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#10 Trump Vows to Bring Columbus Day Back ‘From the Ashes’ - Greg Wehner for Fox News, Laura Ingraham, Dustin Grage, Joey Mannarino, Ben Garrison Cartoons, EvanKapitansky
President Donald Trump vowed Sunday to bring back Columbus Day "from the ashes," while calling out Democrats for doing everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus’ reputation. "I’m bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social. "The Democrats did everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation, and all of the Italians that love him so much. "They tore down his Statues, and put up nothing but ‘WOKE,’ or even worse, nothing at all! Well, you’ll be happy to know, Christopher is going to make a major comeback," Trump added. "I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates, and locations as it has had for all of the many decades before!"
#9 Thousands Participate in Dublin Anti-immigration Protest and Counter Demo - Cillian Sherlock for Independent, Michaelokeeofee, Shawn, Keith Woods, Steve Gruber, and Paul on X
Thousands of people participated in an anti-immigration protest in Dublin city centre on Saturday, after Conor McGregor posted on social media in support of the march. There was a heightened police presence in the Irish capital during the protest and counterdemonstration, which disrupted traffic on some of the city's main thoroughfares. Public order units and mounted gardai observed the protesters and corralled the counter demonstration into a cordon behind barriers outside the General Post Office (GPO) on O’Connell Street...
#8 As Real ID Deadline for U.S. Air Travel Approaches, There Are ‘Workarounds,’ Experts Say - Greg Iacurci for CNBC, MNConservative, AvaArmstrong, Thomas Massie/TJ Roberts, Amiri King, Michael Reagan, and Thomas Massie on X
The deadline for U.S. travelers to get a Real ID is fast approaching, and those who don’t have one may not be able to board flights within the U.S. The Real ID card is an optional, upgraded driver’s license or state identification card that is issued by a state driver’s licensing agency and marked with a star. The good news: There are other forms of identification U.S. travelers can use — such as a valid U.S. passport, passport card, permanent resident card, or certain Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler cards — if they can’t get a Real ID by the deadline, May 7...
#7 The DEA Says 114 Immigrants in the U.S. Illegally Were Arrested at a Colorado Nightclub - Joe Hernandez for NPR, The Gateway Pundit, DEARockyMountain, Libs of TikTok, and Bill Melugin on X
The Drug Enforcement Administration says a raid carried out with other law enforcement agencies in Colorado Springs on Sunday led to the capture of more than 100 immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. The DEA's Rocky Mountain Division said in a post on X that 114 immigrants were arrested and placed "on buses for processing and likely eventual deportation." The DEA said in a separate post earlier in the day that the "multi-agency enforcement operation" at an "underground nightclub" early on Sunday had also resulted in the seizure of drugs and weapons...
#6 Some Active Duty Service Members Detained as Part of DEA Operation at Underground Nightclub Colorado Springs - ABC 7 Denver, Dr. Interracial, Isaiah L. Carter/Amuse, John/Fox News, and trashpanda12 on X
Some active duty military service members were among those detained during a large-scale federal law enforcement operation Sunday morning at an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, the Drug Enforcement Administration said. More than 300 law enforcement officers from at least 10 federal agencies, including the DEA, FBI, and Homeland Security, were involved in the operation, according to DEA Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen. The operation, which began around 3 a.m. Sunday was part of an investigation into drug trafficking, prostitution, and crimes of violence at the illegal club. In total, more than 100 people were detained, the DEA said... Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was charged April 25 with two felonies on allegations of trying to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom. According to a 13-page complaint, Dugan, 65, is accused of obstructing a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest. The two charges carry a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $350,000 fine, but sentences in cases involving nonviolent offenses typically are much shorter. Specifically, the complaint says Dugan assisted Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, avoid being arrested by federal immigration officials at the Milwaukee County Courthouse after he appeared in her courtroom for a pretrial conference on April 18. Flores-Ruiz is facing three misdemeanor battery counts... The first polls are open in Canada, where a snap election is being held to determine who will become the country's next prime minister. It comes just six weeks after Mark Carney was sworn in as PM, replacing his party colleague Justin Trudeau. The two clear front-runners are the Liberal Party, led by Carney, who have been in power for a decade, and the Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre.. Voting comes after a car was driven into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, including a five-year-old girl... Sen. Cory Booker and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a live-streamed appeal from the steps of the U.S. Capital on April 27, demonstrating against Republican-backed budget plans. Starting just after 6 a.m., the lawmakers addressed viewers about the Trump administration’s proposed budget, which they said would slash programs in housing, health care, and education that help millions of Americans while expanding tax breaks for the wealthiest. “Republican leaders have made clear their intention to use the coming weeks to advance a reckless budget scheme to President Trump’s desk that seeks to gut Medicaid, food assistance, and basic needs programs that help people, all to give tax breaks to billionaires,” Booker said in a statement. “Given what’s at stake, these could be some of the most consequential weeks for seniors, kid,s and families in generations.” There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment. The stripped-down festivities were a reflection of the somber tone in Washington at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, in which he has battled with the press on multiple fronts and wrested from the correspondents’ association the power to decide which outlets have the most access to Trump. A poll suggests that if Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) were to enter the race to be the next governor of New York, she would not only have a commanding lead in the Republican primary, but she would also close in on defeating Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY). The GrayHouse poll conducted between April 22-24, 2025, which surveyed 826 registered voters in New York, found that if the next Republican primary for governor of New York were held today, 44 percent of voters would support Stefanik, while seven percent would support Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY)...
#5 Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan Charged With 2 Felonies in Ice Case - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Libs of TikTok, Bad Hombre, Charlie Kirk, and Matt Tardio on X
#4 Polls Open in Canada After Trump and Tariffs Dominate Election Campaign - BBC News, Isabelle Obeid, Gorganne Was Right, arturodetexas, and Cole Cameron on X
#3 Cory Booker, Hakeem Jeffries Start Sit-in on Capitol Steps, Slam Trump Budget Plan - Hannan Adely for USA TODAY, Benny Johnson, Libs of TikTok, Western Lensman, and Juan Torres/Nick Sortor on X
#2 White House Journalists Celebrate the First Amendment at the Annual Press Dinner - CNBC, Milo, Meet the Press, Margaret Chadbourn, and CAT-LOGY on X
Trump’s deeper involvement in politics began after then-President Barack Obama roasted the New Yorker’s presidential ambitions during the 2011 correspondents’ dinner. He skipped the annual gala during his first term, and his absence had been widely expected this year...
#1 Elise Stefanik Takes Commanding Lead in GOP New York Governor Primary, Closes in on Democrat Kathy Hochul - Elizabeth Weibel for Breitbart, Dolly, Fox News, Adam Kincaid, and AssembleX NY on X
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