News for May 27, 2026
Pam Bondi Battling Cancer
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after leaving the Department of Justice, according to reports Tuesday.
Bondi, 60, has since undergone treatment and is recovering, Axios reported, citing a source familiar with the situation.
Most thyroid cancers are highly treatable, with the Cleveland Clinic reporting a five-year survival rate of more than 98%.
The news came as President Donald Trump tapped the longtime ally to join a White House advisory panel focused on artificial intelligence policy.
Trump appointed Bondi to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST, a committee chaired by former White House AI adviser David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios, Axios reported.
Bondi received widespread support after news of her diagnosis surfaced online.
“Pam has been quietly kicking cancer’s ass the last few weeks,” former White House staffer and podcast host Katie Miller posted on X. “@PamBondi has a heart of gold.”
The PCAST panel also includes tech leaders such as Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
According to Axios, Bondi will help coordinate between the federal government and technology executives on the council while also serving in a newly created advisory role involving national infrastructure.
Vice President JD Vance praised Bondi’s continued role in the administration.
Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team, and I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces,” Vance said in a statement to Axios.
Bondi was removed as attorney general last month, with Trump naming Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as interim attorney general while he considers a permanent replacement.
Despite her departure, Bondi vowed to continue supporting the president and his agenda.
“Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime,” Bondi wrote in an April 2 X post after leaving the Justice Department.
“I remain eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again.”
Bondi has long been one of Trump’s closest legal and political allies, serving as a defender during impeachment proceedings and throughout his return to the White House.
Hamas says Israeli airstrikes killed its new military leader in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas is confirming that Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City killed the new leader of Hamas’ military wing. The group said in a statement Wednesday that Mohammed Odeh was killed Tuesday along with his wife and two of his children. The attack came less than two weeks after Odeh’s predecessor was killed. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Odeh was targeted by the Israeli military and called him “one of the architects” of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that led to more than two years of war in Gaza. The strike killed at least five people and injured 12 on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday.
9 missing after Washington paper mill tank implosion and officials say there’s no hope of survivors
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say there’s no hope of finding more survivors at a Washington paper mill where nine missing workers remain missing after a tank imploded and released a highly destructive chemical mixture. Authorities have confirmed that at least one person was killed in Tuesday’s implosion at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview. Crews hope to resume searching Wednesday but must stabilize the tank before any of the bodies can be recovered. Officials say it is at risk of collapsing further and leaking more of the caustic liquid. The cause of the implosion remains unknown. Authorities says there’s no threat to the public.
Median pay for CEOs rose nearly 6% in 2025, but some compensation packages were eye-popping
NEW YORK (AP) — The typical CEO compensation package rose nearly 6% in 2025 to $17.7 million, as company boards rewarded their top executives for bigger profits and higher stock prices, and gave them incentives to stick around and make even more money for shareholders in the years ahead. The median employee at these companies earned $89,744, reflecting a 4.7% increase year over year. While that gain outpaced inflation in 2025, many workers were still feeling pinched by the accumulation of higher prices over the past few years. Tesla CEO Elon Musk topped the survey with a pay package valued at $132 billion.
Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of the border with Congo amid a surge in Ebola cases. The decision was made by a local Ebola task force. This comes after a rise in Ugandan health workers exposed to Ebola by Congolese patients who crossed the border before the outbreak was declared on May 15. Uganda has reported seven cases of Ebola, including a 59-year-old man who died in Kampala on May 14. Meanwhile, the number of suspected Ebola cases in eastern Congo is nearing 1,000, with at least 220 suspected deaths.
Wall Street hangs near its records as oil prices ease
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hanging near their records as oil prices fall. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Wednesday from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 172 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%. Bath & Body Works and Abercrombie & Fitch both rallied after becoming the latest companies to deliver stronger profit reports for the start of 2026 than analysts expected. That’s even though U.S. consumers have been getting more discouraged about inflation. Stocks of oil-and-gas companies fell after the price of Brent crude dropped more than 3%. Treasury yields eased.
Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season. Senators Ted Cruz, a Republican, and Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, briefed The Associated Press on details of the bill they crafted in hopes it could get the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate. They are trying to overcome more than a year of inaction in Congress, which is seeking to enshrine rules created by a lawsuit settlement that allowed players to be paid.
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