May 19 Watch 8:03 Political scientist Ian Bremmer on the world's ability to address major global crises With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the pandemic, climate crisis and extreme political polarization, the dangers currently facing the world are stark. A new book, "The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World,"… Continue watching
May 19 House approves bill to combat gasoline 'price gouging' By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A closely divided House has approved legislation to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies as prices at the pump continue to soar. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Pentagon announces $100 million of military equipment for Ukraine By Associated Press The U.S. has announced a shipment of $100 million in military equipment to Ukraine, separate from what will be coming from the $40 billion approved Thursday by Congress. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Senate sends $40 billion Ukraine aid bill to Biden for signature By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Senate has whisked a $40 billion package of military, economic and food aid for Ukraine and U.S. allies to final congressional approval. Continue reading
May 19 Ukrainian medic's bodycam shows two weeks of Mariupol struggle By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: President Joe Biden meets with Swedish and Finnish leaders amid bid for NATO membership By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Biden greeted Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden and President Sauli Niinistö of Finland at the White House with as they met for trilateral conversations on the NATO mutual defense pact as well as broader European security concerns. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Omicron variant drives spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases In our news wrap Wednesday, COVID cases are spiking as federal health officials call for indoor mask mandates, Russia released video of Ukrainian soldiers abandoning the Azovstal steel plant, the U.S. embassy reopened in Kyiv, Finland and Sweden handed in… Continue watching
May 18 WATCH: Finland and Sweden to have 'effective and efficient' entry into NATO, White House says By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hold a news briefing on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Preparations for winter needed now for Ukraine's refugees, migration body says. By News Desk The House Foreign Affairs committee holds a roundtable Wednesday on the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Continue reading
May 18 Russian soldier pleads guilty in Ukraine's first war crime trial since invasion By Associated Press A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. Continue reading