Weekly Recap: Week of May 11, 2026 | Political Temperature Index

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weekly RecapMay 11 - May 17, 2026

Generated May 18, 2026, 12:31 AM

Sources

https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/17/bill-cassidy-loses-louisiana-primary-after-maga-maha-opposition/
https://www.newyorker.com/news/election-2026/louisiana-primary-election-map-live-results
https://reproductiverights.org/news/supreme-court-says-abortion-pill-can-be-dispensed-by-mail-for-now/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/14/supreme-court-temporarily-clears-way-mail-distribution-widely-used-abortion-pill/
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00118.htm
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/three-republicans-break-ranks-but-senate-fails-to-curb-trumps-war-powers
https://www.csis.org/programs/trump-xi-2026-summit
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-05-14-2026
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-narrowly-rejects-bid-rein-trump-iran-war-powers-2026-05-14/
https://dailytrumpreport.substack.com/p/daily-trump-report-may-11-2026

Temperature

79avgcooling

Low: 75High: 83.7

Breaking Events

3 moderate

Top Stories

Sen. Cassidy Defeated in Louisiana Primary
1d in top 10 · avg heat 25.2
Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
1d in top 10 · avg heat 23.7
Senate Rejects Bill to Halt Iran War Powers
1d in top 10 · avg heat 21.9
Republican Senate Opposition to Iran War Grows
1d in top 10 · avg heat 21.8
Trump Engages with Xi Jinping Amid Trade Tensions
1d in top 10 · avg heat 21.2

Sub-Index Averages

volume

41.4

friction

← Week of May 4

34.8

rhetoric

68.9

intensity

58.2

polarization

33.9