Key Events (10)
President Trump arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, bringing tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook. Key issues expected to dominate discussions include Iran's ongoing war, Taiwan, trade disputes, artificial intelligence, and drug trafficking.
An appeals court paused Trump's $83 million payment to E. Jean Carroll in a defamation case pending Supreme Court action, meaning the president will not have to pay the award until the Supreme Court reviews or rejects an appeal.
Miami residents and a nearby nonprofit sued Trump, claiming the land gift for a Trump presidential library—which would also function as a hotel—violates the Constitution's domestic emoluments clause prohibiting the president from accepting money or gifts from states.
A Washington-based nonprofit filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from repainting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom blue, citing concerns about altering a protected cultural landscape.
The Senate failed to pass a resolution curbing Trump's war on Iran with a 49-50 vote, though Republican opposition grew with senators Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, and Susan Collins voting in favor of the measure.
Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier—the highest rate since December 2022—as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy costs and pressured companies to raise prices for consumers. Consumer food prices also rose 2.9% year-over-year in April.
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell, with Warsh set to serve a four-year term amid rising inflation and Trump's pressure to lower interest rates. Top Democrat Elizabeth Warren condemned the confirmation as making Warsh a 'sock puppet' for Trump.
Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier issued subpoenas to NFL leaders regarding diversity hiring rules, maintaining pressure following a May 1 deadline to scrap the Rooney Rule and other diversity protocols.
Former FBI chief James Comey faced a second indictment, with experts saying the move by the acting attorney general signals retaliation fears and suggests additional cases against Trump's political foes amid claims of a vindictive Department of Justice.
Vice President JD Vance threatened to withhold health funding to states that do not comply with the White House anti-fraud effort, as Medicare paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups during a fraud investigation.