Day: May 6, 2026

Surging Healthcare Costs Will Have ‘Major Impact’ on MAHA Voters’ Decisions in Midterms, Poll Shows

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Fifty-one percent of “Make America Healthy Again” voters said the cost of healthcare will have a “major impact” on their decisions in this year’s midterm elections, according to a KFF poll released Wednesday.

The newly released poll found that 56% of MAHA supporters said healthcare costs will likely sway which party they support in November’s midterms. Thiry-six percent of MAHA voters said vaccine policy will impact their decision to vote, while 40% say it will impact which candidate they support, the survey shows.

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Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen Calls New Congressional Map ‘Racially Based Gerrymandering,’ Compares New District to His Political ‘Funeral’

Tom Pappert
Steve Cohen

U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) on Wednesday issued his response to the new congressional map proposed by Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly, calling the proposed maps a threat to the “black community’s voice.” Cohen has represented the 9th Congressional District, which is mostly compromised of Memphis, since 2007. 

First responding to the proposed districts in a post to the social media platform X, Cohen expressed incredulity at the deci

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Leahy: Aggressive Redistricting a Necessary Strategy for Republicans as Tennessee Map Advances

Kaitlin Housler
MPL

As Tennessee lawmakers are moving quickly to advance a new congressional map, The Tennessee Star’s CEO and editor-in-chief, Michael Patrick Leahy, argued that aggressive redistricting reflects a necessary political strategy for Republicans across the nation.

On day two of the anticipated three-day special legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly, state Republicans released a proposed new congressional map that, among other changes, would divide Memphis into three districts, effectively eliminating the state’s lone Democratic district.

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Top DOJ Official Predicts Supreme Court Will Declare AR-15 Rifles Legal Everywhere in America

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The Justice Department’s top civil rights lawyer believes the Trump administration’s lawsuit this week against the city of Denver’s gun ban will one day soon lead to a Supreme Court decision legalizing the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle – revered by gun owners and reviled by liberals – in every jurisdiction in America.

“We intend to make sure they do that,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in an interview set to be aired Wednesday night on the Just the News, No Noise television show.

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More than a Dozen Washington, D.C. Police Officers Suspended in Fake Crime Stats Scandal

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Breitbart   Thirteen Washington, DC police officers, including reportedly some “high ranking” department officials, have been suspended in connection with an internal investigation into how the department has been formulating crime statistics — a matter also probed by Congress and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll announced the suspensions on Tuesday. It is seen as the first step in part of a sometimes lengthy process of terminating their employment. Carroll took over the top cop spot six months ago after the resignation of former chief Pamela Smith amid allegations that Metropolitan Police Department officials were manipulating crime data in the District. READ THE FULL STORY   

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New Surgeon General Pick in Deleted Posts Criticized Trump, RFK Jr. Policies

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The Hill   President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Nicole Saphier, previously criticized healthcare guidance and recommendations from the administration in now-deleted social media posts unearthed by CNN. Saphier, a former Fox News contributor and radiologist, seemed less than impressed in archived posts on the social platform X when it came to some aspects of how the White House was handling infectious disease and medical advice. The posts were found and compiled by CNN’s KFile team. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Gas Prices Top $4.50 a Gallon, Reaching Highest Level Since July 2022

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CBS News   Gasoline prices across the U.S. surged to an average of $4.54 a gallon on Wednesday, the highest since July 2022, according to AAA data. The price of regular gas has jumped 52%, or $1.56 per gallon, since the start of the Iran war in late February, as disruptions to oil flows in the Middle East drive up costs for motorists. The cost is approaching the highest-ever gas price, when it reached $5.02 a gallon in June 2022 during a pandemic-era spike in inflation. Fuel costs climbed even as oil prices edged lower Wednesday on renewed hopes for a U.S.-Iran agreement, highlighting a disconnect between crude markets and what drivers pay at the pump. Lingering worries about supply disruptions, coupled with signs of broader violence in the Middle East, have pushed fuel costs higher over the past week. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Iran War Drives Up Jet Fuel Costs as Summer Travel Season Looms

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Airfare is taking off as the Iran war drives up jet fuel costs, with travelers now facing steeper prices heading into the summer travel season.

The spike shows how the conflict in Iran is hitting Americans far beyond the battlefield, as rising oil prices ripple through airlines, gas prices and consumer costs. Fuel is one of airlines’ largest operating expenses, according to the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS), and higher costs are increasingly being passed on to travelers through higher fares, added fees and fewer flight options.

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FBI Raids Office of Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas

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Louise Lucas

The FBI on Wednesday raided the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas in connection with a corruption probe that has ensnared the Democrat power broker and close ally of Gov. Abigail Spanberger, sources told Just the News.

Officials said FBI agents executed search warrants at multiple locations, including a state Senate office in Portsmouth, Va., and a cannabis business with ties to the state senator.

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Indiana Republicans Who Did Not Support State’s Redistricting Effort Suffer Primary Defeats

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At least five of the seven Republican Indiana state senators whom President Donald Trump targeted for defeat lost their reelection bids Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.

The president had endorsed primary challengers against seven of the 21 Republicans in the Indiana state Senate who voted in December 2025 to block a redistricting effort backed by Trump and Gov. Mike Braun that would have likely flipped both of the state’s Democratic-held seats to the GOP in the midterms. Of the Trump-backed outsiders, five were able to pull of victories in a state the president carried by 19 points in 2024, with one race too close to call as of Wednesday morning — a positive early sign of Trump’s influence over his party’s electorate as November approaches.

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U.S. Spending Outpaces Wealth Taxes, Tariffs, and Rate Hikes: Report

The Center Square
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No tax proposal before Congress would be sufficient on its own to put the federal debt on a sustainable long-term path, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation that finds spending on programs such as Social Security and Medicare is projected to outpace revenues for decades.

The report, “Can Tax Reform Solve the Debt Problem – or Just Slow It?”, released in April by the Washington-based Tax Foundation, simulated nine major tax proposals and found that even the largest tax increases would fail to close the primary deficit over the long run.

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Commentary: The Rise of Lawfare Candidates

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Ryan Crosswell

One of the beneficiaries of Virginia’s aggressive attempt to gerrymander the state for Democratic advantage could be a former federal prosecutor whose campaign for Congress hinges on his efforts to use the law to target President Trump and his supporters.

When a slim majority of Virginia voters gave the legislature authority last month to create congressional districts that could give Democrats a 10-1 advantage, J.P. Cooney cheered the  outcome in a message on social media, boasting that the new district he was running in had been drawn “expressly for the purpose of standing up to Donald Trump’s and MAGA’s corruption.”

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