Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, May 12, 2026

Episode Date: May 12, 2026

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Thank you, Bill. It is Tuesday, May 12th, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Traveling with friends, Pratt gaining momentum, hunter virus update, and quick relief at the pump. It's all coming up, then Bill's going to be here with your message over the day. But first, we're preparing for the president's visit to China on Thursday and Friday. joining him will be a few American CEOs, including the CEO of Apple and Boeing, Cargo, Blackstone, City, GE Aerospace, Goldman Sachs, Aluminah, MasterCard, Micron, Qualcomm, and Visa, and also a one Elon Musk. U.S. officials have said the president wants to discuss the creation of a board of investment and a board of trade with China. The primary for the L.A. mayor's race is heating up. It's coming up on June 2nd.

And Spencer Pratt, outsider, Spencer Pratt gaining in the polls as the two other candidates, the incumbent mayor and a city councilwoman communist have proven to be uninspiring. Spencer Pratt said recently, when I'm mayor, my plan is first three weeks. Signs up across the city. No more nakedness, no more drug use, no more robbing, no more dog abuse on every sign everywhere. So we're going to go around. We're just going to warn everybody. Hey, got three more weeks of this. Clock's ticking. Just keep telling everyone, just so people are aware. They may start leaving.

And then when the three weeks, or maybe even two weeks, then once we start enforcing the laws, boom, streets will be back. His main campaign theme is something like, L.A. used to be awesome, and now it's dangerous and disgusting. And if we do a few simple things, this place can be nice again. Starting with, let's enforce the law. That message seems to be resonating. Haanta virus update.

On Sunday, there was an evacuation operation. they flew 94 people of 19 different nationalities all around the world. Of the 54 people left, 28 disembarked yesterday. 26 are to stay on the boat as it travels back home to the Netherlands. 18 Americans made it back to America with 16, went to Nebraska, two went to Atlanta. One American has tested positive for hanta virus, and another is showing signs of symptoms.

The WHO has suggested keeping people quarantined for about six weeks. Still, experts say the risk of any sort of global COVID-like pandemic is very low. It just doesn't spread as easily as COVID did. The president has showed support for an idea that would lower gas prices a little bit. Suspend the federal gas tax. He said, I think it's a great idea. We're going to take off the gas tax for a period of time, and when gas goes down, we'll let it phase back in. Federal taxes are 18 cents a gallon, 24 cents on diesel.

for a comparison sake, California gas taxes, 71 cents per gallon. On Mike Slater, YouTube.com slash at Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next. Time now for the O'Reilly Update, message of the day. On this Tuesday, big week for the USA, as President Trump travels to China and the scoundrels in Iran decide on whether to accept any kind of ceasefire or continue the madness. China could very well stop the nuke situation because the mullahs export so much oil to the

communists that it can't afford to alienate Beijing. And while we're on the oil trade topic, we found out that American companies are selling so much product abroad, they will not moderate pricing here. Supply and demand with no restraint. The American consumer is competing. with overseas buyers and sellers for gas. That's why the prices are so high. President Trump already announced a gas tax suspension,

and that'll help a little bit. BP, for example, doubled its profit in just one quarter, so the Iranian conflict is Mardi Gras to them. Seems to me that the Trump administration should have a few words with these companies because they're gouging us. Also, harming we the people, our insurance companies that are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on TV advertising. Guess who pays those bills?

Regular folks, that's who. Premions are up across the board. You're not going to get any relief from the American corporations. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com.

Name in town if you wish to opine. All right, a mail. Gregory Papp is Plymouth, Michigan. President Trump needs to decide of winning the war with Iran is more important in winning the midterms. Not as easy as that. Great.

A lot of other things in play here. Ron Zachik, Cortland, New York. What's all the hoopla about the midterms? President Trump never went through Congress since day one, so why wouldn't you think the scenario would remain the same? No, because he got 77 million votes where President Trump promised no foreign wars and bringing prices down. So this is a different circumstance.

Angelou Di Dunahto, McCombish, again. Hey, Bill, you say to gas companies are gouging, it's true. Can our government impose windfall tax on the oil companies? Congress can. Congress in charge of spending and taxing. That's called the budget. Do you think Congress is going to do anything about this? You think they care we're all getting hosed?

I don't. Kenyon, why are American oil companies allowing speculators to price the cost of oil? They're not allowing anything. They're doing it. They're doing it. The oil companies. More money. I know I'm going to get mail.

It denies it. I know it. I'll read them. Michael, I hope the peace negotiations are successful. I disapproved the recent attacks on Pope Leo. If you go to the Catholic website, find numerous statements about nuclear disarmament. Truth is Catholics, as Catholics, we don't want to have nuclear weapons. Well, it's a big difference between not wanting to have and stopping

them. Right? In a moment, something you might not know. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might, not know. Ninety-four years ago today, the body of a young boy was found in rural New Jersey. His murder will go down as one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Here is the story of the Lindbergh baby. Aviator Charles Lindbergh became a global celebrity in 1927 when he flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

On March 1st, 1932, Lindberg and his wife discovered a ransom note in their son's crypt. A kidnapper had used the ladder to snatch the baby from his second-story bedroom. The perpetrator demanded $50,000, the equivalent of $1 million today. The case, of course, gained national attention. Even gangster Al Capone offered to help out. For three days, investigators found nothing. Then another letter showed up, this time demanding $70,000.

dollars. After receiving the ransom, the kidnapper told Lindberg that his son was on a small boat off the coast of Massachusetts. After an extensive search, there was no sign of any boat or baby. On March 12th, the infant's body was discovered near the Lindbergh home. He had been killed the night of the abduction. Two years later, Mark Bills from the ransom money. were used in Manhattan. Police tracked down a suspect, a German immigrant named Richard Hopmont. When his home was searched, detectives found the Lindbergh cache. The evidence in public pressure was enough to convict the immigrant, who was executed in

the electric chair four years later. And here's something else you might not know. The Lindberg baby kidnapping had a significant impact on our criminal justice system. After the abduction, Congress passed the Federal Kidnapping Act, also known as the Lindbergh law. The bill made kidnapping a federal offense and gave the FBI the authority to pursue criminals across state lines. That law exists today. Back in a moment. you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly. No Spin, just facts, and always

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