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Trump Gets Another Revenge Win As Massie Loses GOP Primary May 20, 2026

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President Trump’s retribution campaign steamrolled another Republican rival on Tuesday, with a Trump-backed challenger ousting one of the president’s leading intra-party antagonists, Rep. Thomas Massie, in a Kentucky primary.

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Trump’s DOJ Sets Up $1.8B Fund for MAGA Allies May 19, 2026

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The Justice Department announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate President Trump’s allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by the previous administration. It’s an unprecedented move that would allow the president’s administration to pay his supporters from a government agency he controls with taxpayer money.

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Trump Returns From Xi Summit with Few Wins, No Iran Breakthrough May 16, 2026

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President Trump departed Beijing without any immediate sign that the US and China have resolved challenges dogging their relationship, but with a freshly stabilized relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for now.

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Soon: Trump & Xi Hold Final Meeting of High-Stakes Summit May 15, 2026

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Xi Jinping hailed the US-China relationship as the world’s most consequential, telling Trump: “We must make it work and never mess it up.” He also said Taiwan “is the most important issue in China-US relations” and it could create a “highly dangerous situation” if mishandled.

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Now: Trump Meeting with Xi as Iran War Shakes Global Economy May 14, 2026

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump their countries should be “partners rather than opponents” as they began a high-stakes summit in Beijing. Over two days of meetings, they are expected to discuss a range of thorny issues, including tech, trade and Taiwan.

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Republicans Tell American to Stomach High Prices Amid War May 13, 2026

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For the first time in three years, Americans’ wages are no longer outpacing inflation. Prior to the late-February US-Israeli strikes on Iran, inflation had eased to 2.4%. It leaped higher in March, and now, the energy price shock from the Iran war is further compounding longstanding affordability concerns for Americans weighed down by years of fast-rising prices.

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Supreme Court Hands GOP Big Boost in Midterm Map Fight May 12, 2026

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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday cleared the way for Alabama to revert to a congressional map with one majority-Black district in a sudden ruling that drew a dissent from the court’s three liberal justices.

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Gerrymandering Intensifies After SCOTUS Weakens Voting Rights Act May 09, 2026

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A pair of court rulings – one from the US Supreme Court and now one from the Virginia Supreme Court Friday – have sharply recast the 2026 redistricting battles in the GOP’s favor.

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Tennessee Passes New Congressional Map, Eliminates Only Dem District May 08, 2026

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Amid raucous protests, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new US House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.

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Source: Iran Expected to Respond Tomorrow to U.S. Proposal May 07, 2026

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Iran is expected to hand over its reply Thursday to mediators about the US proposal to end the war, a regional source told CNN. Earlier, President Donald Trump claimed the US has had “very good talks” with Iran over the past 24 hours.

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