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Senate Republicans warn Trump against Cuba military attack thehill.com/homenews/senat…

The Cultural Landscape Foundation, an education and advocacy organization, asked a federal court to halt President Trump’s efforts to resurface the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying that Trump failed to undergo required federal reviews. wapo.st/4dB1L2y

For the first time in three years, Americans' wages are no longer outpacing inflation, further compounding affordability concerns. cnn.it/42uMxWF

The cost of President Trump's ongoing renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is nearing $15 million, according to federal contract records reviewed by ABC News. Read more: abcnews.link/l6yIO5B

Trina Bunger lives near a smelter in Globe, Arizona. Years ago, the air “would choke you out,” she said. But she’s seen air quality steadily improve as regulations tightened. Now, updates to the rule that brought about those improvements are paused. propublica.org/article/clean-…

A WSJ analysis of thousands of posts found that the president uses the social-media platform to spread conspiracy theories and attack his adversaries on.wsj.com/3OWc8EY

Russia is no longer making noteworthy battlefield gains. Ukraine, aided by its technological prowess, has been taking back small pieces of territory. After a punishing winter, Ukraine is in a surprisingly encouraging place. #ukraine #russia #war csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2…

#BREAKING: Marty Makary to resign as FDA commissioner after just one year thehill.com/policy/healthc…

Court extends temporary order allowing access to abortion pill by mail scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

Dozens of bills were rejected by the Texas Legislature over nearly 60 years, @ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas. bit.ly/4uvHP6X

Democrats say Republicans want $1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump’s ballroom. A bill proposes $1 billion for security upgrades for a project that includes the ballroom. Separating security from non-security elements is tricky. buff.ly/LXTI8Fx

The Justice Dept. issued subpoenas to the Wall Street Journal seeking information related to the paper’s coverage of the war in Iran, demonstrating the Trump administration’s willingness to use aggressive tactics to crack down on leaks to media outlets. wapo.st/4dB7ipX

President Donald Trump's push to redraw the nation's U.S. House districts received mixed results Tuesday as South Carolina senators defied his desires, but Missouri's top court upheld a new map that could help Republicans win an additional seat in November. to.pbs.org/42s3nFN

Parents and teachers asked Texas lawmakers on Monday to help address school enrollment loss, which has led to campus closures and district deficits. statesman.com/news/education…

The court on Monday cleared the way for Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court had blocked on the ground that it violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting. scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-…

The U.S. Supreme Court is extending access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone until at least Thursday. The pause gives the justices more time to consider an emergency request to halt a lower court ruling that would restrict access to the drug. Justice Samuel Alito had issued an initial halt last week that was due to expire Monday, but the administrative stay means that health care providers can still prescribe mifepristone via telemedicine and deliver it through the mail.

President Donald Trump and lawmakers from both parties have called for suspending the federal gasoline tax. But this has never happened because while it could yield a modest cost savings for consumers, transportation project funding would suffer. buff.ly/WkxDGX9

3-year degrees offer tuition savings and faster career entry. Questions remain over whether accelerated, narrowly focused coursework is preferable to a well-rounded education, and how these programs could affect society. #highered #studentloans #college csmonitor.com/USA/Education/…

The new battleship to be named after Trump will be nuclear-powered, a move expected to boost the cost and complexity of a project that was facing questions about its feasibility on.wsj.com/42uuDDp

A surge in energy prices caused by the Iran war is rippling through global supply chains for common consumer goods, making materials like chemicals and plastics more expensive and pushing up manufacturing and transportation costs