CBS News’ Major Garrett that Israel should “wean” itself from the $3.8 billion in annual U.S. military support it receives. “I want to draw…

A new report from a Vatican Synod working group is raising eyebrows among Catholics by suggesting that being in a same-sex relationship is not necessarily sinful. The 32-page Final Report from Study Group 9, which was released on May 5, 2026, draws heavily on personal stories from two people with same-sex attraction. It presents their experiences as “stages of development” and “experiences of goodness.” One testimony claims the person discovered…

A popular Twitter/X account, Stonetoss Comics, published a comic a while ago that has resurfaced in the light of President Trump’s attempts to end the Iran War, which Iran started in 1979 when they kidnapped our embassy staff. Without going into a great deal of explanation of the comic, I will simply post it verbatim. The Barbary Pirates and North African Slavery The North African Coast of the early 19th…

Vermont education officials agreed to pay over $566,000 to a Christian school they had banned from athletic and academic competitions after it forfeited a girls basketball game against a team with a biological male player, the College Fix reported. According to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the 2023 forfeit by Mid Vermont Christian School occurred around the time of “recently adopted policies” by the Vermont Principals’ Association which allowed students to…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a new campaign ad branding Senator John Cornyn “pro-amnesty” and showcasing video footage of the incumbent’s previous comments on immigration and border security, Breitbart News reported. The advertisement features narration calling Cornyn “pro-amnesty” with the May 26 Republican Senate primary runoff fast approaching. One portion shows Cornyn at the 2013 Texas Public Policy Foundation Policy Orientation in Austin. In that appearance, Cornyn stated “The…

Nevada criminal records from 2005 reveal that James Settelmeyer, a GOP Congressional candidate in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District was previously charged with domestic violence against his ex-wife, whom he divorced in 2021 after 19 years of marriage. Allegations of domestic violence may cast doubt in voter’s minds on Settelmeyer’s ability to be an effective member of Congress and his ability to win a general election if he becomes the GOP…