May 17 Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine By Yehor Konovalov, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Trump's remarks came less than a day after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire. Continue reading
May 17 Comey is under investigation for posting ‘86’ in reference to Trump. What does it mean? By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Former FBI Director Jamey Comey is under investigation after posting a photo of seashells spelling out “86 47”. Here’s a look at where the term "eighty-six" comes from and what it means. Continue reading
May 17 ‘I’ll be watching’: Trump tells Walmart to eat the cost of his tariffs instead of raising prices By Josh Boak, Associated Press As Trump has jacked up import taxes, he has tried to assure a skeptical public that foreign producers would pay for those taxes and that retailers and automakers would absorb the additional expenses. Most economic analyses are deeply skeptical of those… Continue reading
May 17 Israel launches new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves the Middle East By Ibrahim Hazboun, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Negotiations between Israel and Hamas have yet to achieve progress in Qatar’s capital, Doha. Hamas, which released an Israeli-American hostage as a goodwill gesture before Trump’s trip, insists on a deal that ends the war and leads to the withdrawal of Israeli… Continue reading
May 16 Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume deporting Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The high court action is the latest in a string of judicial setbacks for the Trump administration’s effort to speed deportations of people in the country illegally. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 9:12 Trump business deals revive questions about his family profiting off the presidency By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz, Courtney Norris This week, President Trump visited three Middle Eastern nations where his family has deep business ties. Over the past month, billions of dollars have poured into Trump-owned companies. It has revived longstanding questions about whether the financial windfalls are influencing… Continue watching
May 16 What’s inside the House GOP’s budget bill? Here’s a look By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House committees have labored on the legislation, which runs a whopping 1,116 pages and is titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a nod to President Donald Trump himself. Continue reading
May 16 What would help families have more babies? Here’s what readers said By Hannah Grabenstein, Vivian Hoang PBS News asked readers to share their thoughts on having children and incentivizing childbirth — and more than 900 people responded. Here's what they said. Continue reading
May 16 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that prescription drug price drops could happen ‘almost immediately’ By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Experts said Trump’s action could potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs, perhaps by the 30 percent to 80 percent scale Trump said, but they cautioned that the order’s required procedural steps would make it far from an immediate fix. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: Attorneys react to latest Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing where judge called Trump administration’s explanation ‘inadequate’ By Ben Finley, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as “take my word for it.”… Continue reading