May 17, 2026
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TOP STORY
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Senator Bill Cassidy was defeated in Louisiana’s Republican primary, finishing behind Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow and Former Congressman John Fleming as voters rebuked him over his impeachment vote against Donald Trump, sending Letlow and Fleming to a runoff.
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DAILY POLL
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Should Alex Murdaugh be retried for murder while already serving 40 years for financial crimes?
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IN OTHER NEWS
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Long shot race horse Napoleon Solo stunned the field with a dominant victory in the 2026 Preakness Stakes, giving jockey Paco Lopez and trainer Chad Summers a major Triple Crown triumph.
Comedian Byron Allen says his show, replacing Stephen Colbert in CBS’s late-night lineup, will avoid politics and focus instead on broad, non-offensive comedy aimed at bringing audiences together.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China next week to meet with its own President, Xi Jinping, to strengthen bilateral ties just days after Donald Trump concluded a high-profile but largely unproductive trip to Beijing.
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A MESSAGE FROM INCOGNI
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Unknown Number Calling? It’s Not Random
The BBC caught scam call center workers on hidden cameras as they laughed at the people they were tricking. One worker bragged about making $250k from victims. The disturbing truth? Scammers don’t pick phone numbers at random. They buy your data from brokers. Once your data is out there, it’s not just calls. It’s phishing, impersonation, and identity theft.
That’s why we recommend Incogni: They delete your info from the web, monitor and follow up automatically, and continue to erase data as new risks appear.
Veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year deal worth up to $25 million, ending months of offseason uncertainty as fans remain divided over the team’s decision to bring back the 42-year-old for his 22nd NFL season.
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and its strike group returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a historic 11-month deployment spanning four U.S. fleet regions, earning a Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary service and logging more than 57,000 nautical miles at sea.
Despite rising gas prices and economic strain tied to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, many rural Colorado voters say they support the conflict as a necessary sacrifice to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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Insurgent Maine Democrat and former Marine Graham Platner discusses his rapid rise in the Senate race, controversial past, struggles with PTSD, and belief that a sweeping political realignment is needed to challenge establishment politics and corporate power.
Geoffrey Mark, a close friend of Michael Jackson, claims the late pop star privately revealed he was sexually abused as a child and had normalized the experience, offering a possible lens into the trauma, addiction struggles and later controversies that shadowed his life.
Amazon MGM Studios has officially launched auditions for the next James Bond, with casting director Nina Gold leading the search for the actor who will succeed Daniel Craig as 007 in a new film directed by Denis Villeneuve.
For the Left
Minnesota House Democrats and gun safety advocates are threatening an overnight sit-in and delivered over 8,000 petitions to Republican Speaker Lisa Demuth to pressure a floor vote on a Senate-approved gun reform bill.
For the Right
Iowa farmers are facing a deepening crisis as fertilizer prices surge 28% amid the Iran war and China’s export restrictions, raising costs during planting season and fueling fears of widespread farm bankruptcies and future food price shocks.
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