News for May 6, 2026

The Justice Department says UCLA’s medical school illegally used race in admissions, a claim the school says it is reviewing and still disagrees with.

Trump paused a short-lived plan to help ships move through the Strait of Hormuz after backlash from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies.

David Sacks lost influence in the Trump White House as the administration moved toward more AI oversight and government review of powerful models.

The FBI searched the office and a nearby business tied to Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas as part of a long-running corruption probe, and Lucas said the move was political retaliation.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced House Oversight questions about his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while Democrats said he was evasive and Republicans said he was cooperative.

Georgia’s environmental agency knew for years about PFAS pollution from carpet mills but, according to an investigation, did little to regulate or warn the public as contamination spread through northwest Georgia.

A new poll finds that many Americans think Trump’s immigration crackdown has made the U.S. less welcoming to immigrants, and many say it has affected people they know.

The U.S. Southern Command says it killed three people in a strike on a suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific as President Trump’s anti-cartel campaign continues.