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Friday May 8, 2026

TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN EXECUTIVE TIME
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP DELIVERS REMARKS
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A POLICY MEETING
TODAY - RSBN COVERING THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE

The House Stands Adjourned Until May 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - back May 12)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT

Secretary Marco Rubio is on travel to Italy and the Holy See from May 6-8, 2026.
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is on travel to Costa Rica from May 7-9, 2026.
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers is on travel to Italy and Serbia from May 6-12, 2026.
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison M. Hooker attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Michael J. Rigas attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State
Senior Official for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and 
Religious Freedom Jeremy P. Lewin is on travel to SOUTHCOM in Doral, Florida from May 7-8, 2026.

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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

...No Severe Thunderstorm Areas Forecast... - NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

8notables @8Notables - Gm frens 🐸
https://x.com/8Notables/status/2051600582494871740

1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - The Fifth Virginia Convention opens.
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2052039987252629787

1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - An overloaded cable car in San Francisco runs wild through the Financial District and crashes. 
More than 100 people in the car and on the street are injured.
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2052438180024988146

1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - American theater and film actress Lillian Lawrence dies of heart disease in Beverly Hills, California. She was 58.
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2052429475288101060

1976 Live @50YearsAgoLive - This crazy wannabe Elvis:
Quote:
1976 Live @50YearsAgoLive
26-year-old rock music singer Bruce Springsteen climbs over the wall surrounding Elvis’s “Graceland” mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. 
Security guards escort him off premises, but do not charge him with trespassing.
https://x.com/50YearsAgoLive/status/2052463193927143497

1976 Live @50YearsAgoLive - A Bruce Springsteen impersonator walks around the campus of Auburn University in Alabama and successfully convinces students that he is the real Bruce Springsteen. 
He signs several autographs and girls clamor to bring him to parties before the hoax is discovered.
https://x.com/50YearsAgoLive/status/2052438047501787189

2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive - Enemy at the Gates came out in the U.S. in March, and it was critically disliked for its historical inaccuracies.
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2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive
Enemy at the Gates, a WWII movie about the Battle of Stalingrad starring Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, and Ed Harris, premieres in theaters.
https://x.com/25YearsAgoLive/status/2052459028626731031
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