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| Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 20, and the White House briefing room has turned into an unlikely testing ground for Republican presidential hopefuls. Let’s start with the latest election news.  | President Donald Trump crushed Republican dissent in primaries around the nation. | | | Ed Gallrein speaks to supporters following his defeat of prominent Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie. (Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer/USA TODAY Network/Reuters Connect) | - In Kentucky: Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary to Ed Gallrein, who was backed by Trump. The president has repeatedly clashed with Massie since his return to office in 2025.
- Elsewhere: Trump’s favorites advanced in Georgia and Alabama. In Pennsylvania, the Democrats’ most liberal wing notched a win. Find takeaways from all the primaries here.
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 | The IRS was “forever” blocked from pursuing past tax claims against Trump. | - Why? It is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s legal claims against the government. The newly revealed provision could carry significant financial benefits to Trump and his family.
- Trump’s legal deal has shocked ethics experts: See what they make of it here.
- In other Trump news: The president yesterday offered journalists the closest look yet at construction of his White House ballroom, as lawmakers raised new funding concerns.
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 | The Senate advanced a resolution to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran. | - The details: Four Republicans joined all but one Democrat to advance the measure. It was the first step toward forcing Trump to end the war, but there are major hurdles ahead.
- What else to know: The U.S. military officer overseeing the Iran war yesterday accused a House Democrat of making an “entirely inappropriate statement” during a hearing.
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 | Investigators found writings by the attackers in the San Diego mosque shooting. | | |
 | This 9,000-mile freight train of warm water might spark a super El Niño. | | | This wave of warmth is 7.5 degrees Celsius (13.5 degrees Fahrenheit) above average and is increasing the chances for a super El Niño. (Ben Noll/The Washington Post/Copernicus Marine Servic | - Hundreds of feet down in the Pacific: An undersea wave is shifting some of the world’s warmest ocean water from the West Pacific to the western shores of South America.
- Why it matters: This wave of warmth is key to how intense an El Niño weather pattern may become later this year. We explained the science and El Niño’s potential impacts here.
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 | New college graduates are launching into an AI job apocalypse. | - The cursed class of 2026: The pandemic interrupted these students’ high school years. Now, some are starting careers as experts predict that AI will make their skills obsolete.
- AI is flooding all our lives: We broke down the huge impacts of ChatGPT in these five charts, showing how it is filling the world with chatbot-made books, lawsuits and science.
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 | Short bursts of exercise could help to reduce panic attacks. | | | Study participants also had fewer symptoms of depression. (iStock) | - In a new study: People who followed a sprinting program had fewer, less severe panic attacks. We can all use exercise to boost our mental health — follow this advice.
- Another reason to get moving: Lower back pain is the most common cause of disability worldwide. If you suffer from backaches, the way you sit may be making it worse.
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