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Trump pitches Paxton to Texas voters: 'He will never let you down'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 11:05 pm

President Trump again promoted Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in a Sunday social media post, saying Paxton “WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!!!” “TEXAS, REMEMBER! Ken Paxton was a GREAT Attorney General, probably the best in the Country. He was also very loyal to your favorite President, ME, as the Dumocrats played...

WHO chief says hantavirus 'situation is stable for now'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 10:17 pm

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said the hantavirus "situation is stable for now." Tedros provided an update stating that WHO has reported 12 cases of hantavirus and three deaths, with no other confirmed deaths since May 2. The outbreak is believed to have originated from South America after infected travelers...

Despite high gas prices, drivers aren't expected to hit the brakes on Memorial Day travel

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 10:00 pm

U.S. drivers are facing high gas prices over Memorial Day weekend but are not expected to hit the brakes en masse on their holiday travel plans. The national average gasoline price was about $4.55 per gallon as of Friday, driven up by the war with Iran. That’s more than $1.50 per gallon higher since the conflict began...

Lemon urges reporters covering Trump: ‘Have some dignity and a backbone’

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 9:50 pm

Independent journalist Don Lemon on Thursday called on news reporters covering President Trump to "have some dignity and a backbone," using former late-night host Stephen Colbert as an example. Lemon, on his podcast "The Don Lemon Show," said that "all of the late-night shows are going dark" to praise Colbert ahead of the airing of...

Rubio calls GOP criticisms of Iran-Trump emerging deal 'absurd'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 9:35 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shot back at Republican criticism of a possible deal with Iran as “absurd,” adding that “our preference is to address this through a diplomatic means.” “The idea that somehow this president, given everything he’s already proven he’s willing to do, is going to somehow agree to a deal that ultimately...

Ebola response hobbled by US withdrawal from global health

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 9:00 pm

The Ebola outbreak spreading throughout Central Africa is the first major outbreak since the Trump administration demolished its global health programs and largely withdrew from the world stage last year.  Experts say the absence is palpable. While the U.S. is sending resources and teams of experts overseas, public health and infectious disease experts say President...

Trump says Iran deal will be 'good and proper' if one is made

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 8:01 pm

President Trump said Sunday that if his administration reaches a deal with Iran, it will be a “good and proper one,” as the two sides reportedly near an agreement to end hostilities.  “If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama, which...

Donalds defends anti-weaponization fund

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 7:36 pm

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) on Sunday defended the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) controversial new “anti-weaponization fund” saying, “everybody’s losing their minds.” “This is not new. It happened to — the — under the Obama administration after the [Internal Revenue Service (IRS)] had been sued multiple times, and they settled with groups. This has occurred before....

Van Hollen says DNC Chair Martin should have released 2024 autopsy sooner

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 7:28 pm

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday said Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin should have released the party's long-withheld autopsy report of the party's defeat in the 2024 presidential election sooner. Van Hollen told "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream that the report was "incredibly shoddy and incomplete, I can understand why Ken...

Khanna on Massie's loss to Gallrein: 'Sadness, disappointment'

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 7:15 pm

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) lost his primary to Ed Gallrein earlier this week because he pushed the Trump administration to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein and opposed the wan Iran. “Sadness, disappointment,” Khanna told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” when she asked what his...

Kalshi puts Paxton odds in Texas GOP primary at 95 percent

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 6:27 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has a greater than 95 percent chance of defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Lone Star State’s Senate GOP runoff, according to the prediction market Kalshi. As of Sunday afternoon, Paxton had a 95.6 percent chance of winning the runoff, which will be decided on Tuesday after...

Zeldin says EPA providing 'flexibility' by loosening rules for pollutants used in grocery refrigeration

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 6:11 pm

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin said Sunday that the Trump administration is providing “flexibility” to businesses by loosening restrictions on the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases in commercial refrigeration. Under the new EPA rule unveiled on Wednesday, supermarkets can use hydrofluorocarbons that are up to 1,400 times as potent as carbon dioxide until 2032....

Iran says it is winning the negotiations with Trump on ending the war

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 6:07 pm

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Sunday interpreted history in suggesting Iran is winning the negotiations with President Trump to end the near three-month conflict. Baqaei, whose country has been battered by the nearly three-month war, posted on the social platform X an image depicting an Iranian archaeological site that shows the Roman emperor...

Netanyahu backs Trump on Iran MOU, says final deal must cover nukes

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 5:15 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he supports President Trump on a memorandum of understanding with Iran but asserted that the final deal must also cover Iran's nuclear program. Netanyahu said he spoke with Trump on Saturday about the emerging peace deal, which would extend the ceasefire for 60 days and reopen the...

Live coverage: Trump's tentative Iran deal faces GOP criticism; Shooting at White House renews security fears

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Published on: May 24, 2026, 4:28 pm

The U.S. and Iran were nearing a deal to end thir war and re-open the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, even as a number of Republicans and other conservatives said they feared the emerging agreement was not a good one for the United States. The deal was a subject of debate on the Sunday morning...