Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 - Tulsi Gabbard Resigns, Iran Deal Flip Flop, Trump Report Hidden In Bundt Cake Recipe

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🗓️ 26 May 2026

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Today's Headlines: Trump announced the US and Iran were near "finalization" of a deal on Saturday, then posted less than 24 hours later that he's "not in a rush" — with the reported framework giving Iran $25 billion in unfrozen assets in exchange for disposing of enriched uranium and temporarily reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian officials claim American diplomats have been privately telling them to ignore Trump's posts because they're "primarily for media consumption," which is either reassuring or terrifying. Tulsi Gabbard resigned as Director of National Intelligence citing her husband's rare bone cancer diagnosis, though it follows months of reporting that Trump was already planning to fire her. A gunman opened fire at a White House security checkpoint Saturday, was shot by officers, and died at the hospital — he had previously been arrested for walking into a restricted White House area while claiming to be Jesus Christ. A federal prosecutor was indicted for trying to leak Jack Smith's sealed Mar-a-Lago report by disguising it as a file called "bundt_cake_recipe.pdf" and emailing it to herself, which is both a federal crime and the most creative act of resistance we've seen all year. Hasan Piker and CodePink's Medea Benjamin were reportedly subpoenaed over a humanitarian aid trip to Cuba — except neither actually received subpoenas, and Piker had cleared the trip with the Treasury Department's own office beforehand. Minnesota became the first state to ban prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket outright, and the Trump administration immediately sued the state in response. CBS issued copyright notices against Colbert's surprise public access appearance the day after his Late Show finale, then backed off after universal backlash. And New York City recovered $9 million in unpaid idling fines from Amazon, because a $2 trillion company apparently couldn't be bothered to pay its tickets. Resources/Articles mentioned: WSJ: Trump Says He Is in No Rush for an Iran Deal That Is Far From Finished Substack - Dean Blundell: BREAKING: US Officials Told Iran That Trump's Truth Social Lie About a Deal is Just "Political Theatre For an American Audience" and "Not to Worry About It." NBC News: Secret Service kills man who opened fire at White House security checkpoint PBS: Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence director HuffPost: Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin Reportedly Subpoenaed Over Cuba Trip Forbes: Prosecutor Tried Hiding Secret Trump Report In A Bundt Cake Recipe, Indictment Alleges Yahoo: Minnesota signs nation's first ban targeting Kalshi and Polymarket as Trump administration sues NBC News: CBS backs off effort to stop sharing of Colbert’s surprise ‘Only in Monroe’ segment amid backlash Patch: NYC Recovers Millions From Amazon Truck Violations | New York City, NY Patch Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
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0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds-fueling AI or crypto's trillion-dollar swings,
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0:29.1	The news is Madlibs today.
0:33.9	For example, a DOJ attorney tried to disguise a suppressed report about a Trump investigation as a bun cake recipe.
0:35.5	Also, a gunman opened fire at the White House. There goes the
0:38.5	neighborhood, right? Minnesota became the first state to ban prediction markets. New York City
0:43.2	recovered millions in fees from Amazon, and Paramount doesn't want Stephen Colbert, but they don't
0:48.0	want anyone else to have him either. Let's get into it. Today is Tuesday, May 26th, and you're listening to Morning Announcements presented
0:55.9	by Betches Media. I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and Morning Announcements is your fully sourced
1:00.4	daily 10-minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't a megaphone for the loudest voices,
1:04.8	but a magnifying glass for the most important news. The president announced on Saturday, on the day of John Jr.'s wedding, that the U.S. and Iran
1:15.8	were near, quote, finalization of a deal that is, quote, largely negotiated to end the war
1:21.0	he started, and that the details would be revealed soon.
1:24.2	But then, less than 24 hours later, he posted that he is, quote, not in a rush to come to an
1:29.1	agreement and that it is far from finished, a sentiment which was backed up by mediators from both the
1:34.3	U.S. and other countries. The latest reported word on the street is that a potential deal could
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