BREAKING: Texas Democrat Al Green Loses Primary Runoff – Gets Booted From His Seat After More Than Two Decades in Congress
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/breaking-al-green-loses-primary/
Democrat Rep. Al Green lost the Texas House District 18 primary runoff on Tuesday evening to 37-year-old Christian Menefee.
The 78-year-old Democrat was booted from his seat after more than two decades in Congress. Continue…
BREAKING UPDATE: Ken Paxton SMOKES RINO John Cornyn in LANDSLIDE Victory Within One Hour of Polls Closing – Trump Responds!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/breaking-ken-paxton-crushes-cornyn-first-early-vote/
UPDATE: At 9 pm ET, Decision Desk projected Ken Paxton as the winner, unseating RINO John Cornyn. Minutes after 9 pm, Paxton was leading by more than 25 points with roughly 50% of the votes counted.
President Trump boasted the massive win with a graphic declaring victory on Truth Social. Continue…
JUST IN: Multiple People Killed, Missing and Injured in Major Chemical Explosion in Washington State
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/multiple-people-killed-injured-major-chemical-explosion-washington/
Multiple people were killed and injured in a major chemical explosion at a paper mill in Washington state on Tuesday morning.
A tank containing white liquor exploded at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview.
Nippon Dynawave Packing produces “dry market pulp that becomes printing paper, tissue, pet pads, filtration paper and more,” according to the company’s website.
At least nine people were injured, including one firefighter.
It is unclear how many people perished in the chemical blast.
Authorities said an unknown number of people are missing.
ABC News reported: Continue…
Mayes Middleton CRUSHES Chip Roy in GOP Attorney General Primary
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/mayes-middleton-crushes-chip-roy-gop-attorney-general/
Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton has defeated U.S. Congressman Chip Roy in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Attorney General.
Middleton, the self-made oil and gas executive who branded himself “MAGA Mayes,” poured more than $16–17 million of his own money into the race and overcame Roy’s name ID advantage to win the nomination.
Middleton will now face Democrat Nathan Johnson in November as Republicans look to keep the Attorney General’s office firmly in conservative hands following Paxton’s Senate bid.
Fox News reported: Continue…
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi Quietly Facing Thyroid Cancer Battle After Leaving DOJ
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/former-attorney-general-pam-bondi-quietly-facing-thyroid/
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has reportedly been fighting a private health battle that few in Washington knew about.
Far-left Axios reported Tuesday night that Bondi, 60, received the diagnosis in the weeks after President Trump removed her as U.S. Attorney General in early April. She underwent treatment and is now on the path to recovery.
Katie Miller, wife of Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, wrote on X: “Pam has been quietly kicking cancer’s ass the last few weeks. @PamBondi has a heart of gold.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reposted the message while on maternity leave.
The report surfaced as Trump announced her appointment to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) panel focused on AI policy, a critical battlefield against China, Big Tech overreach, and the weaponization of emerging technology.
PCAST is co-chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios. The panel includes over a dozen tech executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison.
President Trump announced in March: Continue…
$43 Billion Per Year Burden: Migration Costs Hammer German Taxpayers
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/43-billion-burden-migration-costs-hammer-german-taxpayers/
Germany is facing a staggering migration bill exceeding €40 billion (approximately $43 billion) a year, with critics warning that the true cost of mass immigration is now placing unsustainable pressure on the country’s economy and social systems.
While official figures often highlight federal spending, the full picture is far more alarming. Once regional and municipal costs are included, the total burden rises well beyond €40 billion ($43 billion)—and may approach €50 billion (around $54 billion) annually.
According to a report from Remix News, citing government data and regional reports, the headline federal figure of €24.8 billion ($26.8 billion) significantly understates the real cost borne by taxpayers.
That €24.8 billion ($26.8 billion) represents only federal expenditures. It does not account for the massive additional spending required at the state and local levels.
German states and municipalities are shouldering a large share of the burden. Their combined costs add tens of billions more to the total. Continue…
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Speaks With Secretary Rubio, Urges US to Evacuate Diplomats and Citizens Ahead of Further Massive Strikes on Kiev
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-speaks-secretary-rubio-urges/
The US deserved a personal alert from the Russians.
After the Ukrainian attack targeting a college dorm that killed 21 students, mostly young women, the Russians vowed ‘strategic’ attacks against decision-making centers in the capital, Kiev.
After Saturday (23), when Mosco unleashed 90 missiles and 600 drones against Kiev, we learned that the attack was just the beginning.
After the Foreign Ministry made a general warning for diplomatic missions to leave the city, and for citizens to avoid Military, Industrial, and Government Sites, we learned today (26) that a more specific warning was transmitted personally to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Continue…
WATCH: Almost 90 Drones Fall From the Sky After Malfunction Disrupts Sydney Winter Light Show (Videos)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/watch-almost-90-drones-fall-sky-after-malfunction/
A change in radio frequency sent the drones down.
Drone light shows have become an attractive alternative to fireworks, and when done right, can be an amazing form of entertainment.
However, if it goes wrong, it can become quite a dangerous affair.
That was unfortunately the case in Sydney, Australia, where almost 90 drones fell from the sky over Darling Harbour during a traditional winter light show.
Chilling footage shows devices splashing into the water, close to the crowds. Continue…
Carney Calls Alberta Referendum a ‘Dangerous Bluff’, as Oil-Rich Province Set To Vote on Leaving Woke Canada
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/carney-calls-alberta-referendum-dangerous-bluff-as-oil/
Alberta separatism is a reality, despite establishment figures such as Carney trying to deny the facts.
As the oil-rich province of Alberta gears up for the October referendum on separating from globalist Canada, the pushback from defenders of the status quo is relentless.
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney is one of them.
After branding Alberta essential to Canada, Carney has criticized its upcoming referendum as a ‘dangerous bluff’, comparing it to the Brexit process of the UK leaving the European Union. Continue…
NEW: Trump Provides Update After Latest Physical at Walter Reed Medical Center
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/new-trump-provides-update-after-latest-physical-walter/
President Trump on Tuesday provided an update after his latest physical at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Trump, who will turn 80 next month, underwent his third physical at Walter Reed since taking office in January 2025.
The physical took a little over 3 hours and details will be released later.
“Just finished my 6 month physical at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. Everything checked out PERFECTLY. Thank you to the great Doctors and Staff! Heading back to the White House. President DJT,” Trump said on Truth Social. Continue…
Ukraine Donor Fatigue: Half Of Countries Withdraw From Czech Ammunition Initiative
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-donor-fatigue-half-countries-withdraw-czech-ammunition-initiative
According to Czech President Petr Pavel, a full half of the Kiev-supporting Western coalition has quietly abandoned Prague's flagship initiative to jointly procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine's military.
Pavel said that while 18 countries participated last year, only nine are still making financial contributions now. "This initiative has been delivering up to 50 per cent of all large caliber ammunition to the Ukrainians, so in this sense it cannot be replaced easily by anything else," the FT on Tuesday quoted the Czech president as saying. Continue…
Aluminum Supply Crisis Is About To Get Worse
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/aluminum-supply-crisis-about-get-worse
Aluminum prices in London are up nearly 17% since the onset of the U.S.-Iran conflict, as a growing chorus of top commodity desks, including Mercuria, Goldman, JPMorgan, and others, warn that the market is facing a major supply shock.
That disruption, driven firstly by Middle East smelter outages and the Hormuz maritime chokepoint, is now colliding with new concerns that China may be forced to curtail output amid energy-use and emissions inspections, according to Bloomberg.
More color from the report: Continue…
Texas Woman Arrested After Facebook Post Over Unsafe Brown Drinking Water: Report
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/texas-woman-arrested-after-facebook-post-over-unsafe-brown-drinking-water-report
A woman in Trinidad, Texas, was arrested after she posted on Facebook raising concerns about the safety of the city's discolored drinking water, according to Fox 4.
Jennifer Combs posted the message on April 6 to her citizen-watchdog group page, Southern Belle Watch, urging residents who had been sickened by the city's tap water to come forward.
"We have received reports that some citizens have been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water. This is a serious public health concern that deserves immediate attention," she wrote. "If your water looks discolored, contains sediment, has a strong odor, or you have experienced related health issues, please send us a message. We are gathering information and reporting findings to the state."
In what could be seen as a brazen move against free speech, Jennifer Combs was arrested on May 8.
Trinidad Police Chief Charles Gregory scrambled to defend the arrest, claiming the case was "cut and dry" and saying her claims about hospitalizations "are simply false and have only caused unnecessary fear and confusion in our community."
Trinidad law enforcement claimed Combs had written "false information that creates fear, panic, or unnecessary emergency response within a community."
However, on April 21, a few weeks after Combs' post, the city itself issued a notice urging residents to boil their water to "avoid harmful bacteria," according to the New York Post.
"It was probably one of the most humiliating things I've ever gone through in my entire life. It was very, very bad," Combs told Fox 4 of the arrest.
Combs has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, including Chief Gregory and another member of the local police force.
CJ Grisham, a lawyer who is representing Combs in her case against the cops, branded the arrest an "abuse of power," the Post reported.
Report: U.S. to Slash Fighter Jets, Strategic Bombers, Warships on Call for NATO in Crisis
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/27/report-u-s-to-slash-fighter-jets-strategic-bombers-warships-on-call-for-nato-in-crisis/
The United States is readying to slash the number of fighters jets, strategic bombers and warships available to NATO is any future security crisis, a report claims. Continue…
Scotland renews independence push: What are the odds?
https://www.rt.com/news/640638-scotland-independence-referendum-request/
The newly elected Scottish Parliament has supported a formal request to London for permission to hold a new referendum on independence.
Scottish voters rejected the previous attempt to leave the United Kingdom during a 2014 referendum, which unionist politicians described as a “once in a generation” opportunity.
The latest push has been strengthened by recent elections in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, boosting regional pro-independence movements and delivering a major setback to the Labour Party.
How strong is Scotland’s push to quit the UK?
The independence movement was only modestly weakened by the result of the 2014 vote and gained renewed energy after Brexit, which most Scottish voters opposed in 2016.
In the parliamentary election held earlier this month, the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) and Scottish Greens won a combined 73 seats in the 129-member chamber, creating the largest-ever bloc at Holyrood in favor of breaking up Britain.
MSPs voted on Monday to back First Minister John Swinney’s demand that Downing Street “make a Section 30 order under the Scotland Act 1998,” allowing a new independence referendum – commonly referred to as “indyref2.” Continue…
Canada demands Israel flotilla abuse probe
https://www.rt.com/news/640584-canada-demands-israel-flotilla-abuse/
The Canadian government has called for an independent investigation into Israel’s “appalling” treatment of activists aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that “the protection of all civilians and respect for human dignity must be upheld everywhere, at all times,” according to a government readout of his call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Israel’s denial of consular access to detainees violated the Vienna Convention, an international treaty requiring countries to allow detained foreign nationals to contact their diplomatic officials. Ottawa had provided West Jerusalem with evidence of abuse and expected “those responsible to be held accountable,” she wrote on X on Monday.
The diplomatic clash follows Israel’s interception of the flotilla in international waters on May 18-19 and the detention of hundreds of activists attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir later released footage showing detainees kneeling with their hands restrained behind their backs while he mocked them on camera.
Activists later alleged beatings, the use of tasers, sexual assault, humiliation, stress positions, and the denial of food, water, and consular access during detention. Israel has denied the allegations.
Canada appears to be the first government to formally call for an independent investigation into the detentions, while multiple countries have condemned the interception of the flotilla and allegations of abuse against activists.
Canada’s response is particularly notable, given its longstanding support for Israel. Ottawa recognized Israel shortly after its creation in 1948, has frequently backed it diplomatically at the UN, and has developed extensive trade, security, and intelligence ties over decades. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper famously told Israel’s parliament in 2014: “Through fire and water, Canada will stand with you.”
Israel claims the blockade of Gaza is necessary to prevent weapons from getting into the enclave. It has also denied withholding supplies from Palestinians in Gaza, almost 2 million of whom have been displaced since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.
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Syd Fizzard reports from Airdrie, where a rally for independence had no shortage of encouragement from passersby on the highway, as it appears an Ottawa-appointed judge blocking the Stay Free Alberta petition has strengthened support for the movement.
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Viral video shows Vancouver man arrest after psychiatrist ‘certified’ him from a café
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/viral-video-shows-vancouver-man-arrest-after-psychiatrist-certified-him-from-a-cafe/
Researcher Nicholas Jordan Wagter was detained under British Columbia's Mental Health Act after a psychiatrist reportedly ‘certified’ him without a direct assessment or prior notice.
A video of a man being detained in Vancouver by police and a CAR 87 mental health unit team has gone viral, acquiring millions of views on social media.
The detention took place on May 23, 2026. In the video, Nicholas Jordan Wagter could be seen looking to his passenger window while a man identified as Dr. Emory (some posts say “Emery”) is introduced, a resident psychiatrist on rotation with CAR 87, who is “part of a program that includes Vancouver Coastal Health and the Vancouver Police.”
“Every case is a little different,” Emory says. “In your case, I think you were certified under the Mental Health Act just … maybe three weeks ago or four. Where you aware of that?” Emory explains that he had been “certified” by Dr. Christine Taylor – who also works with the mental health response team.
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In British Columbia, under the Mental Health Act, a physician can issue a Form 4 certification for “involuntary assessment” up to an initial 48 hours if they decide that the person in question has a mental disorder that could pose risks. In the video, Wagter can be seen calmly responding, and stating that he was not certified by Taylor, who also works as a professor at the University of British Columbia.
“Roughly three to four weeks before May 23 (mid-to-late April 2026), psychiatrist Dr. Christine Taylor observed Wagter in a Vancouver cafe without direct interaction,” Dr. Margaret Aranda wrote at The Rebel Patient. “After consulting family, she issued a Form 4 under BC’s Mental Health Act. Wagter maintains he received no prior notice or voluntary assessment opportunity.”
In the video, Emory asks Wagter to turn the camera off, and he refuses: “I’m not turning the camera off. I’ve got a legal right to keep the camera on.” In response, Emory informs Wagter that he is certifying him under the Mental Health Act right then and there: “So I am going to certify under the Mental Health Act. We’re gonna bring you to the hospital and do testing on you. And you’re going to talk to a psychiatrist in a controlled environment. Because we don’t believe you’re gonna attend an appointment.”
According to Dr. Margaret Aranda, Wagter was engaged in extensive research on the Chinese Communist Party’s operations inside Canada:
Nicholas Jordan Wagter, a 27-year-old Canadian researcher and influencer who graduated with Honors with a BSc in Medical Biophysics from Western University. He also has a Master’s in Innovation Management from the University of Toronto, built a career in software, machine learning, and AI.
By early 2026, living in Vancouver, BC, he shifted focus to investigative activism exposing alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence operations, drawing on public Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP, the Gendarmerie royale du Canada or GRC in French). It is Canada’s national police service, established in 1873. He also drew on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité or SCRS in French); it is Canada’s primary national intelligence agency, often described as the country’s spy service. He also drew on other intelligence reports.
Online, the primary response has been shock that the government is capable of circumventing the legal system and detaining someone on the say-so of a psychiatrist, allegedly without an in-person meeting. Wagter has publicly insisted that there is more to the situation than that. “Transported to Vancouver General Hospital, Wagter was held involuntarily,” Aranda reported. “He continued posting [on social media] from inside, claiming retaliation for his activism and prior clearances by other professionals.”
Wagter claims that he was cleared by other professionals; with the limited information available online, it is impossible to tell thus far. His viral detention has certainly created a Streisand effect with regard to his ongoing investigations, but those with loved ones undergoing genuine mental health crises attest that, despite the potential for abuse, a legislative framework for mandating mental health treatment is necessary. Many commentators online are urging caution about drawing definitive conclusions about “medical kidnapping” or nefarious motives until more facts are known.