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- Senator Seeking Trump’s Endorsement Introduces Bill To Name Highway After Him
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who is currently seeking President Donald Trump‘s endorsement in the U.S. Senate runoff in Texas, introduced a bill to name a highway after the president on Tuesday. The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and, if approved, would upgrade the 1,791-mile highway running from Choteau, Montana, to Port Arthur, Texas, to an interstate, according to The Hill. “I am proud to introduce legislation to rename US Highway 287 as Interstate 47 in honor of our 47th President @realDonaldTrump,” Cornyn announced in a post on X. “My bill will upgrade one of our nation’s longest highways to a future interstate and save more than $5 BILLION in travel costs, all while honoring the most effective and influential president of our lifetime. Texas is Trump Country & this bill cements @POTUS’ legacy by designating nearly 1,800 miles of open road to forever be known as the Trump Interstate.” A 2025 study by the Texas Department of Transportation found that this potential upgrade from highway to interstate could save 7.37 percent in travel time savings in 2050 and $5.4 billion in travel cost savings. Cornyn is currently engaged in a tense primary runoff race against Attorney General Ken Paxton for the Senate seat in Texas. The original primary, which also included Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX), was held on March 3. Hunt was eliminated, but no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, advancing Cornyn and Paxton to a runoff. Although Trump has announced his intent to issue an endorsement between Cornyn and Paxton in the runoff, he has not yet done so. As recently as Saturday, Trump declined to offer a public endorsement of either candidate, telling reporters, “We have a great Attorney General Ken Paxton. And we have a great senator, John Cornyn.”The post Senator Seeking Trump’s Endorsement Introduces Bill To Name Highway After Him first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.13 mins ago - Jesse Watters Blames Women and Their ‘Savior Complex’ for ‘Feminized’ Ju...
Fox News host Jesse Watters said on Tuesday that criminal offenders were frequently let out of prison and allowed to reoffend due to a ‘feminized’ justice system. Watters made his remarks during The Five’s opening segment on repeat offenders and the criminal justice system. Co-host Kennedy introduced the discussion, citing multiple cases of violent criminals being given short sentences in Democratically-led cities. Among them was Rhamell Burke, charged with murder for allegedly pushing a man down the stairs of a subway station, soon after a psychiatric evaluation at a hospital. “One of the past victims, a 23-year-old woman, telling the New York Post that Burke assaulted her and a friend on the subway just this past month,” said Kennedy. “She declined to cooperate with prosecutors, but now regrets her choice, saying, quote, ‘Maybe a part of me was just like, I don’t want to put another black man in jail.'” Watters later shared an unspecified story about a woman befriending her mother’s killer, petitioning for his release, and then being murdered by him. The Fox host compared the discussion topic to an episode from the sitcom Cheers, where character Diane Chambers, played by Shelly Long, decided not to go to the police after hearing a man talk about his plans to commit a crime. “There is an episode of Cheers, and there is an ex-con that is in the bar, and Diane sees him and hears him, and he’s talking about an armed robbery that he’s going to do, and she goes to Sam, ‘Please don’t call the cops,'” he said. “‘Don’t do it. This guy is just going to be another victim of the criminal justice system. I can save him.’ And she tries to talk to him. It doesn’t work. And he sticks up the bar.” Watters went on to claim that those charged with a crime were given insufficient sentences, partially because of women. The host said that because the justice system had been feminized, the “savior complex” of women was allowing people who were “born bad” to be released. “Women have a savior complex. And I’m not saying the criminal justice system has been feminized, but I kind of am,” he said. “There is a deep-seated guilt. A lot of whites have it, but women especially, where they think they can just change the world and not change these people. Some of these people you can’t change. They… [TheTopNews] Read More.17 mins ago - Fox’s Larry Kudlow Tells Trump Official Inflation Numbers Are ‘Lousy’Fox Business host Larry Kudlow asked the director of the National Economic Council for an explanation as to why inflation keeps dogging the economy and the Trump administration. The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of inflation, rose 3.8% in April from the year before. It was the largest jump since May 2023. Trump’s tariffs, as well as his decision to wage war on Iran, have created upward pressure on prices, especially oil, 20% of which flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed. Kevin Hassett joined Tuesday’s Kudlow, where the host – a former director of the NEC in President Donald Trump’s first term – noted the latest inflation data. “So, Kevin, certainly on the surface, you’ve got to admit today’s CPI was a lousy number,” Kudlow began. “Sixth tenths of a percent, core – excluding energy – still up four tenths of a percent. So, the 12-month change is 3.8% and the core change is 2.8%. What does an NEC director say on a day like today when the CPI is coming out so poorly?” “Well, first of all, this is a temporary energy shock,” Hassett insisted. “And that’s very clearly in the data. And so, the history of this is that people at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere tend to peer through energy shocks and use core CPI to forecast the future, not the energy shock data.” On Tuesday, a reporter asked Trump about the economic costs of the Iran war and whether he takes them into consideration. “Not even a little bit,” the president replied. “The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing: we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. That’s the only thing that motivates me.” According to U.S. intelligence, Iran was not close to having a nuclear weapon when the U.S. and Israel began bombing the country on Feb. 28. Watch above via Fox Business Network.The post Fox’s Larry Kudlow Tells Trump Official Inflation Numbers Are ‘Lousy’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.46 mins ago
- ‘What’s Going On!?’ Top Dem Grills Kash Patel Over Reports of FBI Investig...Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to explain a series of “extremely troubling stories” regarding FBI investigations into journalists and reports of Patel ordering polygraphs and other measures to try to root out leakers. “I want to ask you about a number of extremely troubling stories recently about your leadership and temperament, and what’s happened to the FBI with you at the top. And in response to all the concerns about your leadership, instead of righting the ship, you’ve taken to polygraphing your employees to scare them and attempt to rat out leakers,” Murray began during Tuesday’s budget hearing, adding: There are reports that you’re using FBI resources to investigate journalists for reporting. What’s going on? And that is absolutely not what this committee intended when we funded the Bureau. So can you commit to this committee today that no agent hours have been pulled from other work—like counterterrorism or violent crime investigations—to work on matters related to negative press about you or your personal lawsuit? Patel replied, “Senator, I greatly appreciate the question, and I continue to say unequivocally: This FBI is targeting and investigating no journalists. This FBI is targeting and investigating no journalists. The Obama and Biden administrations targeted dozens of journalists and sent out 1,200 interviews.” Murray pushed back, “I didn’t ask you about the Biden administration. I asked if you can commit to this committee that no agent hours have been pulled from other work.” “We have not done so,” insisted Patel. Murray replied, “Okay, well there are reports that you are using FBI resources to investigate journalists. You are saying to this committee today that that is not true.” “That’s correct,” said Patel. New York Times investigative reporter Michael S. Schmidt revealed in late April that the FBI investigated one of his colleagues after she wrote on an unflattering story about Patel. Schmidt reported that the FBI started investigating Elizabeth Williamson, a Washington DC based features writer for the Times, in March. Williamson penned a report on Patel’s use of government resources to give his country singer girlfriend Alexis Wilkins both security and transportation. “Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team,” was the title of Williamson’s article on the subject, which ran in late February. The FBI responded to the Times’s request for comment at the time and confirmed the investigation, but added… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- ‘No Sh*t’: Democrats Leap On Trump Claiming He Doesn’t Think About ‘Amer...
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Scores of Democratic lawmakers and pundits were quick to call out President Donald Trump on Tuesday for claiming that he doesn’t “think about Americans’ financial situation.” A reporter asked the president how much the “financial situations” of Americans were “motivating” him to seek a peace deal with Iran. Trump claimed in response that he did not consider the American people’s finances “even a little bit.” “Not even a little bit. The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody,” he said. “I think about one thing: we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. That’s the only thing that motivates me.” Democratic representatives, senators, and commentators took to X to call out the president’s remark, with many claiming that Trump’s words merely stated the obvious. “Yea, We’ve noticed,” wrote Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA). Yea. We’ve noticed. https://t.co/uz8zHdO7W9 — Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) May 12, 2026 “We can tell,” wrote Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). We can tell. https://t.co/8izQ0CsRpW — Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) May 12, 2026 “No sh*t,” wrote Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY). No shit. https://t.co/br9ecfiaX5 — Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (@RepYvetteClarke) May 12, 2026 Others claimed that the president’s statement was proof that he did not care about Americans writ large, with many writing that Trump had “told the truth” and made that sentiment clear “in his own words.” “Has it ever been clearer that Donald Trump doesn’t care about you?” wrote Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). “As he said, not even a little bit.” Has it ever been clearer that Donald Trump doesn't care about you? As he said, not even a little bit. https://t.co/HLkf4rCnrd — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 12, 2026 “In a rare moment of clarity, Donald Trump told the truth — he does not care about Americans’ financial struggles,” wrote Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY). In a rare moment of clarity, Donald Trump told the truth — he does not care about Americans' financial struggles. https://t.co/KsLkhhGdOz — Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) May 12, 2026 “For once, Trump tells the truth!” wrote Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO). “He doesn’t care about the well-being of the American people and never did.” For once, Trump tells the truth! He doesn't care about the well-being of… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Republican Senator Responds to Fake Quote From Him Boosted By Trump
Screenshot via social media Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) expressed surprise on Tuesday regarding a fabricated quote attributed to him that President Donald Trump shared on his Truth Social account. Trump shared a screenshot from a social media user named “JOSH DUNLAP,” who wrote, “U.S. Senator John Kennedy is now publicly demanding that Barack Hussein Obama return $120 million that he allegedly earned through ownership related to ‘Obamacare.’” The post added: “He allocated money under his own laws using taxpayer-generated prestige,” Kennedy said, calling it “an abuse of public office and blatant influence.” Obama has three days to respond before John Kennedy says the matter will be referred to the Department of Justice for formal review. “There’s nothing ethical or legal about this,” Kennedy added. Kennedy was asked about the fake quote by NOTUS. “Somebody told me there was something floating around on the internet about me accusing President Obama of stealing $120 million or something. I didn’t say that. I don’t know the basis of it,” added the Louisiana Republican, who is a close ally of Trump. CNN fact checker Daniel Dale hammered Trump over his morning of bonkers social media posts, writing, “It’s hard to explain just how detached from reality President Trump’s conspiracy-theory-filled social media posting spree last night and this morning was.” Dale dug into the Kennedy post and explained the origins of the fake quote: One easy example: The president shared a completely made-up and frankly nonsensical “quote” about former President Obama the post attributed to GOP Sen. John Kennedy. The fake quote originated with a “satire” website, basically a fakery factory, that invents stories to be shared by online conservatives; per the fact-check website Lead Stories, versions of this particular fake quote have been wrongly attributed to everyone from Kash Patel to Madonna. Trump has long accused the news media of promoting “fake stories,” while personally having a well-documented history of lying or pushing misleading claims. The Washington Post kept a record of Trump’s misleading claims during his first term in office, which totalled to “30,573 over 4 years.”The post Republican Senator Responds to Fake Quote From Him Boosted By Trump first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
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