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		<title>Lauren Boebert Tries to Make Amends with Trump</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sucked up to President Trump, just hours after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated in a Republican primary and Trump threatened to oppose Boebert&#8217;s re-election as well. Said Boebert: “My friend &#38; Co-Chair gave his all in Kentucky! Trump is my President! Jesus is Lord! I look forward to a lifetime [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) <a href="https://x.com/laurenboebert/status/2056914680913051849" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">sucked up to President Trump</a>, just hours after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated in a Republican primary and Trump threatened to oppose Boebert&#8217;s re-election as well.</p>
<p>Said Boebert: “My friend &amp; Co-Chair gave his all in Kentucky! Trump is my President! Jesus is Lord! I look forward to a lifetime filled with joy, purpose, and gratitude. May God continue to bless America and the freedoms that make this nation the greatest.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Raúl Castro Indictment Expected Today</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Justice Department on Wednesday is expected to unveil the criminal charges against Cuba&#8217;s former leader Raúl Castro,&#8221; CBS News reports. ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The Justice Department on Wednesday is expected to unveil the criminal charges against Cuba&#8217;s former leader Raúl Castro,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/raul-castro-indictment-miami/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">CBS News</a> reports. </p>
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		<title>Exchange of the Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance took questions from reporters: REPORTER: How can you argue to Americans that you&#8217;re cleaning up corruption, when the president seems to be talking up stocks that he owns, selling them and enriching himself? VANCE: Come on, man, have a little bit of objectivity in the way that you ask these questions. [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vice President JD Vance <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/2056804981295157605?s=20" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">took questions from reporters</a>:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 40px;">REPORTER: How can you argue to Americans that you&#8217;re cleaning up corruption, when the president seems to be talking up stocks that he owns, selling them and enriching himself?</p>
<p style="padding-left: 40px;">VANCE: Come on, man, have a little bit of objectivity in the way that you ask these questions. The president doesn&#8217;t sit at the oval office on his computer, on his robinhood account, buying and selling stocks. That&#8217;s absurd. He&#8217;s not making the stock trades himself.</p>
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		<title>The AI Backlash Arrives</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An extraordinary finding from the latest Gallup poll: Americans don’t just dislike the idea of AI data centers in their communities — they overwhelmingly reject it. Gallup finds 70% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their local area, including 48% who are “strongly opposed.” Just 25% are in favor. Join now to continue [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><a href="https://members.politicalwire.com/join" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-1858290" src="https://politicalwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Talking_Points_Logo_Formatted-1.png" alt="" width="181" height="113"/></a>An extraordinary finding from the latest <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Gallup poll</a>: Americans don’t just dislike the idea of AI data centers in their communities — they overwhelmingly reject it.</p>
<p>Gallup finds 70% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their local area, including 48% who are “strongly opposed.” Just 25% are in favor.</p>
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		<title>Bonus Quote of the Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv.&#8221; &#8212; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), at his concession speech.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212; Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/2056893033153761415?s=20" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">at his concession speech</a>.</p>
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		<title>Trump’s Approval Drops to 35%</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/trumps-approval-drops-to-35/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House — 35% — hit by a drop in support among Republicans, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.]]></description>
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<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House — 35% — hit by a drop in support among Republicans, according to a new <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-approval-drops-35-republican-support-softens-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-05-19/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Reuters/Ipsos poll</a>.</p>
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		<title>Georgia Republicans Are Full MAGA Now</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/georgia-republicans-are-full-maga-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The MAGA takeover of the Georgia GOP is nearly complete,” Politico reports. “The old-guard of the Republican Party in Georgia has fallen after withstanding MAGA’s furor since 2020, replaced by a new breed of candidates — up and down the ballot — closely aligned with President Donald Trump.”]]></description>
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<p>“The MAGA takeover of the Georgia GOP is nearly complete,” <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/georgia-maga-trump-gop-00929251" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Politico</a> reports.</p>



<p>“The old-guard of the Republican Party in Georgia has fallen after withstanding MAGA’s furor since 2020, replaced by a new breed of candidates — up and down the ballot — closely aligned with President Donald Trump.”</p>
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		<title>The Global Bond Rout Is Accelerating</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/the-global-bond-rout-is-accelerating/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“A weekslong selloff in government bonds has intensified in recent days, threatening to drive up borrowing costs across the globe and knocking some momentum out of what had been a furious stock rally,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “With bond prices sliding, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note, a key benchmark for mortgage [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>“A weekslong selloff in government bonds has intensified in recent days, threatening to drive up borrowing costs across the globe and knocking some momentum out of what had been a furious stock rally,” the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-global-bond-rout-is-accelerating-heres-what-to-know-b5efb93b?mod=hp_lead_pos6" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reports.</p>



<p>“With bond prices sliding, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note, a key benchmark for mortgage rates and other borrowing costs, reached as high as 4.687% Tuesday, its highest intraday level since January 2025.”</p>
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		<title>Revenge is a Two-Way Street</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/revenge-is-a-two-way-street/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dan Pfeiffer: “The problem with defeating incumbents in primaries is that they don’t immediately leave Congress. They stay in their seats until January of next year. In addition to Cassidy, Trump also forced North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis into retirement. Now the two of them are hanging around the Senate, unburdened by any political need [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><a href="https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/everyone-thinks-trump-won-last-night?utm_source=post-email-title&#038;publication_id=65026&#038;post_id=198463498&#038;utm_campaign=email-post-title&#038;isFreemail=false&#038;r=2fku&#038;triedRedirect=true&#038;utm_medium=email" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Dan Pfeiffer</a>: “The problem with defeating incumbents in primaries is that they don’t immediately leave Congress. They stay in their seats until January of next year. In addition to Cassidy, Trump also forced North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis into retirement. Now the two of them are hanging around the Senate, unburdened by any political need to appease Trump. Earlier this year, Tillis held up the nomination of Trump’s Fed Chair pick to force the DOJ to drop its bogus investigation into Jerome Powell.</p>



<p>“And yesterday, Cassidy flipped his vote to allow the War Powers Resolution on the Iran War to pass the Senate — a stunning move that will cause some real headaches for Trump.”</p>



<p>“So sure, Trump has had some short-term wins in these primary contests. But these are wins that he, and the Republicans, will likely come to regret.”</p>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/quote-of-the-day-4475/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Even though Bill Cassidy lost his primary, he is still a voting member of the Senate until January. There are still many, many weeks — many months — to go before the election. And this president is going to have to continue to deal — and work with and partner with or battle with — [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>“Even though Bill Cassidy lost his primary, he is still a voting member of the Senate until January. There are still many, many weeks — many months — to go before the election. And this president is going to have to continue to deal — and work with and partner with or battle with — this group of lawmakers. Maybe he doesn’t think he needs us. But I don’t know, last time I checked, the laws don’t just appear before his desk to sign. The funding just doesn’t come,”</p>



<p>— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2026/05/20/trump-may-regret-his-revenge-tour-00929089?nname=inside-congress&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&#038;nrid=0000014e-f0ed-dd93-ad7f-f8edad790000" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">quoted by Politico</a>.</p>
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		<title>Vance Confirms Probe of Ilhan Omar</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/vance-confirms-probe-of-ilhan-omar/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance confirmed the Justice Department is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for alleged immigration fraud, the New York Post reports.]]></description>
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<p>Vice President JD Vance confirmed the Justice Department is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for alleged immigration fraud, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/vance-says-rep-ilhan-omar-is-under-doj-investigation-right-now/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">New York Post</a> reports.</p>
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		<title>All 50 States Have $4 a Gallon Gas</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“All 50 states have average gas prices above $4 a gallon, AAA said Wednesday, with seven now topping $5 a gallon,” Axios reports.]]></description>
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<p>“All 50 states have average gas prices above $4 a gallon, AAA said Wednesday, with seven now topping $5 a gallon,” <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/20/gas-prices-us-iran-war-4-dollars-50-states" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Axios</a> reports.</p>
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		<title>Xi Deepens Ties With Putin</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/xi-deepens-ties-with-putin/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Less than a week after holding talks with President Trump, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing on Wednesday, casting the two countries’ relationship as a stabilizing force in a world thrown into tumult by the United States,” the New York Times reports.]]></description>
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<p>“Less than a week after holding talks with President Trump, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing on Wednesday, casting the two countries’ relationship as a stabilizing force in a world thrown into tumult by the United States,” the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/asia/china-putin-trump-russia-xi.html" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">New York Times</a> reports.</p>
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		<title>IRS Drops All Audits of Trump and His Family</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/irs-drops-all-audits-of-trump-and-his-family/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The Justice Department has granted President Trump, his family and businesses immunity from ongoing inquiries into their taxes, a potentially lucrative arrangement that could shield the president from significant financial liability,” the New York Times reports. “The provision, quietly inserted on Tuesday as a supplement to a remarkable deal that also created a $1.8 billion [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>“The Justice Department has granted President Trump, his family and businesses immunity from ongoing inquiries into their taxes, a potentially lucrative arrangement that could shield the president from significant financial liability,” the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-audit.html" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">New York Times</a> reports.</p>



<p>“The provision, quietly inserted on Tuesday as a supplement to a remarkable deal that also created a $1.8 billion compensation fund aimed at benefiting Mr. Trump’s allies, protects the president, his relatives and his businesses from pending audits and tax prosecutions.”</p>
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		<title>Trump’s Endorsement Machine Steamrolls GOP Dissent</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/trumps-endorsement-machine-steamrolls-gop-dissent/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“President Trump delivered a clear message to Republicans in Tuesday’s primaries: Cross the president at your own peril,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “His powerful primary endorsements have left behind a battered trail of fellow Republicans judged disloyal by Trump—maverick Indiana legislators, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, and now Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, whom Trump [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>“President Trump delivered a clear message to Republicans in Tuesday’s primaries: Cross the president at your own peril,” the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-endorsement-machine-steamrolls-republican-dissent-4fe8f07e?mod=hp_lead_pos1" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> reports.</p>



<p>“His powerful primary endorsements have left behind a battered trail of fellow Republicans judged disloyal by Trump—maverick Indiana legislators, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, and now Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, whom Trump labeled ‘an obstructionist and a fool.’”</p>



<p><a href="https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/everyone-thinks-trump-won-last-night?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=65026&amp;post_id=198463498&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=2fku&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Dan Pfeiffer</a>: “Trump’s true passion — his top priority, the reason he gets out of bed in the morning — is to exact revenge on his enemies.”</p>



<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/20/takeaways-primaries-georgia-kentucky-pennsylvania-alabama-more/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>: Key primaries show Trump’s power over the GOP.</p>
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		<title>Manager at Trump’s Club Advised Reflecting Pool Repairs</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/manager-at-trumps-club-helped-plan-reflecting-pool-repairs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New York Times: “The general manager of President Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., has offered suggestions to guide the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and helped recruit one of the contractors for the job.” “The manager, David Schutzenhofer, who has run the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster since 2006, is a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/reflecting-pool-trump-schutzenhofer.html" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">New York Times</a>: “The general manager of President Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., has offered suggestions to guide the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and helped recruit one of the contractors for the job.”</p>



<p>“The manager, David Schutzenhofer, who has run the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster since 2006, is a private citizen with no known training in engineering or architecture.”</p>
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		<title>U.S. Plans to Shrink Forces Available to NATO</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/u-s-plans-to-shrink-forces-available-to-nato/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the U.S. would have available ‌to assist the alliance&#8217;s European nations in a major crisis,” Reuters reports.]]></description>
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<p>“The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the U.S. would have available ‌to assist the alliance&#8217;s European nations in a major crisis,” <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-shrink-forces-available-nato-during-crises-sources-say-2026-05-19/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Reuters</a> reports.</p>
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		<title>House to Push for Year-Round Daylight Savings Time</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/house-to-push-for-year-round-daylight-savings-time/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“House Republicans will try again to extend daylight saving time, seeking to end the nation’s semiannual clock changes — and deliver on a priority for President Donald Trump,” the Washington Post reports.]]></description>
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<p>“House Republicans will try again to extend daylight saving time, seeking to end the nation’s semiannual clock changes — and deliver on a priority for President Donald Trump,” the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/19/house-gop-resurrects-trumps-plan-year-round-daylight-saving-time/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> reports.</p>
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		<title>Georgia Senate GOP Primary Heads to Runoff</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/georgia-senate-gop-primary-heads-to-runoff/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Georgia’s Republican Senate primary is headed to a runoff, delaying a resolution in the marquee race that could determine control of the Senate,” the Washington Post reports. “Rep. Mike Collins and ex-football coach Derek Dooley advanced in the Republican primary to face Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff in the fall… They will compete in a runoff [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>“Georgia’s Republican Senate primary is headed to a runoff, delaying a resolution in the marquee race that could determine control of the Senate,” the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/20/georgia-senate-gop-primary-heads-runoff-rep-mike-collins-advances/?utm_source=alert&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&#038;location=alert" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> reports.</p>



<p>“Rep. Mike Collins and ex-football coach Derek Dooley advanced in the Republican primary to face Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff in the fall… They will compete in a runoff on June 16, extending their acrimonious rivalry that threatens to divide the GOP.”</p>
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		<title>Trump Is Doing Whatever He Wants Now</title>
		<link>https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/20/trump-is-doing-whatever-he-wants-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taegan Goddard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Punchbowl News: “With less than 24 weeks until Election Day, President Donald Trump seems almost maniacally focused on doing and saying things that could harm Republicans’ chances of keeping their House and Senate majorities in November.” “Trump appears to have all but given up any pretense that he’s concerned about the increasingly fragile Republican majorities [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/52026-am/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Punchbowl News</a>: “With less than 24 weeks until Election Day, President Donald Trump seems almost maniacally focused on doing and saying things that could harm Republicans’ chances of keeping their House and Senate majorities in November.”</p>



<p>“Trump appears to have all but given up any pretense that he’s concerned about the increasingly fragile Republican majorities on Capitol Hill.”</p>
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