NPR News: 05-12-2026 7PM EDT

May 12, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews

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This NPR News segment covers a range of urgent domestic and international developments, including President Trump’s diplomatic meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, a Supreme Court decision reshaping Alabama’s congressional map, promising clinical trials for pancreatic cancer treatment, rising

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