Saudi Arabia to exclude German firms from government tenders: Spiegel

(Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more government contracts be awarded to German companies, in a sign of continued irritation over Berlin's foreign policy in the Middle East, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1IQ2GF?

Mitch McConnell says a ‘blue wave’ won’t be coming in 2018

The “blue wave” that Democrats hope to ride to midterm glory has ebbed to a blue trickle, gleeful Republicans say.

Buoyed by a surging economy and President Trump’s rising approval numbers, the long-expected tsunami of Democratic victories in this year’s congressional elections has all but evaporated, says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

https://nypost.com/2018/05/26/mitch-mcconnell-says-a-blue-wave-wont-be-coming-in-2018/amp/?

Subject: Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Release of Joshua Holt

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 26, 2018

Statement from the Press SecretaryRegardingtheRelease of Joshua Holt

The United States thanks theMaduroregime for releasing the unjustly detainedUnited Statescitizen, Joshua Holt, and his Venezuelan wife.

The release of Joshua Holt does not changeUnited Statespolicy. TheMaduroregime mustcallfree, fair,and transparent elections,consistent with its constitution. The election process that occurred on May 20 was illegitimate. The regime must allow all Venezuelans and political parties to participate freely in new elections and the democratic process.Itmustrelease all political prisoners, and must accept desperately needed international humanitarian aid forVenezuelasdying citizens.

As demonstrated bythe PresidentsExecutive Orderof May 21, the United States will continue to use all available tools and options to pressure theMaduroregime to abide by democratic norms, and will continue to buildabroad international coalition of like-minded partnerswho wantto see the return of democracy to the people of Venezuela.

Rotherham Sex Survivor: I Told Authorities And They Did Nothing

A survivor of the child exploitation ring in Rotherham called Katie Hopkins to tell her horrifying story.

14 May 2017, 11:30

Emma told Katie that she reported at the age of 13 that she had been raped, but authorities chose to do nothing - and told her not to mention the ethnicity of the assailants.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/katie-hopkins/rotherham-sex-survivor-i-told-authorities-hopkins/

Obama's team said it had Russian meddling 'under control' until Trump won, says GOP senator

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Thursday that senior Obama administration officials assured Congress in September 2016 that Russian meddling would not stop the U.S. from holding a legitimate election, but changed their tune after Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obamas-team-said-it-had-russian-meddling-under-control-until-trump-won-says-gop-senator

Fourth Man To Walk On The Moon Dies At 86

Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon, died at the age of 86 Saturday, according to a statement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Bean died at Houston Methodist Hospital after falling ill two weeks earlier, his family said in a statement. “Alan was the strongest and kindest man I ever knew. He was the love of my life and I miss him dearly,” his wife Leslie Bean told reporters, “A native Texan, Alan died peacefully in Houston surrounded by those who loved him.”

http://amp.dailycaller.com/2018/05/26/alan-bean-moon-obituary/?

Tax refunds aren’t enough to improve the economy

Dear John: Mick Mulvaney, head of the Office of Management and Budget, is being optimistic about the future growth of the economy. I am skeptical that the middle-class tax refunds alone will give the economy a big enough boost.

Consumer spending cannot grow very much when millennials, who make up the largest cohort in the workforce, are working at lower-paying or part-time jobs.

https://nypost.com/2018/05/26/tax-refunds-arent-enough-to-improve-the-economy/amp/?

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Sen. Lindsey Graham: James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Loretta Lynch and Bruce Ohr will testify on FBI corruption "this summer."

Graham: ‘A Confidential Informant Is Not A Spy’

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday that he believes the FBI was using a “confidential informant” rather than a “spy” to keep tabs on the 2016 Trump campaign.

Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked Graham during a Friday interview if he believes President Donald Trump is correct to use the hashtag “spygate” to refer to reports that the FBI was using an informant to gather intel on his campaign.

http://amp.dailycaller.com/2018/05/25/graham-confidential-informant-spy/?

Koreas discussing possible non-aggression pledge, peace treaty talks ahead of North Korea-U.S. summit

North and South Korea are discussing a possible non-aggression pledge by the United States to the North and a start of peace treaty talks to address Pyongyang's security concerns before a North Korea-U.S. summit, a senior South Korean official said on Sunday.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1IS01D?

:-( It was on my bucket list.

Pearl Harbor's USS Arizona Memorial Closes For Good

U.S. officials say the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu has decayed beyond repair, resulting in the permanent closure of the memorial. The damage was first noticed on May 6 when a transportation boat to the attraction noticed a crack on the outside of the memorial, according to Hawaii News Now.

https://thegoldwater.com/news/27206-Pearl-Harbor-s-USS-Arizona-Memorial-Closes-For-Good

Heather Nauert condemns Russia’s ‘callous disinformation campaign’

Russian officials are conducting a “callous disinformation campaign” to obscure their role in the violence in Ukraine, according to the State Department's top spokesperson.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/heather-nauert-condemns-russias-callous-disinformation-campaign

‘The Best of America’: Scranton Remembers Forgotten Fallen Marine 51 Years Later in Memorial Day Weekend Ceremony

Lance Corporal Jimmy Reddington died at 19-years-old in Vietnam in March 1967, just a few months after he arrived there in December 1966. He was the life of Scranton, by all accounts, before he left to serve his country in one of the most gruesome wars in U.S. history. Like 58,000 other Americans, Reddington died in the jungle-covered country amid one of a series of wars and conflicts throughout the 20th century in which the United States was holding off the spread of communism on the world stage.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/26/the-best-of-america-scranton-remembers-forgotten-fallen-marine-51-years-later-in-memorial-day-weekend-ceremony/amp/?

New York cop killer released from prison given right to vote under new Cuomo policy

Herman Bell, 70, who served 44 years in prison for the murder of two New York police officers in the 1970s, was granted parole last month by the state parole board. But a fresh decision by New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to issue conditional pardons to more than 24,000 parolees means Bell can vote in the upcoming election.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/25/new-york-cop-killer-released-from-prison-given-right-to-vote-under-new-cuomo-policy.amp.html?

More than 200 headstones vandalized with swastikas in Illinois cemetery

More than 200 headstones were spray-painted with swastikas at a Illinois cemetery overnight Saturday.

The cemetery is the resting place for more than 1,300 veterans and is planning to host a Memorial Day event on Monday, a local CBS affiliate reported.

Staff at the Sunset Hills Cemetery in Glen Carbon are working to clean up the vandalism before the event.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/more-than-200-headstones-vandalized-with-swastikas-in-illinois-cemetery

Kevin McCarthy offers Trump Jr. top-level GOP support in feud with Instagram over 'shadowban'

A top Republican in the House is taking up Donald Trump's Jr. call for accountability from Instagram after the eldest son of President Trump shared a video that showed a warning message to being sent to users of the social media platform searching his name.

"#StopTheBias," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Saturday in response to Trump Jr.'s tweet linking to an Instagram post expressing his outrage. McCarthy is seen as a front-runner to replace Paul Ryan as speaker of the House when he retires at the end of his term.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-offers-trump-jr-top-level-gop-support-in-feud-with-instagram-over-shadowban

Why do they vilify the Truth of the Scripture?

So when they send out their false prophets, you won't know the difference.