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May 2026

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May 29th
- Pentagon’s Dell deal boosts Trump investment
- Treasury pushes for $250 bill featuring Trump’s face
- US-Iran deal awaits OK as ceasefire teeters
May 28th
- Sharyn Alfonsi out at ‘60 Minutes’ after Weiss feud
- Matthew Perry’s aide gets 3 years for role in death
- DOJ reportedly investigating Trump accuser Carroll
May 27th
- Trump declares himself healthy after latest exam
- Alabama, South Carolina redistricting blocked
- Texas GOP picks Paxton, putting seat, Senate in play
May 26th
- US senator gassed by ICE at detention center protest
- US strikes Iran amid talks of imminent peace deal
- Pope tackles AI in encyclical celebrating humanity
May 22nd
- Colbert signs off in final CBS ‘Late Show’
- DOJ drops tainted case against ICE protesters
- GOP scraps ICE bill, Iran vote amid Trump tensions
May 21st
- UN endorses climate ruling despite US opposition
- Jan 6 cops join fight to kill Trump’s $1.8B fund
- US indicts Raúl Castro over downed 1996 flights
May 20th
- Senate advances bill to halt Iran war after GOP flip
- DOJ ends all Trump IRS audits in amended deal
- Trump picks sweep GOP primaries, unseat Massie
May 19th
- Musk loses $150B lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman
- 3 killed in suspected hate crime at San Diego mosque
- Trump DOJ sets up $1.8B fund for Trump’s allies
May 18th
- WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak is global emergency
May 15th
- SCOTUS temporarily keeps abortion pill access
- DOJ moves to drop Adani charges
- Xi’s warning at ‘pomp-filled’ summit
May 14th
- Neanderthal tooth suggests dentistry much older than thought
- Georgia, South Carolina edge into gerrymander war
- Warsh confirmed for Fed chair as inflation roils plans
May 13th
- Engaging with art can slow aging, study finds
- US inflation hits highest level in 3 years
- FDA head Marty Makary resigns under pressure
May 12th
- EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary flip
May 11th
- Putin suggests Ukraine war ‘coming to an end’
- 2 new hantavirus cases as passengers flown home
- Democrats reel from court-imposed redistricting losses
May 7th
- CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87
- Purported Epstein suicide note released
- Iran talks rife with confusion as Trump voices hope
May 6th
- Trump attacks pope again before Rubio’s Vatican visit
May 5th
- US-Iran truce teeters after Trump’s Hormuz push
- Supreme Court boosts Louisiana gerrymander race
May 4th
- Spirit Airlines collapse may push up airfare
- Abortion pill makers ask Supreme Court to lift ban
- Trump says US will ‘guide’ ships through Hormuz
May 1st
- Trump pulls surgeon general pick, vexing MAHA
- White House claims Iran war ‘terminated’
- DHS shutdown ends after 76 days, GOP climbdown

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