The Swamp Today
Timelines Change.
Tuesday May 5, 2026
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN EXECUTIVE TIME
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP SIGNS A PROCLAMATION
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A POLICY MEETING
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A PRE-TAPE INTERVIEW
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A ROSE GARDEN CLUB DINNER
TODAY - PRESS BRIEFING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO
TODAY - PRESS BRIEFING BY DEFENSE SECRETARY HEGSETH AND JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CHAIR GEN. DAN CAINE
TODAY - RSBN COVERING THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE
The House Stands Adjourned Until May 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back May 12)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - back May 11)
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers is on travel to Italy and Serbia from May 5-12, 2026.
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Michael J. Rigas attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State
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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/
National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1
Tropical Weather Outlook
The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php
NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396
... There is a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Centered Over Arkansas and Extending From Northeast Texas Into Western Tennessee... - NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
8notables @8Notables - Gm frens 🐸
https://x.com/8Notables/status/2051230663353721282
1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - Maria Theresa has been rather generous this week:
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1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive
Empress Maria Theresa of Austria gifts the independent port of Rijeka to the Kingdom of Croatia.
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2051393768352326015
1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - A new patriot brigade led by Brigadier Allen Jones is raised in Halifax, North Carolina.
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2051364758373159311
1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - RHODE ISLAND IS INDEPENDENT
Rhode Island unilaterally, individually declares independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Providence is the capital.
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2051345530215628825
1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - Not just Toronto: New York is doing it too.
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1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive
Pupils at a school in New York City enjoy the benefits of fresh air in the classroom.
The practice is part of a program instituted by Health Commissioner Royal S. Copeland in an effort to improve the health of the city's children.
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2051475806182920325
1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - The AAAA is a white supremacist organization founded seven months ago:
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1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive
American atheist and white supremacist Charles Lee Smith founds the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism (AAAA) in New York City.
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2051406759806321039
1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - This is an insane recovery considering that less than three years ago, the Reichsmark was seeing the highest inflation of any currency in history and the people were literally starving in the streets:
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1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive
General Hans von Seeckt orders that all Berlin cafés, halls, and cabarets must freely admit the city’s poor and homeless.
Failure to comply will result in government requisition of the businesses.
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2051394590461051000
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