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Thursday May 21, 2026

TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN EXECUTIVE TIME
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP RECEIVES HIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN A LUNCH WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PARTICIPATES IN AN AMBASSADOR CREDENTIALING CEREMONY
TODAY - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
TODAY - RSBN COVERING THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE

The House Stands Adjourned Until May 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until May 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT

Secretary Marco Rubio is on travel to Sweden and India from May 21-26, 2026.
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau 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.
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison M. Hooker is on travel to Sweden and India from May 20-26, 2026.   
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg is on travel to the Philippines and Singapore from May 17-21, 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

...There is a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Across Parts of Eastern Colorado... - NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - Virginia declared independence last week:  
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1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive  
Virginia has declared INDEPENDENCE.   
The Virginia Convention claims that the colony is now an INDEPENDENT STATE.  
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2057216108654948407

1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - Attempts for independence have been sputtering for a week:  
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1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive  
Continental Congressman from Maryland Thomas Stone proposes to the Annapolis Convention that Maryland declare its independence from Britain.   
The other delegates are not enthused.  
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2057160760938168630

1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive - The first draft of the Virginia Declaration of Rights is released.  
https://x.com/250YearsAgoLive/status/2057121606237852008

1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - Not that talking pictures exist yet - but we’re getting closer to making them a reality:  
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1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive  
Warner Brothers invests $3 million into Vitaphone technology, moving closer to sound in motion pictures.  
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2057176665487290593

1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive - Flapperism and jazz aren’t just American sensations - they’re sweeping the world:  
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1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive  
Jazz mania is now sweeping Japan as youth adopt western customs,  
In Japan, jazz-crazed women are called “modern girls,” or “modan gaaru.”  
https://x.com/100YearsAgoLive/status/2057164498885071281

1976 Live @50YearsAgoLive - Edmund Fitzgerald went down in a storm on November 10 of last year:  
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1976 Live @50YearsAgoLive  
Great Lakes freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks near Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior, drowning all 29 members of her crew.  
https://x.com/50YearsAgoLive/status/2057253668634685532
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