John Bresnahan

Tomorrow, @TexasMonthly will be dropping a ~12,000 word story on Paul Pressler, the alleged sexual predator who remade the Southern Baptist Convention and helped ordain the marriage between the GOP and white evangelical voters. There is *a lot* in there and I hope you'll read it.

Endorse

The Yankees have told Anthony Volpe he is being optioned to the minors, The Post has learned.

Rudy Giuliani Is in ‘Critical Condition’ in Florida Hospital nytimes.com/2026/05/03/nyr… via @NYTimes

BREAKING: Indiana average diesel prices have reached $6/gal and are less than a penny away from surpassing 2022's high of $6.039/gal.

On the left, the revamped White House Rose Garden w/its umbrellas On the right, the Trump National Doral pool area w/its umbrellas

New — Mallory McMorrow on her 6,000 deleted tweets in @KFILE report — On why she said “permanently” moved to MI and then voted in CA — On past tweets taking jabs at rural Midwest — On her tweet on future of cars —On comparing Trump admin to rise of Nazism — On her view on Schumer

Scoop: Josh Shapiro secretly helped a Republican state treasurer's 2024 reelection bid after the official's Democratic opponent had criticized Shapiro as a potential VP pick, a close Shapiro ally said last week. w/ @AlexThomp axios.com/2026/05/03/jos…

As Trump turns the Justice Department into an instrument of political retribution, more than a quarter of its lawyers have been fired or quit. Some 3,402 lawyers out of a total of 12,955 left the department since the beginning of last year. @kayewiggins ft.com/content/a1316a…

Boston sucks

New record: the national average price of gasoline has *never been higher* on the second day in May than it is today: 5/2/26: $4.45 5/2/25: $3.16 5/2/24: $3.68 5/2/23: $3.57 5/2/22: $4.19 5/2/21: $2.89

Wow — Armed Services GOP Chairs @SenatorWicker and @RepMikeRogersAL: “We are very concerned by the decision to withdraw a U.S. brigade from Germany.”

Trump says US Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports reut.rs/4f2Hq7o reut.rs/4f2Hq7o

A CNN investigation reveals a majority of U.S. military sites in the Middle East are damaged by Iranian strikes. @tamaraqiblawi’s report:

TRUMP: GASOLINE IS HIGH, BUT WILL FALL WHEN WAR IS OVER

BREAKING: President Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on autos from the EU next week, accusing the bloc of not complying with a trade deal. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Explosive gas price jumps in the last week- biggest jumps in average price: Indiana up $1.09/gal Ohio up 94c/gal Michigan up 88c/gal Illinois up 56c/gal Colorado up 47c/gal Kansas up 39c/gal Kentucky up 36c/gal Florida up 34c/gal Wyoming up 34c/gal Wisconsin up 33c/gal

NEW fr @olgakharif at Bloomberg: World Liberty Financial — the Trump family crypto venture — quietly sold an additional 5.9 BILLION tokens to undisclosed private buyers "worth hundreds of millions of dollars." Proceeds went to "founder-affiliated entities" aka Trump fam/allies

Gas prices surge — and the pain outpaces the reality axios.com/2026/05/01/gas…

News in AM: A dispute between FIFA and the WH is leading to a delay in issuing commemorative coins for the World Cup, leading Hill Rs to demand answers from Treasury. Fascinating story about a power struggle re: where the proceeds from the coin should go punchbowl.news/archive/512026…