First Light - Wednesday, May 18, 2022

18/05/2022 26 min
First Light - Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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Episode Synopsis

First-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his Republican primary race Tuesday to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, after the pro-Donald Trump firebrand’s personal and political blunders translated into voter unhappiness. Clayton Neville joins us to go over this and other results from Tuesday's primary in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Idaho, and Kentucky. President Joe Biden mourned with Buffalo’s grieving families on Tuesday, then exhorted the nation to reject what he angrily labeled the poison of white supremacy. Linda Kenyon reports on that for us. Under fire from parents and politicians, President Joe Biden’s administration announced steps Monday to ease a nationwide shortage of baby formula, including reopening the largest domestic manufacturing plant and increasing imports from overseas. John Stolnis has the details. Kevin Carr chimes in with his weekly look at what's new on streaming. Whatever or whoever they are, they’re still out there. U.S. intelligence is after them, but we still don't know a lot about UFOs. Bryan Bender of Politico joins us to recap a unique hearing on Capitol Hill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.