Kevin Warsh has now been sworn in as the Chair of the Federal Reserve, succeeding Jerome Powell as the 17th chair.

Tulsi Gabbard has submitted her resignation as U.S. Director of National Intelligence, according to early reporting by Fox News.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced via TruthSocial that he will be unable to attend his son, Donald Trump Jr., and his soon to be wife, Bettina Anderson’s wedding this weekend in the Bahamas, citing his reason as, “circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America.” Trump further states in the post, “I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time.”

Despite public statements from President Trump and Tulsi Gabbard citing her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure, Reuters is reporting that this was not a choice by Gabbard, and that the White House ‌forced her to ⁠resign from her position as Director of National Intelligence.

The U.S. Department of War has released its second tranche of unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) information including several documents, audio and video files that have been previously classified. This image included in today’s release was likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S military platform operating within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2021.

Among the second release of recently declassified unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) documents held by the U.S government is this video from February 12, 2023 that shows an object being destroyed over Lake Huron by a U.S. Air Force Air National Guard F-16C “Fighting Falcon” with an unknown weapons system.

Capt. Christopher “Chowdah” Hill, the Commanding Officer onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) during her deployment to the Red Sea against the Houthis in 2024 and Interim Commander of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN‑75) once again during combat operations in the Red Sea in early 2025, has been approved for promotion to Rear Admiral. Congratulations to Captain Hill and the other twenty-two captains frocked to Rear Admiral!!!

Iran’s state-run Tasnim News Agency has said that the Iranian Armed Forces is preparing for any possible U.S. attack, adding that a third round of fighting would involve new equipment, targets, tactics, and war strategy, along with additional trans-regional fronts that extend outside the Middle East.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CAA.IRI) has issued a Notice-to-Airmen (NOTAM) for Iranian Airspace, closing all but a handful of airports in the western part of the Tehran Flight Information Region (OIIX), which will only be open for commercial flights from Sunrise to Sunset. The NOTAM will be in effect from May 22, 2026 to May 25, 2026. All flight operators are still required to receive permission from the Civil Aviation Authority for any flights over or into Iran.

Amidst reports that Iran has issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) closing its airspace until Monday, a Qatari plane, known to be a Qatari government VIP transport, has been viewed leaving Tehran, Iran. This follows the Qatari delegation’s trip to Tehran to facilitate a deal between the U.S. and Iran. While Pakistan’s chief decision-maker, Asim Munir, is still set to meet with his Iranian counterparts tomorrow, only limited reports of positive progress on the talks have emerged.

According to CBS, citing sources with knowledge on the matter, the U.S. is indeed preparing to resume strikes on Iran, but as of this afternoon, no decision has been made. Additionally, per the report, members of the intelligence community and the military have been canceling Memorial Day weekend plans, as defense and intelligence officials update recall rosters to facilitate the movement of personnel out of the region. Such efforts were taken previously to limit the amount of U.S. personnel in harms way of Iranian fires.

The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, has said that U.S. President Donald J. Trump told his aides at the National Security Team meeting earlier today that he wanted to give diplomacy, as it relates to Iran, more time.

A U.S. Navy P-8A “Poseidon” Maritime Patrol and Surveillance Aircraft, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron 26 (VP-26), flies over the Kantō Mountains in Southern Japan, May 15, 2026.

According to an exclusive report by the New York Post, President Trump’s first daughter, 44-year-old Ivanka Trump, was the target of an assassination plot by a trained member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as revenge from the elimination of Iranian military chief Qasem Soleimani.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that U.S. forces have now redirected 100 ships in support of the blockade of Iran at the mouth of the Gulf of Oman. Since the operation began, 4 ships have been disabled for failure to follow orders of U.S. forces and divert away while allowing 26 ships to pass carrying humanitarian aid.

President Donald J. Trump has just posted an image to Truth Social of a map of the Middle East centered on Iran covered in the stars & stripes with the title "United States of the Middle East?" This follows the abrupt cancellation of his weekend trip to the Bahamas for the wedding of Don Jr. followed by a weekend at his property in Bedminster, NJ.

Following Israeli Minister of National Security Ben Gvir’s release of a video showing the rough handling and abuse of Gaza Freedom Flotilla members in an Israeli detention center, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced that he is banned from entering France. The video, released earlier this week, received backlash from decision-makers around the globe, including some U.S. officials, and prompted a number of nations to summon their respective Israeli ambassadors over the matter.

Principal Pakistani decision-maker, Field Marshal Asim Munir met with Iranian Foreign Abbas Araghchi earlier today, amidst Pakistani efforts to facilitate a deal between the U.S. and Iran. However, Iranian news outlets have continued to report little success, as both sides continue to fail to realize convergence on key points of contention, such as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while in Sweden for the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting, said that “it’s well understood in the alliance that the United States’ troop presence in Europe is going to be adjusted.” This comes amidst recent drawdown announcements of U.S. forces on the continent and U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s subsequent reversal of said drawdowns.