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Trump announces new pick for surgeon general nomination

Published May 1, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC

President Trump announced a third nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a regular Fox News contributor, after pulling his previous nomination for Dr. Casey Means.

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard listens as President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Dec. 2, 2025.

Gabbard resigns as national intelligence director citing husband's cancer diagnosis

By Franco Ordoñez

May 22, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

Shein buys Everlane, which sold millennials the dream of ethical, affordable luxury

By Alina Selyukh

May 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC

A customer pumps gas into his car at a Chevron station on May 4 in Los Angeles, Calif. Gas prices have surged to a 4-year high, as tensions in the Middle East continue. Gasoline in California is over $6 a gallon.

Drive slower, go electric, don't drive at all? The best options for saving gas

By Camila Domonoske, Stephan Bisaha

May 22, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC

FILE - Copies of the People's Daily newspaper with a front page photo and headline which reads "Xi Jinping holds talks with US President Trump", are displayed at a news stand in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on May 15 at final talks of a superpower summit that according to the US leader has also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.

The aftermath of Trump-Xi summit: comparing U.S. and China announcements

By Jennifer Pak

May 22, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC