Trump News for Saturday, May 23, 2026

White House On Lockdown As Dozens Of Gunshots Fired; Journalists Ushered To Press Briefing Room

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline

The White House lawn and presidential residence itself have been locked down after dozens of apparent gunshots rang out near the area, as reported by multiple publications and captured in video footage. FBI director Kash Patel tweeted that federal authorities…

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Yahoo Entertainment

New friction point: Return-home rule for Green Card applicants

Divya A, Anagha Jayakumar, The Indian Express

The announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is a sweeping reversal of a practice in place for over half a century. It could potentially impact thousands of Indians presently in the US in different stages of residence and seeking a Green Ca…

Historian Heather Cox Richardson didn't go live at 3 a.m. after receiving threat. Here's how we know

Jack Izzo, Snopes.com

In May 2026, historian Heather Cox Richardson unexpectedly hosted at livestream at 3 a.m. to inform viewers about a threatening text message she had received from a powerful politician.

US police responding to reports of shots fired near White House

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The US Secret Service is investigating reported gunfire outside the White House.

Secret Service shoots person near White House, bystander also shot, law enforcement official says

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Yahoo Entertainment

A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials. The U.S. Secret Service...

Donald Trump Says Peace Agreement “Largely Negotiated” To End War In Iran

Ted Johnson, Deadline

Donald Trump said that a peace agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated” to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The president’s announcement on Saturday lacked details, and he wrote on Truth Social that it is “subject to finalization” between…

Colbert Sticks It To CBS During Final Show: 'I Hope This Doesn't Cost CBS Any Money!'

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

Stephen Colbert got a final dig in with his now former network during his show's finale: Stephen Colbert's final episode of The Late Show included a slew of surprises — and one swipe at CBS. [...] During the segment, in which he pokes fun at news headlines,…

Pay To Vape: Big Tobacco's Brazen Trump PAC Bet

Stephen Prager, Crooksandliars.com

It was already known that President Donald Trump pressured top health officials to allow flavored vapes to hit the market after being leaned on by Big Tobacco executives earlier this month. But The New York Times has revealed that the decision came just over …

Trump Says Agreement To End Iran War Is ‘Largely Negotiated’

Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff, Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/, Forbes

Officials in Pakistan told Reuters ongoing peace negotiations were “encouraging.”

TTM Technologies (TTMI): 12 Best Multibagger Stocks to Buy in 2026

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

TTM Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:TTMI) is one of the best multibagger stocks to buy in 2026. On April 29, TTM Technologies reported record-breaking financial...

GlobalFoundries (GFS) Launches Dedicated Quantum Technology Solutions Unit

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) is one of the best multibagger stocks to buy in 2026. On May 21, GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions to...

MACOM (MTSI) to Enter Long-Term Supply Agreements with IQE plc

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI) is one of the best multibagger stocks to buy in 2026. On April 27, MACOM Technology Solutions...

Is SiTime Corporation (SITM) One of the Best Multibagger Stocks to Buy in 2026?

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

​SiTime Corporation (NASDAQ:SITM) is one of the best multibagger stocks to buy in 2026. On May 20, SiTime priced an upsized underwritten offering of $1.2...

AMD (AMD) Announces $10B Investment in Taiwan AI Infrastructure

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is one of the best multibagger stocks to buy in 2026. On May 21, Advanced Micro Devices announced a strategic...

Trump says Iran agreement ‘largely negotiated’, awaiting finalisation

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US president says deal would include reopening Strait of Hormuz after call with Middle East leaders.

Bitcoin heads higher as President Trump announces Iran peace agreement

Stephen Alpher, CoinDesk

"An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries," wrote President Trump late Saturday afternoon.

Colbert isn’t gone, he just changed channels for a day

CK Smith, Salon

After a CBS farewell watched by millions, the host popped up on a Michigan public access show watched by hundreds

Meet John Fetterman's Latest Mentor

Steve M., Crooksandliars.com

A New York magazine story published this morning tells us about David "Dovi" Safier, a Long Island-born resident of East Jersusalem who has become a near-constant companion to Senator John Fetterman, despite the fact that he has no official position that woul…

U.S. And Iran Near Deal To End War, Reports Say

Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff, Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/, Forbes

Officials in Pakistan told Reuters ongoing peace negotiations were “encouraging.”

A Trump family wedding, and the explanation that overshadowed it

CK Smith, Salon

Donald Trump Jr. married Bettina Anderson in a private ceremony, but his father's absence was oddly explained away

Don't fall for these 19 fake Trump Truth Social posts

Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com

While the U.S. president has a long history of posting provocative statements on social media, these examples are not real.

‘United States of the Middle East?’: Trump posts US flag covering Iran

Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English

Latest Truth Social post comes amid 'delicate diplomacy', expert says, as US and Iran indicate progress in talks.

WATCH: Quadriplegic U.S. army veteran surprised with life-changing gift

ABC News, Abcnews.com

A U.S. army veteran injured in the line of duty and his family receive accessible vehicle from the Gary Sinise Foundation and Wells Fargo.

Iran 'getting a lot closer' to agreement with US, Trump says

BBC News

Tehran also signals progress on talks but says the key issue of nuclear weapons is not part of an initial framework it is working on.

Ebola Outbreak: Attackers Burn Down Another Clinic In DRC As Outbreak Rages

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff, Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/, Forbes

One American who contracted Ebola is receiving treatment in Germany.

Trump trashes Colbert’s high-rated finale as “no ratings”

CK Smith, Salon

Late Show finale surged in viewership, Trump attacks with AI clip showing him throwing Colbert into dumpster

Stephen Colbert Returns to TV with Hilarious Hour on Monroe, Michigan Public Access

Chris Coplan, Consequence.net

"It's been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV." Stephen Colbert Returns to TV with Hilarious Hour on Monroe, Michigan Public Access Chris Coplan

'Our Majority Is Melting Down': GOP Senators Bail Out After Slush Fund Meeting

Emily Singer, Crooksandliars.com

Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent his chamber home early for Memorial Day weekend, refusing to put what Republicans deemed a must-pass immigration funding bill up for a vote amid GOP infighting. At issue is an internal battle over President Donald Trump’…

Judge Dismisses Criminal Case Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Red Painter, Crooksandliars.com

FINALLY! The judge overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case officially threw it out because it was what we all knew it was - vindictive prosecution. On Friday afternoon, the judge overseeing the case issued a blistering ruling, positively dragging the …

Trump Posts More Bizarre AI Images—Targeting Greenland, Stephen Colbert And Others

Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff, Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/, Forbes

The president appears to be fixating once again on Greenland, the Danish territory in the Arctic.

The White House wants to eliminate housing funds. Republicans aren’t having it.

Cassandra Dumay, Politico

The presidential budget put GOP lawmakers in an awkward position.

Rubio kicks off India visit, invites Modi to the White House

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US-Israel war with Iran among issues looming large as Rubio expected to seek to mend in ties with New Delhi.

Travel industry worries after Trump administration reiterates threat to sanctuary city airports

JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT, Yahoo Entertainment

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

Sex, Politics, and ‘Star Wars’: How Disney’s $4 Billion Fandom Turned Socially Radioactive — Opinion

Alison Foreman, IndieWire

Lucasfilm’s mishandling of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy didn’t create fandom radicalization, but it did let women become scapegoats for a film culture that was already crumbling.

Hollywood’s woke problem isn’t going away — these 2 films prove it

BlazeTV Staff, TheBlaze

Trump may be president, but his anti-woke approach isn’t saving Hollywood from itself — as some of its latest releases have been met with heavy criticism.Most recently, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” has gotten the second-worst Rotten Tomatoes score in the "Star…

Jim Cramer on Equinix: “It’s a Great Way to Play the Data Center”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) was one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar as he highlighted that semiconductor and AI infrastructure stocks are currently in...

Jim Cramer on Astera Labs: “I Say You Hold On”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) was one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar as he highlighted that semiconductor and AI infrastructure stocks are currently...

Rubio touts US energy on India trip meant to repair ties

By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis and Trevor Hunnicutt, Yahoo Entertainment

By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis and Trevor Hunnicutt NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S.

The Future of Abortion Rights

Amy Littlefield, Nora Caplan-Bricker, The New York Review of Books

In March the NYR Online published Amy Littlefield’s sweeping overview of the shifts in abortion access since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization effectively outlawed the procedure in more than a dozen states. Many of t…

Oura says it gets government demands for user data. Will it share how many?

Zack Whittaker, Weekinsecurity.com

Oura users' data is not end-to-end encrypted and can be handed to the government. Will the wearable tech maker say how often it turns over data?

As Trump Plans Next Round in Iran War, Fresh Gas Price Shocks Rattle Consumers

Rich Duprey, 24/7 Wall St.

For most Americans, Memorial Day weekend is supposed to mark the unofficial start of summer — backyard cookouts, packed highways, beach trips, and family...

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 23)

SingularityHub Staff, Singularity Hub

Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 23) appeared first on SingularityHub.

Ebola Outbreak: Three New Cases Reported In Uganda As Outbreak Kills 177

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff, Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/, Forbes

One American who contracted Ebola is receiving treatment in Germany.

How the H-1B visa replaces American workers

Steven Edginton, TheBlaze

Mary, a veteran Silicon Valley marketer who can’t find a job, considers herself a victim of an H-1B visa program run amok.Her story, a U.S. native replaced by a foreign-born employee who is willing to work at a significantly lower wage, has become commonplace…

Two Conservatives Justices Just Took a Surprising Step to Save a Death Row Inmate’s Life. Why?

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine

Four justices dissented, hinting at a sharp conflict behind the scenes.

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

Julian Spector, Canary Media, Grist

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants

ERIC TUCKER, Yahoo Entertainment

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, calling the ...

Roth Capital Lifts PT on The Beachbody Company (BODI) Post Q1

Noor Ul Ain Rehman, Yahoo Entertainment

The Beachbody Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:BODI) is one of the best oversold growth stocks to invest in now. Roth Capital lifted the price target on The Beachbody...

CBS Radio News Goes Silent, and Public-Interest Media Fades With It

Matthew Jordan, Pennsylvania State University, Gizmodo.com

Good night, and good luck.

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh faces 'doom loop' of debt and inflation. What's going on in the bond market?

Godwin Oluponmile, Yahoo Entertainment

Rising Treasury yields, war-driven inflation and a ballooning deficit create a vicious cycle for borrowers.

World Cup 2026: Haiti fans feel excluded from first tournament since 1974

Frank Dell’Apa, Al Jazeera English

Expensive tickets and transport prices and a US travel ban mean few Haitians will be able to attend the matches.

Half Of America's Voting Machines Targeted For Ban By Trump Administration

Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com

Last year, Trump's top election security adviser explored the possibility of banning voting machines used in more than half of all U.S. states. Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with substantiating long-discredited claims of election fraud, spearheaded…

Trump’s Greenland Fever: Back And Weirder Than Ever

John Amato, Crooksandliars.com

Gov. Jeff Landry tried to characterize his visit to Greenland as very positive, with much support from native Greenlanders, but in reality, he was castigated by locals and Greenland's leader. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Louisiana governor and hi…

Trump's Primary Bloodbath Is *Eating The GOP Alive*

Cliff Schecter, Crooksandliars.com

On Amped Up David Shuster and I discussed FBI Director Kash Patel’s grotesque snorkeling over the USS Arizona war grave, then really went into Trump’s primary meddling that beat Rep. Massie and may elevate Ken Paxton over John Cornyn next. The latter a welcom…

Iran War: Trump and Top Officials Cancel Holiday Plans, Suggesting Imminent Attack; Walmart Reports Consumers Self-Rationing Gas

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Today's Iran war news: Negotiations are now at an impasse and Trump is taking visible steps consistent with new attacks.

Hunter Biden, Candace Owens and the power of “the Epstein class”

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

The right's most hated podcaster keeps growing her audience through controversy

Donald Trump needs artificial intelligence. He lacks the other kind

Kirk Swearingen, Salon

This longtime con man was doing deepfakes long before that was a thing. He's a bot in human form

The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers

Matt Burgess, Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts, Wired

Plus: Google publishes a live exploit for an unpatched flaw, the feds arrest two men accused of creating thousands of nonconsensual deepfake nudes, and more.

See Trump's approval rating after winning week for Trump-backed candidates

Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today

President Donald Trump's has had his hands in several primary elections, and recently his candidates prevailed. What is Trump's approval rating?

Chile's MAGA-inspired border control

John Bartlett, NPR

Chile digs desert trenches along its northern border as President José Antonio Kast pushes a hardline migration crackdown critics say may have little effect.

Trump Is Now a World-Class Kleptocrat

Jason Linkins, The New Republic

Donald Trump last year amassed one big beautiful rap sheet of scandal and criminality, with multiple instances of corruption that made Teapot Dome look quaint. But the president’s bogus new “settlement” with his own administration’s IRS, which he had sued in …

Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!

Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic

Donald Trump deliberately warps reality around himself to create the image he wants. This goes far beyond simple propaganda or spin; this level of distortion literally commands everyone, to quote George Orwell’s words about the president in 1984, to “reject t…

Some Lawmakers Want a Gerrymandering Truce

Russell Berman, The Atlantic

Could the current partisan redistricting frenzy lead to reform?

Trump Has a Plan to Give Taxpayer Money Directly to His Friends—and It Still Might Not Be This Week’s Worst Political Blunder

Patrick Reis and Ian Prasad Philbrick, Slate Magazine

Does anyone want to win the midterms?

Israel attacks southern Lebanon and near Syrian border despite ‘ceasefire’

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

People in southern Lebanon are living under "psychological terror" from Israeli air attacks and displacement orders.

Missiles to munitions: Does the US risk running out of key weapons?

Urooba Jamal, Al Jazeera English

The US projects confidence in weapons stockpiles, but analysts say dwindling munitions are shaping its war decisions.

Dems' 2024 audit prompts mixed feelings towards DNC chair's leadership

Juhi Doshi, Oren Oppenheim, Hannah Demissie, Arthur Jones II, Abcnews.com

Martin has faced criticism over the report, which was released this week.

'I'd wait forever, but 334 days is crazy.' USS Ford finally comes home

Steve Walsh, NPR

The USS Ford came home to a hero's welcome. Sailors had been away from home for nearly a year, through two conflicts, a fire and problems with the sewage system.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Google's Search overhaul to Sony's priciest wireless headphones ever

hamish.hector@futurenet.com (Hamish Hector) , Hamish Hector, TechRadar

The week's top stories from Apple, Sony, Ubisoft, Nvidia and more for May 23, 2026.

Trump's plan to limit student-loan forgiveness for public servants is inching closer to borrowers

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Republican lawmakers are letting the Education Department continue narrowing eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Iran weighs US peace proposal despite ‘deep and significant’ disagreements

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

A visit by Pakistan’s army chief to Tehran is seen as a sign of significant progress in negotiations.

Lavrov Elaborated on the US’ Plans To Eternally Control the EU’s Energy Market

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

How the US is on the way to making the EU even more captured vassals by controlling critical energy supplies.

Trump calls a climate projection 'WRONG!' Turns out, climate action is working

CBC News

Surely you've heard of RCP 8.5? Maybe not. But it's been in the spotlight since U.S. President Donald Trump who stirred up a conversation about a projection of future climate change that's rarely mentioned by name.

Trump's Board of Peace struggles to progress beyond far-from-perfect ceasefire in Gaza

CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild Gaza is under growing strain as violence persists — more than 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began — and his Board of Peace blames Hamas’s refusal to disarm for stalling progress.

Iran war day 85: Tehran says major gaps remain in US talks

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran as mediation efforts to secure a US-Iran peace deal intensify.

Donald Trump throws Stephen Colbert into a dustbin in AI video: ‘Colbert is finally finished at CBS’

Trends Desk, The Indian Express

The post appeared just a day after CBS aired the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, bringing Colbert’s 11-year tenure to an end.

New ‘UFO files’ released by Pentagon: Videos show ‘orbs’ and ‘mysterious objects’

Express Global Desk, The Indian Express

The release includes more than 50 videos along with documents and audio records.

Trump releases new batch of previously classified UFO files

Al Jazeera English

The Trump administration has released a second batch of previously classified files on UFO sightings.

Are India and Pakistan quietly preparing to restart dialogue?

Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera English

India and Pakistan remain publicly entrenched, even as unofficial voices push for renewed dialogue and restraint.

The FDA Takes Its Turn Burying Studies Showing The Safety Of COVID, Shingles Vaccines

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

The fuckery that is going on across HHS and vaccine programs is just plain incredible. As the Trump administration continues to provide whatever cover it can so that RFK Jr. can wreck shop on the health of Americans, the damage Kennedy is doing to our inocula…

What smart people are saying about the Trump administration's green card crackdown

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,Katherine Li, Business Insider

Trump's immigration policy limits green card status adjustments, causing confusion and debate among lawyers, advocates, and policy experts.