May 23, 2026
Gabbard exits intel post. 5,000 troops to Poland. Fed chair under siege.
Hello. A few developments landed hard today. The rest hummed along as scheduled.
Weekend Update
Cited her husband's cancer diagnosis. Gabbard has opposed foreign US interventions and sought distance from the US-Israeli campaign against Iran.
Soaring inflation. Middle East energy crisis bleeding into other markets. Colleagues doubt rate cuts are coming. Warsh faces more political pressure than any predecessor to deliver them anyway.
DOJ and FBI joint investigation. The charges: defendants defrauded Minnesota public healthcare resources for tens of millions of dollars. Thursday announcement. No surprises.
Formal request Friday to review contempt judgments over App Store linking and fees. 2021: Apple mostly won against Epic Games. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered changes anyway. Apple is appealing upward.
BBC correspondent Will Grant reported from demonstration. US indictment of former president prompted supporters to gather. The state organized the show.
State media confirmed. Deadliest mining accident there in years. The mountain has done this before.
Both agencies cannot deploy latest models on classified systems. Shortage of cutting-edge chips. Money approved. The grid still doesn't move.
Announcement Thursday. One week prior, Pentagon canceled a planned 4,000-troop deployment to the same country. The administration had already promised 5,000. One troop, three announcements, same direction.
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- SpaceX Starship reaches orbit from Texas
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- Google challenges monopoly ruling in appeals court
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- Late Show with Colbert ends tonight
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- Trump releases second batch of UFO files
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- SpaceX Challenges AI Rivals For Control of $26.5 Trillion AI Market
- Trump defends $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
- Judge tosses charges against wrongly deported man
- Trump administration to make foreigners leave US to apply for green cards
- Iran, Oman discuss toll system for Strait passage
- Trump's AI executive order pulled hours before signing
"Worth paying attention to. Don't doomscroll."
"The wire took a breath. Don't get used to it."
Gabbard quit. Warsh inherited a mess. Troops moved again.
Back at 12:00 PM ET with the weekend update brief.