| No Images? Click here  Friday, May 24UK PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION DATE Theresa May announced she will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7, following a furious backlash to her last-ditch Brexit plan. “I have done my best,” May said at Downing Street on Friday morning. [HuffPost]TRUMP HANDS BARR THE KEYS President Donald Trump ordered that Attorney General William Barr be given authority to declassify information as part of his investigation into inflammatory claims that U.S. intelligence agencies “spied” on the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election. [HuffPost]DISASTER AID IS COMING, EVEN FOR PUERTO RICO The U.S. Senate approved $19.1 billion in aid to help Americans rebound from a string of natural disasters. Trump supported it even though it did not include funds he requested to address a migrant surge at the southern U.S. border. [Reuters]GIULIANI BUSTED WITH DOCTORED PELOSI VIDEO Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani shared a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appearing to slur her words that had been making the rounds on right-wing media. He then, without irony, fired off a series of tweets on another matter that included a lecture on integrity. [HuffPost]WEINSTEIN AND ACCUSERS REPORTEDLY REACH $44 MILLION DEAL Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio’s board members and the New York attorney general’s office have reportedly reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits and compensate alleged victims of the Hollywood producer. [Reuters]U.S. CATHOLIC CARDINAL: OK TO OPPOSE MUSLIM IMMIGRATION A prominent Roman Catholic cardinal is claiming that it’s perfectly moral for Catholics to protest “large-scale” Muslim immigration to the United States. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke called it a patriotic and “responsible” stance. [HuffPost]
 Help us tell more stories from real people, in their words. Become a member so we can deliver the voices you want to hear.  32 HOUSE MEMBERS ON RECORD: TIME TO IMPEACH! At least 32 members of the House have publicly called for beginning an impeachment inquiry into Trump, based on his refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas and his obstruction of justice. There is still resistance from Democratic Party leaders who control the 435-member chamber. [HuffPost]INDIA’S RIGHT WING TIGHTENS GRIP WITH MODI’S WIN Indian PM Narendra Modi has secured another five-year term after winning a landslide general election victory. His Bharatiya Janata Party looks set to win about 300 of the 543 seats in parliament. The vote had been widely viewed as a referendum on his Hindu nationalist politics. [BBC]POLICE CRITICIZED FOR PUTTING SACK OVER 12-YEAR-OLD’S HEAD Sacramento, California, cops face criticism after video circulated online showing officers handcuffing a 12-year-old boy, who is black, pinning him face-down on the ground, placing a sack over his head and keeping it on him after he says multiple times, “I can’t breathe.” [HuffPost]TRUMP SUGGESTS USING HUAWEI AS BARGAINING CHIP Trump has raised the possibility of easing restrictions on Huawei as part of a broader trade deal with Beijing, despite labeling the Chinese telecommunications giant "very dangerous." [CNN]PROPOSED HOUSING RULE SINGLES OUT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS Public housing authorities say they were blindsided by a proposed federal rule banning many immigrants from receiving housing assistance — and said they will fight to keep it from being implemented, even in court. [HuffPost]LAWMAKER URGES CARSON TO RESIGN AFTER TESTIMONY A Democratic lawmaker is urging Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to resign after he stumbled with basic housing questions before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, leading to questions about his competence in the role. [HuffPost]
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