Deal Ends Trump Audits, New Quarantine Orders & Graduation Speakers Booed - Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 20 May 2026
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The news to know for Wednesday, May 20, 2026!
We're talking about the latest deadline to either end the Iran war — or escalate it.
And the new deal for the U.S. government to clear all past tax audits involving pretty much every Trump family member.
Also, wildfires, tornadoes, and record-breaking heat all impacting Americans this week.
And the rare order to now forcibly quarantine passengers who were exposed to Hantavirus on a cruise ship.
Plus, the top takeaways from several big primary elections, which state is now banning prediction markets, and how college graduates are vocally opposing A.I.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, May 20th. We're talking about the latest deadline to either end the Iran war |
| 0:05.3 | or escalate it. And the new deal for the U.S. government to clear all past tax audits involving |
| 0:11.0 | pretty much every Trump family member. Also wildfires, tornadoes, and record-breaking heat all |
| 0:16.5 | impacting Americans this week. And the rare order to now forcibly quarantine passengers who |
| 0:21.5 | were exposed to haunt a virus on a cruise ship. Plus, the top takeaways from several big primary |
| 0:26.3 | elections, which state is now banning prediction markets, and how college graduates are |
| 0:31.2 | vocally opposing AI. Those stories and more news to know coming up. |
| 0:37.3 | Welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in less than 15 minutes. |
| 0:41.6 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:42.6 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:44.2 | Let's do this. |
| 0:48.2 | President Trump has given Iran a new deadline to agree to his terms for a peace deal or else face massive new strikes. The president |
| 0:55.6 | says he's only giving Iran a few days to end the war, while Iranian leaders are apparently |
| 1:00.3 | begging for a deal. Trump says he was actually just one hour away from launching strikes against |
| 1:05.8 | Iran when he decided to delay the attacks at the request of Gulf nations who have been acting |
| 1:10.5 | as mediators |
| 1:11.3 | during the ceasefire. Still, Trump says the U.S. military is loaded and ready for conflict if necessary. |
| 1:17.5 | Well, Iran says it's also ready to respond to any new attack with its own military. |
| 1:22.8 | And back in the U.S., Congress is moving to take away Trump's war powers. |
| 1:27.0 | Yesterday, the U.S. Senate advanced a resolution to make the U.S., Congress is moving to take away Trump's war powers. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate |
| 1:28.1 | advanced a resolution to make the U.S. armed forces back down unless Congress actually |
| 1:33.3 | approves military action. This is the first time the Senate has moved forward on it after the last |
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