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Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats' Request to Intervene in Gerrymander Scheme

Elizabeth Weibel — Sat, 16 May 2026 01:51:52 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from Virginia Democrats for the nation's high court to intervene after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled to strike down a gerrymander scheme that would have redrawn the state's congressional map in favor of Democrats.

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Trump Floats Venezuela as ‘51st State’

Jasmyn Jordan — Sat, 16 May 2026 02:15:43 +0000

President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post depicting Venezuela overlaid with an American flag and labeled the 51st state followed a Fox News report that Trump had said he was “seriously considering” such a move.

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China Celebrates Trump and Xi’s Mutual 'Vision’ on Bilateral Ties

John Hayward — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:06:32 +0000

Chinese state media reporting on Thursday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and dictator Xi Jinping was generally upbeat, with the state-run Global Times celebrating the leaders’ visit to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing as a “new historic footnote to China-U.S. relations.”

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Iran, Rattled by Trump-Xi Lovefest, Knocks Pete Hegseth as 'Failed TV Host'

Frances Martel — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:34:43 +0000

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of several Iranian politicians vying for influence following the elimination of "supreme leader" Ali Khamenei, disparaged American Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as a "failed TV host" in commentary on Friday following a successful visit by President Donald Trump to Iranian ally China.

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Obama Says 'No Dispute' His Iran Deal Worked

Breitbart TV — Sat, 16 May 2026 02:42:16 +0000

Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Obama. Marlow said, “It’s hard to declare that your deal was very good because they just enriched more and more and more, to the point where Trump was saying

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Feds Nab Iran-Backed Terror Commander Behind Global Campaign Targeting Americans, Jews

Joshua Klein — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:44:51 +0000

Federal authorities charged an Iran-backed Iraqi militia commander accused of orchestrating a sweeping retaliation campaign targeting Americans and Jews, alleging he coordinated nearly 20 attacks abroad before authorities disrupted a plot targeting a prominent Manhattan synagogue and Jewish institutions in California and Arizona.

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Trump: 'We Allowed' China to Get Tankers with Iranian Oil Out

Ian Hanchett — Sat, 16 May 2026 01:29:55 +0000

During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” President Donald Trump said that the United States allowed China to get tankers filled with Iranian oil out. Host Bret Baier said, “China got three tankers

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NYC Mayor Mamdani's Wife's Spotify Contains Anti-Israel Songs 'About Greedy Jews'

Elizabeth Weibel — Fri, 15 May 2026 22:26:12 +0000

The wife of New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly has anti-Israel songs on her Spotify "about greedy Jews," according to The Free Press.

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Texas Children’s Hospital to Pay Millions, Create ‘First-Ever’ Detransition Clinic in DOJ Settlement

Katherine Hamilton — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:51:40 +0000

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Texas Attorney General's Office announced a "landmark" $10 million resolution with the Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) on Friday, which includes the creation of a clinic for detransitioners harmed by sex-rejecting drugs and surgeries.

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Colorado Gov. Commutes Sentence of Former County Clerk Sentenced to Jail for Election Tampering

Elizabeth Weibel — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:25:52 +0000

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, a former clerk for the state's Mesa County, after she was sentenced to serve nine years in prison in October 2024 for allowing an outsider to have access to the election system.

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Poll Shows Lindsey Graham with Commanding Lead over Mark Lynch in South Carolina GOP Senate Primary

Jasmyn Jordan — Sat, 16 May 2026 03:41:53 +0000

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) holds a wide advantage over primary challenger Mark Lynch in the latest South Carolina Republican Senate primary survey, with the incumbent leading among every demographic group included in the survey.

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NYC Teachers Praise 'Remarkable' Change in Students Due to Classroom Cellphone Ban

Amy Furr — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:33:06 +0000

Public school teachers in New York City are seeing a big difference in students since cellphones were banned in their classrooms, the New York Post reported Thursday.

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BRICS Trainwreck: Anti-American Coalition Derailed by Iran Bombing Fellow Members

John Hayward — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:22:39 +0000

The summit of foreign ministers from the BRICS economic bloc on Thursday was derailed by simmering animosity between Iran and several of the other attendees, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has been obliged to defend itself against repeated unprovoked missile and drone attacks from Tehran over the past two months.

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FBI Director Kash Patel Celebrates Major Victories: More than Two Dozen Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested

Hannah Knudsen — Fri, 15 May 2026 22:14:36 +0000

More than 25 Tren de Aragua gang members have been arrested and many other criminals brought to justice, FBI Director Kash Patel said during a weekly agency update.

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Powell 4 Eva? Fed Declares Powell Temporary Chair—Even Though Warsh Has Been Confirmed!

John Carney — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:13 +0000

Everyone thought Powell was out as chair. But in a late Friday move, the Fed has declared he's sticking around.

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Breitbart Business Digest: Manufacturing Roars While Jerome Powell Cleans Out His Desk

John Carney — Fri, 15 May 2026 23:14:58 +0000

This week saw Jerome Powell give up his crown but insist on still lurking in the cloakroom.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe Visits Cuba for Meetings with Communist Regime

Christian K. Caruzo — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:34:09 +0000

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe met with officials of the ailing communist Castro regime Thursday in Havana.

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Trump Says China-Boeing Deal Begins with 200 Planes, Potential for 550 More

Nick Gilbertson — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:58:38 +0000

President Donald Trump said the deal between China and Boeing begins with 200 planes, with the potential for China to order hundreds more.

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Bad 'Social Climate': Chancellor Merz Warns Young Germans Against Moving to America

Oliver JJ Lane — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:38:37 +0000

Merz keeps up his campaign of snide asides against President Trump with warning to avoid education or work in America.

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Delivers 12 Straight Months of Zero Southwest Border Migrant Releases as Illegal Crossings Collapse by 94 Percent

Bob Price and Randy Clark — Fri, 15 May 2026 13:03:51 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that April marked twelve consecutive months of zero releases of illegal aliens apprehended by Border Patrol at the southwest border with Mexico into the United States — a milestone officials say reflects the most secure border in American history under President Donald Trump. DHS reports a 94 percent drop in illegal border apprehensions compared to the Biden era, with daily crossings now lower than what agents encountered in a single hour at the height of the 2023 crisis.

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FCC Investigating Potential Fraud in E-Rate Educational Program in Minnesota

Sean Moran — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:41:27 +0000

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on Friday announced an investigation of potential fraud through the E-Rate program in Minnesota.

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JD Vance Exposes $15 Million in Medicaid Theft by Single Migrant in Maine

Warner Todd Huston — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:41:32 +0000

Vice President JD Vance exposed the theft of $15 million in Medicaid funding committed by a single migrant in Maine.

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GOP Rep. Steube: Blue States 'Perpetuating Fraud' to Drive Up the Number of the Amount of Money for Federal Programs

Jeff Poor — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:39:32 +0000

During an appearance on Fox Business Network's "The Evening Edit," Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) explained how some blue states turned a blind eye to fraud related to federal government programs, in particular Medicaid.

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Exclusive – RNC Chairman Joe Gruters: GOP Poised to Outspend Democrats this Election Cycle

Hannah Knudsen — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:07:49 +0000

The Republican Party is poised to outspend Democrats this election cycle – or, in the very least match them – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters revealed during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

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Dem Rep. Smith: Trump Acting Like We Can Take over Cuba

Pam Key — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:11:15 +0000

Friday on CNN's "News Central," Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said the Trump administration was treating Cuba "like a country that we can crush and take over," which he said was contrary to international law.

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Nolte — Bombshell: Left-Wing Tech Billionaires Are Paying the Full Salaries of Dozens of 'Journalists' at Top Media Companies

John Nolte — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:08:52 +0000

If you want to talk about media corruption, how about the discovery that a left-wing political organization has embedded 80 “journalists” in the corporate media by paying their full salaries?

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Ex-Texas Lottery Commission Boss Re-Indicted over Alleged $95 Million Scheme

Amy Furr — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:53:37 +0000

The former boss of the Texas Lottery Commission has been re-indicted in an alleged $95 million gambling scheme.

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Kars4Kids Ad Banned in California over False Advertising Ruling

Sean Moran — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:05:03 +0000

A judged ruled that Kars4Kids ads are banned in California, believing that the charity violated false advertising and unfair competition laws by using donations to pay for teenagers' trips to Israel and a $16.5 million building in the country.

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Exclusive – T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo: ‘America Has to Learn How to Build Again’ to Compete with China

Jasmyn Jordan — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:19:43 +0000

T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo said during Breitbart News’s “Harnessing American Power” policy event that America “needs to learn how to build again” as it seeks to expand advanced manufacturing and energy production amid rising demand tied to artificial intelligence.

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Archaeologists Unearthing Ancient Lifestyle of Native Americans on Space Force's Cape Canaveral Station

Lowell Cauffiel — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:34 +0000

Florida archaeology students are uncovering the behavior of indigenous people in the shadow of a location known for modern space exploration.

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DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin Joins ICE in Virginia for Operation to Arrest Criminal Alien

Olivia Rondeau — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:42:44 +0000

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin joined Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in northern Virginia for a Friday morning operation that led to the arrest of a previously deported criminal illegal alien.

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California Dad Blasted for Intercepting T-Shirt Thrown to a Woman at Rodeo

Lowell Cauffiel — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:06:31 +0000

A California dad has “been called every name in the book” in an online debate after he reached over and intercepted a T-shirt headed right for a woman after it was thrown into the crowd at a rodeo.

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NFL Pushes Back on Criticism of Streaming Games

Dylan Gwinn — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:52:43 +0000

The NFL sees no problem with its policy regarding streaming services, and it's letting the Department of Justice know.

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Charles Barkley Claims 'Homophobic Society' Prevents Gay Athletes from Coming Out

Warner Todd Huston — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:28:22 +0000

ESPN commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley insisted that America's "homophobic society" makes gay athletes afraid to come out.

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Kentucky Derby Jockeys, MLB Pitcher Linked to Illegal Cock Fighting in Puerto Rico

Warner Todd Huston — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:27:45 +0000

Two Kentucky Derby winning jockeys and a MLB pitcher have been linked to illegal cock fighting events in Puerto Rico, a report claims.

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Deion Sanders Wants to Meet Browns' Head Coach to Talk About Shedeur—As a Coach, Not as a Dad

Dylan Gwinn — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:07:42 +0000

Fathers typically believe they know best, and Deion Sanders is apparently no different.

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Teenage Stabbing Victim Died After Being Handcuffed by Police Over Racism Allegation

Oliver JJ Lane — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:32:58 +0000

Court hears victim died after officers handcuffed him based on alleged knifeman's claim that he'd been the victim of racist remark.

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Creator Graham Linehan Calls Ireland's Use of Father Ted in Eurovision Boycott over Israel 'Antisemitic'

Christian K. Caruzo — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:42:23 +0000

Irish writer and Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan accused Ireland's public broadcaster RTÉ of engaging in antisemitism for planning to air an episode of his hit comedy show as part of its boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's presence in the competition.

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Elon Musk's X Commits to Crackdown on 'Hate Speech' in UK Watchdog Agreement

Lucas Nolan — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:51:18 +0000

Elon Musk's social media platform X has reached an agreement with Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, to significantly accelerate the censorship of what England considers "hate speech" and antisemitic content from the platform.

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The Breitbart Guide to the Best and Worst of Eurovision 2026

Frances Martel — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:21:13 +0000

The glitteriest night of the year in Eurasia and Australia will soon be upon us: the Eurovision Song Contest, a now 70-year-old music extravaganza beloved around the world for its shameless embrace of feather boas, sequins, pyrotechnics, and all brands of kitsch.

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Music Producer Jack Antonoff Slams AI Users as 'Godless Whores': 'By All Means, Drive Right off That Cliff'

Alana Mastrangelo — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:53:20 +0000

Grammy-winning music producer and singer Jack Antonoff blasted what he called "Godless whores" who create art with artificial intelligence.

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French Holder of 'World's Oldest Dog' Title Dies Aged 30

Breitbart London — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:38:52 +0000

A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been "the world's oldest dog" has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday.

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Hostin: Helen of Troy Can Be 'Played by a Black Woman' if You Know History

Pam Key — Fri, 15 May 2026 02:47:04 +0000

On Thursday, on ABC's "The View," co-host Sunny Hostin said that, if you know history, Helen of Troy could be "played by a black woman" while discussing the rumored cast of Christopher Nolan's upcoming movie "The Odyssey."

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Two House Members Remain MIA with Unexplained Health Issues, Missing Dozens of Votes

Lowell Cauffiel — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:49:42 +0000

Two lawmakers, one from each party, have been absent from the House with mysterious health issues, missing weeks of votes.

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Nolte: Spencer Pratt Roasts Nithya Raman for Proposing Backyard BBQ Ban

John Nolte — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:42:24 +0000

Republican Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt ridiculed Democrat Councilwoman Nithya Raman over her fascist proposal to ban backyard grilling.

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Trump Refuses to Reveal Whether He Would Defend Taiwan: 'I'm the Only Person' Who Knows That

Nick Gilbertson — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:42:58 +0000

President Donald Trump told reporters he refused to reveal to Chinese President Xi Jinping whether he would defend Taiwan from China.

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Trump: Starmer Could Survive by Cracking Down on Migration and Slashing Energy Prices

Oliver JJ Lane — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:42:32 +0000

It is in the power of the British government to save itself by giving its own voters what they clearly want, President Donald Trump reminded.

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger Signs 'Assault Weapons' Ban into Law

AWR Hawkins — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:27:14 +0000

Virginia Gov. Spanberger (D) signed a ban on popular semiautomatic rifles and shotguns into law Thursday which will take effect July 1, 2026.

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Trump: It's 'Very Insulting' to Not Let Chinese Students In

Ian Hanchett — Fri, 15 May 2026 03:13:59 +0000

During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Donald Trump argued that refusing Chinese students would be “a very insulting thing to say to a country.” And would harm the American university system. Trump

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