1. The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics  Politico
2. Political cartoons for May 14  The Week

1. She torpedoed the Murdaugh verdict. Here’s what became of ex-Colleton County clerk Becky Hill.  Post and Courier
2. Why a Retrial of the Murdaugh Case Could Look a Lot Different  The New York Times
3. Juror speaks out after Alex Murdaugh murder conviction reversed  USA Today
4. Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers to introduce shocking DNA findings that could upend murder cases at retrial  New York Post
5. Why Alex Murdaugh can be retried despite double jeopardy  FOX Carolina News

1. Keisha Lance Bottoms’ lead is making some Georgia Democrats uneasy  Yahoo
2. Bottoms outlines affordability and education plans, including $60,000 minimum teacher pay  WGXA
3. Democratic candidate for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms visits Columbus for meet and greet  WRBL
4. Keisha Lance Bottoms vows to fight maps she says weaken Black voting power during Fort Valley campaign stop  41NBC News
5. Did Republicans just hand Keisha Lance Bottoms a ticket to November?  AJC.com

1. She torpedoed the Murdaugh verdict. Here’s what became of ex-Colleton County clerk Becky Hill.  Post and Courier
2. Why a Retrial of the Murdaugh Case Could Look a Lot Different  The New York Times
3. Why double jeopardy doesn’t apply after court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions  Yahoo
4. Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction is gone. Here’s what that means for a retrial  CNN
5. Megyn Kelly Champions Alex Murdaugh’s Due Process  Yahoo

1. After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?  NPR
2. Fourth lawsuit filed against Tennessee’s new congressional map  Daily Memphian
3. Sexton Pulls House Democrats From Standing Committees  State Affairs
4. ACLU sues Tennessee over new congressional map  WREG.com
5. ACLU files federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s new Congressional map  Daily Memphian

Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds  NPRSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

1. The Mandalorian and Grogu gets divisive first reactions as Star Wars movie called both a "ton of fun" and "totally inessential"  Yahoo
2. First Reactions For The Mandalorian And Grogu Leave Critics Divided  SlashFilm
3. ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is First ‘Star Wars’ Movie to Be Shot Entirely in Los Angeles Thanks to California Tax Incentive, Says Director Jon Favreau  Variety
4. ‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ First Critic Takes Are In Ahead Of Its Release Date  Forbes
5. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’: First Reactions  The Hollywood Reporter

1. Korean Stocks Tumble After Reaching Milestone as Foreigners Sell  Bloomberg.com
2. South Korea’s Kospi retreats from record high to drop over 6% as heavyweight tech names sell-off  CNBC
3. World shares are lower after South Korea's Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip  AP News
4. KOSPI hits another historic landmark of 8,000 on AI rally  The Korea Times
5. KOSPI crashes over 6 pct on foreign sell-offs after achieving 8,000-point milestone  upi.com

1. Stock futures fall after Dow retakes 50,000: Live updates  CNBC
2. Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall as yields rise, Trump-Xi summit ends  Yahoo Finance
3. U.S. Futures, Global Markets Fall; Treasury Yields, Oil Rise  WSJ
4. Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq called lower, gold and silver dive, as 10-year Treasury yield breaks above 4.5%; oil prices rise after Trump-XI meeting  MarketWatch
5. Stock Futures Drop as Higher Yields and Oil Prices Spook Markets  Barron's

Data center developers are outbidding homebuilders for land, poaching their electricians and driving up utility bills.

1. The number of competitive House districts is getting smaller and smaller  Politico
2. Opinion | What the Supreme Court Can’t Do for Republicans in the Midterms ​  The New York Times
3. Opinion | Who will win the House? The scales are shifting.  The Washington Post
4. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028  The New Yorker
5. Democrats get a last-minute reprieve on 2026 redistricting  Axios

1. The number of competitive House districts is getting smaller and smaller  Politico
2. Opinion | What the Supreme Court Can’t Do for Republicans in the Midterms ​  The New York Times
3. Opinion | Who will win the House? The scales are shifting.  The Washington Post
4. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028  The New Yorker
5. Democrats are losing on redistricting. Here are their last, best hopes  USA Today

1. The number of competitive House districts is getting smaller and smaller  Politico
2. Opinion | ​Want to Know What Is Going to Happen in the Midterms? So Does Amy Walter. ​  The New York Times
3. A state-by-state look at U.S. House redistricting, and how it might affect the 2026 midterm election  OregonLive.com
4. Republicans feared losing midterms - but fight over voting maps changed all that  BBC
5. Democrats get a last-minute reprieve on 2026 redistricting  Axios

1. How a year of gerrymandering has further slashed competitive House seats  Politico
2. Opinion | Who will win the House? The scales are shifting.  The Washington Post
3. Democrats get a last-minute reprieve on 2026 redistricting  Axios
4. Republicans feared losing midterms - but fight over voting maps changed all that  BBC
5. Democrats are losing the redistricting wars. Now what?  USA Today

1. How a year of gerrymandering has further slashed competitive House seats  Politico
2. Opinion | Who will win the House? The scales are shifting.  The Washington Post
3. Democrats get a last-minute reprieve on 2026 redistricting  Axios
4. America Has Always Had a Gerrymandering Problem. This Is New.  The Atlantic
5. Republicans feared losing midterms - but fight over voting maps changed all that  BBC

1. 'Atonement' Review': Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass in Reflection on War  The Hollywood Reporter
2. Ones To Watch: Iraqi Actress Gheed Brings A Sense On Destiny To Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Debut With ‘Atonement’: “I Fell In Love With The Story”  Deadline
3. Locally Produced Film To Debut At Cannes Film Festival Event  Osprey Observer
4. Helmer Reed Van Dyk Tackles ‘Moral’ Injuries in Directors’ Fortnight Debut Feature ‘Atonement’  Variety
5. Cannes 2026 Review: Reed Van Dyk’s Piercing Drama “Atonement” Aims to Heal  The Moveable Fest

1. US seeks indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro  Al Jazeera
2. U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, sources say  CBS News
3. With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook  The New York Times
4. US Justice Department working to indict former Cuban president Raul Castro  CNN
5. Threatened indictment of Raúl Castro ratchets up US pressure on Cuba  The Guardian

1. US seeks indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro  Al Jazeera
2. U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, sources say  CBS News
3. U.S. plans to indict Raul Castro raise Cubans’ fears of force  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
4. US Justice Department working to indict former Cuban president Raul Castro  CNN
5. Threatened indictment of Raúl Castro ratchets up US pressure on Cuba  The Guardian

1. US seeks indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro  Al Jazeera
2. U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, sources say  CBS News
3. Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say  The Hill
4. US plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, US DOJ official says  Reuters
5. US takes steps to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro  USA Today

1. US seeks indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro  Al Jazeera
2. US takes steps to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro  USA Today
3. DOJ pushing to indict Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of civilian planes, officials say  NBC News
4. US plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, US DOJ official says  Reuters
5. U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, sources say  CBS News