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Monday, May 4, 2026
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Iran Responds to Trump’s Strait Move – He Finishes Them With One Reply
Meanwhile, the blockade and Operation Economic Fury continue to choke them. So they will throw all the tantrums they need, but they still have that crushing them, big time.
The Wedding Singer: Marco Rubio Breaks the Internet Again With His Latest Gig
The Rubio memes have been immensely in style, and his DJ stint will only add to his growing legend. In my view, this kind of humor, along with Trump’s laugh-out-loud one-liners and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s fast wit, showcase one thing bigger: particularly, that the Democrats deliver a imaginative and prescient largely of darkness, gloom, doom, and bitterness, while the GOP far more often brings messages of hope, humor, and love of life.
Maloney’s ‘Run Right’ Explains Why We Keep Losing Winnable Elections — and How to Change That
Knocking on doorways and speaking to voters face-to-face is still one of the most efficient methods to win elections. In fact, it might be even more highly effective now because so many campaigns have stopped doing it.
That creates an alternative.
Trending Across Townhall Media
Bearing Arms — This Is the Most Ridiculous Proposal to Prevent Gun Deaths We’ve Seen in a While
So while this is not as invasive as gun control, and might truly benefit first-time gun homeowners with that proposed subsidy, it would not do a rattling factor and just continues to demonize a class of firearms somewhat than acknowledge that the problems lie far deeper than any dialogue of the instruments people use to harm themselves or others.
If Trump actually desires “action,” he is aware of how to get it. Right now, it looks like the Iranians need motion too, and they know how to get it. If the US Navy begins uncorking the bottleneck in the Strait and will get the industrial delivery through it, Vahidi loses the last bit of leverage, and he is aware of it. Action is coming, a method or the other.
PJ Media — Now That’s How You Get People Off Food Stamps!
The Congressional Budget Office tasks that the work provisions will take away roughly 2.4 million people from SNAP rolls in a typical month. Trump has argued for years that welfare packages ought to be a backstop, not a vacation spot. The One Big Beautiful Bill turns that philosophy into law, and the caseload numbers are already shifting in the suitable direction.
Townhall — Why Anti-ICE Leftists Are Freaking Out — It’s Actually Hilarious
The website, GTFO ICE, was created by an anti-Trump commentator and former DHS official, Miles Taylor, and just about everybody’s data received uncovered.
Not to point out, Platner has also said if ladies need to be inappropriately assaulted less, they need to be smarter … but hey, you’d suppose the Nazi factor can be enough, you recognize?
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
The critters are back on recess again…Okay, truly, this is a “District Work Week,” which means most of them are back home in their districts, assembly with constituents and such.
White House What’s Up
Here’s what President Trump has in store for Monday:
- 8:00 AM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time — The White House
- 1:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting — Oval Office
- 3:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in a Small Business Summit — East Room
- 4:00 PM — THE PRESIDENT participates in Signing Time — Oval Office
Keeping Up With the Cabinet
Sec. Veterans Affairs – Doug Collins — Collins is touting enhancements made at the VA under the Trump administration.
Under @POTUS, VA is delivering advantages quicker than ever. From cutting declare processing occasions almost in half, to lowering the backlog to under 80K, more Veterans and survivors are rapidly getting the advantages they’ve earned.https://t.co/dtnJgl9aj3 pic.twitter.com/O4orISRH5H
— VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) May 3, 2026
Full Court Press…
We’ve had a spate of notable court rulings over the past few days. Here are a couple of those:
- ❌ In U.S. v. Fontes (voter rolls – AZ), Judge Susan Brnovich (Arizona) GRANTS defendant’s movement to dismiss.
- ❌ In Carroll v. Trump (defamation), 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals DENIES petition for rehearing en banc. [4/29]
There are a few more to share, but I’ve not had a likelihood to wade through them all — can have those prepared to go for Tuesday’s column.
In other court-related news, attorneys for the prosecution and protection in the case against Cole Allen (the would-be WHCD murderer) have been ordered by the court to seem for a listening to at midday on Monday to tackle Allen’s being held in solitary confinement.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
No official opinion days announced for the Supreme Court this week, but I suspect we’ll see at least one.
MORNING MUSING
I’ll confess I’ve not paid a ton of consideration these days to the assorted protest-a-paloozas going on around the nation, but Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) shared a video the other day that caught my consideration. We see a gray-haired girl (who bears more than a passing resemblance to Maude, IMO) in a purple “Make America Kind Again” t-shirt, whacking away at a Trump effigy/piñata.
I’m with Sen. Lee on this — I’m fairly sure this is not what “kindness” appears to be like like…
Easy there, Maude. https://t.co/zlUD4kNaFF
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) May 3, 2026
LIGHTER FARE
I do not know about y’all, but in my view, Animal Twitter (sorry, X) has been extremely entertaining of late.
received chased by that silly brown bear again today, will update how it went later. pic.twitter.com/BwJa9sqbs6
— moose (@mooseincrisis) May 3, 2026
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