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Raúl Castro Indictment Looms, Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices, and Historic GA Primary and more
CNN 5 Things
May 20, 2026

The Justice Department is preparing to announce criminal charges against a former Cuban president. Chinese leader Xi Jinping praised his Russian counterpart and jabbed President Donald Trump during a meeting in China today. US gas prices are expected to rise over the holiday weekend. Senate Republicans are scrambling after Trump endorses in a tight Texas Senate primary runoff. Plus, a former Atlanta mayor is one step closer to potentially becoming the nation’s first Black woman governor.