Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-20 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid to unseat incumbent Senator John Cornyn in next Tuesday's Republican primary run-off race.
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, habla con reporteros después de una reunión con la primera ministra de Japón, Sanae Takaichi, el martes 12 de mayo de 2026, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
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[2026-05-20 10:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-20 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Abbas Araghchi said Iran was prepared to destroy more US aircraft if Washington chose to resume military action against Tehran.
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[2026-05-20 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 09:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open mixed Wednesday as investors weighed elevated bond yields and renewed geopolitical tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "an hour away" from deciding whether to attack Iran on Tuesday before he was convinced to postpone the strike for a few days.
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[2026-05-20 09:30 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump scored a major personal legal victory over the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday as the agency he has long reviled was barred by the U.S. Justice Department from continuing any “known and unknown” probes into his tax returns.
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[2026-05-20 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US Senate has advanced a resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval or a debate on the rationale, cost, strategy, and clear end goal.
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[2026-05-20 09:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-20 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Washington Nationals third baseman Brady House dives in foul territory for a ground ball during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
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[2026-05-20 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com,
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[2026-05-20 08:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-20 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The four accused companies produce about 95% of the world's dry shipping containers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly set to tell European NATO members that Washington will reduce the military capabilities it would make available to the bloc in the event of a major crisis, including an attack on a member state.
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[2026-05-20 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first day in the major leagues, New York Mets rookie Nick Morabito couldn’t help but think of how similar to the route the team bus took to Nationals Park was to his ride to high school every day.
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[2026-05-20 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance leaves after speaking to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-20 08:24 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says $400m building costs to be funded by private donors, but has asked for taxpayers to cover security costs
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[2026-05-20 08:18 UTC+10:00] [deportações] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A política migratória de Donald Trump, centrada na detenção e deportação de imigrantes, impactou a vida de ao menos 205 mil crianças nos Estados Unidos, que tiveram ao menos um de seus pais presos pelo Serviço de Imigração e Alfândega (ICE, na sigla em inglês) desde janeiro de 2025. Desse total, estima-se que 145 mil são cidadãs americanas.
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[2026-05-20 08:18 UTC+10:00] [deportações] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A política migratória de Donald Trump, centrada na detenção e deportação de imigrantes, impactou a vida de ao menos 205 mil crianças nos Estados Unidos, que tiveram ao menos um de seus pais presos pelo Serviço de Imigração e Alfândega (ICE, na sigla em inglês) desde janeiro de 2025. Desse total, estima-se que 145 mil são cidadãs americanas.
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[2026-05-20 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 08:00 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Russian leader arrives in China days after Trump in search of an energy deal, with yuan settlements, pricing potentially on the table
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[2026-05-20 07:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks as he tours Ballroom construction around the outside the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-20 07:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks to supporters during an election night watch party Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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[2026-05-20 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Senate on Tuesday advanced a resolution to halt military action in Iran after a surprise defection from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's war effort.
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[2026-05-20 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 7:45am
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[2026-05-20 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance said Washington sees an opportunity to reshape relations with Iran after decades of hostility.
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[2026-05-20 07:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-05-20 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to, from bottom right, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, top right, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, top left, and others during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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[2026-05-20 07:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior US official visited Saudi Arabia in April to shore up the kingdom’s $1bn pledge for President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Gaza, amid concerns that funding is not materialising, one Arab official and a US official familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-05-20 07:07 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: An unprecedented settlement between President Donald Trump and the US government – which he runs – precludes the tax office from ever pursuing claims against him, his family, their trusts and companies, as well as establishing a “slush fund” to compensate his political allies.
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[2026-05-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Via American Greatness,
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[2026-05-20 06:53 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-20 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-05-20 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat will visit Seoul in the coming weeks to launch bilateral working groups to implement agreements from a summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump in October, the State Department said Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president and his sons’ finances will be further shielded as part of a settlement of the US$10 billion case over his leaked tax returns
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[2026-05-20 06:05 UTC+10:00] [Justice Department] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president and his sons’ finances will be further shielded as part of a settlement of the US$10 billion case over his leaked tax returns
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[2026-05-20 06:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of world affairs on Wednesday, May 20.
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[2026-05-20 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-20 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Less than a week after US President Donald Trump traveled to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin also arrived in China for a diplomatic visit.
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[2026-05-20 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Fears over a broader regional war and attacks on Gulf infrastructure led the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar to intensify efforts to persuade US President Donald Trump to delay any potential strike on Iran.
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[2026-05-20 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump tours Ballroom construction around the outside the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move gives Paxton a crucial boost over the incumbent, but may also give the Democrats’ Talarico an opening to flip the state
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