Friday, May 15, 2026
Planned Parenthood of MI asks Whitmer for emergency funding
Greear also said Michigan voters expressed their support for reproductive health care when they adopted the Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment in 2022...
Hawaii vs. Citizens United
Earlier this month, a nearly unanimous and bipartisan majority…of Hawaii’s state legislature voted to change the powers of corporations doing business in the state and no longer grant them the ability to spend on most political causes.
“Corporations are not people. They are granted powers and privileges by the state,” State Senator Jarrett Keohokalole told me this week, explaining the rationale of the bill he sponsored. “How can a creation of the state have inalienable rights? It doesn’t make any sense.”…
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/hawaii-corporations-political-money/687159/
Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan
China is keen to put Taiwan at the top of an agenda that risks being overshadowed by the war in Iran and disagreements over trade. Beijing wants the US to reduce its levels of support for the self-governing island, which China claims as part of its territory. Xi has made “unification” with Taiwan a core priority for his legacy and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve that aim...
The MAHA movement is coming to school cafeterias. Here's what that means for kids
"If a kid is hungry, they're not studying. They can't learn. They're acting out," Taylor said. "But if you build this into part of their school day to where they feel like this is the norm for them, then you've knocked down that hurdle."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5688946/school-lunches-dietary-guidelines-maha
House Ethics panel investigating Chuck Edwards for sexual misconduct - Live Updates - POLITICO
The leaders of the bipartisan panel said Thursday they were probing whether the North Carolina Republican “created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment in violation of the Code of Official Conduct or any other applicable standard of conduct.”…
Taiwan emerges as flash point in Trump-Xi talks - POLITICO
A Chinese summary of the meeting stressed the self-ruling island was the "most important issue" in bilateral relations between Washington and Beijing...
China warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to a clash : NPR
Xi warned the U.S. "must exercise extra caution in handling the Taiwan question."
"If it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability," Xi told Trump. "Otherwise, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy."
"'Taiwan independence' and cross-Strait peace are as irreconcilable as fire and water," Xi said, adding that "safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the U.S."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5822168/trump-xi-summit
Trump’s Deceitful Medicaid Fraud Campaign Comes to California – Mother Jones
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, posted on X on Wednesday that the Trump administration was targeting California “solely for political reasons.”
United Domestic Workers executive director Doug Moore also labeled the attack as politically motivated in a press release. “The real scandal is the carelessness with which politicians disregard our community members in order to line the pockets of their billionaire friends,” he said. “Last year, the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress gave away $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires, by cutting vital social service programs like Medicaid and SNAP.”…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-medicaid-california-fraud-dr-oz/
Ex-DOJ official accuses Blanche of betraying Trump agenda : NPR
A former political appointee at the Trump Justice Department has emerged as one of its most outspoken critics, accusing his former bosses, particularly acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, of "very sloppy" work, "sabotage," careerism and betrayal of the Trump agenda...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5802959/doj-trump-doj-todd-blanche-jan-6-capitol-riot
Researchers discover a new dinosaur species in Thailand : NPR
It would have been about 90 feet long and weighed some 30 tons, according to research published on Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5819740/dinosaur-thailand-sauropod-giant-asia-paleontology
Supreme Court extends order maintaining abortion pill access - POLITICO
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the majority decision...
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