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Insurgency News Blast – Monday May 18th, 2026

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RCP Average: President Trump Job Approval

RCP Average: President Trump, Obama, Bush โ€“ Second Term Job Approval

RCP Average: Direction of the Country

RCP Average: Congressional Job Approval

RCP Average: President Trump Job Approval – Foreign Policy

Trump Approval Index History – Second Term | Rasmussen

538: Do Americans have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of JD Vance?

538: Do Americans approve or disapprove of Congress?

538: Do Americans approve or disapprove of the Supreme Court?


Trump reads Bible passage for โ€˜Rededicate 250โ€™ prayer event in Washington D.C.

Minnesota โ€œAssault Weaponโ€ Ban Dies as DOJ Targets Gun Bans Nationwide

Trump drops IRS suit in exchange for apology, $1.776B fund for victims of government weaponization โ€” and even Hunter Biden can ask for award

โ€œShockingly Badโ€ Chinese Economic Data Stuns Wall Street, Turnaround Is โ€œNowhere in Sightโ€

Speaker Johnson: We rededicate the U.S. as one nation under God | Rededicate 250

Full event: Rededicate 250 on May 17

RNC Chair Joe Gruters Announces 130 LAWSUITS Filed Across 32 States to Stop Democrat Election Shenanigans โ€” as President Trump Deploys ARMY of Election Lawyers to STOP THE STEAL

U.S. intelligence shows Cuba acquiring 300+ drones, weighs possible U.S. attack, Axios reports

ATF Director Cekada and Chief Counsel Leider Sit Down for Wide-Ranging Interview on Reform Agenda

Trump advisers fear China may invade Taiwan in next 5 years: Report

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After Ballroom And Lincoln Memorial Pool, Trump Eyes White House Helipad For New Marine One: Report

Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats

EXCLUSIVE: California Treasurer Has Long History Hobnobbing With Chinese Govโ€™t And CCP Intel Officials

Bessent Grants a 30-Day Extension for Russian Oil in Tankers as Iran War Squeezes Supply

Police investigate violent teen brawl inside DC Navy Yard Chipotle

NJ Attorney General Demands Gun Stores Produce Customer Records of Glock Sales

At least 6 Americans in Congo exposed to Ebola virus strain with 25-50% death rate

Political Polls Shows Outcomes for 7 GOP Names Who Voted to Convict

Cuba warns US military action would cause ‘bloodbath’ after drone report

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Rare Bit of Gun Sanity from Oregon Appeals Court

California sees massive surge in Republican votes as more than 900K ballots already returned in early voting

Southern Poverty Law Center education materials surprisingly common in red states, probe finds

Greenland says US talks make progress but island is not for sale

Shock NY Times Poll Shows GOP Getting Absolutely Smoked on Generic Congressional Ballot โ€” Trailing Dems by Double-Digits

ATF Gun Trace Data Leak Puts Tiahrt Amendment Back in the Spotlight

Carville warns Democrats anti-Israel โ€˜loudmouthsโ€™ could cost elections

Oklahoma Sues Roblox, but the โ€œFixโ€ Is Biometric Checks

FDA drops guardrails on vaping industry in major Trump pivot

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As America Turns 250, the Guns That Won the Revolution Sit Outside Modern Gun Control โ€“ Mostly

Hundreds of picketing LIRR workers strike it rich with $100K-plus overtime hauls: โ€˜System is so distortedโ€™

Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Luigi Mangioneโ€™s trial in UnitedHealthcare CEOโ€™s killing

Elon Musk loses court battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI after 3-week trial

Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher

Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations

“Scale Matters”: NextEra, Dominion To Merge In Utility Megadeal Aimed At Grid Expansion To Power AI Boom

Trump-Backed Massie Challenger Faces Questions Over Military Awards, Divorce Records

Newsomโ€™s 23 million-dollar โ€˜hearing aidโ€™ scandal just broke and itโ€™s worse than you thinkโ€ฆ


PROTESTIA POLEMICAL ARTICLES


3 Pastors Killed After Being Ambushed In India

Televangelist James Robison Dead at 82

Police Recover Stolen Skull of Medieval Saint Taken in Brazen โ€˜Relic Heistโ€™

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