5/14

• Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the challenger of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s presidential election, accused the president of obstructing the votes.

5/15

• President Biden nominated National Cancer Institute Director Monica Bertagnolli to become Director at the National Institutes of Health.
• The Move Forward Party in Thailand won 151 seats in the House, while the Pheu Thai Party, which has been the years-long military-led majority, won 141 seats.
• The U.S. Virgin Islands subpoenaed Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co, accusing the company of helping enable sexual abuses by Jeffrey Epstein.
• 3 people were killed and 6 were injured following a mass shooting in Farmingdale, New Mexico.

5/16

• Rep. Robert Garcia introduced a measure to expel Rep. George Santos, but Speaker McCarthy stated that the matter should be handled by the House Ethics Committee (see 5/10).

5/17

• The North Carolina legislature voted to override Gov. Cooper’s veto, banning abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy with the exception of rape and incest (see 5/13).
• The Ukrainian Black Sea grain deal was extended for two more months (see 10/30).
• 9 people died and thousands of people were evacuated from their homes following floods in northern Italy.
• A grand jury in Latah County indicted Bryan Kohberger (see 1/4).
• Montana Gov. Gianforte signed a bill that bans TikTok (see 4/14).
• The Texas legislature approved a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

5/18

• The South Carolina House passed the “Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act,” banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy (see 4/28).
• Disney canceled its plans for a $1 billion corporate campus in Florida that would have employed 2,000 people.

5/19

• South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott announced his bid to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
• Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill that limits abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth.
• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed 2 gun safety bills into law that will require universal background checks and a process for temporarily removing firearms from those who are an imminent threat to themselves or others.

5/20

• The Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces agreed to a 7-day ceasefire (see 4/24).
• At least 12 people died following a crush at a football stadium in El Salvador.