America Gears Up for ‘Rededicate 250’ to thank God for His Providence; Rubio subs for Karoline Leavitt on maternity leave, lights up briefing room; Clarence Thomas becomes second-longest serving Supreme Court Justice in US history; SCOTUS allows Voting Rights ruling to take effect immediately; Indiana RINOs who blocked redistricting body slammed in primary elections; Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor; Dutch luxury cruise ship locked down after Hantavirus outbreak; Israeli settlers storm Christian village in West Bank, establish illegal outpost; New attacks on Christians in Nigeria, Mozambique, India; Catholic celebrate 14-year-old saint who said, ‘I need nothing in this world in order to be happy – only to see Jesus in Heaven, Whom I now see and adore on the Altar with the eyes of faith’; and more —
America Gears Up for ‘Rededicate 250’: Day of Prayer, Worship on the National Mall Thanking God for His Providence
Washington, DC, is gearing up for “Rededicate 250,” which will take place May 17 on the National Mall and is described as a “National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving.”
As America’s semiquincentennial celebration swiftly approaches, the country as a whole is remembering everything God has done since the nation’s inception. The celebration of God’s providence will take place on the National Mall on May 17 and will feature “Scripture, testimony, prayer, and rededication of our country as One Nation to God.” …
The event, which is free to all, will feature several notable government and faith leaders, including Reverend Franklin Graham, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, and many others:
Faith leaders from across the faith traditions: Bishop Robert Barron, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Reverend Franklin Graham, Pastor Jack Graham, Pastor Jentezen Franklin, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, Pastor Gary Hamrick, Reverend Samuel Rodriguez, Pastor Jonathan Falwell, Pastor Lorenzo Sewell, Eric Metaxas, Cissie Graham Lynch, Abigail Robertson, Pastor Jonathan Pokluda, and Pastor Andy Frank.
Read more at Breitbart
‘Rededicate 250′ promo video
Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving
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Rubio at press briefing on Trump, Pope, nuclear weapons
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Rubio on his hope for America
Watch @TodayinHistory
See Secretary Rubio’s full White House Press Briefing – 05/05/26
Watch at Rightside Broadcasting Network
Vance says fraud task force found 186,000 dead people collecting SNAP benefits
Vice President JD Vance told a crowd at a rally in Iowa on Tuesday that his fraud task force found 186,000 dead individuals collecting benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Vance traveled to Des Moines to appear at an event for Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), a vulnerable member of the House GOP majority. During his remarks, Vance talked about the fraud task force that President Donald Trump asked him to lead.
“People have asked me, ‘Is that a hard job?’” Vance told the audience. “And I say, ‘Well, let me think. Finding fraud in the federal government, it’s kind of like fishing in a barrel with dynamite.’”
Vance said he is “shocked every single day by the things” the task force has uncovered.
“Brooke [Rollins] has found out that we’ve got 355,000 people on SNAP benefits receiving double benefits, that we’ve got 186,000 dead people getting SNAP benefits,” Vance said, referring to the agriculture secretary. …
Vance joked that the “fake news media” would misrepresent his remarks as wanting to “take away food stamps.”
“That’s what they’re going to say. I actually think that we should take food stamps away from dead people. I’m guilty of that,” Vance said to laughter and applause from the crowd.
Read more at the Washington Examiner (subscription required for full article)
Lauding the second-longest-serving justice in US history
Justice Gorsuch: “I adore that man. He is a great student and scholar of the Constitution… He is a man of great and deep faith, and he has lived the American dream.”
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Social media recommends Clarence Thomas’ memoir
See @MarcriGenes; see information on My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir here
Supreme Court allows Voting Rights ruling to take effect immediately
The Supreme Court decided Monday to let its recent ruling limiting a key part of the Voting Rights Act take effect early instead of holding it for a month, per tradition.
The Supreme Court last week narrowed the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to bar race-based districts, ruling that Louisiana’s map was unconstitutional and prompting the state to reschedule its upcoming House primaries while its lines are redrawn.
Supporters of the Supreme Court ruling urged the court to allow it to take effect immediately so Louisiana has time to redraw the maps, but opponents urged the court to push it until after the election because voting in the primary had begun.
Read more at Just the News
Grassroots GOP Ousts Indiana Republicans Who Betrayed Base On Redistricting
In a remarkable demonstration of grassroots strength, Indiana conservatives ousted numerous Republican state lawmakers who betrayed their constituents on mid-decade redistricting.
According to The New York Times, preliminary results from Tuesday’s primary elections indicate that at least five incumbent Republican senators who sided with Democrats last year to kill redistricting before the 2026 midterms are projected to lose their reelection bids. The successful challengers were backed by President Donald Trump, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, and Turning Point Action.
In Senate District 1, challenger Trevor De Vries is estimated to defeat incumbent Sen. Daniel Dernulc. As of publication, De Vries leads Dernulc 76 percent to 23 percent, with 74 percent of votes tabulated.
Read more at The Federalist
News of ousted Hoosier ‘RINOs’ goes viral
See @nicksortor
Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor: AP
Billionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy won the Republican nomination for Ohio governor on Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press, and will face Democratic nominee Amy Acton in November.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Ramaswamy, who co-led the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk in Trump’s second term and was a 2024 GOP presidential candidate.
In other key races in the state, former Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Sen. John Husted won their respective nominations for the Senate, per the Associated Press. Brown is hoping to flip the seat back to blue.
Read at Just the News
Luxury Dutch cruise ship locked down after Hantavirus outbreak
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Experts suggest this mind-boggling quarantine period for MV Hondius passengers facing terrifying hantavirus outbreak
Distraught passengers onboard the stranded MV Hondius could face quarantine for up to eight weeks, a health expert warned Tuesday – as officials scrambled to contain a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the cruise liner.
“I’m sure people are isolated or quarantined in their rooms or cabins, but unfortunately, that quarantine period can take up to eight weeks,” New Jersey-based emergency medicine physician Sampson Davis told The Post. “The virus usually has a quick onset, but it can linger up to about eight weeks before it has an impact.”
Hantavirus is typically only spread through rodent droppings, but one rare strain, the Andes virus, can spread between people and carries a 40% mortality rate – and it’s likely the culprit behind the outbreak, which has killed three passengers and sickened at least seven others, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Read more at the New York Post
Israeli Settlers Storm Christian Village of Taybeh [West Bank], Establish Illegal Outpost in Escalating Campaign of Forced Displacement
Israeli settlers have stormed the historic Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, establishing an illegal outpost on privately owned land and blocking residents from accessing their own property in what observers are warning is an escalating campaign of forced displacement.
The Vulnerable People Project (VPP) is sounding the alarm, warning that the situation reflects a broader pattern that could amount to the systematic erasure of Christian communities from the region.
“This is not an isolated incident- it is part of a concerted effort that will result in the erasure of a Christian presence in the Holy Land” said Jason Jones, founder of the Vulnerable People Project. “When families are displaced from their own property and threatened into submission, this crosses the line into forced displacement. The world must recognize what is happening and stand with our Christian brothers and sisters.”
Eyewitness accounts and video evidence indicate that settlers are using the newly established outpost as a base to expand their presence, intimidate residents, and assert total control over the village. Families report being physically prevented from reaching their land, with growing fears that continued incursions will make normal life impossible.
Read more at Christian News Wire
Jason Jones on persecution of Christians in West Bank
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Another parish in Mozambique attacked and terrorized
Mozambique bishop launched an appeal for international solidarity with the victims of violence in the region. “We ask for attention and solidarity,” he said. “For nearly nine years, chapels and churches in the diocese have been attacked, destroyed, and set on fire.”
See @VaticanNews
Hindu activists disrupt Holy Mass in India
See @father_rmv
Gunmen Abduct Christian Schoolgirls, Kill 1 in Nigeria (05.04.2026)
Armed attackers abducted several Christian school girls traveling to school in Kachia Local Government Area on Sunday, according to field reporting by TruthNigeria, which has documented a series of ambushes along the Akwando–Kachia corridor since early 2026. The victims were traveling from Akwando village to Kachia town on April 26 when gunmen intercepted their vehicle less than 10 minutes into the journey. The children had resumed travel after schools reopened in the area.
Local sources said the driver attempted to flee the ambush, but the attackers opened fire, forcing the vehicle to stop. Several passengers were taken into the surrounding bush. Those reported abducted include:
-Augustina Muntari, student at GSS Gumel
-Happy Muntari, student at GSS Gumel
-Favour Tanimu, student at GSS Kachia
-Patience Joseph, student at GSS Kachia
-Peace Irimiya, student at St. John’s School, Kachia
-Bishara Irimiya, student at St. John’s School, Kachia
-Irimiya Galadima, the driver
-Fatu Danladi
-Laraba Caleb
One of the students, Purity Babangida, was killed while attempting to escape during the attack. Witnesses said at least 15 other students managed to flee by jumping from the vehicle and later reached nearby communities, including Awon village, after trekking for several hours through the bush.
Read more at ZENIT News (05.04.2026)
Today is the Feast Day of St. Dominic Savio
See @FriarMario; read about St. Dominic Savio at Catholic Online
