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
May 16 Military commanders told to identify troops for medical checks under Trump administration's transgender ban By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A senior defense official laid out what could be a complicated and lengthy new process aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump’s directive to remove transgender service members from the U.S. military. Continue reading
May 16 Trump says Iran has a proposal from the U.S. on its rapidly advancing nuclear program By Zeke Miller, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press One major sticking point remains Iran's enrichment of uranium, which Tehran insists it must be allowed to do and the Trump administration increasingly insists the Islamic Republic must give up. Continue reading
May 16 Putin fails to show at peace talks with Ukraine and Russia. Trump says he will set up a meeting By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to take part in the talks as President Donald Trump pressed for the leaders to find a solution to the war, ongoing since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned… Continue reading
May 15 Watch 8:39 Supreme Court hears Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship and judicial constraints By Geoff Bennett, Shrai Popat The Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the most consequential cases of the year. It involves the ability for President Trump to carry out his executive order ending birthright citizenship and the power allowing a federal judge to issue… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 5:30 Trump wraps Mideast tour with UAE pledging new investments in U.S. By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev President Trump finished his tour of the Middle East with a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where the nation promised significant investment in the U.S. and partnership on AI technology and infrastructure. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching