May 19, 2026
TrumpRx Now Has Generic Meds, US Has 10% Stake In Intel, China Deals, Armed Forces Day, FLOTUS, Congress, And America250
On May 18, 2026, the White House published the Fact Sheet President Donald J. Trump Announces Expansion of TrumpRx.gov to Bring Americans Transparency and Choice on Everyday Medicines by expanding TrumpRx to include more than 600 generic medications, including atorvastatin (a cholesterol medication), clopidogrel (a blood thinner), lisinopril (a medication for high blood pressure), and metformin (a diabetes medication). However, TrumpRx will not offer controlled substances or medications that are not distributed through 'direct-to-consumer' channels. The Fact Sheet explains that this action will drive innovation in transparency and competition and makes TrumpRx a central platform for those looking for the best cash price for their medications.
On May 18, 2026, the White House published the release President Trump’s Intel Deal and Soaring Markets Prove America First Works discussing President Trump's acquisition of 10% of Intel stock in the name of the US Government. The value of that stock has risen to $50 billion. The release points out that the S&P 500 has had 57 record highs, Nasdaq has had 50 record highs, Dow Jones has had 26 record highs and it's first-ever close above 50,000, and the NYSE Composite has had 44 record highs. The release concludes:
The Intel deal is not an isolated victory. It demonstrates that decisive action, smart trade policy, and prioritizing American workers and innovation are rebuilding national strength and generating real results for the American people. President Trump is securing the best deals for America — and the results speak for themselves.
BIG NEWS: The United States of America now owns 10% of Intel, one of our great American technology companies.
— Howard Lutnick (@howardlutnick) August 22, 2025
This historic agreement strengthens U.S. leadership in semiconductors, which will both grow our economy and help secure America’s technological edge.
Thanks to Intel… pic.twitter.com/AYMuX14Rgi
On May 17, 2026, the White House published the Fact Sheet President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic Deals with China, Delivering for American Workers, Farmers, and Industry explaining that these deals will contribute to peace and prosperity as well as establish US-China Boards of Trade and Investment. The Board of Trade will manage trade of non-sensitive goods. The Board of Investment will provide a forum for both governments to discuss investment-related items. In addition, China will address the issues the US is having obtaining rare earths and other critical minerals. China has agreed to work with US regulators on lifting suspensions of US beef facilities. They have also resumed receiving poultry imports where the USDS has certified them free of avian flu.
On May 17, 2026, the White House published the statement Presidential Message on Armed Forces Day (discussed in depth in my May 17, 2025 ANP Article). This year, President Trump writes:
America’s fighting force stands as the most powerful, accomplished, and courageous military the world has ever known. On Armed Forces Day, we salute the men and women proudly serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force—the courageous heroes who stand as the steadfast protectors of our Republic’s security and sovereignty.
As we celebrate 250 glorious years of American independence this year, we acknowledge that our precious freedom, enjoyed and embraced by generation after generation, has been secured for all citizens by the providence and grace of Almighty God and the service and sacrifice of every member of our military. Throughout the history of our Republic, America’s warriors have always answered the call to protect our way of life without failure or retreat.
As Commander in Chief, I vow to always stand with our warfighters. When duty calls, America’s defenders answer without hesitation—and under my leadership, they will always have the resources, equipment, and training they need to achieve decisive victory on any field of battle.
America’s valiant warriors are the foundation of our peace and prosperity. On this day, and every day, the First Lady joins me in saluting our Armed Forces and their faithful families, to whom we are eternally indebted.
May is also Military Appreciation Month. Please thank service members, active, veteran, retired and/or disabled for their part in keeping America free.
America’s strength starts with its warfighters.
— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) May 12, 2026
This Military Appreciation Month, we honor the service and sacrifice of the millions of patriots that defend our nation. pic.twitter.com/MyjxbVUavK
On May 18, 2026, the Office of the First Lady posted a compilation video of the First Lady's Fostering the Future Globally Summit which was held March 24-25, 2026 (discussed in my March 20, 2026, March 25, 2026, and March 26, 2026 ANP Articles), highlighting comments of the First Spouses from other countries and their buy-in to the idea of Fostering the Future Globally.
Congress has still not addressed the SAVE America Act that We The People want to see passed. The Senate gave themselves another 3 day weekend (starting Friday) and the House gave themselves a 3 day weekend (ending Monday). Let's remember that this coming weekend is Memorial Day weekend so Monday, May 25, is a Federal Holiday, meaning the Senate and the House will have yet another 3 day weekend. I'll bet many Americans wish they could work as little as our Congressional politicians work and do so little for the vast majority of We The People.
I think Congress members need to be aware that We The People can access their voting record. All those voting against the will of We The People should be prepared to be primaried this year, and/or voted out of office come November. Especially those holding our country hostage over funding last fall and again this year (76 days!).
The SENATE convened on May 18, 2026 at 3pm and adjourned at 6:35pm. Next meeting is 10am on May 19, 2026.
The Senate voted on SR690 En Block Nominations passing the bill 49 (all Republican) to 43 (41 Democrats and 2 Independents) with 11 members not voting (7 Republicans and 4 Democrats).
The HOUSE convened on May 15, 2026 at 9am and adjourned at 11:42am. Next meeting is noon on May 19, 2026. (They took a 3-day weekend in anticipation of the upcoming Memorial Day 3-day weekend).
The House discussed 1 bill
- *HR8469 Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction for
- the Army;
- the Navy and Marine Corps;
- the Air Force;
- Defense-wide agencies and activities;
- the Army and Air National Guard; and
- the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves.
The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for
- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program;
- the Base Closure Account;
- Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide agencies and activities;
- the Family Housing Improvement Fund; and
- the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.
Within the VA budget, the bill provides appropriations for
- the Veterans Benefits Administration,
- the Veterans Health Administration,
- the National Cemetery Administration,
- Departmental Administration, and
- the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund.
The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including
- the American Battle Monuments Commission,
- the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,
- Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and
- the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
The House took 2 votes:
- Roll no. 174 HR8469 Amendment - RECORDED VOTE - Failed 80 to 333 with 22 not voting
- Roll no. 175 HR8469 - YEA-AND-NAY - Passed without amendment 400 to 15 with 15 not voting
Burning of the HMS Gaspee in Rhode Island on June 10, 1772
After the repeal of most of the Townshend Acts by 1770, what was left was taxes. Britain sent Customs Officials to collect the taxes (discussed in my May 8, 2026 ANP Article). One of the ships they sent to Newport, Rhode Island was the HMS Gaspee, a Royal Navy Customs schooner whose job it was to enforce the Navigation Acts in the waters around Rhode Island.
The Navigation Acts (actually called Acts of Trade and Navigation) regulated English ships, shipping, trade, and commerce. The trade laws were first enacted in 1650/1. By 1660, they evolved into the Navigation Act of 1660 with amendments in 1663, 1673, and 1696. In the 1760s major changes in the purpose of the Act started happening. The goal became generating revenue (taxes) from the colonies in addition to regulating trade. Ultimately, these Acts were repealed in 1849.
Britain sent 6 ships to colonial ports to enforce their laws upon the colonists at sea. Rhode Islanders attacked the HMS St John in 1764 and burned the HMS Liberty in 1768. Even the HMS Gaspee, while not attacked directly by Rhode Islanders, needed repair to its gripe and false keel after running aground on a sandbar near Rhode Island in 1767.
Britain sent the HMS Gaspee, under the direction of Lieutenant William Duddingston, back to Rhode Island in February 1772 to patrol the Narragansett Bay. The Gaspee aggressively pursued implementing the trade laws in effect then. His crew harassed merchants, seized colonial ships at will, and chased down suspected smugglers. This did not endear them to the colonials over whom they imposed their will, so resentment grew.
In June 1772, the British Customs Schooner, HMS Gaspee ran into a sandbar off the coast of Warwick, Rhode Island at Namquit Point, while chasing the packet boat Hanna, captained by Benjamin Lindsey, which they suspected of smuggling. Since Lieutenant Duddingston's crew could not free the ship, he thought to wait for high tide. This created a unique opportunity for the colonists.
Merchant John Brown and colonist Abraham Whipple led a band of 60 ordinary citizens to the stranded ship by rowboat at about 1am on June 10, 1772. They surprised the crew, capturing them easily. Lieutenant Duddingston was wounded (not fatally) by a shot in the groin that night, and the ship was set on fire after the boarding party read through the papers stored there. The boarding party likely took the munitions off before setting the ship aflame because it burned rather than exploded.
Once ashore, Lieutenant Duddingston was arrested for seizing an earlier cargo. His commanding officer paid his fine then sent him back to England for a court-martial concerning his burned ship.
British authorieties had passed the Dockyard Act in April 1772 which demanded that anyone suspected of burning a British ship to be extradited back to England to be tried for the crime. By decreeing this action, the King was removing the ability of the accused to be tried on their native soil by a jury of their peers. But, in the case of HMS Gaspee, the British charged the unknown raiders with treason. However, the colonists would not give the British any information about who did what concerning the burning of the HMS Gaspee. Well, except for one indentured servant.
Aaron Briggs, indentured servant, claimed to have participated in the raid. He named John Brown, Joseph Brown, Simeon Potter, Dr Weeks, and Richmond as leaders of the raid. The two proprietors of the Prudence Island farm where Briggs worked stated Briggs had been present at work at the time of the raid. In addition, 2 other indentured servants working with Briggs stated Briggs was present at work at the time of the raid. This led the British investigating the raid to believe Briggs was an imposter, dropping the case entirely due to lack of evidence after the 10-month investigation led nowhere. Lieutenant Duddingston protested to no avail. Therefore no one was ever identified, no evidence was collected, and no one was ever arrested, tried, or convicted.
Shortly after the successful raid, the Committees of Correspondence (to be discussed in a future ANP Article) were created to organized the resistance to the overreach of the British Monarchy. This is rapidly followed by a meeting of delegates from every colony which would later become the First Continental Congress in 1775.
In 2017, Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo signed a bill introducing a Gaspee Days license plate to commemorate the burning of the HMS Gaspee and the role it played in the Revolutionary War that was to come. For America250, the Rhode Island State Archives has a new exhibit The Spark that Ignited the American Revolution open to the public. On June 11, 2026 the Annual Gaspee Days Parade will be held. On June 12, 2026, there will be a reenactment of the Burning of the Gaspee. To see what America250 events are scheduled for this year in your area, America250.org has a map you can view.
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