President Trump Nominates Former Serco Exec David Cummins to Lead TSA
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that David Cummins, a former senior vice president of the government‑contracting firm Serco, has been nominated to serve as the next administrator of the Transportation Security...
Trump Announces Former FEMA Director Cameron Hamilton as Agency Nominee
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Cameron Hamilton, who previously served as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) director before being dismissed in 2025, has been nominated to return to the age...
Utqiagvik, Alaska Prepares for 84 Days of Midnight Sun After Final Sunset
Residents of Utqiagvik, the United States’ northernmost city, witnessed their last sunset on May 11, 2026, marking the start of an 84‑day period of continuous daylight that will not end until late July. The phenomenon, k...
Trump Slams Iran’s Peace Proposal, Calls It ‘Garbage’ as Ceasefire Talks Falter
Former President Donald J. Trump took to social media on May 11, 2026, to denounce Iran’s latest cease‑fire proposal, labeling it “a piece of garbage” and warning that accepting the terms would embolden Tehran’s regional...
Trump to Lead Two‑Day Summit with Chinese President Xi in Beijing
President Donald Trump is set to travel to Beijing on Tuesday, May 14, for a two‑day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to CBS News. The meeting, the first between the two leaders since Trump left office...
Democrats push subpoenas on prediction‑market trades as Iran war fuels political uncertainty
A coalition of seven House Democrats on May 13 sent a formal letter to Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, demanding subpoenas to investigate a wave of “suspicious” trades on prediction‑market platforms that spiked...
Former President Trump Calls for Suspension of Federal Petrol Tax Amid Fuel Price Surge
In a televised interview on May 11, 2026, former President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to push Congress to suspend the federal gasoline excise tax, a 18.4‑cent per‑gallon levy that has been in place since 199...
AI System Directs Operations at Experimental Café in Stockholm, Human Barista Serves
An experimental coffee shop in Stockholm opened its doors this week, featuring a unique hybrid model where a human barista prepares drinks while an artificial‑intelligence system makes real‑time decisions about inventory...
U.S. Stock Indices Hit Record Highs as Investors Bracket Iran Conflict Risks
Wall Street opened higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both climbing to fresh all‑time peaks despite heightened uncertainty over a developing war in Iran and elevated gasoline prices. Tech mega‑caps such as App...
U.S. Receives Cruise Ship Passengers Amid Hantavirus Outbreak; Experts Praise Response
A chartered flight landed at Miami International Airport on Monday, delivering 18 American passengers who had been quarantined aboard a cruise liner after a hantavirus outbreak was confirmed on board. The passengers were...
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to reinstate contested congressional map
On May 12, a team of Virginia Democratic leaders filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn a state court ruling that blocked the party’s newly drawn congressional map. The map, approved...
Jimmy Kimmel schedules rerun opposite Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale
CBS announced on May 11 that Jimmy Kimmel will air a repeat episode of his 2015 “Late Show with David Letterman” tribute during the same time slot as Stephen Colbert’s planned series finale of “The Late Show.” The progr...
Virginia Democrats Petition Supreme Court to Reinstate Blocked Congressional Map Ahead of Midterms
On Monday, Virginia’s Democratic Party filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the high court to suspend a state‑court ruling that struck down a newly drawn congressional map intended to give Democ...
Terms on Trump‑branded phone site suggest product may never launch
A review of the official website for the gold‑colored “Trump Mobile” smartphone, announced in June 2025, revealed language indicating that the device may never reach consumers. The site’s fine print, accessed on May 11,...
Sen. Fetterman condemns conspiracy theories after WHCA dinner shooting poll
On May 12, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman took to X to denounce a new poll showing that one in three Democrats believes the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner was staged. The inci...
Supreme Court extends temporary pause on abortion‑pill restrictions through Thursday
On May 12, Justice Samuel Alito granted an emergency extension of a temporary court order that keeps medication abortion pills available by mail nationwide until at least Thursday. The pause follows a Fifth Circuit ruli...
Supreme Court Extends Temporary Mail Access to Abortion Pill mifepristone
In a decision released on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an administrative stay that keeps mifepristone, a widely used abortion medication, available through the mail until at least Thursday, while the justices co...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for relief after Supreme Court narrows Voting Rights Act scope
On May 12, Republican Governor Jeff Landry issued a televised statement urging the federal government to “unshackle” Louisiana from decades of election‑law litigation after the Supreme Court issued a decision narrowing t...
Christian Faith Drives Tennessee IVF Doctor’s Nationwide Practice for Conscience‑Based Care
Dr. Michael Thompson, a reproductive endocrinologist based in Nashville, Tennessee, has built a thriving IVF clinic that explicitly aligns its services with Christian ethical principles, attracting patients from across t...
RFK Jr. downplays hantavirus threat after cruise‑ship outbreak, defends WHO withdrawal
During a May 10 press briefing in the Oval Office, President Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters that the United States has the hantavirus “under control” despite a recent outbreak on a cruise ship that resulted in more...