The Takeout with Major Garrett, 5/15/26

The Takeout with Major Garrett delivers a high-stakes, fast-paced news roundup on May 15, 2026, covering major international and domestic developments. The episode opens with the arrest of an Iranian-backed militia leader linked to terrorist plots in Europe and the U.S., including a planned attack on a Manhattan synagogue, highlighting ongoing tensions between U.S. and Iran. President Trump’s return from a China summit is dissected, with mixed results: a major Boeing aircraft deal, but no breakthroughs on rare earth minerals, subsidies, or Taiwan arms sales, raising concerns about strategic ambiguity. The episode explores the U.S. push to indict 94-year-old Raul Castro over a 1996 plane shootdown, part of a broader campaign to pressure Cuba’s regime without triggering a refugee crisis. In health and politics, the Supreme Court’s temporary stay on the abortion pill Mifepristone’s mail-order access is analyzed, with legal experts warning the case is far from over. Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is spotlighted, with State Senator Mallory McMorrow emphasizing authenticity, anti-establishment values, and a call for new Democratic leadership. The episode closes with a nostalgic CBS radio flashback to the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster and a personal, uplifting segment on the San Diego Padres Fantasy Camp, where host Major Garrett and his producer celebrated a championship ring and friendship.