frontpage: tue may 19

A frontpage overview of the news from The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times for May 19. The Trump administration has established a controversial $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were targeted by previous legal actions, a move critics label a political slush fund. In the technology sector, a federal jury dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, clearing the way for the AI company's public offering. Global tensions remain high as the U.S. considers military strikes against Iran while managing a new Ebola outbreak in the Congo. Domestically, major business stories include a $67 billion energy merger and a transit strike affecting the Long Island Rail Road. Additional reports cover social issues, such as parental anger over academic testing accommodations and the environmental impact of a massive California island wildfire.