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Monday, May 18, 2026

Future historians may record May 14, 2026, as the day the leader of the United States, the greatest superpower in the history of the world, acknowledged that the country was declining ... read more


One of Wall Street's most recognizable gurus, Jim Cramer, became notably tongue-tied on Monday after President Donald Trump's recent stock-trading spree entered into a televised conversation with his colleagues on CNBC. read more


Crowds of people gathered on the National Mall on Sunday for a conservative prayer gathering as part of a commemoration of America's 250 birthday, which included praise and worship songs, prayers by religious leaders and speeches by members of the Trump administration. read more


Russians are starting to acknowledge that President Vladimir Putin has led the country to a dead end ... read more


As the Trump administration sought to reassure Americans this week that a hantavirus outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine ... read more


Sunday, May 17, 2026

In April, Ranger Class 06-26 became the first class to undergo the school's new bayonet course, a quarter-mile event in which soldiers crawl through tunnels, sprint over open fields, and negotiate barbed wire fence lines.


The ABC15 Investigators have confirmed that a Phoenix police sergeant has been fired after videos captured him at a high school ICE protest armed and wearing a mask in January. read more


Residents in many US states have reacted angrily as AI data centers spring up across the country, citing environmental impacts and rising utility bills. read more


Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently asked Congress for a staggering amount of money: $1.5 trillion. That's a more than 40 percent increase from last year's also incomprehensible Pentagon budget and the equivalent of the annual revenues of Amazon, Google's parent company and Apple combined. read more


President Donald Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. read more


ICE paid up to 50% above assessed value on properties that can't hold a single detainee read more


U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks suddenly resigned from his position Thursday following accusations of sexual impropriety. read more


Fox News' Laura Ingraham Shares Post Saying Trump Is On Verge of Making Massive Error' With Potential China Deal read more


Chris Hedges: Trump's catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions. read more


Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision song contest in Vienna, Austria, with singer Dara's party anthem "Bangaranga," beating out 24 other competitors. This was Bulgaria's first-ever victory at Eurovision. Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland boycotted the contest because of Israel's genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza; Israel's singer came in second place. read more


The media landscape is very grim. read more


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