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Iranian Hackers Suspected of Accessing U.S. Gas Station Fuel Monitoring Systems
US NewsWorld NewsMay 16, 2026

Iranian Hackers Suspected of Accessing U.S. Gas Station Fuel Monitoring Systems

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are investigating suspected Iranian hackers who targeted fuel monitoring and payment systems at gas stations across the United States, according to joint alerts issued this week by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),...

House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., speaks at a committee hearing.
US NewsPoliticsMay 16, 2026

Rep. James Comer Signals Strong Interest in 2027 Kentucky Governor Race

By RWTNews Staff

FRANKFORT, Ky. — U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., is seriously considering a bid for Kentucky governor in 2027, telling local media he expects to make a final decision around December and has already begun traveling the state to gauge support. Comer, chairman of the House Oversight...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Commutes Sentence of Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters
US NewsPoliticsMay 16, 2026

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Commutes Sentence of Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters

By Tommy Flynn

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, reducing it roughly in half and making her eligible for parole on June 1. Peters, 70, will remain a convicted felon but is expected to be released from...

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 15, 2026

Supreme Court Denies Virginia Democrats’ Emergency Appeal, Locks in Existing Congressional Maps for 2026 Midterms

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Virginia Democrats’ emergency appeal to reinstate a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would have authorized mid-decade congressional redistricting, leaving the state’s current court-drawn maps in place for the...

President Trump standing at the White House Podium
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 15, 2026

Trump Poised to Drop $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit in Exchange for Public Apology and $1.7 Billion Weaponization Compensation Fund

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the unauthorized leak of his tax returns, according to multiple reports citing sources familiar with the negotiations. Under the emerging settlement, the IRS...

Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaking in the Oval Office on 16 October 2025
US NewsHealthMay 15, 2026

Dr. Oz: Billions in Entitlement Fraud in Blue States Is ‘a Feature, Not a Flaw’

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser on Medicare and Medicaid, said in a wide-ranging interview with Just the News that the massive scale of fraud uncovered in Democrat-led states appears to be an intentional feature of how some state governments...

Screenshot from Rumble video.
US NewsWorld NewsMay 15, 2026

Secret Service, Chinese Security Get in 30-Minute Standoff at Temple of Heaven During Trump-Xi Visit

By RWTNews Staff

BEIJING — U.S. Secret Service agents and Chinese security officials engaged in a tense, nearly 30-minute standoff Thursday at Beijing’s historic Temple of Heaven after Chinese authorities refused to allow an armed Secret Service agent to enter the secure compound with the...

A “Vote Here” sign stands outside a polling place.
US NewsPoliticsMay 15, 2026

National Redistricting Battle Intensifies After Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling: Where Things Stand in Each State

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Less than six months before the 2026 midterms, the Supreme Court’s April 29 decision in Louisiana v. Callais — which sharply limited race-based considerations under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act — has triggered a wave of mid-decade map changes in Republican-led...

President Trump boards Air Force One as he prepares to depart China.
US NewsWorld NewsMay 15, 2026

Trump Wraps Up Two-Day Beijing Summit With Xi Jinping Amid Trade Truce Extension and Iran Discussions

By Tommy Flynn

BEIJING — President Donald Trump concluded his first state visit to China in nearly a decade on Friday after two days of high-level meetings with President Xi Jinping focused on extending the October 2025 trade truce, addressing the Iran conflict, Taiwan arms sales, and...

 Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
US NewsPoliticsMay 14, 2026

Tennessee House Speaker Removes All Democrats from Committees and Subcommittees After Redistricting Protests

By Tommy Flynn

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton stripped every Democratic lawmaker of their committee and subcommittee assignments Tuesday as punishment for disruptive protests during the special session on congressional redistricting. In a letter dated May 12...

A black wooden gavel rests on its block atop a judge’s bench in an empty courtroom.
PoliticsIn the CourtsMay 14, 2026

Trump Lawyers Enter Settlement Talks With IRS Over $10 Billion Tax Leak Lawsuit

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons and the Trump Organization have begun discussions with the Internal Revenue Service aimed at resolving a $10 billion lawsuit filed over the unauthorized leak of the president’s confidential tax records to news...

The Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia.
US NewsPoliticsMay 14, 2026

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Calls Special Session for Congressional Redistricting

By Tommy Flynn

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp called the Georgia General Assembly into a special session starting June 17 to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps for the 2028 election cycle and resolve a looming deadline on voting equipment changes. The move follows the U.S....