Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered cities across the Golden state to start cleaning up its homeless encampments, stating that the "time for inaction is over" and that the state has a lot of federal funding to help with the efforts. California has become known for having the highest homeless rate in the country with 187,000 homeless people as of 2024, who largely occupy cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Los Angeles has the second highest homeless population in the country, behind New York City.

President Trump announced on Monday that drug prices will be dropped "between 59%, 80%, 90%." "Starting today, the U.S. will no longer subsidize healthcare of foreign countries," Trump said, adding that they pay a fraction of drug prices.

The Trump administration scored a major victory on Monday after a federal judge ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can share its database with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help locate and identify alleged illegal migrants.

A Florida congresswoman has filed legislation she hopes will make it easier for smaller third-party app developers to make their products available on Apple’s App Store. U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, introduced the App Store Freedom Act. One of the measure’s biggest components would prevent Apple from forcing third-party app developers to use Apple’s in-app payment system. Additionally, the Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience (CCME) says the bill would make it easier for these app developers to interoperate with Apple’s software.

House Republicans unveiled sweeping changes to Medicaid on Sunday evening, including provisions to defund Planned Parenthood and bar taxpayer dollars from being used to fund child sex change procedures. The proposal from the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) committee comes as House Republicans are racing to pass President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” by the end of next week ahead of the Memorial Day recess. House E&C Republicans are proposing to prevent organizations that provide abortions, such as Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for the non-abortion services they offer despite opposition from several moderate GOP lawmakers.