May 19: DPA invoked to boost formula supplies. McConnell pushes Ukraine aid through.

J. Scott Wilson

Updated: May 19, 2022 / 05:06 AM CDT

A general view of the show on the final day of the Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Circus on May 21, 2017 in Uniondale, New York. Known as “The Greatest Show on Earth”, the circus performed its final act after a 146 year run. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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☀ Good morning! It’s Thursday May 19, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

An employee walks near empty shelves where baby formula would normally be located at a CVS in New Orleans on Monday, May 16, 2022. President Joe Biden’s administration has announced new steps to ease the national shortage of baby formula, including allowing more imports from overseas. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

2. McConnell pushes $40B Ukraine aid bill through divided GOP

In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

3. ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli freed from prison for halfway house

FILE – Former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli attends the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 4, 2016. Shkreli has been freed from prison after serving much of a seven-year prison sentence for lying to hedge fund investors and cheating investors in a drug company. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

4. Officials warn of another virus surge. Does anyone care?

FILE – Medical personnel vaccinate students at a school in New Orleans on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. U.S. data suggests it is unlikely that COVID-19 vaccines might trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked with the virus in children, according to a study published Tuesday, Feb. 22. Researchers from the CDC and other institutions analyzed vaccine surveillance data in their study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson, File)

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Ringling Bros. circus to return next year sans touring animals

The circus giant will be back, but no animals in the center ring.

A general view of the show on the final day of the Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Circus on May 21, 2017 in Uniondale, New York. Known as “The Greatest Show on Earth”, the circus performed its final act after a 146-year run. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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🔴 Boeing makes second attempt to send Starliner capsule to ISS.

🔴 104th PGA Championship begins with Woods in the field.

🔴 House passes domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo shooting.

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