May 26: Biden assures Americans on Social Security, VA funding. Memorial Day travel tips.

J. Scott Wilson

2 years ago

Good morning! It’s Friday May 26, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Biden assures Americans on Social Security, VA

President Joe Biden speaks about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

2. Traveling this weekend? Here are some tips whether you’re going by land, air or sea

Bethany Adleta, center, of Frisco, Texas, makes her way to the ticketing gate as she prepares to travel out of Love Field airport, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Dallas. Fees, higher fares and fewer discounts for military veterans are causing Adleta to debate flying versus driving if she makes any more trips this summer. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

3. US economic growth revised up for the first quarter

Clearance sale signs are displayed at a retail store in Downers Grove, Ill., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

4. House votes to list fentanyl analogs as Schedule I drugs

Approximately 300,000 fentanyl pills and more than 11 pounds of powdered fentanyl were seized from the gas tank of an SUV, prosecutors said. Photo courtesy: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

📱 [Trending] this morning

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS LINKS BETWEEN CANNABIS AND PSYCHOSIS

Laura and John Stacks lost their son, Johnny, to cannabis-related psychosis.

FILE – Marijuana plants grow at a Minnesota Medical Solutions greenhouse on May 5, 2015, in Otsego, Minn. Senators in Minnesota passed a bill Saturday, May 20, 2023, that would legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making it the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis. The measure has already been approved by the House and now goes to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who has pledged to sign it into law. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 International Monetary Fund representatives will hold a news conference to discuss their review of the U.S. economy.

🔴 President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome collegiate basketball champions from Louisiana State University and the University of Connecticut to the White House.

🔴 SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Badr 8 satellite on behalf of the Saudi Arabia-based firm Arabsat.

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