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Nightly News Roundup for May 5, 2026

Nightly News Roundup for May 5, 2026

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Marco Rubio's stated strategic objective in the Strait of Hormuz is to recreate conditions that existed before America destroyed them — full stop — while Big Oil banks billions monthly, Iran hits the UAE twice in 48 hours, 20,000 sailors remain stranded, and Pete Hegseth insists the ceasefire holds; gas prices reached $4.48 nationally, up 41% since February, and Rubio told Americans they're "very fortunate," supporting the claim with an unsourced $8-per-gallon hypothetical he produced without evidence; Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of endorsing Iranian nuclear weapons because the Pope called for peace, Rubio flew to the Vatican to repair the relationship, then told reporters en route he essentially agrees with Trump; Senate Republicans buried $1 billion for "security enhancements" tied to Trump's $400 million White House ballroom inside an immigration enforcement bill, the same ballroom Trump swore would cost taxpayers "not one dime"; Pete Hegseth confirmed at a Pentagon briefing that Iran lacks kamikaze dolphins while declining to confirm whether the U.S. possesses them, General Dan Caine cited Austin Powers, all during an active shooting war with 20,000 stranded sailors; the Trump administration shuttered the legally required independent office investigating civil rights abuses in immigration detention as use of force against detainees hit unprecedented levels, took the complaint website offline, and blamed Congress for a closure Congress didn't mandate; and Kash Patel, possibly days from dismissal as FBI Director, spent two hours with Sean Hannity on UFO files, AI crime-stopping, and a secret burn bag in a room absent from FBI headquarters blueprints. The dolphins denied. The diplomats departed. The dollars danced. Tape rolls.

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