# The Takeout with Major Garrett, 5/26/26

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Podcast: [The Takeout with Major Garrett](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-takeout-with-major-garrett-689827)
Published: 2026-05-26T22:32:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2624

## Resource

Welcome to The Takeout. President Trump asserts his third medical exam "checked out perfectly” as questions are raised over his health. Nancy Cordes has the latest from the White House. Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson joins The Takeout to discuss the Justice Department’s “anti-weaponization” fund and what it entails for the Republicans. Next, Aaron MacLean explains the Qatar talks aimed at ending the war in the Middle East and Iran's end goal. Finally, political panelists Kendra Barkoff Lamy and Terry Sullivan explain the heated Cornyn-Paxton Senate primary runoff in Texas.

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