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NYTIMES (Carl Hulse) - Congressional Republicans Struggle to Do the Basics as Chambers Clash

House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers scramble to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.

AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Exclusive: Senators interrogate AI firms on China safeguards

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are demanding answers from major tech and AI companies over concerns that employees with ties to China could access cutting-edge U.S. AI systems . Why it matters: Lawmakers are focusing on insider access — not just hacking — as a potential vulnerability, putting pressure on companies to demonstrate stronger safeguards. - "The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has an extensive track record of conducting espionage on U.S. companies in critical sectors," the senators write. Zoom in: Identical letters sent to the CEOs of Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Safe Superintelligence Inc., Thinking Machines Lab and xAI ask for responses to nine questions by May 20. - One…

NYTIMES (Christina Morales and Hamed Aleaziz) - They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.

A school transfer disrupted two brothers’ visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: Humanoid robots will join baggage handlers at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

Due to industry challenges, Japan Airlines said it will start a two-year trial to see if the humanoid robots can help with baggage handling and cleaning aircrafts.

ABCNEWS - Florida legislature approves new congressional map that could give GOP 4 more seats

Florida's state legislature passed a new congressional map on Wednesday that could allow Republicans to flip up to four seats.