Time Platform
May 17 online coverage
"Trump's Reversal on China buying
U.S. Farmland
Angers MAGA Supporters"
time.com/article
Chinese-farmland-Trump-students/
Monday, May 18, 2026
Happy Victoria Day (May 18 annually)!
Monday May 18
in Canada and the Commonwealth
across the hemispheres and regions!
33rd entry at this year's INDY 500 : a woman driving team = Katherine Legge
coverage at
Indianapolis recorder.com
/opinion-indy-500-has-changed-
and-its-a-mixed-bag-for-purists/
DANNY BRIDGES column
April 30, 2026
Settlement (May 18) -- Trump Case against IRS -- he will not get a historic $10 billion settlement he demanded
PART II of ongoing revelations :
NBC News online article
"Judge questions legal
basis -trumps- lawsuit- 10 billion - rcna341984
The IRS will consider what damages and
settlement from release of Trump's Annual
Tax paperwork (years 2019 and 2020) --
see further REUTERS dot-com
[ platform wire service ]
any settlement would likely come from
taxpayer money
/legal/government/trump-irs-talks-settle-
us-presidents-10-billion-lawsuit
April 17, 2026
Assassin of United Health Care CEO - - Monday May 18 - - due in Manhattan Court -- Backpack contents are admissible evidence
BBC World News update:
the gun and Writings are admissible evidence when
police found them at McDonald's restaurant in PA
where he had fled after assassinating the United
Health Care CEO. . . 5/18/2026 -- see bbc.com/news/world
UPDATE : May 2026
the defendant is due to appear in Federal court
for a ruling on
Backpack Evidence
The judge in his case Sept. 17, 2025 has ruled that
second-degree murder charges could stand
in the upcoming Criminal trial in Manhattan,
NY City, NY
mid-September 2025
Luigi Mangione
- - - his victim's
name was Brian
Thompson, CEO
United Health Care
Most expensive HOUSE RACE PRIMARY in history (TV, Radio, digital advertising) -- THOMAS Massie (incumbent) versus Ed Gallrein (Trump endorsee)
covered in THE HILL Platform
"Repr. Thomas Massie (E. KY primary)
tests Trump's grip on GOP "
Sat. 5/16 online version - articles
12 noon : Voters to cast ballots next Tuesday 5/19
and early voting (CLOSED PRIMARY :
GOP Voters only)
Next "OMNIBUS" bill crafted behind the scenes with Speaker Mike Johnson (LOUISIANA), Leader Thune (S. Dakota), and Trump legislative crafters : the BALLROOM FUND is "out"
NBC NEWS
SCOOP
on Parlementarian (Senate / House) tells the folks wanting to slip
in the $1 billion for TRUMP Ballroom (supposedly funded by 37
giant donor individuals/couples/corporate interests/lobbying committees)
is that
Jurisdictional Issues make it impossible to be melded / folded into
the legislative ifs, and, and wherefores. . .
/senate-parliamentarian-nixes-trump-ballroom-fund-budget-bill
EARLY a.m. posting by NBC NEWS reporters
Frank Thorp V
Kyla Guilfoil
5/17/2026
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