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Khanna goes all in on Trumpโ€™s drug price plan

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare โ€” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a bill codifying President Trumpโ€™s executive order to lower drug prices in the U.S., and heโ€™s prepared to team up with the White House and House Republicans to pass the legislation. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Khanna...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the battle over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

NPRโ€™s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including former President Bidenโ€™s cancer diagnosis has led to an outpouring of sympathy but comes at a time of renewed questions about the full picture of his health during his presidency and the battle on Capitol Hill over President Trump's budget plan.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Artist Fabiola Jean-Louis explores her Haitian heritage for inspiration

Fabiola Jean-Louis has been researching and exploring her Haitian heritage to create art that reimagines history and identity through a deeply personal lens. That work is now on display in Boston in the exhibit "Waters of the Abyss." Special correspondent Jared Bowen takes us there for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Retired 4-star Navy admiral found guilty in bribery case

The Navyโ€™s former No. 2 officer on Monday was found guilty of bribery and other counts related to steering work to a company in exchange for a job after leaving the service, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorneyโ€™s Office for the District of Columbia. Retired Adm. Robert Burke, former Navy vice chief of naval...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump says he didn't bring up 'Vladimir, STOP!' plea in Putin call

President Trump said he didnโ€™t bring up his Easter plea to halt attacks on Ukraine during a phone call Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post on Truth Social at the time, Trump posted โ€œVladimir, STOP!โ€ after a particularly devastating attack in which Russian missile strikes against Kyiv killed a dozen civilians and...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

What to know about Pennsylvania's primary elections Tuesday

Voters are heading to the polls in Pennsylvania on Tuesday for a few hotly contested primaries that could indicate the direction some want for the Democratic Party following its losses in November. The most notable elections are taking place in the stateโ€™s two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Both are battles between progressive incumbents and...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Watch live: Trump attends Kennedy Center board dinner

President Trump is scheduled to participate in a Kennedy Center board dinner on Monday evening. Trump declaredin February ousted multiple Kennedy Center board members, making himself the chair of a new board. Later that month, one of his first-term appointees to the board floated a Jacqueline Kennedy-centered fashion show, an associated marina and potentially even...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump questions why Biden's cancer wasn't caught soonerย 

President Trump on Monday questioned why former President Bidenโ€™s prostate cancer diagnosis was not caught and disclosed sooner. โ€œI think itโ€™s very sad, actually. Iโ€™m surprised that it wasnโ€™t, you know, the public wasnโ€™t notified a long time ago,โ€ Trump said of his predecessorโ€™s diagnosis, which was publicized on Sunday. Trump called a prostate test...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Mexican tall ship was underway less than 5 minutes before crashing into Brooklyn Bridge

Less than a minute before the Cuauhtemoc training vessel sped backward into the bridge on Saturday, a radio call went out asking for help from any additional tugboats in the area.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Ashli Babbitt's family to get nearly $5M in government settlement: Reports

The U.S. government has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Jan. 6 rioter who was fatally shot by police during the 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to multiple reports.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Storms and tornadoes continue to ravage central U.S. after killing dozens

The National Weather Service is warning of still more days of dangerous weather conditions across the central U.S. The agency issued the forecast Monday after four days of tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rain killed more than two dozen people.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Energy Dept. says LNG green impacts outside its authority

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Energy Dept. says certain LNG impacts fall outside authority The department said environmental impacts of natural gas export terminals fall outside its authority โ€” signaling the Trump administration may not give significant consideration to these impacts as it evaluates future gas export...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trump team tries to thread needle on Biden criticism after cancer news

President Trump and his allies are trying to thread the needle as they take digs at former President Bidenโ€™s fitness for office in the wake of his prostate cancer diagnosis. Bidenโ€™s diagnosis comes as a forthcoming book, due Tuesday, is shining a spotlight on his health and painting a dim picture of quick aging. Trump often bashes...

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Stocks, bonds and the dollar drift after the latest downgrade to the U.S. credit rating

After recovering from an initial jolt, U.S. stocks drifted through quiet trading following the latest reminder that the U.S. government may be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

The U.S. hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts Kennedy Center Board dinner at the White House

President Donald Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center's leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he's devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to overhaul the social and ideological dynamics of the national arts scene.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Singer Dawn Richard says Sean Combs threatened to make her disappear after she saw him beat up Cassie

Richard told jurors at Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combsโ€™ sex trafficking trial on Monday that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone she saw him physically abusing his longtime girlfriend.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Judge blocks Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts

A judge said that because the removal of the board by the administration was illegal, all subsequent actions are null and void, including the firing of the staff and the transfer of the headquarters to the General Services Administration.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Economists say Trump’s tariffs are unpredictable and still working their way through the system

Trumpโ€™s tariffs are still huge, unpredictable and working their way through the system.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid possible settlement of Trump lawsuit

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with U.S. President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutesinterview with his former political opponent, Kamala Harris.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

N.J. Transit engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted trains to NYC

New Jersey Transitโ€™s train engineers have reached a tentative deal to end their three-day strike that had halted service for some 100,000 daily riders.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Following his call with Putin, Trump says Russia and Ukraine will begin ceasefire talks ‘immediately’

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours Monday, after the White House said the U.S. leader has grown โ€œfrustratedโ€ with the Ukraine conflict.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

New season of ‘Sesame Street’ to stream on Netflix and air on PBS

Starting later this year, new Sesame Street episodes will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app on the same day.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

As Israel’s blockade pushes Gaza towards famine, aid workers say they feel helpless

Humanitarian workers in Gaza have overflowed with anger, frustration and horror as Israelโ€™s blockade pushed the territory into famine.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker to leave BBC after sharing Instagram story about Zionism

Gary Lineker, the England soccer great-turned-media celebrity, will leave his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a picture of a rat.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Bankrupt DNA testing company 23andMe to be bought by Regeneron

Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals says it will comply with privacy policies regarding the use of customer data. 23andMe's bankruptcy filings had drawnscrutiny from lawmakers who warned that millions of customers'genetic data could be sold to unscrupulous buyers.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Canada, Britain, France threaten action if Israel does not stop military offensive and lift aid restrictions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control the whole ofGazadespite mounting international pressure that forced it to lift a blockade on aid supplies that has left the enclave on the brink of famine.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Spain's consumer rights ministry blocks more than 65,000 Airbnb listings for holiday rentals

Spain's consumer rights ministry said on Monday it had ordered Airbnbto withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals from its platform, saying they violated existing rules.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Polish centrist's narrow presidential lead sees pro-EU path hanging in the balance

Polish liberals performed worse than expected in a presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, as Rafal Trzaskowski from ruling centrists Civic Coalition scraped to victory setting up a close fight for Warsaw's pro-European path.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Whatโ€™s behind the rise in U.S. air traffic control problems

Aviation expert Robert Kokonis tells The Nationalโ€™s Ian Hanomansing how U.S. air traffic controller shortages are leading to radar blackouts and radio silence in the skies.

Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada