A Washington Nationals executive was fired this week after he claimed on a hidden-camera video that an outspoken Christian pitcher was excluded from some of the team’s promotional content because of his religious views. The Nationals fired Sean Hudson, its director of community relations, after undercover journalist James O’Keefe posted a video showing Hudson admit to blacklisting pitcher Trevor Williams from the team’s social media content. “One of our pitchers, Trevor Williams, he is very Catholic,” Hudson said on the hidden camera video. The former Nationals executive then provided an example of why he avoided featuring Williams for the team’s promotional content. “The Dodgers had a group out to the stadium who were drag queens who sometimes dressed up as nuns. He went on social media [and wrote], ‘This is wrong. This is my religion. You all are mocking it.’ Because of that, we don’t use him on social [media],” Hudson said. The Los Angeles Dodgers were condemned by Christians across the country, including multiple MLB players, for inviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a drag queen group that mocks Jesus Christ and Christians, to perform at one of their games in 2023. After Hudson was canned, Washington Nationals President of Business Operations Jason Sinnarajah went on live TV to apologize to Williams and the team’s Christian fans for Hudson’s remarks. He also said Hudson’s comments were false and “don’t reflect us as an organization, our values, who we are.” “We took action right away, and [Hudson] is no longer employed by the team,” Sinnarajah added. “We do not hide players from social media. Even just last week, we featured several players, including Trevor Williams, as part of their visit to the Museum of the Bible,” Sinnarajah said. In the hidden-camera video, Hudson also talked about his disdain for War Secretary Pete Hegseth and said that he prevented some Nationals players from meeting Hegseth after they expressed interest in talking to the top Trump official when he attended a game. “We had Pete Hegseth at Space Force Day last year … and a few players texted me and they were like, ‘Is he going to be here after the game? I want to say hi.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, no he left, he’s gone, sorry.'” BREAKING NEWS: Washington @Nationals Director of Community Relations Admits on Hidden Camera to Active Religious Discrimination Against Starting Pitcher Trevor Williams, Surveillance of Nationals Fans’ Google History, and Segregated LGBTQ+ Corporate Meetings to an O’Keefe… pic.twitter.com/AWqlq6wXV9 — James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) May 26, 2026 One of the team’s social media stunts that Hudson claimed specifically excluded Williams was a video of Nationals players being asked whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Williams posted a photo on Instagram on Friday that appeared to reference Hudson’s comment about the hot dog video. The post showed numerous photos, including one that features a hat that reads “Bad Day to Be a Hot Dog.” In the post, Williams also discussed his reading of 1 Peter chapter four and wrote, “This entire chapter really addresses the social costs of the faith … As my friend Fr. Joshua said ‘Sometimes we lean into it and bravely bear witness to Christ’s truth; sometimes we dodge it and regret it later, feeling we’ve let Jesus down.'”

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s mystery girlfriend is a vegan and political activist. Brianna Menard, 30, is also a lobbyist for the Texas Medical Association, an organization that has supported puberty blockers and hormone treatment and criticized Republicans for so-called “criminalization of evidence-based, gender-affirming care for transgender youth and adolescents,” The New York Post reported. She also enjoys yoga and dancing at “Cheer Up Charlies,” a local vegan gay bar in Austin, Texas, according to the Post. Menard met Talarico while working as his chief of staff in 2022, but the two did not start dating until 2023, according to the Post. She also worked as chief of staff for Democratic Texas state Rep. Salman Bhojani. The identity of Talarico’s girlfriend comes to light as Talarico has been denying rumors that he is vegan himself — even though he once suggested eating meat is morally wrong. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Talarico’s Republican opponent in the Senate race, has dubbed him “Tofu Talarico.” A spokesman for Talarico’s campaign said Talarico is not vegan. “James is not and never has been a vegan, much to his girlfriend’s chagrin,” spokesman JT Ennis said. “As the saying goes, true love conquers all.” During his re-election campaign to the Texas House of Representatives in 2022, however, Talarico announced his entire campaign would be “non-meat” to counter climate change, The Daily Wire previously reported. “Not just because it’s the right thing to do, and the moral thing to do, but also, as all of you know, it’s necessary to fight climate change,” Talarico said at the time. “It is now existential that we try to reduce our meat consumption and that we try to respect animals in all aspects of society.” To push back against the vegan claims, Democrats posted a picture of Talarico eating barbecue as the Democrat nominee hopes to flip the Republican Senate seat. “I’ve been eating barbecue since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment,” Talarico said earlier this week. In addition to his vegan nickname, Paxton has called Talarico “Six-Gender Jimmy” and “James Tala-FREAKO” for his comments on transgender ideology — including Talarico’s remark that what he loved most in the world was “trans children.” 

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in Chief,” the president’s physician shared on Friday evening. “President Trump remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function,” wrote Captain Sean Barbabella, the physician to the president. “His demanding daily schedule, including multiple high-level meetings, public engagements, and regular physical activity, continues to support his overall well-being.” “Cognitive and physical performance are excellent,” the physician added of Trump. “He is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.” Trump’s annual medical examination took place at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 26. His physician reported that the president, who is 79 years old, had authorized the public release of the findings. According to the diagnostic summary, Trump’s vision is within normal limits. His head, ears, nose, and throat all appear normal, minus “scarring of the right ear consistent with prior gunshot injury” he sustained during the first assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania. His physician found that his lungs and chest are normal, and AI-enhanced electrocardiogram analysis estimated that his cardiac age is 14 years younger than his current age. His cardiac examination “revealed a regular rate and rhythm with normal heart sounds,” and, overall, his cardiac function is “normal, and circulation to the extremities remains intact.” Trump still has slight lower leg swelling but it has slightly improved since last year, Barbabella wrote. His neurological examination “demonstrated normal mental status, intact cranial nerves, normal motor strength, sensation, reflexes, gait, and balance,” and his cognitive function was “within normal limits with a score of 30 out of 30.” The president has had noticeable bruising on his hands for the past several years, which his physician noted in the report. “Examination of the dorsal hands revealed ecchymosis (bruising), consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking in the setting of aspirin use for cardiovascular prevention,” Barbabella wrote. “This represents a common and benign effect of aspirin therapy.” And he noted that on the dermatology front: “No suspicious lesions or concerning growths identified.” Trump most recently underwent a physical examination in October 2025, when Barbabella said that the president “remains in exceptional health” and was showing “strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological and physical performance.” At the time, Trump received a yearly flu shot and a COVID booster vaccine.

A non-English speaking bus driver killed five people and injured 44 after crashing into stopped traffic along I-95 in Virginia early Friday morning. The driver, Jing S. Dong, is a Chinese native with U.S. citizenship who received a commercial driver’s license from New York in 2024, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “Unacceptable. This is exactly why we are holding states accountable, enforcing the rules of the road, and cracking down on drivers who can’t speak English,” Duffy wrote on X. “If you can’t be properly trained, read our road signs, or communicate with law enforcement, you have no business driving a bus.” Update on the tragic bus crash in Virginia: Five people are dead, including a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, after the driver of a motorcoach slammed into stopped traffic on I-95. @FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs and our investigators are on the ground at the crash… pic.twitter.com/NWPBd9aLPr — Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 29, 2026 Dong was allegedly driving the motor coach from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina, when he failed to stop for slowing traffic and rammed into a Chevrolet Suburban, causing a chain reaction of at least six vehicles, the New York Post reported. The driver of the Suburban, a 25-year-old woman from Massachusetts, was killed. After the bus slammed into it, the Suburban hit an Acura occupied by a family of four, killing 45-year-old Dmitri Doncev, his 44-year-old wife Ecaterina, their 13-year-old daughter, and 7-year-old son. The young family’s vehicle caught on fire after the collision, the Post reported. “With broken hearts, we share the devastating loss of our beloved brother and his family in the tragic accident on South I-95 in Virginia early this morning,” Iuri Doncev, Dmitri Doncev’s brother, said on Facebook. The Department of Transportation is investigating how Dong received his license from New York. “Our investigators are reviewing New York licensing records, training documentation, and the driver’s history,” Duffy said. “Any company, trainer, or school that contributed to putting an unqualified driver on the road will face intense scrutiny.” Earlier this year, an illegal immigrant with a CDL from California allegedly caused a multi-car pileup that killed two people and injured five others, The Daily Wire previously reported.

Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt said he’s not impressed by celebrity endorsements. The former star of the MTV reality series “The Hills” has drawn the attention of plenty of big names in entertainment and business, with Democrats and Republicans donating to his campaign and encouraging their followers to vote for Pratt. But during a Thursday appearance on Fox News’ “Gutfeld!,” the candidate said regular supporters mean more to him than A-listers. “You have celebrities that are now coming out in support of you, but they will deny it, won’t they? Leo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx?” host Greg Gutfeld asked. Pratt replied, “What I have learned is I actually don’t want celebrities to come out and endorse me. I don’t want anybody to endorse me except for the moms and animal lovers in L.A. That’s my entire vote.” This inspired the audience to erupt in applause. He went on, “I’m cool if no celebrity ever endorses me. I actually love it when they attack me because then I’m like, oh, I’m doing so well!” “I don’t want anybody to endorse me except for the moms and the animal lovers in LA — that’s my entire vote.” LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt tells @Gutfeldfox that he’s not interested in getting endorsements from Hollywood celebrities. pic.twitter.com/Wf94EMnUJs — Fox News (@FoxNews) May 29, 2026 Gutfeld was referencing comments Pratt made during a Us Weekly interview published earlier this week, in which he claimed to have private endorsements from DiCaprio and Foxx.  “I don’t name-drop, but I had two of my favorite people ever support me,” he told the outlet. “Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx both said, ‘Please, Mr. Mayor, we want these streets safe again.’ If their reps try to deny this happened, I have multiple witnesses. It was an out-of-body experience.”  The outlet added a disclaimer in the article, which said, “Us understands DiCaprio has not publicly or privately endorsed Pratt.” Other famous names to publicly endorse Pratt for mayor include several of his former co-stars on “The Hills,” including Brody Jenner, Kristin Cavallari, and Audrina Patridge, plus actor Dennis Quaid, rapper Big Sean, songwriter David Foster, Paris Hilton, and Los Angeles Lakers minority owner and franchise governor Jeanie Buss. These comments about celebrity endorsements coincide with Pratt’s campaign pulling in millions of dollars in donations, including from major Democrat donors like the Sabans and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’ wife, Nicole Avant. Pratt is earning significantly more than incumbent mayor Karen Bass and radical candidate Nithya Raman, but that won’t necessarily translate into a win. Prediction markets still rate Pratt’s chance of winning as a long shot, but his odds have improved in recent weeks. Bass is currently leading in the polls, but could face a runoff election if she fails to secure 50% of the vote in the primary on June 2.