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🌍 Current Events Afternoon Briefing — May 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM

🌐 Current Events PM5/7/2026🕐 3:15 PMWorld briefAfternoon

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#1Trump Says Iran Wants Deal 'Badly,' Expects Tehran Response as Early as Thursday

President Trump declared that Iran wants a deal "badly" and predicted "it'll happen," as negotiators work toward a one-page memorandum of understanding covering uranium enrichment moratoriums, expanded inspections, and phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump paused Project Freedom — the military escort operation for commercial ships through the Strait — citing diplomatic progress, but warned that if Iran doesn't agree, "the bombing starts, and it will be at a much higher level."

🔗 Breitbart
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#2Gas Hits $4.48 as Oil Nears Four-Year High — Americans May Be Stuck With Wartime Prices

The national average for gasoline has climbed to $4.48 per gallon, with Brent crude topping $125 a barrel on Iran war fears and Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Analysts warn that even if a deal is struck, damaged oil infrastructure across the Middle East and cautious US producers — both ExxonMobil and Chevron have declined to ramp up investment — mean elevated prices could persist well beyond any ceasefire.

🔗 Daily Caller

#3Poll: 60% Believe Media 'Helped Inspire' Third Trump Assassination Attempt

A Rasmussen survey of 1,076 likely voters found that 60% said negative media coverage of Trump "very likely" or "somewhat likely" inspired the third assassination attempt against him at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. The suspect, Cole Allen, may have been motivated by the Iran war according to a DHS preliminary intelligence report, and the event's lax security has drawn sharp criticism.

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#4Fox News Poll: Democrats Lead Generic 2026 Midterm Ballot 52-46

A new Fox News poll shows Democrats holding a six-point lead on the generic congressional ballot heading into midterm season, with Trump's approval at a record-low 34% in a separate Reuters/Ipsos survey. However, the GOP retains advantages on border security (+15), national security (+12), and immigration (+5), and a recent Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling could open the door to favorable redistricting in key states.

🔗 Fox News

#5China Steps Up Iran Diplomacy Ahead of Trump-Xi Beijing Summit on May 14

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly called on China to "step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians to open the Strait," accusing Beijing of funding Tehran's military through its purchase of 90% of Iran's oil exports. Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers held talks Wednesday, and the Qatari prime minister said there is a "high probability" a US-Iran agreement will be reached. The two-day Trump-Xi summit in Beijing begins May 14.

🔗 Newsmax
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#6English Channel Migrant Crossings Approach 200,000 — Fewer Than 8,000 Deported

Nearly 200,000 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel by small boat since the UK began tracking in 2018, with 422 arriving in a single day on Sunday. The grim milestone is underscored by only 8,000 deportations over the same period. At least 172 people have died at the French-UK border in the past three years, including two Sudanese women whose boat ran aground last week.

🔗 Breitbart
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#7Hantavirus Cruise Ship Death Toll Rises to Five; Spain Prepares Military Quarantine

The WHO confirmed eight cases and five deaths from the rare Andes-strain hantavirus aboard the Dutch cruise ship Hondius, which is en route to Tenerife, Spain. The strain is unusual because it can transmit between humans. Spain will repatriate non-Spanish passengers and quarantine its 14 nationals in a military hospital in Madrid, with isolation lasting up to 45 days due to the virus's long incubation period.

🔗 Washington Examiner
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#8Driverless Big Rig Completes First Fully Humanless Commercial Freight Run in US

Bot Auto's autonomous truck completed a 230-mile commercial delivery from Houston to near Dallas with no driver, no backup operator, and no remote intervention — what the company calls the first fully humanless over-the-road commercial truckload in the country. Aurora Innovation has also been running overnight driverless freight between Dallas and Houston, with one fleet logging over 20,000 driverless miles.

🔗 Fox News
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#10Welsh Nurseries Instructed to Report 'Racist Toddlers' to Police

Taxpayer-funded guidelines backed by the Welsh Labour government now instruct daycare workers to report incidents of toddlers engaging in "racist behaviour" to police. The guidelines, developed by the Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning organization (which has received over £1.3 million from the Welsh government since 2021), also state that the predominantly white childcare workforce holds "the privilege of not having to think about day-to-day microaggressions."

🔗 Breitbart
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Kilroy’s Daily Briefings · 5/7/2026