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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 59 MIN

President Trump talks about Taiwan, Iran, political prisoners & trade on flight back from China; Hotline's Editor Kirk Bado on GOP primary challenges to Sen. Cassidy

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President Donald Trump tells reporters he has 'made no commitment either way' on supporting Taiwan following his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping; President Trump also spoke on the flight home from China about discussions over the Iran war and closing of the Strait of Hormuz to oil shipments, political prisoners in China, and trade deals; House soundly defeats a Republican-sponsored amendment to shift almost half a billion dollars from the Pentagon budget for NATO infrastructure to improving U.S. military bases; House passed overwhelmingly the underlying $157 billion spending bill for military construction and veterans affairs, the first of the FY2027 appropriations bills to pass the House; Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is facing two Republican opponents in Saturday election primary, one endorsed by President Trump. We will talk about this race and U.S. House redistricting in Louisiana with Kirk Bado, editor of National Journal's Hotline (20); Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) says he will not run for reelection, after his Black-majority district was redrawn by the Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature; Vice President JD Vance speaks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill; U.S. Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro says she will prosecute parents of teenagers who violate curfew and engage in sometimes-violent 'teen takeovers'; Updates from the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization on the hantavirus outbreak, and a new, deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) gives a commencement address at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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