5/21

• President Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces were advancing around the borders of Bakhmut, contrary to Russia’s claim that Russian troops and the Wagner private army already captured the city.

5/22

• Delaware Sen. Tom Carper announced that he will not seek re-election in 2024 and will retire from the Senate at the end of his current term.
• TikTok filed a federal lawsuit against Montana following the state’s ban of the social media app (see 5/17).

5/23

• Harlan Crow’s lawyers rejected a request from Dick Durbin for a list of gifts to Justice Thomas (see 4/6).
• Donald Trump’s trial on criminal charges over hush money payments to Stormy Daniels will begin on March 25, 2024, which is during the Republican presidential primaries.
• The South Carolina Senate voted to approve the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (see 5/18).

5/24

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
• Richard Barnett, the rioter who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk on Jan. 6, was sentenced to 54 months in prison.

5/25

• A federal judge sentenced Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

5/26

• Aderrien Murry, an unarmed 11-year-old Black boy, was shot by a police officer in Mississippi after calling 911 to report a domestic disturbance against his mother.
• A South Carolina judge temporarily blocked the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act from taking effect and sent the law back to the Supreme Court to decide for the second time whether the legislation is constitutional.

5/27

• The Texas House of Representatives impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton on 20 articles of impeachment.
• The White House and House Republicans reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling for 2 years and cap spending (see 4/26).