Friday, May 22, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1802, President George Washington’s devoted widow and the nation’s first lady, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, died at her Mount Vernon home. She was 70 years old.

Tomorrow's LA Galaxy match on Apple TV will be shot entirely on iPhones, making it the first major pro sporting event captured exclusively on a smartphone. Tech, sports, and the changing media landscape, all in one. Details in Sports.

The Democratic National Committee just released its long-buried 192-page autopsy of the 2024 election. What went wrong? Who was to blame for their losses? While the report assigns blame across the board, it leaves some of the biggest questions still unanswered. On The Flyover Podcast, Ayla Brown shares the 5 biggest revelations from the report, what it quietly leaves out, and how both sides are reacting. Tune in here!

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Senate GOP Refuses to Vote on Trump's Bill

Senate Republicans on Thursday delayed voting on a $72 billion immigration enforcement bill, leaving for the Memorial Day recess and missing President Trump's June 1 deadline.

The bill stalled over the Trump administration's $1.8 billion fund for allies who say they were politically persecuted, with Republicans worried about how the money would be allocated. The money was part of Trump's settlement with the IRS.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who lost his primary after Trump endorsed his opponent, criticized the fund, saying voters care more about groceries and gas prices.

GOP lawmakers are also divided over whether to include a $1 billion request for the Secret Service over the prospect that the money could be used to construct Trump's new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom.

Georgia Power to Seize Homes for AI

Georgia Power is using eminent domain to seize hundreds of properties for a 35-mile transmission line feeding AI data centers, with up to 30 homes facing demolition.

Coweta County homeowner Angela Hall, who escaped public housing to buy the property in 2003, has until Aug. 1 to leave the home she'd hoped to pass to her granddaughter.

Daughter Ansley Brown's TikTok went viral, pushing Georgia Power to raise its initial lowball offer to 125% of fair market value. The family is fighting the offer.

The corridor is part of a $16 billion grid expansion adding 10 gigawatts of capacity, with 80% going to data centers.

NASCAR Star Kyle Busch Dies at 41

NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch died Thursday at age 41, hours after his family announced he was hospitalized with a severe illness. The cause has not been disclosed.

Busch was in his 22nd full-time Cup Series season, having won championships in 2015 and 2019. His 63 Cup wins rank ninth all-time.

Across NASCAR's three national divisions, his 234 combined wins are the most in the sport's history. He drove the No. 8 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing.

Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte will go on as planned, with Austin Hill stepping in for Busch in the No. 8. NASCAR called him a future Hall of Famer.

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➤ The DNC's 2024 election autopsy is finally out, and here are the five biggest takeaways. (Podcast Available)

➤ Hundreds of Frigidaire and GE oven doors have shattered without warning, raising safety concerns for consumers nationwide. (Hear Episode)

➤ How much screen time should children be allowed? The Department of Health and Human Services has weighed in. (Listen Now)

➤ Iran said Thursday it's reviewing the latest U.S. peace proposal, with Pakistan's army chief heading to Tehran to continue mediating. President Trump said he'd wait "a couple of days" for a response. (More)

➤ President Trump pulled back from signing a much-anticipated executive order on AI oversight Thursday, saying he didn't like certain aspects of it and didn't want to slow America's lead over China. (More)

➤ Colorado Democrats voted to formally censure Gov. Jared Polis, himself a Democrat, after he commuted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters' nine-year prison sentence by roughly half. Peters was convicted of tampering with voting systems. (More)

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➤ Apple TV will broadcast tomorrow’s LA Galaxy-Houston Dynamo match shot entirely on iPhone 17 Pro, making it the first major professional sporting event captured exclusively on an iPhone. (More)

➤ Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. was arrested in Georgia for driving 135 mph in a 70 mph zone. He’s been charged with reckless driving and speeding. (More)

➤ Competitive eater Joey Chestnut will defend his title at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 while on probation. The 17-time champion pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge after slapping a man at a bar in March. (More)

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Daily Market Report 05/21/2026

▲	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	26,293.10	0.09%
▲	SPX S&P 500	7,445.72	0.17%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	50,285.66	0.55%
▲	BTC Bitcoin	$77,641.93	0.24%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,543.30	0.26%
▲	SILVER Per Ounce	$76.96	1.46%
▼	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$97.43	-0.84%
▲	QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc	$25.75	+33.39%

Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: D-Wave Quantum stock jumped over 33% Thursday on reports that the Trump administration plans to award $2 billion in grants to nine companies in the space. (More)

➤ SpaceX filed for a Nasdaq IPO under ticker name SPCX, targeting a June 12 listing at a $1.75 trillion valuation, which would make it the largest public offering in history. (More)

➤ Stellantis unveiled a $70 billion, five-year plan at Investor Day Thursday, targeting 60 new models and concentrating 70% of investment on Jeep, Ram, Peugeot, and Fiat. (More)

➤ A planned Boston Dynamics contract to sell its four-legged robots fell apart after workers revolted over plans to equip the machines with flash bang grenades for police use. (See Robot)

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➤ An OpenAI model disproved a nearly 80-year-old geometry conjecture posed by mathematician Paul Erdős. External mathematicians verified the proof, which used a general-purpose reasoning model rather than a specialized math AI. (More)

➤ A Connecticut biotech has used more than 700 brains on life support, taken from deceased donors, to test Alzheimer's and Parkinson's drugs, offering an alternative to animal testing. (More)

➤ A new study found that the age at which people first become sexually active may influence aging-related outcomes like frailty and longevity, with earlier activity linked to worse outcomes later in life. (See Study)

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➤ Abbott Elementary creator and actress Quinta Brunson will star in and produce a Betty Boop origin film exploring Max Fleischer’s relationship with the iconic cartoon character and her cultural rise. (More)

➤ Amazon MGM launched its search for the next James Bond as director Denis Villeneuve prepares the franchise’s next film following Daniel Craig’s final appearance in 2021’s No Time to Die. (More)

➤ Brad Pitt will reprise his Oscar-winning role as Cliff Booth in David Fincher’s new Netflix film, which opens in IMAX theaters on Nov. 25 before streaming on Dec. 23. (More)

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➤ A sinkhole closed one of LaGuardia Airport's two runways on Wednesday, prompting hundreds of cancellations and delays. Crews expect to reopen the runway before flight operations resume on Friday after emergency repairs. (See Photos)

➤ The granddaughter of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini won Italy's Celebrity Big Brother on Tuesday, beating 15 contestants for the $116,000 prize. Alessandra Mussolini, 63, is a former European Parliament member. (More)

➤ A satirical Indian movement called the Cockroach People's Party gained 16 million Instagram followers in four days, surpassing the ruling party after the chief justice compared jobless youth to cockroaches. (More)