Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say that the Ebola virus is spreading at an “alarming” rate with over 1,000 suspected cases.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control <a href="https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda">says</a> the virus, which has a fatality rate of roughly 50%, has “increasing numbers of confirmed and suspected cases and deaths being reported.” As of Friday morning, there are 125 total confirmed cases and 906 suspected cases with 17 confirmed deaths and 223 suspected deaths.
&#8220;The outbreak is completely out of control,&#8221; said Dr. Richard Kojan, the president of the Alliance for International Medical Action, during an <a href="https://abcnews.com/International/control-doctors-frontline-ebola-outbreak-speak/story?id=133364928">interview</a> from the DRC&#8217;s Ituri Province.
Dr. Richard Lokudi, director of the main hospital in Mongbwalu, explained in another interview that the virus was spreading “at an exponential speed.”
The difficulty of containing this virus is due not only to it being the Bundibugyo virus, a strain of Ebola with no approved vaccine, but also because of disputes over local customs. Dr. Kojan said there is a “deep mistrust” among some local communities, hampering containment efforts. Residents have also <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/28/congo-ebola-aid-bunia-who-tedros/607c60d4-5a96-11f1-8a9d-afb1148204e1_story.html">become angry</a> with health workers over the medical protocols for handling victims’ bodies, resulting in a “clash with local burial rites.” Three attacks have been launched against health centers in Ituri by residents.
Lokudi in an interview said that seven patients suspected of having Ebola escaped, creating ”chains and chains of contamination.&#8221;
On Wednesday, the <a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2059772419250770096">Trump administration</a> said that Americans who were exposed to Ebola will be treated in a Kenya facility instead of flying home. Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396842926112">said</a>, “We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States.”
Rubio explained that there are multiple agencies involved, tracking people to prevent Ebola cases from entering the country.
“We feel like we’ve got good efforts in place to do that and America should feel assured that the president and his administration is doing everything we can to protect them all on that front,” Rubio said at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

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Another red state is kicking Pride Month to the curb. In Arkansas, Republican Governor Sarah Sanders is instead declaring June as Fidelity Month. 
“Here in Arkansas, June is Fidelity Month: fidelity to family, fidelity to country, fidelity to God,” Sanders told The Daily Wire.
In a declaration reviewed exclusively by The Daily Wire, President Donald Trump’s former press secretary says that Fidelity Month will be a time for Arkansans to celebrate the “values of faith, liberty, and patriotism.” 
The resolution highlights the state’s goal of creating a healthy society by sowing faithfulness to “God, family, community, and country.” Arkansas aims to provide an opportunity to return to and reflect on its commitments to the values and virtues found in the nation’s founding documents. June is declared as a time to renew dedication to these core principles. 
The nod to traditional values mirrors actions in Tennessee, where Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gods-design-red-state-swaps-pride-month-for-nuclear-family-month">Governor Bill Lee</a> declared June “Nuclear Family Month.” The resolution celebrates the traditional family with “one husband, one wife, and any biological, adopted, or fostered children.”
Pride Month celebrations were notably less prevalent in 2025 after the election of President Donald Trump, who made clear in the first year of his presidency that there would be no <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-there-will-be-no-pride-proclamation?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=White+House%3A+There+Will+Be+No+%E2%80%98Pride%E2%80%99+Proclamation">national pride designation</a> from the White House. Pride parades across the country folded up due to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-pride-parade-loses-corporate-sponsors-begs-for-individual-donations?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=NYC+Pride+Parade+Loses+Corporate+Sponsors%2C+Begs+For+Individual+Donations">lack of financial support from large corporations</a>, which pulled away from the LGBTQ movement that they overtly supported during the Biden administration. 
While certain cities in Arkansas hold pride events, the state has never formally recognized pride month. The declaration by Arkansas this year, however, is a clear statement in opposition to pride month that had not been done in past years.
Instead, Sanders says, she’s choosing to use the month to nod to the nation’s founding principles.
“The United States of America was founded on the values of faith, liberty, and patriotism as acknowledged in its founding documents and in the statements of its Founding Fathers,” her declaration states. “The commitment of Arkansas to spiritual and civic institutions is at the core of the State&#8217;s collective identity. Cultivating fidelity to God, family, community, and country contributes to human flourishing and supports a healthy, stable, well-ordered society.”
Under Sanders, Arkansas has been a leader in countering radical gender ideology that has become synonymous with the LGBTQ movement.

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