AM Update for 5/21/26: The Department of Justice indicts Raul Castro and several Cuban fighter pilots, as the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign raises questions about whether Cuba could become its next major foreign policy confrontation – freelance journalist Juan Rojas weighs in. House Republicans put the Southern Poverty Law Center under the microscope, accusing the indicted civil rights group of manufacturing extremism for profit. Jeff Bezos opens up in a new interview, critiquing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, defending engagement with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, and arguing AI will create a massive productivity boom. James Murdoch, the liberal son of Rupert Murdoch, makes a major media play of his own by acquiring New York Magazine, Vox.com, and the Vox Media Podcast Network as he attempts to start a media empire separate from the Fox family business.
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