Patriotism On Wheels: Cars Painted Up As American Flags

Trump ranted about crime in New York for most of his Bronx rally yesterday -- and then welcomed rapper Sheff G, member of the same Crips gang Trump spouts off about, and who is facing time in prison after he shot at people in broad daylight and bragged about it on social media, to share the stage. Here's some background.

The Wall Street Journal article is behind a paywall but the opening sentence is: “Good news for Americans hitting the road over what could be a record Memorial Day weekend of driving: Prices at the pump are ticking lower again.” The New York Times reports that the drop in gas prices is largely “because forecasters believe that global demand for oil will be weaker this year than previously expected.” Also, “traders’ fears that the war in Gaza would lead to a big disruption in supply of oil from the Middle East have eased.” But the Biden administration played a part, too, by timing the sale of gasoline from a Northeast reserve to the start of the summer driving season.

Oh, Alabama, you could have had Doug Jones instead of this potato, but here we are. GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville talked to Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo about that plan started by sneaky Barack Obama regarding migrants entering the country to become "like-minded Democrats," and if this sounds crazy to you, it's because it is.

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Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts had his words struck from the record for being "offensive" during a House floor debate. His offense? Detailing the charges against Donald Trump, the facts of his many cases, and the accusations—brought by our government—against the twice-impeached former president. The request to have his words struck came from Republican Rep.

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