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Gunman kills 6 people, wounds 8 others in latest shooting rampage in Turkey

May 18, 2026 / 3:26 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A man armed with a rifle carried out a string of attacks in a city in southern Turkey on Monday, killing at least six people and wounding eight others, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Police backed by helicopters and drones were searching for the assailant who remained at large after opening fire in several locations in Tarsus, in Mersin province.

The state-run Anadolu Agency said the 37-year-old suspect in the latest attack, identified as Metin O, allegedly shot and killed his wife in a street before firing from his car at a restaurant, killing its owner and an employee.

He is suspected of later killing a teenager, a 50-year-old man and one other person at another Tarsus neighborhood, the agency reported.

The assailant allegedly fled in a car, according to Demirören News Agency (DHA).

Erdogan, speaking following a Cabinet meeting, offered his condolences for the deaths but did not provide information on the gunman or his motives.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting held at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on May 18, 2026. Utku Ucrak/Anadolu via Getty Images

“He came in without a word… We thought he was getting his telephone out, but he brought out a pistol,” IHA quoted a restaurant employee, Mehmet Han Topal, who was wounded in the leg.

“I got down. He fired at me,” he said.

Turkey has been shaken by a series of recent shootings that have raised concerns over gun violence and school safety. Last month, an attack at a school in southern Kahramanmaras province left 10 people dead, while another school shooting just a day earlier injured 16 in a nearby province.

According to a Turkish NGO, there are tens of millions of firearms held by citizens, most of them without permits.

Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.

Warsh to be sworn in as Fed chair at White House on Friday

May 18, 2026 4:52 PM UTC / Reuters

Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies before a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

• Kevin Warsh takes over Fed as war-and-tariff-induced inflation heats up
• Powell to remain on Fed board until criminal probe concludes
• Warsh’s first policy meeting set for mid-June

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – Kevin Warsh will be sworn in as U.S. Federal Reserve chief on Friday by President ​Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday, capping off the process of installing the 56-year-old lawyer ‌and financier at the helm of the central bank as it grapples with intensifying inflation that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate cuts Trump so deeply desires.

Warsh is succeeding Jerome Powell, whose eight-year run as Fed leader formally expired on Friday, although he plans to remain as a ​Board of Governors member until he is satisfied that a Trump administration criminal probe of him is fully wound down. ​Powell was sworn in as chair pro tempore on Friday to bridge the leadership gap until Warsh ⁠is formally installed.

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The investigation into Powell centering on cost overruns for building renovations at the Fed’s Washington headquarters complex became an ​obstacle for a time to Warsh’s confirmation by the Senate. The probe was settled to the satisfaction of an objecting Republican senator, ​however, and the full Senate confirmed Warsh on an almost-party-line vote on May 13.

Warsh, who served as a Fed governor through the global financial crisis era, returns at a difficult moment for U.S. monetary policymaking. Annualized inflation is running well above the Fed’s 2% target and likely to keep rising, largely ​because of policy choices by the president who gave him the job.

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The tariffs Trump imposed through his first year in office pushed ​up prices for a broad range of imported goods, and then this year Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran has triggered a ‌global energy ⁠price shock that recent data show is driving up prices across a widening array of goods and services.

The tariffs’ impact on its own had been a factor that a number of Fed policymakers, including Powell, had been willing to look past as a one-time price increase, not persistent inflation, and that could have allowed the central bank to resume interest-rate cuts that were put on hold ​early this year.

But the now-cascading effects ​of the Iran-war-induced energy price ⁠shock have deepened the inflation concerns of a growing number of the Fed policymakers Warsh must now lead and with whom he must now try to form a consensus over the direction ​of rate policy.

A run of hotter-than-expected readings of inflation caused upheaval in the bond market as ​last week ended. ⁠Yields on U.S. government bonds shot higher on Friday as investors repositioned for what they now see as sticky inflation and likely Fed rate hikes in response, starting perhaps as early as December.

Warsh’s first rate-setting meeting is just weeks away in mid-June and he is likely to ⁠find himself ​confronted with a growing hawkish bloc of policymakers arguing for the Fed to ​shift its posture explicitly to guard against inflation. Interest-rate futures markets assign effectively zero probability to a change in the Fed’s current policy rate, 3.50% to 3.75%, at ​the June meeting.

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Tudor Dixon returns to Michigan politics with new PAC aimed at boosting Republicans in key battleground

2026-05-18T12:00:47-04:00 / Fox News

United We Fund aims to close gaps in voter education, outside spending and turnout ahead of 2026 and 2028 cycles

By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News

Published May 18, 2026 12:00pm EDT

Tudor Dixon reveals new venture aimed at boosting GOP in key swing state

Dixon tells Fox News Digital she is joining United We Fund, a new political committee aimed at electing “strong conservative candidates” in Michigan.

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FIRST ON FOX:Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon is stepping back into Michigan politics, this time as the public face of a new multi-million dollar PAC aimed at boosting Republicans in one of the nation’s most critical swing states.

“Michigan is going to be one of the critical battleground states for ‘26 and ‘28,” Dixon told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview announcing her role with United We Fund, a political action committee backed by millions of dollars that will be heavily involved in Michigan’s open races for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and key seats in the House and Senate.

Dixon was the Republican nominee for governor of Michigan in 2022, emerging as a Trump-backed conservative challenger to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in one of the country’s highest-profile gubernatorial races. Since her defeat, Dixon has remained active as a conservative commentator, podcast host, and prominent voice in the GOP’s “America First” wing.

“We want to make sure that we not only keep it purple, but have it trending red,” she continued.

In order to do that, Dixon explained that her experience running for governor in Michigan and her monitoring of other races in the state have shown her gaps where the Republican Party can improve, particularly delayed outside spending, weak voter education efforts and struggles turning out GOP voters in non-presidential elections.

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“When I ran for office, and I think that’s kind of a critical piece of this, is having lived it yourself, I know a lot of candidates go through this and they go, ‘Okay, that didn’t work out. I’m going to walk away,’” Dixon said. “As a business person with a business background, I’ve spent the last several years saying, ‘Okay, what did we do wrong as Republicans on our side? And how do we make sure we keep fighting for our state?’”

Dixon pointed to a recent Republican loss in a Michigan state Senate special election as evidence that the party cannot afford complacency.

“We just lost a special election for the state Senate by 19 and a half points,” Dixon said. “That’s a seat that was won by the Democrats in 2022 by 6.8 points. So to think that we went down to almost a 20-point loss, we can’t afford that in the state of Michigan. We don’t want the state to turn blue. So we’re going to make sure that we not only keep it purple, but have it trending red.”

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United We Fund is positioning itself as an answer to what Dixon described as a Democratic advantage fueled by both traditional party organizations and well-funded outside groups.

“We wanted to be able to give our candidates a leg up on that so that they would have that funding and those advertisements behind them and be able target people directly with the right messages so that they actually know who the Democrats are,” Dixon explained.

Dixon also argued Republicans have failed to effectively communicate with voters in many parts of the state, particularly outside of Detroit.

“Detroit has a massive voting base and obviously, we have some questions about that whole situation there, but the Detroit voting base comes out for Democrats,” Dixon said. “They rely on that specific base, but that base does not reflect what you see in the Upper Peninsula. It certainly doesn’t reflect the values of the people that you see in northern Michigan or on the west side of the state.”

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Then-Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon campaigns with other Republican candidates at a rally in St. Clair, Mich., on Oct. 27, 2022.(Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

She said many conservative voters in rural Michigan feel overlooked and disconnected from Lansing, citing backlash over the proposed Goshen battery plant as an example of tensions between local communities and state leadership.

“The people of Michigan want their voices to be heard,” Dixon said. “We just have to make sure they know what’s on the ballot and what’s out there.”

Turning out eligible voters who have a history of infrequent participation in elections, known as low-propensity voters, has been the name of the game for Republicans in recent cycles. Dixon says that will be a major focus of her group in the future.

“Those voters who I would say a lot of people wish that there would be some of this Republican base that would go away, those are my people,” Dixon said. “I love them. I want to make sure that they continue to have their voice heard.”

“We want to make sure that not only are we reaching out to that Republican that comes out every time, but also to those MAGA Republicans who maybe came out for Donald Trump and they don’t necessarily come out in the midterms,” she added. “I want to make sure they know that they’re loved and their voice is important. And we want to be sure that they get to the polls this time.”

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Ebola strain in Congo, Uganda has no vaccine, no treatment for often deadly symptoms

2026-05-18T13:11:00-0400 / CBS News

By Nicole Brown Chau
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Updated on: May 18, 2026 / 2:56 PM EDT / CBS News

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is of particular concern to global health officials in part because the virus detected is a less common strain.

As of Sunday, when the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency, there were more than 250 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths. These numbers are expected to rise, as there are “significant uncertainties to the true number of infected persons and geographic spread,” the WHO said.

One American doctor working with an aid group in Congo has tested positive, and several others are believed to have been exposed.

The virus behind this outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, health officials have confirmed. This is only the third known outbreak of this virus, and there are no vaccines or treatments.

Ebola vaccine targets Zaire strain

Ebola disease is caused by orthoebolaviruses, of which there are multiple species.

Three of the viruses have been known to cause large Ebola disease outbreaks, according to the WHO. They are Ebola (or Zaire) virus, which has been the most common; Sudan virus; and Bundibugyo virus, the one identified in this outbreak.

The only approved vaccine and treatments are for the Zaire strain. Because each virus species has different genetic material, they need different vaccines.

There are some other vaccines in development, but nothing that targets Bundibugyo virus is close to being ready for use, said Dr. Céline Gounder, a CBS News medical correspondent and infectious diseases specialist who deployed in the response to a past Ebola outbreak.

2 previous Bundibugyo outbreaks

Before this outbreak, there were two known outbreaks caused by the Bundibugyo virus, and both were smaller than the current one.

The first discovery of the Bundibugyo strain occurred in the Bundibugyo District in Uganda in 2007. There were 149 cases and 37 deaths in that outbreak, The Associated Press reported.

The second known outbreak was in Congo in 2012, with 57 cases and 29 deaths reported, according to the AP.

Because there have been fewer outbreaks of this virus, there is far less data about how it behaves than for the Zaire virus, which has been around since 1976 and caused dozens of outbreaks, Gounder said.

Symptoms of Ebola disease

Bundibugyo virus disease, the type of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, is severe and often fatal. The virus spreads from person to person through direct contact with bodily fluids of someone who is sick or has died from the disease.

The early symptoms can often be mistaken for other illnesses, the WHO says. They include:

• fever
• fatigue
• muscle pain
• headache
• sore throat

Those can progress to other symptoms, including:

• vomiting
• diarrhea
• abdominal pain
• rash
• organ dysfunction
• internal or external bleeding (less frequent)

The fatality rate of Bundibugyo virus disease, based on the past two outbreaks, is about 30 to 50%, the WHO says. While still highly deadly, this is lower than the fatality rate of the Zaire strain, which can be up to 90%.

“Early intensive supportive care including rehydration and treatment of specific symptoms, can improve survival,” the WHO says. “Seeking early care can be lifesaving.”

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Jury unanimously dismisses Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI due to statute of limitations

May 18, 2026 / 3:27 PM EDT / CBS News

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A California jury on Monday unanimously dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman on the grounds that Musk had failed to file a claim within the statute of limitations, delivering a major legal victory for the AI company.

The nine-person jury, which was serving in an advisory role, found that Musk missed the three-year window to file a claim. OpenAI had argued that Musk waited too long and could not claim any harm that occurred before August 2021. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez, who presided over the case, accepted the jury’s verdict and dismissed Musk’s claims.

“The finding of the jury confirms that what this lawsuit was was a hypocritical attempt to sabotage a competitor and to overcome a long history of very bad predictions about what OpenAI has been and will become,” OpenAI attorney William Savitt said outside the courtroom after the decision, noting that it took the jury less than two hours of deliberation to reach a decision.

Spotlight on Altman and Musk

The decision caps a three-week trial in an Oakland courtroom that pitted Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, against Altman, the CEO of OpenAI. Both entrepreneurs testified during the trial, along with OpenAI and Microsoft executives and legal experts.

Musk was seeking $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Altman’s removal from company leadership. A decision in Musk’s favor could also have forced changes to OpenAI’s business structure and thrown a wrench into the company’s plan to go public, expected later this year.

Musk’s legal team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“Stealing a charity”?

The case stemmed from a lawsuit Musk, the world’s richest man, brought in 2024, alleging that OpenAI, Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman broke their promise to keep the company a nonprofit, instead turning it into a money-making venture that is now valued at $852 billion.

The case was a “textbook tale of altruism versus greed,” Musk said in his suit.

Microsoft, which formed a partnership with OpenAI in 2019, was also named as a defendant. On Monday, a Microsoft spokesperson said the company welcomes “the jury’s decision to dismiss these claims as untimely.”

“The biggest focus of the trial around if OpenAI broke its charitable mission when they spun off its for-profit arm and accepted an investment from Microsoft for its AI technology is now mostly alleviated as it takes a worst-case scenario off the table,” WedBush Securities analyst Dan Ives said in a report.

Musk, who helped co-found OpenAI, invested $38 million in the company during its early years, which he argued was intended for charitable purposes. In his suit, the billionaire claimed OpenAI breached its charitable trust and that Altman and Brockman enriched themselves at his expense. Musk also accused Microsoft of aiding and abetting the trust breach.

“It’s not OK to steal a charity,” Musk said during his testimony. The head of SpaceX and Tesla missed the tail end of the trial to join President Trump and a delegation of billionaire U.S. executives for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A fractured relationship

OpenAI was founded as an AI research lab in 2015. Four years later, the Silicon Valley company created a for-profit subsidiary, which it said would be governed by the nonprofit entity.

During the trial, two law professors, Daniel Hemel of New York University and John Coates of Harvard, testified that they didn’t see any issues with OpenAI’s for-profit entity formed in partnership with Microsoft. “It’s generated value for the non-profit,” somewhere in the $200 billion range, Coates said.

Microsoft had generated $9.5 billion in revenue from the OpenAI partnership as of March 2025, according to Michael Wetter, a corporate development executive at Microsoft, who testified during the trial.

The case put a direct spotlight on Musk and Altman, who were once said to be on good terms but whose relationship deteriorated as OpenAI morphed into one of the world’s most important AI companies.

During the trial, Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, cast doubt on Altman’s credibility, alleging that the OpenAI exec lied under oath and asking Altman if he was “completely trustworthy.” Altman hesitated before responding, “I believe I am an honest and trustworthy businessperson.”

Musk also faced scrutiny, with both Altman and OpenAI’s legal team painting a picture of a power-hungry billionaire who wanted to control the company.

“Musk wanted to be CEO. I was extremely uncomfortable with it,” Altman said on the stand.

Edited by Aimee Picchi

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Trump to announce discount drug pricing expansion, White House official says

2026-05-18T16:47:12.843Z / Reuters

By Reuters

May 18, 2026 4:47 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will ‌announce a dramatic expansion of TrumpRx.gov, a government-backed website offering discounted prescription drugs under his ​administration’s pricing deal, on Monday, a White ​House official said.

According to Bloomberg News, ⁠the administration is adding generic ​medications to the website, and billionaire Mark ​Cuban is set to attend the White House event.

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Cuban sells discounted medicines directly to consumers ​through his Cost Plus Drugs ​online pharmacy.

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TrumpRx, launched in January, is part of ‌Trump’s ⁠most-favored-nation deals with drugmakers aimed at lowering prescription drug costs to levels seen in other developed nations.

While Trump has ​pledged to ​make ⁠prescription drugs cheaper for Americans than anywhere in the world, ​prices on the website are ​not ⁠lower than those paid in the United Kingdom, according to a Reuters ⁠comparison ​of publicly available prices.

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Trump eyes new White House lawn project that could reshape presidential travel

May 18, 2026 1:32pm EDT / Fox News

The addition would protect the South Lawn’s grass from the powerful engines of newer presidential helicopters

By Ashley J. DiMella Fox News

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering installing a White House helipad for Marine One, the latest potential update to the executive mansion’s grounds.

“President Trump has continued to make improvements at the White House and all around D.C. to benefit future presidents and Americans,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital when asked about the reported consideration on Monday morning.

The White House did not reveal additional details on the matter.

The helipad would protect the South Lawn’s grass from the powerful engines of the newer helicopters used by the president, the Wall Street Journal first reported Monday. It is unclear who would fund building the possible addition.

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A U.S. Secret Service Special Agent stands guard as Marine One lifts off with President Donald Trump aboard from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on April 11, 2026.(Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

Trump’s White House renovations and broader D.C. beautification push have drawn both praise from supporters and criticism from preservationists and political opponents.

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Recently, Trump replaced the West Wing Colonnade with polished black granite flooring along the “Presidential Walk of Fame.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after returning to the White House on May 15, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Trump is returning to Washington from his trip to China, where he and President Xi addressed ways to enhance bilateral economic cooperation and investment, and agreed that Iran should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump’s ongoing construction of the White House Ballroom has also returned to the spotlight after security concerns surrounding large presidential events intensified following the April shooting tied to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

A 250-foot triumphal arch is proposed to sit near the Lincoln Memorial at a roundabout between Memorial Bridge and Memorial Avenue near the Arlington Cemetery Metro Stop.

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President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 8, 2026.(Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Last year, President Trump directed the addition of stone pavers to the Rose Garden lawn, a change designed to better accommodate press conferences and ceremonial events which is now dubbed the “Rose Garden Club.”

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Throughout its 223-year history, the iconic residence has seen numerous updates — both large and small — under nearly every administration, including the creation of the first Oval Office in 1909 under the Taft administration, and the addition of the East Wing under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tenure.

Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.

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Trump is losing his grip on his most important demographic

2026-05-18T18:56:52.707Z / CNN

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President Donald Trump leaves after speaking at The Villages Charter School on May 1, in The Villages, Florida.

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If there’s one demographic group that is synonymous with President Donald Trump’s political rise — and his later rebirth — it’s the White voter without a college degree.

American politics is increasingly split by education, with more formally educated voters going for the Democrats and less formally educated voters going for the Republicans. And White voters in the latter group have formed the backbone of Trump’s coalition, with about two-thirds of them voting for him in each of his three presidential runs, according to CNN exit polling.

But as Trump’s approval rating has fallen to new lows, there are increasing signs that his hammerlock on this group is waning.

And it’s looking more like that could damage Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, particularly as this group sours on the president’s stewardship of the economy.

Despite Trump taking 66% or 67% of this group in each of his three campaigns, most recent polls show a majority of non-college-educated White Americans now disapprove of Trump.

That includes a CNN poll (51%), a Fox News poll (51%), an NPR/PBS/Marist College poll (52%), a Pew Research Center poll (52%) and a new CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday (54%).

There are some recent polls that show Trump in better shape among non-college White voters, including a New York Times/Siena College poll on Monday (44% disapproval). But right now, that’s the exception.

The extent to which Trump’s struggles with this group appears to be unprecedented.

CNN polling in his first term occasionally showed Trump’s disapproval rating among non-college Whites trending toward half. But it never reached higher than 47%.

His drop in popularity among this group has also been rather large over the course of the last 15 months. While 63% of this group approved of Trump in a February 2025 CNN poll, that’s now dropped to 49%. Trump has gone from a plus-26 net approval rating to a minus-2 among these Americans.

The CBS polling has shown an even larger drop, from 68% in February of last year all the way down to 46% today.

It can be difficult to boil Trump’s decline among this group down to a few specifics. But it’s clear that the economy is playing a large role.

While exit polls showed just 32% of these non-college White Americans voted for Democrats in 2022 and for Kamala Harris in 2024:

• 56% of them say Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, per the new CNN poll.
• 67% in the CNN poll say the Iran war has negatively impacted their financial situation.

• 56% in the CNN poll say Trump’s tariffs have had a negative impact on their finances, compared to just 20% who say they’ve had a positive impact.
• 60% say Trump’s politics are making the economy worse in the short-term, per the CBS poll.
• 41% in the CBS poll say they’ll also make the economy worse over the long-term – more than the 35% who believe they’ll ultimately make the economy better.
• A majority in the CBS poll says Trump cares about their needs and problems either “not much” (13%) or “not at all” (44%).

The immediate political question is, of course, how these numbers will translate into actual votes in the 2026 midterm elections, when Trump is not on the ballot.

It’s unlikely this demographic would favor Democrats, but if the GOP’s support among this group even just dropped below 60%, that would be unprecedented in the Trump era.

Trump has won this demographic by between 34 and 37 points in each election. The GOP won it by 34 points in the 2022 midterms. The party’s worst performance in the Trump era came when it won these voters by 24 points (61%-37%) in the 2018 midterms, when Democrats flipped the House.

Right now, the GOP leads among these voters by an average of just 17 points, according to an average of the so-called generic ballot in recent polls conducted by CNN, Fox, Marist and the New York Times.

Republicans are averaging 55%, while Democrats are averaging 38%.

The general election is more than five months away, which means there’s still time for Trump to claw back some of the support he’s lost among a group that has proven rather loyal to him and the GOP.

But right now, Trump and his party look like they have significant problems with arguably their most important demographic group.

Dem who welcomed socialist mayor’s ‘change’ now sounding alarm over billionaire exodus: ‘Gravely concerned’

May 18, 2026 2:36pm EDT / Fox News

Council Member Rob Saka said he is ‘gravely concerned’ after previously praising then Mayor-elect Katie Wilson’s ‘energy’

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A Democratic city council member who once welcomed the “change” from socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is now admitting he is “gravely concerned” about the business exodus affecting the major American city.

This comes as blue states like Washington and New York face a business exodus in favor of more market-friendly red states. Starbucks, a major player in Seattle’s business scene, recently announced a major expansion into Nashville while simultaneously cutting Seattle-based corporate jobs, a move that has intensified concerns about Seattle’s business climate and economic competitiveness.

Wilson, a self-proclaimed socialist, recently went viral for laughing off the exodus of billionaires and business leaders from her city, saying, “I think the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are super overblown,” and adding, “the ones that leave? Like, bye.”

Now, less than five months into Wilson’s term, Seattle Democratic Councilmember Rob Saka admitted to the New York Times, “I am gravely concerned,” telling the outlet, “This is real.”

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson declared last year at a barista picket line, “I am not buying Starbucks, and you should not either.’”(David Ryder/Reuters)

Saka previously welcomed Wilson after she defeated incumbent Bruce Harrell, saying in a statement, “The voters have spoken, calling for change and a renewed focus on affordability, community, and fighting back against a resurgent Trump agenda.”

He praised the “energy she brings to leadership,” and said he was “look[ing] forward to partnering with her to build a thriving, inclusive Seattle that uplifts working families, expands universal preschool for all, ends food deserts, and creates safer, more connected neighborhoods across our city.”

Starbucks recently announced it will shift 2,000 corporate jobs, primarily in IT and supply chain management, to a new regional headquarters in Nashville. Last week, KOMO News reported Starbucks laid off an additional 61 employees as part of a reorganization of its technology department at its corporate headquarters.

State leaders in Washington have also faced criticism for recently passing the “millionaires tax,” which Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson signed on March 30. The measure has been described as the state’s first-ever income tax, backed by progressives and socialists and opposed by conservatives.

The new tax will impose a 9.9% income tax on households earning more than $1 million each year.

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said the Seattle Police Department will be required to investigate, verify, and document any reports of immigration enforcement activity.(Katie Wilson for Seattle)

Starbucks is not the only business impacted by the state’s economic policies. The Columbia Tower Club, an iconic business club atop Seattle’s tallest skyscraper, closed last month after more than four decades. Long considered a hub for executives, developers and civic leaders, the club cited declining office traffic and downtown business activity tied to remote work and high vacancy rates. Critics quickly pointed to the closure as another sign of weakening business confidence in Seattle.

On Monday, the Washington State Republican Party ripped into both Wilson and the city council, posting on X, “Marxist @MayorofSeattle Katie Wilson is more concerned about toilet ribbon-cutting photo opps than massive capital flight in downtown #Seattle all the while @SeattleCouncil stands idle as a once iconic city crumbles.”

The jab refers to a recent Wilson event promoting new downtown public restrooms, which critics mocked amid concerns about Seattle’s economy and business climate.

Though Wilson’s now-infamous “like, bye” line drew laughs and applause from her audience, it immediately sparked backlash on social media from conservatives criticizing her economic policy.

“Seattle’s Socialist Mayor responds to exodus of wealth from Washington State by saying ‘BYE’… then laughing. We’re doomed,” wrote Brandi Kruse.

SOCIALIST MAYOR’S BLUNT 1-WORD MESSAGE TO FLEEING MILLIONAIRES SPARKS OUTRAGE: ‘WE’RE DOOMED’

The Space Needle stands over the Seattle skyline with Mt. Rainier visible in the background in Seattle, Wash., on March 13, 2022. The observation tower was built in 1962 for the World’s Fair and remains a popular tourist attraction despite recent challenges with homelessness and crime in the city.(John Moore/Getty Images)

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“This clip will live in infamy,” the Washington State Republican Party posted on X. “@MayorofSeattle Katie Wilson is not only unfit to be mayor, she lacks grace and gratitude. Perhaps, she’s the one who should leave #Seattle.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Saka and Wilson for additional comment.

Fox News Digital’s Rachel del Guidice, Joshua Q. Nelson and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

U.S. announces Ebola-related travel restrictions amid outbreak in Congo, Uganda

May 18, 2026 / 12:41 PM EDT / CBS News
By Alex Sundby

The Trump administration announced Monday it’s adding additional screening measures and restricting people who don’t have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in three African nations affected by a growing Ebola outbreak. At least 80 people are believed to have died from the latest outbreak of the virus, according to the World Health Organization.

People without U.S. passports who have traveled to Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the past three weeks will be restricted from entering the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.

The CDC also said the U.S. would enhance public health screening for people traveling from areas affected by the outbreak.

The travel order is among several measures announced by the CDC that take effect immediately and will be in effect for 30 days. The CDC said the travel order doesn’t apply to U.S. citizens, green-card holders or U.S. service members.

At least six Americans were exposed to Ebola virus in Congo, sources with international aid organizations told CBS News, although it was unclear if any had been infected. It also wasn’t immediately clear whether the Americans were still in Congo.

The agency also said it would try to identify people who have been exposed to the Ebola virus by coordinating with airlines, international partners and port-of-entry officials.

The CDC said the outbreak posed a low immediate risk to the U.S. general public.

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“We will continue to evaluate the evolving situation and may adjust public health measures as additional information becomes available,” the CDC said.

Dr. Céline Gounder contributed to this report.