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McLaughlin: WashPost/ABC Poll Gets Trump Wrong
The lesson is simple: don't confuse media polling narratives with political reality. We've seen this movie before. And more often than not, the voters, not the pollsters, have the final word.
Fri, 08 May 2026 13:50:45 EDTRamaswamy Faces Racist Smears in Ohio Gov. Race
Vivek Ramaswamy, who built his political profile by criticizing Democrats for their focus on race, is now confronting racist attacks from some conservatives as he runs for Ohio governor, the Washington Post reported.
Fri, 08 May 2026 13:36:15 EDTSatellite Show Massive Suspected Oil Spill Near Iran Export Hub
A suspected oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers of sea near Iran's main oil hub of Kharg Island has been seen on satellite imagery this week. The likely spill - appearing on images as a grey and white slick - covered waters to the west of the 8-kilometer...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:52:01 EDTGov. Whitmer Donor Charged in $20 Million Fraud Scheme
A longtime donor to Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been charged with 16 felonies for allegedly misusing $20 million of state funds. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against Fay Beydoun...
Fri, 08 May 2026 13:03:07 EDTSources: Kennedy's Officials Explored Ban of Some Antidepressants
U.S. health officials last week explored whether certain drugs within a widely prescribed class of antidepressants could face additional restrictions as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepared to introduce a plan aimed at reducing their use, according to two people...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:26:26 EDTWH Cites 'Maximum Transparency,' Releases First Batch of UFO Files
President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration has released what he described as the "first tranche" of government files related to unidentified flying objects and extraterrestrial life, calling the move part of an effort to provide "complete and maximum transparency" to the public.
Fri, 08 May 2026 09:39:17 EDTUS Arranging Repatriation Flight for Americans on Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship
The United States is arranging a repatriation flight to return American passengers on a Dutch cruise ship hit by an outbreak of a deadly strain of hantavirus, the U.S. Department of State said on Friday.
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:19:13 EDTRubio Urges Europeans to Share the Iran Burden
Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded a two-day visit to Rome on Friday, where he sought to ease tensions with Pope Leo and urged European countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. The task was not easy, given President Donald Trump's recent criticism of both the...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:18:11 EDTTrump Admin Will Win Appeal of Ruling Against Temporary Tariffs, US Trade Chief Says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday the Trump administration expects to prevail in an appeal of the Court of International Trade's ruling against its temporary 10% global tariffs to replace duties struck down by the Supreme Court.
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:06:41 EDTProsecutors Seek to Strip US Citizenship From Diplomat-Turned-Cuban Spy
Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of former U.S. Ambassador Manuel Rocha, the imprisoned former diplomat who served as a secret agent for Cuba dating back to the 1970s in one of the longest-running betrayals in the history of the foreign...
Fri, 08 May 2026 11:57:06 EDTTrump: Virginia Court Ruling 'Huge Win' for GOP
President Donald Trump on Friday hailed the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to throw out the state's new congressional map as a "huge win for the Republican party." In a Truth Social post following the ruling, Trump celebrated...
Fri, 08 May 2026 11:54:28 EDTVirginia's Top Court Throws Out Democrat-Backed US House Map
Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held U.S. congressional seats to Democrats, handing President Donald Trump's party a major legal victory ahead of the November midterm elections.
Fri, 08 May 2026 11:01:23 EDTSen. Blackburn Demands Secret Service Audit After Attack
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is calling for an immediate audit of the Secret Service following the alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
Fri, 08 May 2026 10:22:30 EDTUS Stocks Rise on April's Strong 115,000 Jobs Gain
U.S. stocks are rising toward records Friday following the latest sign that the nation's job market is doing better than economists expected.
Fri, 08 May 2026 10:09:21 EDTRussia Has Offered to Provide Iran With Un-Jammable Drones
Russia reportedly offered Iran thousands of advanced drones designed to evade electronic jamming, along with training on how to use them against American troops in the Middle East, according to a confidential intelligence document obtained by The Economist.
Fri, 08 May 2026 09:21:44 EDTCENTCOM: US Strikes Hit, Disable Two Iranian Oil Tankers
The U.S. military is intensifying economic pressure on Iran, with U.S. Central Command announcing that American forces are currently blocking more than 70 oil tankers from entering or leaving Iranian ports as part of a sweeping maritime enforcement operation.
Fri, 08 May 2026 08:58:44 EDTWorld Food Prices Rise to More Than 3 Year High in April
World food prices climbed in April to their highest in more than three years, with vegetable oils particularly elevated due to the Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
Fri, 08 May 2026 07:47:45 EDTUS Beef Producers Hope China Access Is on Trump-Xi Summit Menu
U.S. beef producers are hoping for a trade deal during the upcoming leaders' summit that could renew licenses to export to China, where they have been largely locked out since Beijing allowed registrations to expire last year. A casualty of the trade war between Beijing and ...
Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:13 EDT40 Killed in Islamic State-Affiliated Group Attack on Congo Villages
An Islamic State-affiliated group attacked villages in Congo near the border with Uganda, killing at least 40 people and burning and looting homes, a local civil society group said on Friday.The attacks were carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces overnight from...
Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:36 EDTRobust Jobs Gain of 115,000 Keeps Jobless Rate at 4.3%
America's employers a delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war.Hiring was better than the 65,000 forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000 jobs created in March.
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