Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-08 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said he had good talks with Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Thursday, hailing the "very dynamic" leader despite previous tensions with his ideological opposite.
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[2026-05-08 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump meets with UFC fighters, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-08 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Representatives of Israel and Lebanon will hold their third round of talks in Washington on May 14 and 15, a US State Department official said on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El logotipo del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EEUU, en Washington, el 25 de febrero de 2015. (Foto AP/Pablo Martínez Monsivais, Archivo)
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[2026-05-08 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran can economically survive the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz for at least three to four more months, four people familiar with a confidential CIA analysis told The Washington Post on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 05:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Camiones del Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos en Denver, el 23 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/David Zalubowski)
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Foreign leaders and lobbyists thought they would write the next chapter in Catholic history. They failed and Leo is proving to be the pope that some of them feared. (Reuters: Remo Casilli)
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House is slated for a hearing Thursday by a key federal agency he expects to approve what would be a dramatic makeover.
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[2026-05-08 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-08 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have quietly reopened their bases and airspace to the US military, which could allow President Trump to re-up his currently paused “Project Freedom” mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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[2026-05-08 04:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The White House ripped “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill as “one sick individual” on Thursday after he blasted out a mocked-up image of President Trump dead in a grave.
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[2026-05-08 04:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has met US President Donald Trump at the White House, for talks that were expected to focus on trade, security, and critical minerals as Lula seeks to reset their rocky relationship.
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[2026-05-08 04:30 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Case involves White House effort to censure the US senator over video urging service members to ‘refuse illegal orders’
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[2026-05-08 04:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: James Comey, exdirector del FBI, habla con los periodistas en el Capitolio en Washington, el 17 de diciembre de 2018. (Foto AP/J. Scott Applewhite, archivo)
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[2026-05-08 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographed in Washington, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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[2026-05-08 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Spencer Pratt’s sharp debate performance this week was so effective in cutting through the noise and bluntly laying out Los Angeles’ many crises that even some Democratic strategists are saying the former reality TV star may have a real chance to win the mayor’s race.
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[2026-05-08 04:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Capitol Hill is not supposed to be one to die on.
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:15 UTC+10:00] [Sherritt International] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Marco Rubio revealed sanctions on Thursday, escalating Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana’s military-controlled economy
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[2026-05-08 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Germany's finance minister has blamed Donald Trump's "irresponsible war in Iran" for a big drop in his country's expected tax revenues.
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[2026-05-08 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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[2026-05-08 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Negotiators are quietly hammering out the details of a 14-point framework for peace talks between the US and Iran — and nuclear elements are finally on the table for discussion.
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[2026-05-08 03:54 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President indicated that deal had materialised but truth was that Saudi Arabia had stopped US use of its bases
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[2026-05-08 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The GOP-led Tennessee state House passed a new congressional map Thursday aimed at paving the way for Republicans to pick up one more seat in Congress.
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[2026-05-08 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Reports that Saudi Arabia has refused the US military access to its airspace could significantly complicate Washington’s plans should it decide to return to attacks against the Islamic regime, a Gulf expert told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-05-08 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks to the chamber after meeting behind closed doors with fellow Republicans on the Homeland Security budget stalemate, at the Capitol in Washington, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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[2026-05-08 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tubos de ensayo con muestras de contaminantes de agua, en un laboratorio de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos, en Cincinnati el 10 de abril del 2024. (AP foto/Joshua A. Bickel)
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[2026-05-08 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A trailer with a sign supporting President Donald Trump stands adjacent to the Smoky Hills wind farm, Sept. 30, 2024, near Ellsworth, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)
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[2026-05-08 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-05-08 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A panoply of critics is trying to take down Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Marty Makary — sensing blood in the water after President Trump forced him to approve flavored e-cigarettes with new “age gate” ID-verifying technology.
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[2026-05-08 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vials containing PFAS samples sit in a tray April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)
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[2026-05-08 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has called for criminal charges of “incitement to violence” against top Democratic lawmaker Hakeem Jeffries, escalating his push to use the legal system against his political rivals.
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[2026-05-08 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A mass release of North Carolina prisoners under Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper during the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating effect on public safety — with nearly half of the sprung inmates going on to commit more crimes, according to a Post review of state records and reports.
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[2026-05-08 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ohio gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch, whose rhetoric has included antisemitic dogwhistles, did not come close to winning the Republican primary on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-08 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Boeing shares rose in late-morning trading in New York after CNBC reported that CEO Kelly Ortberg will join President Trump on his trip to Beijing next week for talks with President Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-08 02:23 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Arabia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of Hormuz
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[2026-05-08 02:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito filed Senate Bill (SB) 2114 to address over importation of sugar and protect local producers from unfair competition amid declining incomes of farmers and workers.
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[2026-05-08 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Xavier Becerra is not governor material, according to former colleagues and Biden administration staffers who worked with the one-time Health and Human Services secretary.
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[2026-05-08 02:02 UTC+10:00] [Catholic] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: VATICAN CITY — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio eased tensions between the White House and the Catholic Church after meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Friday.
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[2026-05-08 01:53 UTC+10:00] [United States Politics and Government] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: King Charles Speaks of ‘Indispensable Alliance’ at State Dinner With Trump1:23
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[2026-05-08 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Over the weekend, we reported that in what some called a "watershed moment", Beijing ordered Chinese companies not to comply with US sanctions on five domestic refiners linked to the Iranian oil trade, deploying for the first time a blocking measure introduced in 2021 that was aimed at protecting its firms from foreign laws it deemed unjustified.
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[2026-05-08 01:39 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump was speaking to the New York Post
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[2026-05-08 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With hopes of a permanent truce being continually undermined by minor skirmishes and blockade infringements, it remains unclear whether this war is close to ending. And while oil prices gyrate from one Trump Truth post to the next, two weeks of Brent above $100/barrel (only just inching below as of this morning) suggests the market is not buying into the quick resolution narrative.
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[2026-05-08 01:09 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed the situation in Iran and the Trump administration’s efforts to avoid using the word ‘war’
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[2026-05-08 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to join President Donald Trump on his visit to China next week, a source familiar with the planemaker's plans told CNBC on Thursday.
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[2026-05-08 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is calling for a full-blown investigation into a Torrance gun store that sold a shotgun to White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen, the deranged CalTech grad accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump.
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[2026-05-08 00:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Grab your sneakers and tighten those laces — the Presidential Fitness Test is back.
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[2026-05-08 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifica ante el Comité de Finanzas del Senado en el Capitolio, el miércoles 22 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-05-08 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — \White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has given birth to a baby girl, she announced Thursday.
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