May 12 Marty Makary resigns as Trump's FDA chief By Matthew Perrone, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press At the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff's confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency’s scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests. Continue reading
May 12 Iran war hits home as gasoline prices fuel significant U.S. inflation jump By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025 and up from a 3.3% year-over-year gain in March. Continue reading
May 12 Trump has a proposal to expand fertility benefits. Here's how that would work By Maria Ramirez-Uribe President Donald Trump announced a new proposed rule Monday that would allow employers to provide standalone health insurance coverage for fertility benefits. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 4:28 Trump rejects latest Iran peace proposal, says ceasefire on 'life support' By Liz Landers, Winston Wilde The United States and Iran are at an impasse once again in the talks to end more than two months of war. President Trump said the ceasefire is on “life support” after Tehran's latest offer didn't include nuclear concessions. The… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 7:22 Robert Kagan on why he believes U.S. faces likely defeat in Iran By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the state of the conflict with Iran and the latest peace proposals, Amna Nawaz spoke with Robert Kagan, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:23 Lawsuit challenges Trump's Reflecting Pool project as projected costs soar By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz A non-profit group suing to stop President Trump's Reflecting Pool renovation on the National Mall claims the project breaks federal law. Last month, the president announced the pool would be repainted blue. The New York Times is also reporting that… Continue watching
May 11 Trump nominates David Cummins to head the TSA after a rocky period for the agency By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Cummins worked as a senior vice president at Serco, a government contractor. Continue reading
May 11 Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press The nomination suggests a shift in the administration’s stance on FEMA, which has faced criticism from President Donald Trump. Continue reading
May 11 Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts By Associated Press Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats. Continue reading
May 11 Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill By Mark Sherman, Geoff Mulvihill, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect. Continue reading