05/08/2026 05:00 CDT
TURNING POINTS USA THREATENS TO PRIMARY JOHN THUNE FOR INACTION ON SAVE AMERICA ACT
TODAY’S TOP TEN
WILL JOHN THUNE GET PRIMARIED?
TURNING POINT USA THREATENS to primary John Thune if SAVE America Act does not pass. Washington Examiner.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SENDING back top Iranian officials Barack Obama allowed to infiltrate America. Tablet.
OUTSIDER AND PALISADES fire victim Spencer Pratt shaking up L.A. mayor’s race against insiders. New York Post.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA CONTINUE to stifle coverage of COVID vaccine injury whistleblower, data. Just the News.
SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON invites hundreds of faith leaders to National Mall for massive day of prayer May 17. Daily Caller.
DESANTIS’ FLORIDA LAUNCHES rival to woke AP U.S. history curriculums. The Daily Signal.
JUDGE ORDERS TERROR-LINKED CAIR to turn over foreign donor info to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The Daily Signal.
ALL-FEMALE SMITH COLLEGE under investigation for admitting men. PJ Media.
STANFORD STUDY FINDS AI grading system gives more praise to black, female students. Legal Insurrection.
APPALACHIAN REGIONS in the United States contain huge caches of lithium. Legal Insurrection.
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COMMENTARY WORTH READING
The Left has a marriage problem. Ingrid Jacques.
The sun sets on Great Britain. Steven Hayward.
Ted Turner’s Democrat Party left him. Tim O’Brien.
VIDEO WORTH WATCHING
Family of slain Loyola student speaks out: “We can’t let this happen to another family.” Fox News.
Saratoga: The turning point of the American Revolution. PragerU.
Mollie Hemingway: Obama has no standing to lecture anyone on weaponization. Fox Business.
LATEST ROA PODCASTS
Host Hayden Ludwig interviews Kevin Mooney, Senior Investigative Researcher for Restoration News, about the Left’s lies regarding “green energy.” Restoration News.
Host Grace Reilly and Paul Kengor discuss Rep. Brandon Gill’s viral confrontation on the darkness of abortion. Restoring America with Grace Reilly.
OFFBEAT BEAT
Six decades later, boy returns medieval tiles stolen from English monastery. Smithsonian Magazine.
TWEETS OF NOTE
(@RogerJStoneJr) In the greatest single act of hypocrisy in American political history, President Barack Obama said the Department of Justice should not be Weaponized for political purposes Tweet.
(@GrageDustin) Minnesota Democrats just voted against requiring the Secretary of State to verify that every voter is a U.S. citizen and legally eligible to vote in our elections. If you thought the daycare and Medicaid fraud was bad… just imagine how bad the election fraud is. Tweet.
MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY
DOJ LAUNCHES PROBE of large Virginia county DA for allegedly giving preference to illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens. Daily Caller.
BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL
Marco Rubio Emerges as Early Favorite to Succeed President Trump BONGINO REPORT.
DOGE SAVINGS
$215 billion. DOGE website.
POLYMARKET PREDICTION MARKET
Will Democrats control House after 2026 midterms? 83%.
Will Republicans control the Senate after the 2026 midterms? 52%
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