https://freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Fri, 1 May 2026 05:09:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377166/posts President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration. The three-foot-wide (1 meter) Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550,000 barrels (87,400 cubic meters) of oil a day from Canada through Montana and Wyoming, where it would link with another pipeline. The pipeline needs additional state and federal environmental approvals before construction, which company officials expect to start next year. Environmentalists hope to stop the project over worries that the pipeline could... Associated Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377166/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 05:09:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377165/posts Britain must not keep changing prime ministers, Sir John Major has warned in a broadside at those who treat politics as a "game show" while leaving big problems to the next generation. The former Conservative prime minister accused today's focus-group obsessed politicians of thinking their job was to "provide fodder for the media and project your own career" while delaying action on complex issues like healthcare, pensions and climate change. In an interview for BBC Radio 5 Live and Newsnight, he said: "The best aphrodisiac in politics is hope. If people can see a change, there's a change in atmosphere."... BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377165/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 04:58:10 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377164/posts Oh, the emotions in the United States of America here in the Year of Our Lord 2026! There's despair. There's anger. There's...well, there's mostly anger. Heck, I tend to be dead inside and the partisan political acrimony has even been getting to me. In a recent VIP column, I wrote that I was taking a brief break from my workday habit of perusing the Opinion sections of The New York Times and Washington Post because I'm starting to worry about that kind of crazy being contagious. That followed a week or two of me venting in various ways about the... PJ Media https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377164/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 04:51:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377161/posts We have an update on the Maine Senate Democrat primary, and it's not good news for Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Newcomer Graham Platner and the state's governor, Janet Mills, were the top two candidates in the race, with Platner being endorsed by twice-failed presidential candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as a humble, purported working-class guy who would buck Schumer and the Democrat establishment and would be a "fighter" against President Trump's America First agenda. Mills had the backing of Schumer and the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), with the belief that her popularity in the state and... Red State https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377161/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 04:40:07 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377159/posts The proposal would ask voters to greenlight noncitizen voting in city elections — including races for mayor, City Council seats, and Los Angeles Board of Education positions Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez (CD 13) and Ysabel Jurado (CD 14) have introduced a proposal that would ask voters to greenlight noncitizen voting in city elections — including races for mayor, City Council seats, and Los Angeles Board of Education positions. The measure, released Wednesday, would first require the full council to place it on the November 3, 2026 ballot. If approved by voters, the council would then need to pass... California Globe https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377159/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 04:20:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377154/posts Minnesota’s new state flag, adopted after a public redesign process, is now at the center of a growing divide across the state. The debate traces back to 2023, when the DFL-controlled Legislature established a commission to overhaul both the flag and state seal. The move followed years of criticism that the old flag was overly complex and featured imagery seen by some as offensive to Native Americans. Over the course of the redesign effort, the commission received roughly 20,000 public comments and more than 2,000 design submissions before settling on a final version. “We were committed to maximum public input... Kare 11 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377154/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 04:02:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377153/posts The IMF estimates that Israel’s economy will grow by 3.5% this year, compared to 2.3% for the United States and 1.3% for the EU. It also means Israel’s GDP is forecast to outperform all G7 countries in 2026. Israel has a much lower debt-to-GDP ratio than many other developed countries, with the IMF forecasting a rate of 69.8% this year. Although a slight uptick from 2025, it’s much lower than the G7′s rate of 123.7%. The country’s unemployment rate also edged marginally higher to reach 3.2% in March, but falls below America’s 4.3% unemployment rate and the euro zone’s 6.2%.... CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377153/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 04:02:34 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377151/posts The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday in Louisiana v. Callais et al has inevitably drawn strong criticism. In ruling that electoral districts cannot be redefined along racial lines, the Court stands accused of “gutting” the Voting Rights Act, crippling civil-rights law and effectively disenfranchising minority voters. But the Court’s decision was correct on the merits. It also represents a great retrenchment that’s taking place in American politics. The rules by which our political system operates have been overdue a revision – not the rules codified in the Constitution but the thicker web of precedents and practices that have served as a... The Spectator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377151/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 03:50:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377145/posts Americans are staring at $4+ gas and asking a simple question that should have a simple answer. If the United States is the largest oil producer on Earth, why does it still feel like an oil-importing country every time prices spike? That question matters far beyond the gas station. It cuts straight into inflation, consumer behavior, Fed policy, and where capital flows next. What looks like a pricing anomaly is actually a structural reality that investors ignore at their own risk.This Was Supposed to Be the Easy PartGasoline prices have climbed to an average of roughly $4.26 per gallon, the... Global Market News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377145/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 02:45:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377141/posts US Space Command Gen Stephen Whiting warns such a move could disrupt GPS, communications and daily life across the globe/ The head of U.S. Space Command said the U.S. is "very concerned" that Russia may be developing a nuclear weapon in space to target satellites, warning such a move could disrupt global communications, GPS systems and daily life on Earth. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, the commander of U.S. Space Command, made the remarks during an appearance on The General & The Journalist, a weekly podcast by The Times. "Russia remains a very historic and sophisticated space power. Yes, they have... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377141/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 02:27:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377133/posts US and five Latin American nations accuse Beijing of politicizing maritime trade after canal port dispute. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned China that "the sovereignty of our hemisphere is non-negotiable" after the U.S. and regional allies accused Beijing of detaining Panama-flagged ships in a dispute tied to canal port control. In a joint statement with Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. said China’s actions targeting Panama-flagged vessels were a "blatant attempt to politicize maritime trade" and infringe on regional sovereignty, framing the dispute as a broader strategic test over control of one of the... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377133/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 02:04:02 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377127/posts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval. The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during testimony in the Senate earlier Thursday, when he said the ceasefire effectively paused the war. Under that rationale, the administration has not yet met the requirement mandated by a 1973 law to seek formal approval from Congress for military action that extends beyond 60 days. A... AP News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377127/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:54:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377125/posts NATO is considering ⁠ending ⁠its recent practice of holding annual summits, six sources ⁠told Reuters, a move that could avoid a potentially tense encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump in his ​final year in office. Trump's administration has engaged repeatedly in scathing criticism of many of the U.S.-led defence alliance's 31 other members, most recently ‌berating some for not providing more assistance to U.S. military operations against Iran. Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377125/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:54:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377124/posts A groundbreaking Harvard study has found that AI systems outperformed human doctors in high-pressure emergency medicine triage, diagnosing more accurately in the potentially life and death moments when people are first rushed to hospital. The results were described by independent experts as showing “a genuine step forward” in the clinical reasoning of AIs and came as part of trials that tested the responses of hundreds of doctors against an AI. The authors said the results, published in the journal Science, showed large language models (LLMs) “have eclipsed most benchmarks of clinical reasoning”. One experiment focused on 76 patients who arrived... The Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377124/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:49:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377123/posts WILLIAMSPORT — The township in Lycoming County that is embroiled in controversy with the developer of a Bass Pro Outpost store is looking for a new solicitor. Joseph F. Orso III resigned Wednesday after three weeks citing irreconcilable differences regarding legal strategy in the development case at the site of the old Lycoming Mall. The township and its supervisors are under court order to sign a subdivision plan needed by Famvest, a State College developer, to proceed with its plans for a Bass Pro on the site of a former Best Buy. Famvest is consolidating two parcels it owns to... Pennlive https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377123/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:42:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377122/posts In a major move to address the growing issue of birth tourism, Republican Sen. Rand Paul is introducing a constitutional amendment that would end birthright citizenship. His amendment would grant birthright citizenship only to children born in our nation with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen. Sen. Paul shared the full text of the resolution in a post on X: I am introducing a Constitutional Amendment to end Birthright Citizenship. Under current interpretations of American law, anyone born on American soil automatically becomes a U.S. citizen, regardless of whether the parent was here legally or not. This... 100 Percent Fed Up https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377122/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:36:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377121/posts A Republican strategist is helping Americans coordinate small-dollar donations to help pro-American candidates win primary races against pro-amnesty establishment candidates. “The problem a lot of grassroots candidates face is they never get the necessary funds to actually get their message heard by people,” said strategist Ryan Girdusky, who has founded Homeland PAC. He told Breitbart News: When they do [get the funds], they can succeed, especially if it’s about immigration, like Dave Brat did [in 2014 Virginia]. So, by working on and making sure these messages can get out and spending [funds] on behalf of these candidates, I think we... Breitbart https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377121/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:22:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377120/posts Police said Wednesday they had arrested a Jewish man suspected of assaulting a French nun in Jerusalem the previous day, saying they had a zero-tolerance policy on attacks against religious figures. “The suspect, a 36-year-old male, was identified and subsequently arrested by police,” the force said in a statement, adding it viewed with “utmost severity” any violent act “driven by potentially racist motives and directed toward members of the clergy.” The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, the same day as the attack. On Thursday, police released footage of the assault, which showed the suspect running up from behind the nun... Times of Israel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377120/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:18:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377119/posts Missing State Senate candidate from western Oklahoma found dead A candidate for State Senate has been found dead, his campaign said in a news release. April 30, 2026 Addison Kliewer, Special Projects Producer/Digital Editor Barry Christian, a candidate for Senate District 38, disappeared on Tuesday. He was found dead on Thursday, according to a news release from his campaign. Investigators on scene near Erick, Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed that investigators were on the scene near Highway 30, just south of the town of Erick. OSBI confirmed to KOCO that a truck matching the one belonging to... KOCO News 5 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377119/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:16:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377118/posts ~Favorite Songs that are in Movies ~ Day O (Banana Boat Song)*Video* https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377118/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:13:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377117/posts This is the last bit of the 18 minute video clip. Benny Johnson interviewing Jack Posobisc, talking about a question from Charlie Kirk: Benny Johnson Youtube Channel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377117/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 01:05:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377114/posts Congress mandated in 2021 that all new cars include "advanced impaired driving prevention technology" by 2027. The tech includes infrared cameras that track your eyes, pupil dilation, and driving behavior. NHTSA missed its deadline to finalize rules because no current system meets the required 99.9% accuracy—even that level would strand tens of millions of sober drivers per year. NHTSA admitted in March 2026 that no system meets the legal requirement for reliable operation. The agency stated current detection technology shows "unacceptable error rates," particularly around legal alcohol limits. Here's the math that stopped NHTSA cold: Americans drive about 3 trillion... State of Surveillance https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377114/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 00:42:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377113/posts 🚨 BREAKING — IT'S OFFICIAL: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has SUSPENDED US House primaries until JULY following the Supreme Court ruling race-based districts are UNCONSTITUTIONAL Louisiana will now RE-DRAW their Congressional map, which could eliminate ALL Democrat districts before the 2026 election LET'S GO! X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377113/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2026 00:23:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377111/posts A Vallejo man suspected of vandalizing memorials that honored fallen first responders and veterans in Solano County was arrested, the sheriff's office said on Thursday. The vandalism and theft of bronze stars and plaques from sites in Fairfield and Vallejo sparked outrage and an investigation by authorities. KCRA https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377111/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:57:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377109/posts The missiles and bombs may have stopped, at least for the moment, but the war between the US and Iran continues. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the US sanctions remain in place, and the fundamental issues separating the combatants remain unresolved. The bilateral negotiations have gone nowhere, and the two sides remain far apart. This stalemate has puzzled observers since it’s not hard to see the outlines of a deal. For Iran, the minimum acceptable goal is regime survival. For the US, it is the end of the Iranian nuclear program, which poses an existential threat to America’s regional... The Spectator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4377109/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:44:30 GMT