Tom Cruise had an enthusiastic reaction to his latest film, “Mission: Impossible &#8211; The Final Reckoning,” helping to make Memorial Day weekend 2025 break records at the box office.
The success of “Mission: Impossible 8,” which raked in $341 million worldwide, and Disney’s latest live-action remake, “Lilo &amp; Stitch,” which earned $200 million, gave the movie business a much-needed boost after a sluggish start to the year. 
“This weekend was one for the history books!” Cruise wrote in a note he shared with followers on his social media platforms. “Congratulations and thank you to every filmmaker, every artist, every crew member and every single person who works at the studios.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<a href="https://t.co/zkf0sr7zuI">pic.twitter.com/zkf0sr7zuI</a>
&mdash; Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise/status/1927346598029217940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
&nbsp;
“To every theater and every employee who helps bring these stories to audiences, thank you,” the message continued.  “To everyone that works at Paramount Pictures and Skydance, thank you for your many years of partnership and unwavering support.”
“And most of all, THANK YOU to audiences everywhere for whom we all serve and for whom we all LOVE to entertain. Sincerely, Tom.”
“Mission: Impossible &#8211; The Final Reckoning” earned $63 million domestically, a record for the long-running “Mission: Impossible&#8221; franchise, over the three-day weekend alone, according to <a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tom-cruise-reacts-mission-impossible-8-box-office-record-1236410669/">Variety</a>. The film brought in an estimated $77 million at the domestic box office during the four-day holiday.
“A record opening on the eighth iteration is remarkable. It speaks to the longevity of the franchise,” Paramount’s distribution chief Chris Aronson said. “The spectacle of what Tom and McQ [director Christopher McQuarrie] put on screen is one-of-a-kind in today’s marketplace.”
The success comes after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-reviews-are-in-for-tom-cruise-and-mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning">early reviewers</a> gave high praise to the action film. 
“[‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’] is whip-smart and razor-sharp, this tense eighth entry in one of the most exhilarating franchises of all time is another winner. With sphincter-tightening set pieces, blockbusters do not get much better than this. Cruise &amp; [director Christopher] McQuarrie nail it!” one reviewer wrote. 
The “Mission: Impossible” franchise, which began in 1996 and is based on the 1960s television series, has evolved into a high-energy action filmography featuring Tom Cruise’s death-defying stunts and intricate espionage plots. The films have grossed more than $4 billion worldwide, with the most successful being “Fallout” (2018).

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise Shares Thank-You Note After ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Record Opening

Tom Cruise Reacts To 'Mission: Impossible 8' Helping Set Memorial Day Box Office Record

Box Office

Entertainment

Memorial Day

Mission Impossible

Movies

U.S.

President Donald Trump laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood beside the president as Trump grasped a wreath and placed it in honor of unidentified fallen service members.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">
.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> lays a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. <a href="https://t.co/J61Gz9HSZr">pic.twitter.com/J61Gz9HSZr</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1927026199135478147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
After the ceremony, Trump delivered <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmpBQLo-X10">remarks</a> marking Memorial Day and the sacrifice of members of the United States military.
“These warriors picked up the mantle of duty and service, knowing that to live for others meant always that they might die for others. They asked nothing. They gave everything. And we owe them everything and more,” Trump said.
“The greatest monument to their courage is not carved in marble or cast in bronze &#8212; it&#8217;s all around us, an American nation 325 million strong, which will soon be greater than it has ever before,” he continued.
During his remarks, Trump told the stories of a couple fallen heroes. He told of Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Syria in 2019. Kent was the wife of Joe Kent, a former GOP candidate for Congress who now serves as the chief of staff for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
The president also spoke of Senior Master Sergeant Elroy Harworth, who was killed while fighting in Vietnam.
Trump honored fallen warriors, calling them “America’s best and bravest.”
“We just revere their incredible legacy,” said Trump. “We salute them in their eternal and everlasting glory. And we continue our relentless pursuit of America’s destiny as we make our nation stronger, prouder, freer, and greater than ever before.”

JD Vance, Donald Trump

WATCH: Trump Lays Wreath At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier On Memorial Day

Arlington National Cemetery

Donald Trump

Military

As a medic, my grandfather sat by countless hospital beds during the Korean War.
He would write letters home for men who knew they might never see their families again. Those moments became powerful memories for him. They were a weight he carried for decades. He bore the burden of memory — a burden we are now in danger of forgetting.
Memorial Day isn’t just a holiday. It’s a defiant stand against our own human tendency to let the sacrifices of the fallen fade into the noise of our fast-paced lives. We must remember, because the stories of those who gave everything for our freedom are the part of our story that makes everything possible for us in our current time.
My grandfather carried with him that weight of remembering until his final days. My wife’s grandfather, a bomber pilot in Vietnam, carried a similar burden. Like my grandfather, he rarely spoke of his service. But when those of us in the family who served sit with him, he begins to share.
His stories are vivid, etched with the clarity of a man who could never forget the skies he flew or the comrades who didn’t return. He holds on to the memories, because they matter. Listening to him, I have come to realize how vital it is to hold those stories close. They aren’t just his — they’re ours. They are American stories. Stories of our country&#8217;s finest, who died so that my children and I can be free.
Our culture, driven by a relentless news cycle and a forward-looking obsession, often forgets. It’s our own human nature to let the past slip away, to assume our freedoms and comforts are a given. But this forgetting comes at a cost. As my grandfather’s stories taught me, memory is not passive. It is an active choice, a discipline.
Scripture repeatedly underscores this truth. Deuteronomy 5:15 tells us to “Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.&#8221;
God commands His people to remember. Why? Because without memory, we lose our sense of who we are. We begin to think history began with us, ignoring the countless souls who have paved our way. Memorial Day is our national reminder of this truth, a day to recall the men and women who laid down their lives so we might live free.
The weight of memory is not meant to crush us but to ground us. It reminds us that our freedom is not free—it was purchased at a great price. The families of the fallen walk among us, carrying their own quiet burdens. We honor them by listening to their stories, by reading about the sacrifices made, by teaching our children the names and deeds of those who served. My grandfather never forgot. My wife’s grandfather never forgot. Their memories shaped them, and now they shape us.
There is something else about remembering those who died so that we might live. It reminds us that their sacrifice demands our action. They gave their lives so that we can live. We have an obligation to take that seriously and live with meaning. We have a duty to march forward and seek victory. To do what is good. To live our lives, and pass our heritage down to our children. If we do not, we belittle the sacrifices made on our behalf.
It is time for us all to discipline ourselves and remember. We must be thankful for the sacrifice and embrace our great heritage. We must live our lives like they have been protected at great cost — because they have been. We must remember.
* * *
Daniel Hayworth is the Lead Pastor of Vintage Church Harker Heights near Fort Hood, Texas, where he lives with his wife and four children. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

BULGARIA-NATO-DEFENCE-MILITARY-EXERCISE

The Weight Of Memory: Why Memorial Day Matters

Soldiers

Veterans

With Memorial Day so near, I’m thinking of active-duty military, their families, and our veterans.
It’s impossible to let this national day of commemoration pass without addressing the tragic statistics of military and veteran suicide. Twenty-two veterans commit suicide each day. That’s one veteran every 65 minutes.
A 2024 Pentagon study revealed another devastating statistic: American soldiers are now <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/11/military-suicide-defense-department-pentagon-study/73983842007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more likely</a> to die from suicide than from any other cause. In an attempt to provide help and resources for our struggling veterans, the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Suicide Crisis Hotline</a>, and organizations such as the Military Suicide Awareness have been created. But is it enough?
Our soldiers may no longer be fighting in traditional ground wars. But those engaged in remote operations can nonetheless suffer invisible wounds just as crippling as an IED blast.
Almost 7% of veterans will <a href="https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/common/common_veterans.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suffer from PTSD</a> in their lifetime. These struggles not only affect veterans, but can have a cascading impact on their families, too. It is vital to recognize the great impact active duty and veteran life has on our military families. In 2022, for example, 146 military family members died by suicide, including 83 spouses and 53 dependents, the majority of whom were under 18.
Often, military spouses are expected to be the glue that holds the family together. We are expected to be resilient and strong despite the deployments, raising children alone while repeatedly losing community because of frequent relocations.
But military spouses often suffer in silence. Depression, under the best of circumstances, is isolating. But when you experience frequent moves and loss of community and support, it only adds to that sense of loneliness and having to “deal with it” on your own.
I struggled with the shame and embarrassment for not being able to “tough it out” and handle everything while my spouse was away serving. I struggled with the guilt of not feeling strong enough. It is an isolating battle, and it’s almost easier to sink into yourself rather than risk judgment or become a poor reflection on your spouse when you finally do ask for help.
These struggles are often overlooked by both the military and civilian communities. But they shouldn’t be.
We as a society need to end the stigma surrounding mental health for our soldiers and our military families. Supporting our veterans and military families starts with compassion, education, and collective action.
It’s time to share stories of veterans and spouses who have sought help and found healing to inspire hope and reassurance. We need to launch mentorship programs that pair a healed service member or spouse with one facing struggles to foster encouragement and fellowship. We can establish essential services, including support groups, counseling, and mental health-informed medical care, to support their journey to healing.
This is a time for our leaders — both military and civilian — to step up and speak openly about the mental health situation affecting our veterans and military families. Their actions and policies set the tone for whether mental health is seen as a weakness or a priority. We need to make it a priority.
Together, let’s strive to serve our veterans and their families through initiatives like #988, volunteering, and raising awareness. Together, 22-a-day may become a thing of the past, and our soldiers and their families can find hope for the future.
Dani Pettrey is the bestselling author and military spouse. Her latest novel, “Two Seconds Too Late,” features a veteran battling PTSD and depression.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

1st Infantry Division Soldiers Return Home To Fort Knox From Afghanistan

This Memorial Day, We Should Think About Military Families

PTSD

With so many veterans&#8217; charities and organizations operating, it can be difficult for those who want to help America&#8217;s veterans ensure that their donations are going to the people they&#8217;re intended to help.
One group says it has the solution.
<a href="https://charitiesforvets.org/about-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charities for Vets</a> uses a straightforward rating process to help donors easily determine which veteran-focused organizations are managing their funds efficiently and getting the most money to the intended recipients.
Richard Berman, Executive Director of the RAM Foundation, told The Daily Wire he launched Charities for Vets because he saw just how many philanthropic groups were not using their resources effectively — and because, ultimately, the people that would be hurt by waste and abuse in charitable organizations would be those the charities were intended to help.
&#8220;We talk so often about &#8216;waste, fraud, and abuse,'&#8221; Berman said. &#8220;How many people are abusing their donors’ trusts by not delivering on the services they’ve promised?&#8221;
Charities For Vets answers those questions with a simple process. The group evaluates charities using data gleaned from IRS forms and other official filings, with the goal of determining &#8220;who is wasting money?
Berman explained what he believed set Charities for Vets apart from other watchdog organizations.
&#8220;There are a lot of watchdogs already out there, and I wouldn’t have done this if I thought they were doing a good job or if I didn’t think I could do it better,&#8221; he told The Daily Wire. &#8220;People are contributing money to organizations that are poorly run, and average small donors often don’t know those ratings even exist — or won’t pay for subscription to access the information.&#8221;
He also noted that Charities For Vets scores organizations differently from other watchdogs. While some organizations gave ratings for different areas and then averaged them, he said, Charities For Vets scores each area, &#8220;and a fail in any area results in a &#8216;not-recommended&#8217; status.&#8221;
&#8220;We have told people that if we have given you a poor rating, we will consider unique situations and change recommendations — and year to year, they can see changes in status if they are doing better or worse in any area. We have seen new heads of charities come in, call us, and make changes accordingly,&#8221; Berman added. &#8220;We are very sensitive to not making a mistake — a personal responsibility on my part. We are all volunteers. No one has any incentive to do anything different than call balls and strikes.&#8221;
Vietnam veteran and retired Marine Corps Colonel Pete Metzger, a member of the Charities For Vets advisory board, told The Daily Wire that Berman recruited him forthe project. Once he saw the concept, he was sold.
&#8220;It sounded to me like third grade common sense, and that&#8217;s important for an infantry guy. If people are going to give money, and thank God they do, the money ought to be going to where they think it’s going,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;The genius is in its simplicity, it’s not complicated at all. If you want to give some money, and we hope you do, just go to the website and look for the recommendation. It&#8217;s like a Consumer Report, but for charities instead of vacuum cleaners.&#8221;
Metzger went on to say that the results already seemed to be speaking for themselves.
&#8220;From 2022 to 2023, the charities that we did not recommend saw a drop in donations of 11.25%, or $125 million. Those that we recommended saw their donations increase by $23 million — and those that we highly recommended had an increase of $65 million.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re not in the business to stop people from donating, we just want to divert funds to the charities that are doing the right things and encourage the charities that aren’t to fix things,&#8221; Metzger added.
Fellow advisory board member and retired Navy Commander Kirk Lippold told The Daily Wire that the project held a special meaning for him: he was Commander of the USS Cole when it was attacked by terrorists in 2000.
Knowing what it was like to watch service members and their families who were dependent on the help they received from charitable organizations, Lippold said that it was doubly important to make sure that those charities were being smart with the money coming in from donors.
For some that earned a &#8220;not recommended&#8221; rating, he said that it wasn&#8217;t necessarily about the organizations being bad.
&#8220;It’s not that these organizations don’t do good things, it’s that they’re spending too much money on overhead and fundraising — too little ultimately gets to the people who are supposed to be getting it.&#8221;
&#8220;Americans are incredibly ingenious and hardworking, and they always want to see their money spent efficiently and effectively. This process is the best way I&#8217;ve seen to ensure that the vast majority of it is going to the people who need that help,&#8221; Lippold said. &#8220;Our organization is the gold standard that we want people to turn to in order to determine which organizations give the most to the veterans who serve our great nation.&#8221;
One thing all three men stressed was that ratings were not permanent. Every year, Charities for Vets evaluates the top 100 military charities — and if those organizations make changes for better or for worse, those changes will be reflected in their ratings for that year.
They&#8217;re also open to challenges from organizations that feel they&#8217;ve been evaluated unfairly.
&#8220;It&#8217;s possible that either we miss something or they might report things in way that we can’t easily see what they’re doing. We are always willing to have a conversation about whether we’ve evaluated them fairly,&#8221; Lippold said, adding that if new information presents a different picture, that rating can change.
&#8220;And we do have organizations that are still very upset about getting a &#8216;not recommended&#8217; rating,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But this is the gold standard, and you can get as upset as you want, but we’re not going to change our criteria.&#8221;
Charities for Vets is run entirely by volunteers. Donations to their organization are used instead to promote their service and connect more people to military charities that are most effective at getting donations to the intended recipients.
&#8220;For every $50,000 we get in donations, we reach a million people,&#8221; Metzger said.

Flags In Takes Place At Arlington National Cemetery Ahead Of Memorial Day

‘America, We Have A Problem’: Non-Profit Reveals Who’s Really Supporting Veterans

'America, We Have A Problem': Non-Profit Cuts Through Ads To See Who's Really Supporting Veterans

Media

Expectations were high for the Memorial Day weekend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movie-theaters">box office</a> as “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” exceeded targets for ticket pre-sales. Ultimately, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">film</a> had a disappointing opening, with $32 million in total sales for the four-day weekend. &#8220;The Garfield Movie&#8221; made just over $31 million.
Total sales for the holiday weekend topped out at just $128.3 million, per <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/27/business/summer-box-office-memorial-day/index.html">CNN</a>, representing a steep decline from the same time span in 2023, which brought in just under $205 million. It’s well under the top performing Memorial Day weekend in 2013 when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">moviegoers</a> spent $314.3 million, driven mainly by the release of that year’s mega-hit “Fast &amp; Furious 6.”
“There’s no way to sugarcoat it, the numbers that are coming out this weekend are nothing to write home about,” Paul Degarabedian, senior media analyst with Comscore, told CNN about the disappointing results. The next lowest Memorial Day weekend was led by “Casper” in 1995, with total box office sales totaling just over $117 million.
“Summer is the most important moviegoing season of the year, accounting on average for nearly 40% of the total domestic annual revenue, so as goes the summer so goes the year,” he added.
Last summer was dominated by “Barbenheimer” mania, with the release of the comedy “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s historical drama “Oppenheimer” on the same weekend in late July. Combined, the films raked in close to $1 billion domestically. This summer so far doesn’t have any standout contenders for similar results. 
The 2024 season will be full of franchise follow-ups, including “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” next week. Degarabedian mentioned a few other upcoming titles that had potential, including “Despicable Me 4,” “Inside-Out 2,” and “Deadpool &amp; Wolverine.”
“Sans a Marvel movie to provide a $100-million-plus opening weekend to get the momentum going, this summer will have to make up ground in June and July,” he added. 
<a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-9096" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onelink.to/dwapp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716990157394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a>
Entertainment industry experts also noted that Disney has yet to release a single film in 2024, which is likely contributing to the downward trend in ticket sales. They noted that $100 million-plus openings are more likely with well-known franchises like Marvel and Star Wars.
The analysts are still blaming post-pandemic viewing habits for the low ticket sales but insist that there’s still potential for studios to make money this summer. 
“Moviegoing habits have changed drastically since the pandemic, but we continue to see significant enthusiasm when it comes to the theatrical experience,” Daniel Loria, editorial director at Box Office Pro, told CNN. “The data clearly shows that audiences can still support the studio tentpole model — but identifying the movies that will become those blockbuster hits continues to be as difficult to predict as ever before.”

Movie theater

Box Office On Track To Have Worst Memorial Day Weekend Since 1995, ‘Garfield’ And ‘Furiosa’ Flounder

Box Office On Track To Have Worst Memorial Day Weekend Since 1995, 'Garfield' And 'Furiosa' Flounder

Hollywod

Movie Theaters

Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Cori Bush (D-MO) deleted posts on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memorial-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day</a> after facing backlash online for not understanding what the day is about.
Bush posted on her official government X account: “This #MemorialDay &amp; every day, we honor our veterans in St. Louis. We must invest in universal health care, affordable housing, comprehensive mental health services, and educational &amp; economic opportunities for our veterans as we work to build a world free of war and violence.”
Omar followed suit, adding just a few minutes later on her government X account: “On #MemorialDay, we honor the heroic men and women who served our country. We owe them more than our gratitude — they have more than earned access to quality mental health services, job opportunities, housing assistance, and the benefits they were promised.”
Memorial Day is observed every year on the last Monday during the month of May to honor U.S. service members who have died while in the U.S. Military.
Veterans Day is observed on November 11 every year, regardless of what day it falls on, and is a day to honor everyone who has served in the U.S. Military and is &#8220;is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service,&#8221; the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs <a href="https://department.va.gov/veterans-day/facts-and-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>.
Both lawmakers faced criticism online for their posts.
Popular conservative commentator AG wrote: &#8220;So do any of the squad members actually know what Memorial Day is about?&#8221;
<a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-9096" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onelink.to/dwapp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1700760801843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
So do any of the squad members actually know what Memorial Day is about?
Omar and Bush have now deleted these tweets. <a href="https://t.co/zwYBIaePU3">pic.twitter.com/zwYBIaePU3</a>
— AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1795161479190077897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Ilhan Omar misunderstanding Memorial Day is incredibly on brand,&#8221; said Town Hall writer John Hasson.
Libs of TikTok added: &#8220;Cori Bush just deleted this tweet where she confused Memorial Day with Veterans Day.&#8221;

Democrats Link Debt Limit To Vital Spending Bill

Far-Left Lawmakers Delete Memorial Day Posts After Showing They Don’t Know What It’s About

Congress

Cori Bush

Ilhan Omar

Politics

B-24 Liberator Bombers

He Flew 34 Missions Over Europe. An Interview With A 100-Year-Old World War II Veteran

Books

Europe

Morning Wire

Nazi Germany

Readers Pass

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

World War II

Several veterans currently serving in Congress — from both sides of the aisle — joined together to wash the Vietnam War Memorial ahead of the Memorial Day holiday honoring fallen service-members.
CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; shared video of the project on Sunday, showing several members of Congress who served in different branches of the military as they hand-washed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
&#8220;Democrat, Republican, black, white, brown, none of that matters,&#8221; Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said. &#8220;It just matters that we&#8217;re all Americans.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
This Memorial Day weekend, a bipartisan group of veterans who serve in Congress hand-washed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial together.
“Democrat, Republican, Black, White, Brown, none of that matters. It just matters that we’re all Americans,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said. <a href="https://t.co/TmMLGrGbd3">pic.twitter.com/TmMLGrGbd3</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1794813253345845415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Waltz and Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) also spoke with &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; host Margaret Brennan about the &#8220;divide&#8221; between the 99% of Americans who have never served in the military and the 1% who have. Calling that chasm &#8220;deeply problematic as a democracy,&#8221; they told Brennan that they have been working together to find better ways to recruit more young Americans to serve.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
With less than 1% of the American population serving in the military, the &#8220;divide&#8221; between the other 99% is &#8220;deeply problematic as a democracy,&#8221; says <a href="https://twitter.com/RepPatRyanNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepPatRyanNY</a>, who is working with another veteran in Congress, Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaelgwaltz</a>, on ways to recruit more service members. <a href="https://t.co/DPEiYsdJfm">pic.twitter.com/DPEiYsdJfm</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1794742391477243917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Waltz suggested that especially in light of President Joe Biden&#8217;s recent unilateral moves to cancel student debt, perhaps some sort of civil or military service could be expected of those whose debts were forgiven.
&#8220;Service doesn&#8217;t just have to be in the military. People here are talking about just giving away college or just eliminating debt. Well, how about the American taxpayer gets something in exchange for that in terms of service?&#8221; he said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
&#8220;Service doesn&#8217;t just have to be in the military,&#8221; Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaelgwaltz</a> says. &#8220;People here are talking about just giving away college or just eliminating debt. Well, how about the American taxpayer gets something in exchange for that in terms of service?&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/xeX4w1PzDQ">pic.twitter.com/xeX4w1PzDQ</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1794742641818751243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Waltz and Ryan are also working together to combat the very real problem of suicide among military veterans, saying that the federal government needed to be ready to do more. &#8220;We don&#8217;t have the urgency. It needs to be a problem that every American recognizes as theirs,&#8221; Ryan said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
The U.S. government is &#8220;not doing enough&#8221; to address the number of veterans who succumb to suicide after serving, says <a href="https://twitter.com/RepPatRyanNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepPatRyanNY</a>, an Army veteran.
&#8220;We don&#8217;t have the urgency,&#8221; he tells <a href="https://twitter.com/margbrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@margbrennan</a>. &#8220;It needs to be a problem that every American recognizes as theirs.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/TTvDUvHJCC">pic.twitter.com/TTvDUvHJCC</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1794740563415294326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

US-MEMORIAL DAY

Veterans In Congress Wash Vietnam War Wall For Memorial Day

Veterans In Congress Wash Vietnam Wall For Memorial Day

memorial

Mike Waltz

Vietnam

<div id=":1cq" class="Ar Au Ao">
<div id=":1cm" class="Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" tabindex="1" role="textbox" contenteditable="true" spellcheck="false" aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" aria-owns=":1f0" aria-controls=":1f0" aria-expanded="false">
<div class="gmail_default">
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memorial-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day</a> celebrations and travel will cost Americans more this year thanks to inflation, according to the latest price data.
Inflation has been spiking since the spring of 2021, when pandemic restrictions began to ease. Although it has <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/05/18/memorial-day-inflation-travel-bbq-and-booze-all-cost-more-this-year/?sh=154257874e82" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/05/18/memorial-day-inflation-travel-bbq-and-booze-all-cost-more-this-year/?sh%3D154257874e82&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716407206599000&amp;usg=AOvVaw36WyMY0jN4qk4tZYz-XixD">slowed</a> since then — April&#8217;s 3.4% annual inflation rate is down from April 2022’s eye-popping 8.3% rate — it remains well above the usual 2% average.
This has hiked prices for basic necessities like groceries and gas, putting pressure on families to make ends meet and driving up the cost of the traditional summer cookout.
Groceries for the average cookout will cost Americans about 10% more than they did for Memorial Day last year, <a href="https://cbs4indy.com/news/your-memorial-day-cookout-will-cost-you-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cbs4indy.com/news/your-memorial-day-cookout-will-cost-you-more/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716407206599000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0M4SWm2P3qVom-RM13oJRK">according</a> to data from Datasembly, which tracks grocery prices.
Overall, a small list of cookout ingredients that cost $27.39 last year costs $30.18 this year.
Some items are driving up the price more than others, such as the nearly 50% price spike for a favorite condiment — relish. Relish that was $3.14 last year is $4.67 this year, more than a 48% increase.
<a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-9096" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onelink.to/dwapp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1700760801843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a>
Burgers are a dollar more, $8.07 compared to $7.04 last year. That&#8217;s an increase of 14.6%.
Hamburger buns jumped 2¢ to $3.06. Hotdog buns jumped 3¢ to $3.09.
Another favorite condiment, ketchup, jumped 10¢ to $5.53, and mustard jumped 8¢ to $2.61.
This basic list of ingredients does not even take into account other purchases that could be necessary, such as paper plates, cups, and plasticware.
If a family wants to spend slightly more and grill steaks, they&#8217;ll be looking at a 7% price jump for steaks compared to last year, according to the federal government’s consumer price index.
If they want to enjoy a few cold ones, they&#8217;ll find that beer is 10% more expensive than last year.
Meanwhile, travel and entertainment has gotten more expensive as well.
Sports tickets are 15% more expensive than last year, according to the federal consumer price index.
Gasoline, car expenses, and plane travel are all up as well.
Car insurance and car repairs are both more than 10% more expensive than last year, the consumer price index shows.
Compared to three years ago, plane tickets <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/05/18/memorial-day-inflation-travel-bbq-and-booze-all-cost-more-this-year/?sh=154257874e82" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/05/18/memorial-day-inflation-travel-bbq-and-booze-all-cost-more-this-year/?sh%3D154257874e82&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716407206599000&amp;usg=AOvVaw36WyMY0jN4qk4tZYz-XixD">cost</a> 24% more, and gas costs 28% more on average.
Nevertheless, the Biden administration on Tuesday <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-announces-sale-northeast-gasoline-supply-reserve-americans-hit-road" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-department-energy-announces-sale-northeast-gasoline-supply-reserve-americans-hit-road&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716407206599000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wIz5TpyV9lmDhuaCKyXil">claimed</a> to be lowering prices at the pump ahead of summer travel by releasing one million barrels of gas from the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve. Americans <a href="https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=23&amp;t=10#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20U.S.%20finished%20motor,U.S.%20gallons%20in%20a%20barrel)." target="_blank" rel="noopener">use</a> about 8.94 million barrels of gasoline a day.
“The Biden-Harris Administration is laser focused on lowering prices at the pump for American families, especially as drivers hit the road for summer driving season,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement.
“By strategically releasing this reserve in between Memorial Day and July 4th, we are ensuring sufficient supply flows to the tri-state and northeast at a time hardworking Americans need it the most,” Granholm said.
Inflation at the top of many Americans minds as the election cycle heats up — about 41% say inflation is the biggest financial issue facing their families, <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/644690/americans-continue-name-inflation-top-financial-problem.aspx#:~:text=Forty%2Done%20percent%20of%20U.S.,with%20most%20readings%20under%2010%25." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://news.gallup.com/poll/644690/americans-continue-name-inflation-top-financial-problem.aspx%23:~:text%3DForty%252Done%2520percent%2520of%2520U.S.,with%2520most%2520readings%2520under%252010%2525.&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1716407206599000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1dU4GeLDAFZB8yJjhiNxQl">according</a> to a Gallup poll conducted last month. Back in 2020, only 3% said so.
</div>
</div>
</div>

Summer Holiday Grilling

Memorial Day Plans Will Cost Americans More This Year

Biden

Biden Administration

Economy

Inflation

Joe Biden

On Tuesday, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> announced a decision to sell 1 million barrels of gasoline to the commercial market from a reserve in a bid to push down prices at the pump this summer.
The plan comes as President Joe Biden is running for a second term in the White House in this year&#8217;s November election while dealing with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/my-goodness-graphs-show-how-trump-dominates-biden-when-household-wealth-gets-hit-by-inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scourge of inflation</a>, a fact that Republican officials noted in reacting to the decision.
&#8220;President Biden is yet again using America’s emergency fuel reserves to cover for his disastrous inflationary policies in an election year,&#8221; Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) <a href="https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1792988544031494355" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.
Stores from the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve (NGSR) will be sold in a &#8220;competitive bidding process&#8221; to help &#8220;lower costs for American families and consumers&#8221; in the run-up to Independence Day, per the Energy Department.
&#8220;The Biden-Harris Administration is laser focused on lowering prices at the pump for American families, especially as drivers hit the road for summer driving season,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement.
“By strategically releasing this reserve in between Memorial Day and July 4th, we are ensuring sufficient supply flows to the tri-state and northeast at a time hardworking Americans need it the most,&#8221; she added.
Not mentioned in the press release was how the United States, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=23&amp;t=10#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20U.S.%20finished%20motor,U.S.%20gallons%20in%20a%20barrel)." target="_blank" rel="noopener">as recently as 2023</a>, was consuming an average of roughly 8.94 million barrels of gasoline each day.
<a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-9096" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onelink.to/dwapp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1700760801843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a>
The Obama administration created the NGSR <a href="https://www.energy.gov/ceser/northeast-gasoline-supply-reserve" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in response to Superstorm Sandy</a>, which damaged refineries and terminals when it hit the northeastern United States in 2012, leaving some gas stations without fuel for weeks.
Because the Biden administration has also sapped the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/strategic-petroleum-reserve" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Strategic Petroleum Reserve</a> (SPR) in an attempt to stabilize global oil markets and <a href="https://rollcall.com/2022/10/19/biden-to-announce-more-oil-reserve-sales-to-reduce-gas-prices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">combat rising gasoline prices</a>, some critics argued the president has placed the country at risk.
&#8220;Joe Biden’s failed Far Left Democrats anti-American energy agenda continues to compromise our national security,&#8221; said the X account for House Republicans, <a href="https://x.com/HouseGOP/status/1792987816558735636" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responding</a> to news of the planned NGSR release.
&#8220;This is ridiculous,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/1792988417216655574" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA). &#8220;Instead of depleting our oil reserves, the President should support American energy production.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;He can start by calling on the Senate to pass the Lower Energy Costs Act and signing this bill into law so that we can lower gas prices for American families.&#8221;

President Joe Biden

Biden Admin Plans Election Year Summer Sale Of Gasoline From Reserves

Biden Administration Plans Election Year Summer Sale Of Gasoline From Reserves

Energy

Gas Prices

Gasoline

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

A pregnant woman shot a man who attacked her family during a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memorial-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day</a> visit to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arkansas</a>, according to a police report. 
The incident <a href="https://www.kark.com/crime/family-visiting-from-out-of-state-speaks-out-in-river-market-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">occurred</a> in a parking garage in Little Rock during a robbery attempt, police said. The woman, who was with her husband and two children, told police that her husband was tackled and punched by a man as he was loading something on top of their van. She said that the man then went into the car and struck her, which is when she pulled out a gun and shot him. 
The man accused of attacking and attempting to rob the family was <a href="https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jun/01/robbery-attempt-cited-in-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as 37-year-old Markevious King. The police were called and King was then transported to a nearby hospital.
The husband, who said his family was from Memphis, <a href="https://www.kark.com/crime/family-visiting-from-out-of-state-speaks-out-in-river-market-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told KARK</a> that they had come to Little Rock to go to the zoo and a waterpark to celebrate his daughter’s birthday. 
“Ah, just a fractured rib, and my wife has a couple of knots on her forehead where he apparently punched her,” the husband said, describing the family&#8217;s injuries. 
“A lot of things could’ve happened and we never know what he was really planning or anything. if he was trying to kidnap our girls or just trying to steal the car or what,” he added. 
He added that the family was used to violent events because they lived around Memphis. 
“We live in Memphis and this kind of happens to people here all the time so I mean it’s not something we are going to let shine down or shadow down on our lives because we do like to travel,” he said. 
<a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-9096" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onelink.to/dwapp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1685202016677000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3BHv9qMQC3OwHMBCkGZXpF">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP</a>
Pregnant women have used guns in self-defense in the past, including one <a href="https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41289877/florida-woman-8-months-pregnant-kills-home-intruder-with-ar-15-sheriff-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">high-profile incident </a>near Tampa, Florida, in 2019 when a woman, eight months pregnant, shot an armed home intruder with an AR-15, according to officials. 
“They came in heavily hooded and masked,” Jeremy King told Bay News 9 at the time. “As soon as they had got the back door opened, they had a pistol on me and was grabbing my 11-year-old daughter.”
The sheriff’s office said that the rifle was legally owned and fired once, killing the intruder, during the incident. 
&#8220;Them guys came in with two normal pistols and my AR stopped it,” King added. “[My wife] evened the playing field and kept them from killing me.&#8221;

Menu