Headlines for May 17, 2023

North Carolina Bans Abortion After 12 Weeks as GOP Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Abortion & Ban Gender-Affirming Medical Care, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Florida Hold Elections, Talks over Debt Ceiling Remain Stalled as GOP Pushes Sweeping Cuts, Biden to Head to Hiroshima for G7 Summit But Cuts Rest of Asia Trip Short, Chinese Special Envoy Arrives in Ukraine to Push for War to End, Costs of War Project: Post-9/11 Wars Have Resulted in 4.5 Million Deaths, Ecuador: Guillermo Lasso Dissolves National Assembly to Block Impeachment Push, Biden Administration Grants Key Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline, Florida Investigates Teacher for Showing Disney Film with a Gay Character, Report: Black Community in U.S. Has Suffered 1.63 Million Excess Deaths over Past 20 Years, DOJ Pressured to Investigate Giuliani for Offering to Sell Presidential Pardons for $2 Million, Congressional Democrats Introduce Resolution to Expel George Santos After DOJ Indictment