C Hanchey / Flickr Greg Abbott: No Mask Mandates in Texas Public Schools 'Anybody can wear a mask if they want to. It’s just that it’s a decision to be made by Texans, not to be forced by government.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Ron Reiring / Flickr Gas Prices at 6-Year High Even After Colonial Pipeline Restarts 'They may not go all the way down because the overall trend for gas prices has been higher,' a petroleum analyzer said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Mika Baumeister / Unsplash Arizona Audit: Allegedly Deleted Files in Maricopa County Recovered 'I’ve been able to recover all of those deleted files. I have access to that data,' CyFir founder Ben Cotton told the AZ Senate. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / Flickr Kamala Harris and Husband Made $1,695,225 in 2020, Donated 1.6% to Charity For all her talk about taxing the rich, Kamala Harris doesn't seem to be too keen on donating her money to charity. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
@bennyjohnson / Twitter screen shot 10-Year-Old Boy Obliterates School's Mask Mandate, Takes On School Board Members One young man in Florida gave a speech arguing for masks to be optional - and every American adult needs to hear it. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Sarasota Police Department / Facebook screen shot Florida Police Smash Car Window to Deliver Pup from 115-Degree Heat The car was very hot - animal services read the internal temperature, with the door already open, as being 115 degrees. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Israel Defense Forces / Flickr WaPo Column: Israel's Missile Defense System Makes Hamas Conflict Worse Because It's Too Good A new column in The Washington Post argues that Israel's military technology is just too good to encourage a diplomatic solution to conflict. By Andrew Thornebrooke, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Canceled Keystone Pipeline but Will Waive Sanctions on Company in Charge of Russian Pipeline The federal government is waiving the sanctions on a Russian company and its CEO to finish a pipeline, raising questions about hypocrisy. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
7NEWS Australia / YouTube screen shot 'Unprecedented' Shark Attack Takes the Life of 59-Year-Old Australian Surfer A surfer reportedly warned his friends that he'd spotted sharks - and though they made it out unharmed, he did not. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith / Flickr As Violence Surges Under Biden, Psaki Says Trump Didn't Do Anything Constructive for Middle East Peace Psaki advocated for providing 'assistance to the Palestinians while still maintaining our longstanding security relationship with Israel.' By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Fox News / Video screen shot Space Force Officer Ousted for Bashing Marxism Responds, Vows to Keep Speaking Out The lieutenant colonel said that 'Marxist-rooted' claims about America are impacting the U.S. military on "Hannity." By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Maricopa County / YouTube screen shot Maricopa County Board Refuses to Appear Before AZ Senate to Discuss Election Concerns, Calls for Audit to End 'Why do these local officials believe that they alone are acting in good faith while at the same time questioning the motives' of others who disagree? By Randy DeSoto May 18, 2021
American Greatness / Rumble screen shot New Jan. 6 Video Shows Cops Reasoning with Protesters in Capitol: 'No Attacking, No Assault, Remain Calm' 'We're not going to assault. We're going to be heard. Everybody, this must be peaceful,' one member of the group declared. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Made $607,336 in 2020, Far from 'Blue-Collar Joe' Campaign Image If his latest tax returns are any indication, the "Blue-Collar Joe" image that Biden promotes is far from the truth. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Kindel Media / Pexels PA State Troopers Demand Apology, Accuse Governor of Implying 'Police Are Racist Murderers' The state trooper association president was responding to a statement Wolf released Friday declaring June 18 a state holiday. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
kat wilcox / Pexels Man Kills Himself in Federal Courtroom Immediately After Hearing Guilty Verdict 'Very, very, very odd. Very unusual. We will take our time to get to the bottom of it,' an FBI spokesman said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
CBP Photo by Jerry Glaser / Flickr Major Surge in Sex Offenders Crossing U.S. Border Illegally: 'It's Everywhere Now' For weeks, Republican congressmen from Texas have been hammering away at the Biden administration over the flow of sex offenders. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Clay Banks / Unsplash 'COVID's No Longer an Emergency in Our State': Oklahoma Gov Drops COVID Unemployment Benefits Oklahoma's governor believes in work, and now that the pandemic has receded, he wants its residents to get back on the job. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Dimitri Rodriguez / Flickr Ocasio-Cortez, 34 Other House Dems Push Against Deportation of Illegal Immigrant Gang Members House Democrats claim ICE and law enforcement are too racist to be trusted with making deportation decisions on illegals in gangs. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
Michigan National Guard / Flickr FAA Investigating Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Flight to Florida for Possible Federal Violation 'Gretchen Whitmer’s blatant display of hypocrisy is an insult to every single Michigander impacted by her lockdown orders.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 18, 2021
C-SPAN via @CalebJHull / Twitter screen shot Maskless PBS Journalist Complains New CDC Mask Guidance Is Racist During a Monday media briefing, Yamiche Alcindor raised concerns the CDC's new mask guidance could hurt people of color. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal May 18, 2021