
5/7
- 7 people were killed after a car ran into pedestrians waiting at a bus stop outside a Texas shelter for migrants.
- The Arab League re-admitted Syria after an 11-year absence.
5/8
- The Department of Transportation announced its plans to require airlines to compensate delays and cancellations and cover expenses for amenities for passengers.
5/9
- Protests erupted across Pakistan after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested during a court appearance.
- Sen. Feinstein returned to Washington, D.C., after an extended absence that caused some Democrats to call for her resignation (see 4/11).
- Former President Trump was found liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in a civil trial and was ordered to pay her $5 million in damages for her battery and defamation claims (see 11/24).
- The Justice Department charged Rep. George Santos with 13 federal charges (see 12/19).
5/10
- Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges (see 5/9).
- Missouri lawmakers passed 2 bills that ban gender-affirming care for minors and prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.
- Texas Gov. Abbott promised to pardon a man that was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a police brutality protester.
- Arman Soldin, a French journalist working for Agence France-Presse was killed following a rocket attack near the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
5/11
- The FDA loosened restrictions on the blood donation policy to include gay and bisexual men.
- Former President Trump appealed the verdict that found him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll (see 11/24).
- A federal judge found that the federal ban on allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to purchase handguns is unconstitutional.
- Title 42 ended (see 11/15).
- Elon Musk announced that he will resign as Twitter CEO in 6 weeks.
5/12
- Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s advertising chief, was named Twitter CEO after Elon Musk’s resignation (see 5/11).
- A Pakistan court ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be released on bail for at least 2 weeks (see 5/9).
- Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who killed Jordan Neely, was arraigned on a second-degree manslaughter charge (see 5/4).
5/13
- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks.
- At least 1 person was killed and 10 were hospitalized following a tornado in the Rio Grande Valley.