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Colbert's Final Show, GOP Revolts Over DOJ Fund, 12 Year-Old College Grad and more
CNN 5 Things
May 22, 2026

We start with the Republican revolt over the Trump fund to compensate allies. Then, CNN has obtained the DNC’s long-awaited “autopsy” of the 2024 election. Stephen Colbert bids farewell in his final “Late Show” broadcast. The “mastermind” of a of Minnesota fraud scheme gets 42 years in prison.  Plus, a 12 year-old is set to graduate college as a valedictorian.