Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggests he'll instead send his foreign minister to the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Biden gets another slap in the face.

There is some evidence to indicate that some victims may have been alive and in need of medical aid while authorities waited outside for backup. LA Times

VOA VIEW: The new facts look bad for law enforcement.

A scathing report documents how Southern Baptist leaders stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sexual abuse. LA Times

VOA VIEW: It looks grim.

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The Daily Beast has issued an apology to the Delaware computer repairman who acquired Hunter Biden’s laptop. New York Post

VOA VIEW: The Daily Beast us trying to limit their liability.

Gunman Salvador Ramos emerged from his hiding spot and opened fire on authorities entering the classroom behind a tactical shield, an anonymous CBP official told The Washington Post. New York Post

VOA VIEW: And the truth is ...

Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety. New York Times

VOA VIEW: The truth hurts Dems.

The housing market has altered the math of moving for nearly everyone. New York Times

An intense news conference Friday included acknowledgments from authorities that police were too slow to confront the Uvalde, Texas, gunman.       USA Today

VOA VIEW: The media pushed for information faster than it was available,

Visitors to the NRA's annual conference can carry firearms, but the Secret Service is prohibiting firearms from a forum featuring Donald Trump.       USA Today

VOA VIEW: It was a valid decision.

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Former President Donald Trump on Friday told the National Rifle Association convention that the solution to school shootings was massive security upgrades at all of America's schools. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: True words.

The police official blamed for not sending officers in more quickly to stop the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting is the chief of the school system's small police force, a unit dedicated ordinarily to building relationships with students and responding to the occasional fight. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Give time for all the facts to be uncovered.

Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction - but not until next year - reflecting what Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Friday was an overestimate in costs of covering an expensive and controversial new Alzheimer's drug. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: A guessing game.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he was "livid" after learning he received partially inaccurate information about the Uvalde school shooting response, fuming that he was initially "misled" by law enforcement. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Too quick to make the unverified info public,

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Republican Mehmet Oz declared himself the "presumptive nominee" in Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary on Friday, two days after an automatic recount was triggered by results showing he was roughly 900 votes ahead of Republican rival David McCormick. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Smart, but tricky move.

The Department of Homeland Security announced plans Friday to restart limited border wall construction, closing a "gap" in the barrier in Arizona that appears to have been left when President Biden stopped construction on his first day in office. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: The whole wall should be finished.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy indicated that he won't cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol unless they provide him in advance the materials they will rely on in questioning. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: It is a liberal fraudulent committee.

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A split has emerged among Democrats over an investigation by the Biden administration into whether China is subverting U.S. tariffs on solar panels that opponents say are crippling the clean energy industry. Washington Times

Conservatives have launched new initiatives aimed at removing "woke politics" from corporate boardrooms as the annual season of shareholder meetings winds down. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Good!

A federal judge on Friday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, allowing her civil investigation into his business practices to continue ABC

VOA VIEW: Liberal stupidity.

The U.S. is targeting two Russian banks in sanctions over their alleged support for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs ABC

VOA VIEW: Now what?

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020 ABC

VOA VIEW: Still high over past 40 years.

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Nearly 20 officers were in a hallway for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront the gunman, authorities said. CBS

VOA VIEW: So, they say - who really knows?

The 90 minutes between when the gunman first arrived at the scene and when he was killed are under intense scrutiny. CBS

VOA VIEW: Too many contradicting public statements made.

In celebration of her birthday, Barbie is also making a donation in Cox's name to TransFamilySOS, a nonprofit that is on a mission to create a more gender affirming and accepting community. CBS

VOA VIEW: Mattel is making a major mistake.

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Advocates expressed anger and disappointment on Friday in response to news that the Biden administration is leaning toward $10,000 in student loan relief. CNBC

VOA VIEW: No loan forgiveness should be made.

Durban, co-CEO and managing director of private equity firm Silver Lake, was on the board when it approved Twitter's sale to Elon Musk last month. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Little choice.

The National Rifle Association still has a bevy of assets that it can use to influence the gun policy debate despite financial and internal turmoil. CNBC

VOA VIEW: The NRA is still influential to many.

Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz are set to speak at the NRA's annual meeting in Houston, just days after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults in a Texas school. CNBC

Houston will increase security measures for the NRA's three-day convention as the gun-rights group comes under fire following the Uvalde school shooting FOX News

Russia's military is gaining ground in Ukraine's east as they continue to try to encircle Severodonetsk. Ukraine denied that the city is surrounded and said fighting continues there. UPI

VOA VIEW: Putin is getting madder and madder.

Inflation slowed slightly in April in the United States but it is still near a 40-year high. Income, disposable income and consumer spending all rose in April despite the ongoing inflation. UPI

China and Russia shut down a U.S.-led U.N. Security Council resolution to impose additional sanctions on North Korea, highlighting a widening geopolitical divide that Washington warned would "embolden" the regime. UPI

VOA VIEW: China and Russia are looking to expand their isolation.

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention on Thursday night released a list naming hundreds of ministers and church employees who have been accused of sexual abuse over the last 20 years. UPI

VOA VIEW: What will be next?

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