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Supreme Court temporarily clears way for mail distribution of widely used abortion pill

By Justin Jouvenal and Praveena Somasundaram
May 14, 2026 6:16 pm - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that patients can, for now, continue to access by mail the most commonly used abortion pill, handing anti-abortion advocates a defeat in their push to restrict medication abortion.
White House planned to start Triumphal Arch work under unrelated contract

By Sarah Blaskey and Jonathan O'Connell
May 14, 2026 3:35 pm - The Trump administration planned to start work at the site of the president’s proposed Triumphal Arch by piggybacking on an existing, unrelated contract for engineering services at the White House grounds more than a mile away, emails obtained by The Washington Post show.
US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change

May 14, 2026 2:11 pm - The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation's frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday.
Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

By JIM MUSTIAN, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BIESECKER
May 14, 2026 2:07 pm - When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau's Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement.
What to know about Xi's warning to Trump over the 'Taiwan Question'

By KANIS LEUNG and HUIZHONG WU
May 14, 2026 9:28 am - China on Thursday stepped up its tough stance on Taiwan, an island democracy it deems its territory, warning the United States that Beijing and Washington will “have clashes and even conflicts” if the issue is not handled properly.
China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

By WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI
May 14, 2026 8:49 am - China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that stood in contrast to the American leader’s praise for his counterpart.
Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

By ADAM SCHRECK and MELANIE LIDMAN
May 14, 2026 8:09 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attack...
Russia hammers Ukraine for a 3rd straight day, flattening a Kyiv apartment block and killing 7

By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO
May 14, 2026 8:04 am - Russia on Thursday unleashed a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, demolishing an apartment building in Kyiv where seven people were killed and dozens injured, authorities said. More strikes elsewhere in the country wounded more than two dozen civilians.
House launches bipartisan push to combat sexual misconduct in Congress

By Anna Liss-Roy
May 13, 2026 7:43 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced a new effort on Wednesday to combat sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill following several high-profile cases.
Trump’s plan to use his library as a hotel sparks lawsuit

By Dan Diamond and Aaron Schaffer
May 13, 2026 7:31 pm - A group of Miami residents sued President Donald Trump, Florida officials and trustees of Miami Dade College on Tuesday over Trump’s planned presidential library, claiming that the college’s decision to hand over a coveted parcel of land for the project constitutes an illegal benefit for the president.

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