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Propaganda 1 of 15

White House orders all federal agencies to auto-install its official app on every government phone, pushing Trump policy statements, social media feeds, and a "text President Trump" button to millions of employees.

Cybersecurity researchers flagged backdoor concerns

Source: Government Executive

May 22, 2026

Oversight 2 of 15

OMB orders agencies to report all federal spending on 49 nonprofits doing DEI, LGBTQ+, immigration, civil rights, environmental and humanitarian work, including funding under active litigation.

ACLU, National Urban League on list

Source: Federal News Network

May 22, 2026

Foreign Relations 3 of 15

Four Russian Kosmos military satellites maneuver into co-planar orbits within striking distance of a Finnish-American radar satellite supplying Ukraine with surveillance imagery.

First step before rendezvous proximity operations

Source: Ars Technica

May 22, 2026

Environment 4 of 15

Energy Secretary Wright tells Utah summit that global warming is real but "no big deal," not among the world's top 5 or 10 problems, urging Americans to drop "doomster" climate views.

EPA's Zeldin: "step on the gas"

Source: The Utah News Dispatch

May 22, 2026

Grift 5 of 15

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank donates $50 million to Trump's Miami presidential library, its first known gift to a presidential library before the building was built.

Source: Politico

May 22, 2026

Foreign Relations 6 of 15

Greenland envoy Landry pitches 2 million barrels of daily Danish-territory oil to relieve Strait of Hormuz pressure after uninvited three-day visit.

"People of Greenland are not for sale"

Source: The Hill

May 22, 2026

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