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🌍 Current Events — Friday, May 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM

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#1MAGA Primary Earthquake: Massie, Cassidy, and Crenshaw All Ousted

Tuesday's primaries across six states delivered a historic anti-incumbent revolt inside the GOP. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Kentucky seat by 10 points to Trump-backed Navy SEAL veteran Ed Gallrein after voting against the president's tax bill and pushing to release the Epstein files. Sen. Bill Cassidy placed third in Louisiana — never even making a runoff — still paying for his 2021 vote to convict Trump on impeachment. And in Texas, Rep. Dan Crenshaw fell to Ted Cruz-endorsed state Rep. Steve Toth after years of friction with the MAGA base. Trump and allies took a swift victory lap.

🔗 Fox News
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#2Trump Calls Iran's Nuclear Proposal "Garbage," Ceasefire on "Life Support"

President Trump rejected Iran's latest nuclear deal proposal, calling it "stupid" and a "piece of garbage" after Tehran reportedly reneged on commitments to remove enriched material from sites struck by U.S. forces. Trump said he's giving Iran "one shot" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but is "in no hurry" to finalize terms. The ceasefire is now described as on "massive life support," with Iran demanding frozen asset releases and an end to the naval blockade while the U.S. insists on at least a 20-year enrichment ban.

🔗 Fox News
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#3Federal Reserve Changing of the Guard: Powell Out, Warsh Era Begins

Jerome Powell's tenure as Federal Reserve Chair officially ends today after eight years of crisis-tested leadership. The Senate confirmed Trump's pick, Kevin Warsh, in a 54-45 vote on May 13. Warsh will be sworn in shortly after the president returns from China. Powell has signaled he will remain on the Fed's Board of Governors but keep a "low profile" to avoid undercutting his successor.

🔗 Fox News
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#4DOJ Indicts Raul Castro for Murder of Four Americans in 1996

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictment of 95-year-old former Cuban president Raul Castro and five co-defendants for conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder tied to the 1996 shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes over international waters. Trump called the indictment "a very big moment for Cuban Americans." The announcement came as the USS Nimitz carrier strike group entered the Caribbean, ratcheting up pressure on Havana.

🔗 Fox News
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#5USS Nimitz Enters Caribbean as Trump Hints at Cuba Intervention

U.S. Southern Command confirmed the USS Nimitz carrier strike group has entered the Caribbean Sea, coinciding with the Castro indictment and escalating rhetoric from the White House toward the Cuban regime. Trump hinted at possible intervention, though he later denied the deployment was meant to "intimidate" Cuba. The move signals the administration's broadening pressure campaign in the Western Hemisphere.

🔗 The Epoch Times
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#6Israel Intercepts 40-Vessel Gaza Flotilla; Trump Admin Sanctions Organizers

Israeli forces intercepted roughly 41 vessels and detained 428 activists from over 40 countries who attempted to break the naval blockade of Gaza aboard the "Global Sumud Flotilla." Israel claimed the ships carried no aid, calling it a publicity stunt, while organizers said humanitarian supplies were aboard. The Trump administration accused Hamas of backing the flotilla and sanctioned four individuals linked to the effort and associated Muslim Brotherhood networks.

🔗 Newsmax
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#7U.S. Sanctions Lebanese Officials Over Hezbollah Influence

The Treasury Department sanctioned a group of Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese parliamentarians and state security officials for allegedly working to preserve the Iran-backed group's control over Lebanese government institutions and obstruct disarmament. It marks the first time Washington has sanctioned sitting members of Lebanon's government security apparatus, signaling an escalation in the effort to isolate Hezbollah's political wing.

🔗 Newsmax
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#8Titanium Eggs Hatch Live Chicks in De-Extinction Breakthrough

Texas-based Colossal Biosciences successfully hatched 26 healthy chickens from reusable artificial titanium eggs lined with a bioengineered membrane that mimics oxygen transfer. The company says the technology could dramatically improve hatch rates for endangered birds and eventually revive extinct species — with the dodo targeted within four to five years and the moa by the early 2030s.

🔗 Fox News

#9NASA Preps Artemis III After Successful Lunar Flyby

With Artemis II's successful splashdown on April 10 still fresh, NASA is turning its attention to Artemis III — a mission that will practice docking the Orion capsule with a commercial lunar lander in Earth orbit, a critical rehearsal before any crewed return to the moon's surface. The agency is targeting the lunar south pole, believed to hold vast ice reserves for water and fuel at a future base.

🔗 Fox News

#10Schlitz Beer Discontinued After 177 Years — "The Mistake" Finally Catches Up

Pabst Brewing Company is pulling the plug on Schlitz Premium, one of America's oldest beer brands, founded in Milwaukee in 1849. The final batch rolls off the line May 23. Pabst cited rising storage and shipping costs, but beer historians and loyal drinkers blame the so-called "Schlitz Mistake" — a 1970s formula change that torpedoed the brand from the top of the market. Pour one out for "the beer that made Milwaukee famous."

🔗 Breitbart
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Kilroy’s Daily Briefings · 5/22/2026