In recent weeks, Cuba has increased its hostility towards the United States, and it appears that hostility has heightened. A classified intelligence report that was obtained by Axios reveals the Cuban government has bought more than 300 military drones and has begun discussions on possibly using them against the United States. The new report comes as President Trump has warned on several occasions that the United States will “take over Cuba.” Read Axios‘ exclusive report here: Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and possibly Key West, Fla., 90 miles north of Havana, according to classified intelligence shared with Axios. The intelligence — which could become a pretext for U.S. military action — shows the degree to which the Trump administration sees Cuba as a threat because of developments in drone warfare and the presence of Iranian military advisers in Havana, a senior U.S. official said. “When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it’s concerning,” the official said. The new report comes just days after CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Cuba to discuss the ongoing hostilities. Take a look: Havana, Cuba pic.twitter.com/7S7TtJPyf5 — CIA (@CIA) May 14, 2026 The New York Times provided further insight into Ratcliffe’s visit to Cuba: John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, traveled to Cuba on Thursday, a day after Havana admitted that its fuel oil supplies have been exhausted for consumers and businesses. Mr. Ratcliffe made the visit to deliver a warning to the government that it had to make economic changes and stop allowing Russia and China to operate intelligence posts in Cuba, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Mr. Ratcliffe is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to visit Cuba. His trip is part of a multifaceted campaign to escalate pressure against the Communist government and fulfill President Trump’s demand for regime change. In a statement, the C.I.A. said that Mr. Ratcliffe had traveled to Havana to personally deliver President Trump’s message “that the United States is prepared to seriously engage on economic and security issues, but only if Cuba makes fundamental changes.” The C.I.A. said Mr. Ratcliffe had met with Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, known as “Raulito” or “El Cangrejo” (the Crab), the influential grandson of former president Raúl Castro. Mr. Ratcliffe also met with Lázaro Álvarez Casas, the minister of the interior, as well as the head of Cuba’s intelligence services, a C.I.A. official said. At the same time, federal prosecutors in Miami were working toward securing an indictment of the elder Mr. Castro, who remains a force in the country’s politics, according to several people familiar with the matter. The scope of the indictment and the number of defendants is being debated, but it could include drug trafficking charges and accusations connected to Cuba’s downing in 1996 of planes run by the humanitarian aid group Brothers to the Rescue, two of the people said. At the beginning of May, President Trump, during a speech at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida, joked that the U.S. would be taking over Cuba immediately. Watch here: JUST IN: PRESIDENT TRUMP announces that the United States will be taking control of Cuba almost immediately. pic.twitter.com/wtGLOIx66e — Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial (@TruthTrumpPost) May 2, 2026 In February, Trump offered similar remarks and said that the U.S. may conduct a “friendly takeover” of Cuba. New: President Trump speaks about Cuba: “Maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.” pic.twitter.com/a1uIbH5RKE — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) February 27, 2026 Conservative commentator Mike Cernovich doesn’t buy the latest report from Axios: Even as someone who supports U.S. governing Latin America, this is too much slop to stomach. Yeah sure, they are about to drone us. We totally believe that. https://t.co/ZNnAIvGWNY — Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 17, 2026 What are your thoughts? This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

This is a developing story. Police in Austin, TX are currently searching for a suspect, or potentially multiple suspects, after a series of shootings took place. Nine random shootings have happened in the region since last night. So far, four people have been shot and injured. Law enforcement has issued a shelter-in-place order for the area while the search for the suspect(s) continues. Here are the details: BREAKING: Austin, TX Police have issued a SHELTER-IN-PLACE warning for a large swath of the city, seen in the below map, as a shooter is going around firing AT RANDOM in the area Up to NINE shootings have taken place since last night, and four have been shot. Two fire stations… pic.twitter.com/ux5TkXY5AZ — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 17, 2026 BREAKING: Austin, TX Police have issued a SHELTER-IN-PLACE warning for a large swath of the city, seen in the below map, as a shooter is going around firing AT RANDOM in the area Up to NINE shootings have taken place since last night, and four have been shot. Two fire stations have also been shot at, and police are looking for suspect(s) possible in their late teens. Supposedly, they’re switching between the vehicles seen below. Anyone in Austin with info is encouraged to call 911 immediately. The Austin Police Department shared the shelter-in-place order on social media: SHELTER IN PLACE: Austin Police officers continue to search for suspects located to multiple shootings and have issued a shelter in place in the areas of South Slaughter Ln, East McKinney Falls Pkwy, North Ben White Blvd., and West Escarpment Blvd. Residents in the surrounding… — Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) May 17, 2026 SHELTER IN PLACE: Austin Police officers continue to search for suspects located to multiple shootings and have issued a shelter in place in the areas of South Slaughter Ln, East McKinney Falls Pkwy, North Ben White Blvd., and West Escarpment Blvd. Residents in the surrounding area are instructed to stay indoors until further notice. The Houston Chronicle provided more details on the suspect(s): Investigators described a possible suspect as a White or Hispanic male in his late teens. As of around 2:10 p.m. police said on social media they believe that the suspect or suspects might be traveling in a white KIA Optima. Police have also connected the crime to a black or dark blue 2012 Hyundai Sonata with a broken right-side passenger window. And, here are a few additional photos: BREAKING: Austin, Texas police searching for active shooter who carried out 9 random attacks in recent hours. Multiple victims. Call 911 if seen. – Austin American-Statesman pic.twitter.com/d66r8QZ0vA — AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) May 17, 2026 The Austin Mayor and Police Chief delivered a joint press briefing with more details on the situation. Watch it here: BRIEFING: City of Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Chief Lisa Davis provide details on shooting incidents. pic.twitter.com/tkYuonctsl — Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) May 17, 2026 We’ll continue to bring you further updates as they come in. Please pray for all of the victims and that the suspect(s) responsible will be brought to justice! This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

Democrat Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has been making a name for herself by pursuing a range of far-left policy goals since entering office. One of the most controversial thus far involves a new restriction on Virginians’ Second Amendment rights. But a ban is only as good as the prosecutors willing to enforce it … and in one county, it looks like Spanberger is going to face some resistance. Here’s what the Daily Caller reported: Pro-Second Amendment organizations sued to have the bans struck down as unconstitutional minutes after Spanberger signed the relevant bills into law Thursday evening. Commonwealth’s Attorney G. Ryan Mehaffey wrote a letter Friday to Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger L. Harris, citing Supreme Court decisions as the basis of his belief that the law couldn’t be “lawfully enforced.” “The Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749/HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB 727/HB 1524) are undoubtedly inconsistent with the historical tradition of Virginia, as articulated by Miller [v. United States], and are thus unconstitutional under Bruen,” Mehaffey wrote. “Moreover, Heller secures the right of Virginians to keep and bear the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15,” Mehaffey continued. The news sparked an array of social media posts praising his willingness to stand up to Richmond: My good friend and fellow Oath Keeper, Commonwealth Attorney Ryan Mehaffey is supporting our resolution declaring Spotsylvania County a 2A Sanctuary county. We will not comply with Governor Spanberger’s infringement on our unalienable Constitutional rights pic.twitter.com/XckrpFKNV0 — Andrew "Drew" Mullins (@realDrewMullins) May 16, 2026 And Spanberger’s push for new gun restrictions has attracted scorn from far and wide: 2A has nothing to do with hunting….and it doesn’t matter the justification…SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED — Jeremy Eberhard (@JeremyEber16694) May 17, 2026 The demo-nazi's are continually obsessed with private gun ownership. This year, the 250 celebration year, we need to call out the lies and deception and secure our rights. Rid our land of unconstitutional snakes now. — Daniel Dyer (@_rocky48) May 16, 2026 As TheBlaze reported, Spanberger’s ban was quickly met with a smattering of lawsuits: John Commerford, executive director of the NRA-Institute for Legislative Action, announced on Thursday the filing of “two critical lawsuits in Virginia — one in federal court, with our friends at the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition along with two NRA members, and one in state court, in Washington County, Virginia, along with our state association of Virginia Shooting Sports Association and Middleton Firearms and Training and two NRA members.” “The NRA will not sit idly by while progressive politicians strip the rights of law-abiding citizens, and our world-class legal team is locked, loaded, and ready to shoot down this outrageous gun-control law,” said Commerford.  Second Amendment Foundation Executive Director Adam Kraut stated, “It’s wild that lawmakers who each take an oath to uphold the Constitution insist on passing bills purposefully designed to gut it.” “The firearms and magazines banned in this law aren’t bizarre and unusual outliers; they’re among the most commonly owned guns and magazines in the country. They’re owned in the tens of millions by peaceable Americans who use them overwhelmingly lawfully,” continued Kraut. “Virginia has now joined the minority of radical states to ban these constitutionally protected firearms and, in so doing, joined the club of states we’re suing over it.” Here’s some additional coverage of the latest development:   This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

His complicated personal life notwithstanding, few self-proclaimed men of God have made a bigger impact on the nation than the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And while many others in the civil rights movement have been compared to him over the decades since he was assassinated, King’s niece thinks there’s someone else who shares some of her uncle’s positive attributes. Alveda King shared her remarks in an interview conducted during this weekend’s Rededicate 250 event in DC, as Fox News reported: “This nation was founded on godly principles,” Alveda King said, adding that her uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., “spoke to a crowd like this in 1963.” Alveda King said her uncle would remind Americans that “we are one blood” and that people of all races “can learn to live together as brothers and sisters.” She also pushed back on the idea of a strict separation between church and state. “It’s never a good idea to try to leave God out of anything,” Alveda King said. She added, “It’s time for us all to repent, to go to God and say we got it wrong, help us get it right, and begin to see each other.” Hers was just one of many voices throughout the event that aimed to bring glory to God as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration: “Our rights don't come from government, they come from God.” – Senator Tim Scott at Rededicate 250 pic.twitter.com/ttlVEL2oK0 — Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) May 17, 2026 WATCH: Vice President JD Vance's Rededicate 250 message: “I always ask people to pray for wisdom and for courage for their leadership. Pray for wisdom that we know the path God wants us to walk. Pray for courage that we have the ability to walk that path.” pic.twitter.com/5hKNESi7hV — Vice President JD Vance (@VP) May 17, 2026 “Our rights do not derive from the government. They come from You: Our Creator and Heavenly Father." House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a forceful defense of America’s founding principles during the “Rededicate 250” prayer gathering on the National Mall ahead of the nation’s… pic.twitter.com/TAULqfVJPj — Fox News (@FoxNews) May 17, 2026   And here’s what Trump had to say, per NewsNation: Organizers said they expected tens of thousands of attendees at the daylong prayer gathering, which features religious leaders and political figures, including President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to address the crowd by video. The event is billed as a rededication to the principle of “one nation under God.” “It’s going to be amazing, because it’s going to go from dawn to dusk,” Keith Krach, CEO of Freedom 250, said. “It’s going to have some of the nation’s greatest faith leaders, incredible music and some Cabinet members. It’s a national day of prayer, praise and thanksgiving and recommitment to ‘one nation under God.’” Three key themes of the event Organizers outlined three themes for the gathering.  The first, “The Miracles That Made Us,” focuses on the role of faith over the past 250 years. The second, “The Miracles Still in Our Midst,” highlights personal testimonies of faith. The third is “A New Birth of Faith and Freedom.” Officials say this pillar will be an expression of gratitude for the last 250 years and a moment of rededication, asking for God’s blessing, guidance and grace for the next 250 years. Here’s a clip of Trump’s remarks: This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche went on Fox News Sunday Morning Futures and did something no one in that position has done before. He talked openly about active DOJ investigations into both the 2020 election and the origins of the Russia collusion hoax. The full interview, which Fox published as an 8:30 clip titled “Acting AG Todd Blanche on Russia collusion origins and 2020 election integrity,” is now moving fast across conservative media. And the line that immediately jumped out was Blanche saying there is “a ton of evidence” tied to the 2020 election. Here is the clip that put that quote in front of conservative readers: HOLY CRAP! The DOJ has just obtained evidence that the 2020 election was “rigged” against Trump, and investigations are ongoing AG BLANCHE: “There’s a ton of evidence that the 2020 election was rigged. We have multiple investigations.” EXPOSE IT! pic.twitter.com/J7leLjfgVg — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 17, 2026 According to the interview, Blanche stated plainly that the Department of Justice has multiple ongoing investigations into 2020 election integrity and that there is, in his words, “a ton of evidence” that the 2020 election was rigged. Read that again. The acting Attorney General of the United States just said, on national television, that there is a ton of evidence the election was rigged. For four years, anyone who questioned the 2020 election was called a conspiracy theorist, banned from social media, and dragged through the mud. President Trump was impeached over it. His supporters were labeled insurrectionists. Now the DOJ is actively looking into whether he actually won states he was told he lost. Another clip focused on that exact state-by-state question: We're going to find out that President Trump actually won many states he allegedly lost in the 2020 election. There is ongoing investigations and evidence that the 2020 election was stolen. pic.twitter.com/h5FlHURfGa — The SCIF (@TheSCIF) May 17, 2026 That is not a small thing. That is the United States Department of Justice, on the record, acknowledging what tens of millions of Americans have believed since November 2020. But it does not stop there. Blanche also discussed the origins of the Russia collusion narrative, the Obama-era intelligence operation that consumed the first Trump presidency and was ultimately exposed as a fabrication built on opposition research. The Russia-collusion side of the interview raised a separate accountability question: More charges are coming for the seditious traitors in the Obama administration who are responsible for the 10+ year Russia Collusion Hoax perpetrated against President Trump. A grand jury in Florida is already underway and a lot different than a grand jury in D.C. pic.twitter.com/xCXBCvUCwr — The SCIF (@TheSCIF) May 17, 2026 The full Fox News interview puts the whole issue back in front of the country. Blanche was calm, measured, and specific. He was describing active work being done inside the Justice Department right now. For years, the American people were told to sit down and accept what happened in 2020. They were told every court case failed, every challenge was baseless, every question was dangerous. Now the DOJ itself is asking those same questions, and it sounds like they are finding answers. This is what accountability looks like when the Justice Department is no longer weaponized against the American people and is instead working for them. Fox News posted the full Sunday Morning Futures clip with Blanche here: Fox News published the May 17 video under the title “Acting AG Todd Blanche on Russia collusion origins and 2020 election integrity.” The network listed the segment as an 8:30 clip from Sunday Morning Futures and described Blanche discussing the Department of Justice’s focus on law and order. The Fox summary said the acting attorney general addressed potential charges related to the origins of the Russia collusion investigation and ongoing investigations into 2020 election integrity. Fox also summarized Blanche as saying DOJ is working diligently to uncover the truth and is committed to delivering definitive answers to the American people. That is the key fact pattern for this story: the Trump DOJ is publicly talking about 2020 election integrity, Russia-collusion origins, possible charges, investigations, and eventual answers. For millions of Trump supporters, that is exactly the fight they have waited years to see handled by people with subpoena power, prosecutors, and grand juries. The interview matters because Blanche did not treat either issue as old political noise. He described active investigative work, possible accountability, and a Justice Department that is still digging into questions the public was told were already settled. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.