The News Divide: May 16, 2026

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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

Associated Press

Ex-death row inmate who's had 3 last meals wins freedom. For now.

Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

Associated Press

The largest US children's hospital settles with Texas and the Trump administration over gender care

Associated Press

In tribute: Remembering the remarkable Alex Zanardi

New York Times (News)

US Futures Drop on China's US Trade Probe, Escalating Iran War

Virginia Democrats Can Still Save Their Map. Republicans Already Showed Them How.

The Fight-Club Rule on Gerrymandering

CIA Took Files on JFK, MK-ULTRA From Tulsi Gabbard 'in the Middle of the Night' and Has Refused to Return Them: Report

People Who Don't Like People Are Making All of Our Decisions

CENTER

FBI Denies Kash Patel Pearl Harbor Snorkel Trip Was a 'Bachelor Party'

Alex Zanardi, 2-time Portland Champ Car winner, dies at 59

Iran War Saps Money From Other Pentagon Needs, Leaders Warn

Wall Street Journal (News)

Anything Short of Regime Change in Iran Would Be a Failure

New Florida congressional map faces first challenge

Hantavirus outbreak exposes America's post-COVID PTSD

DNI Denies CIA Raided Tulsi Gabbard's Office: What We Know

Accused of 'blood libel,' NYT defends column alleging Israeli rape of Palestinian inmates

The Times of Israel

A Categorization Conundrum in the American Exurbs

The Daily Yonder

Separating fact from fiction on the massive Utah data center project

RIGHT

FBI hits back at 'VIP snorkel' report on Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip: 'Not a party'

New York Post (News)

Teen Takeovers Turn Blue Cities Into 'Scenes From The Purge'

Trump predicts Iran war will be bigger midterm factor than redistricting

New York Post (News)

Taiwan urges US to move forward with arms deal after Trump's hesitancy

MIKE DAVIS: Virginia court's gerrymandering decision unmasks Left's insanity

Fox News (Opinion)

Top Dem legal boogeymen tee up 'battle royale' in red state's redistricting crusade

Fox News Digital

DNI denies reports CIA 'raided' Tulsi Gabbard's office to seize documents related to JFK, MK Ultra

Kristof's Extraordinary Claims About Israeli Rape Require Extraordinary Evidence. The Times Doesn't Have It

National Review (Opinion)

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Intercepts $60 Million In Student Loan Fraud

The Daily Caller

JD Vance holds press conference on anti-fraud initiatives

Washington Examiner

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