Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has labelled New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "parasite sucking on the taxpayer" because she collects a federal paycheck - just as he does. Cruz was guesting on Sean Hannity's Fox News show Monday evening when he lashed out at "radical extremists" like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and AOC in a warning to viewers about what is at stake if Republicans lose November's midterm elections. "The stakes are, do we hand over the Congress and the country to a bunch of radical extremists?" the senator said.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month " his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office " in what the White House describes as an annual physical and regular preventive care. Trump, who turns 80 next month and was the oldest person elected U.S. president, will see his doctors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 26, the White House said in a brief statement Monday evening. Trump " who has been frequently critical of former President Joe Biden for age-related health and fitness issues " has recently remarked how good he feels despite his years. Earlier Monday, Trump that he feels the same as he did 50 years ago.
With nearly one-fifth of the world's oil under lock and key thanks to Donald Trump's ill-fated war on Iran, oil derivatives like jet fuel are at a premium. That makes it all the more devastating that the US Air Force leaked some 32,000 gallons of the stuff into the Potomac river over the course of just four months. read more
The Trump administration is opening the way to import more steaks and ground beef from overseas, part of a broader effort to address record-high beef prices. The administration is planning to temporarily reduce tariffs on beef imports as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would suspend the annual tariff-rate quota -- which applies a higher tariff rate after a certain level of beef imports are reached -- on all beef-exporting nations, enabling more of the product to enter the U.S. at lower tariff rates.
Doctors have been warned to be on the lookout for "imported" hantavirus cases as American passengers return home from a cruise hit by an outbreak of the deadly disease. New Jersey joined five other states on Friday in announcing it was tracking residents who were onboard the MV Hondius, where eight cases of the illness were confirmed, with three deaths. Seven American passengers left the Dutch cruise ship last month, and 17 more are due to disembark in the Canary Islands on Sunday before being brought home.
gasoline prices are up 44% nationally from a year ago, diesel up 61%.
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