Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 5/21/2026
5/21/20261 hr 9 min
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day. Mars Men: For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com Avocado Mattress: Go to https://AvocadoGreenMattress.com/MEIDAS and check out their mattress and bedding sale! OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MEIDAS at https://www.oneskin.co/MEIDAS #oneskinpod Subscribe to Meidas+ at https://meidasplus.com Get Meidas Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Speaker 21:00
All new drinks are now at McDonald's, like the Strawberry Watermelon Refresher and the Mango Pineapple Refresher with Popping Boba. Who knew ice-cold drinks could be so fire?
Speaker 11:14
Refreshers contain caffeine.
Ben Meiselas· Host1:16
Welcome to Ben on Breaking News. I'm Ben Mysellus, and this is your breaking news. A lot of developments happening fast and furious on Capitol Hill. We just learned that the United States Senate will be shutting down