[2026-05-01 23:00 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor’s mansion blue

Snippet: Rusty Hicks concerned that Democrats could crowd each other out in ‘open’ system and hand victory to Republicans

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/california-democrats-republicans-governor

[2026-05-01 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Trump Argues War 'Terminated' Before 60-Day Congressional Approval Deadline, As Iran Submits Latest Proposal To Pakistan Mediators

Snippet: White House officials argue the current absence of fighting between Iranian & US forces means the 60-day timeline for Congressional approval (or US forces must leave) doesn't apply due to the ceasefire.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-argues-iran-war-terminated-60-day-congressional-approval-deadline-iran-submits

[2026-05-01 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US congressmen introduce resolution condemning Hasan Piker for alleged antisemitism

Snippet: Two representatives in the US Congress introduced a bipartisan resolution this week calling for the condemnation of online political commentators Hasan Piker and Candace Owens over alleged antisemitism.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/us-congress-consider-resolution-condemning-hasan-piker-and-candace-owens

[2026-05-01 22:41 UTC+10:00] [United States Defense and Military Forces] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Pentagon Makes Deals With A.I. Companies to Expand Classified Work

Snippet: The Pentagon announced on Friday that it had reached deals with some of the technology industry’s biggest companies in an effort to expand the military’s artificial intelligence capabilities and increase the number of firms authorized to be on classified networks.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/politics/pentagon-ai-companies-deals.html

[2026-05-01 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Pentagon plans to make US military ‘AI-first fighting force’ by pairing with companies

Snippet: Agreements with artificial intelligence firms spark concerns over public spending, cyber security and domestic surveillance

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/pentagon-us-military-pairs-with-spacex-google-openai

[2026-05-01 22:16 UTC+10:00] [US news] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump administration rejects need for Iran war Congressional approval despite deadline – US politics live

Snippet: Pete Hegseth argued that a ceasefire agreement with Iran more than three weeks ago ‘means the 60 day clock pauses, or stops’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/01/us-war-iran-ceasefire-war-powers-oil-latest-news-updates

[2026-05-01 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Speaker Mike Johnson's 'normal Congress' seems long gone

Snippet: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives for Britain’s King Charles III’s address to a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Pool via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/congress-house-republicans-speaker-mike-johnson-f33caf02251b5c8514e9014c865ea784

[2026-05-01 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Rep. Max Miller’s lawyers admit he lied about witness in domestic violence case against ex-wife

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Rep. Max Miller confirmed their client fabricated testimony in court documents and during a court hearing to obtain a protection order against his ex-wife, prompting her attorneys to demand sanctions.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/01/us-news/rep-max-millers-lawyers-admit-he-lied-about-witness-in-domestic-violence-case-against-ex-wife/

[2026-05-01 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Pentagon tech chief says Anthropic is still blacklisted, but Mythos is a separate issue

Snippet: Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Friday said Anthropic is still a supply chain risk, but that Mythos, the company's artificial intelligence model with advanced cyber capabilities, is a "separate national security moment."

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/pentagon-anthropic-blacklist-mythos-michael.html

[2026-05-01 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump recalibrates immigration crackdown with quieter strategy

Snippet: Federal officers stand guard after detaining people outside of Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-ice-border-trump-mass-deportations-77ca6741fe11ac35852c8b15d3016991

[2026-05-01 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Bessent wants people to budget and save, not fall for easy-money traps

Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting with members of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), about financial literacy, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Treasury Department, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bessent-treasury-secretary-profile-6ae242f0c3ad3643e052fd1a19d7154b

[2026-05-01 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Hegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war

Snippet: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has argued that the clock has paused on a deadline for the Trump administration to seek approval from Congress for the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz7l5v03po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-01 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Live updates: Trump administration says Iran war is 'terminated'

Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-05-01-2026

[2026-05-01 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Corte Suprema de EEUU vacía una ley histórica que protegió el voto de las minorías durante 60 años

Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos Lyndon B. Johnson, sostiene el documento firmado que sanciona la Ley de Derecho al Voto de 1965, mientras habla con el senador republicano de Illinois Everett Dirksen, en la Sala Presidencial, en Washington, el 6 de agosto de 1965. Las firmas que aparecen en el documento son las de Johnson (abajo, izquierda); el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, John McCormack (arriba, derecha), y la del vicepresidente, Hubert Humphrey (abajo, segunda por la izquierda).

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/corte-suprema-eeuu-ley-derecho-voto-luisiana-alabama-e7c4362f8e90947ab49feee167167483

[2026-05-01 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Has the US-Iran ceasefire reset the clock on War Powers Act deadline?

Snippet: The Donald Trump administration has argued that a key May 1 deadline it faces to secure congressional approval for the US-Israel war on Iran no longer matters because of the ongoing ceasefire with Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/1/has-the-us-iran-ceasefire-reset-the-clock-on-war-powers-act-deadline

[2026-05-01 20:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bill would bar sex criminals from getting federal pensions in wake of Eric Swalwell scandal

Snippet: WASHINGTON — A bipartisan pair of female senators are rolling out new legislation to bar convicted sex criminals from getting taxpayer-funded annuities and retirement pay.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/01/us-news/bill-would-bar-sex-criminals-from-getting-federal-pensions-in-wake-of-eric-swalwell-scandal/

[2026-05-01 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Falklands claim: Can Argentina’s Milei use Trump ties to challenge UK?

Snippet: President Javier Milei has recently sharpened his rhetoric on Argentina’s claim to the British-controlled Falkland Islands, at a time when his close relationship with United States President Donald Trump and the latter’s mounting tensions with the United Kingdom have drawn attention to the future of the contested territory.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/1/falklands-claim-can-argentinas-milei-use-trump-ties-to-challenge-the-uk

[2026-05-01 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Security footage shows suspect Cole Allen shooting Secret Service officer before White House dinner

Snippet: US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Ferris Pirro, on Thursday published a several-minute-long video that showed footage, including Cole Allen shooting a US Secret Service officer during his alleged attempt to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-894832

[2026-05-01 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Press freedom] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Under the Trump administration, pressure on the press is both subtle and direct | Kai Falkenberg

Snippet: Something like the demand by Donald Trump that news organizations publish interviews in full may seem innocuous, but they have serious implications

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/01/trump-administration-press-freedom

[2026-05-01 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: 8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

Snippet: When President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held — but just barely.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-midterm-elections-takeover-takeaways

[2026-05-01 19:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranian foreign minister says US war costs far higher, accuses Pentagon of lying

Snippet: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the Pentagon of misleading the public over the financial toll of the war launched by Donald Trump alongside Benjamin Netanyahu on 28 February.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-foreign-minister-says-us-war-costs-far-higher-accuses-pentagon

[2026-05-01 19:21 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Trump threatens Sánchez and Meloni with US troops withdrawal

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he would "probably" remove American troops from Spain and Italy, in renewed attacks against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Italian leader Giorgia Meloni.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-threatens-spain-pedro-sanchez-and-italy-giorgia-meloni-with-us-troops-withdrawal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-01 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump scraps Scotch whisky tariffs ‘in honor’ of King Charles

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump repealed tariffs on a key U.K. export on Thursday, after a state visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla appeared to help mend transatlantic relations dampened by a series of political standoffs.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/donald-trump-king-charles-queen-camilla-state-visit-scotch-whisky-tariffs.html

[2026-05-01 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Trump’s war has been a gift to an industry he detests

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/trump-s-war-has-been-a-gift-to-an-industry-he-detests-20260501-p5zssg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-01 18:39 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Newly released footage shows lead-up to alleged White House Dinner shooting

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/newly-released-footage-shows-lead-up-to-alleged-white-house-dinner-shooting-20260501-p5zt1o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-01 18:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: BBC News

Title: Pickleball and protests: How a Trump visit is roiling the world's largest retirement community

Snippet: Some call the Villages - the largest retirement community in the world - "Disney without rollercoasters".

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21k3ln17ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-01 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Brewers take on the Nationals after Contreras' 4-hit game

Snippet: Milwaukee Brewers (16-14, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (15-17, third in the NL East)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/william-contreras-washington-nationals-milwaukee-brewers-illinois-arizona-diamondbacks-0775015d33244119b6f914cebdb0fa99

[2026-05-01 18:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: Trump vows to maintain pressure on Iran through ‘incredible’ blockade

Snippet: Washington: US President Donald Trump said he was sticking with a naval blockade of Iranian ports amid concerns that the vital Strait of Hormuz would not reopen anytime soon.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/trump-vows-to-maintain-pressure-on-iran-through-incredible-blockade-20260501-p5zszp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-01 17:51 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe live

Snippet: The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/01/donald-trump-us-troops-italy-spain-germany-nato-europe-latest-news

[2026-05-01 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Tough-on-crime NT government snubs youth incarceration Senate inquiry

Snippet: By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/nt-government-snubs-youth-justice-incarceration-inquiry-crime/106623086

[2026-05-01 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran vows ‘long, painful’ response if US renews attacks

Snippet: Iran says it will respond with “long and painful strikes” on US positions across the Gulf region if Washington renews attacks, and has restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating the plans of the United States for a coalition to reopen the waterway.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/1/iran-vows-long-painful-response-if-us-renews-attacks

[2026-05-01 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Facing 60-day deadline, Trump administration claims Iran war ‘terminated’

Snippet: White House signals it will ignore Friday’s War Powers cut-off, arguing April ceasefire ‘paused’ hostilities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352134/facing-60-day-deadline-trump-administration-claims-iran-war-terminated?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-01 17:22 UTC+10:00] [Foundation for Defence of Democracies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Facing 60-day deadline, Trump administration claims Iran war ‘terminated’

Snippet: White House signals it will ignore Friday’s War Powers cut-off, arguing April ceasefire ‘paused’ hostilities

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3352134/facing-60-day-deadline-trump-administration-claims-iran-war-terminated

[2026-05-01 17:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Six injured in Washington state school stabbing

Snippet: Six people have been injured in a stabbing at a school in the US state of Washington following an "altercation", police said.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewp2ll1zljo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-01 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US congress member says 'imminent' military strikes on Iran still on the table

Snippet: US Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal in an interview with CNN indicated that "an imminent military strike is very much on the table".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-congress-member-says-imminent-military-strikes-iran-still-table

[2026-05-01 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Trump Threatens To Pull Some US Troops Out Of Germany While Lambasting 'Ineffective' Merz

Snippet: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been a bit on the defensive since his earlier in the week swipe at President Trump over launching the war against Iran. The German leader had told students in a talk that the US is being "humiliated" by Iranian leaders. He had also asserted, "If I had known that it would continue like this for five or six weeks and get progressively worse, I would have told ​him even more emphatically."

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-again-lashes-out-ineffective-merz-who-oversees-broken-country

[2026-05-01 16:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Illegal migrant wanted by Interpol for murder in Dominican Republic freed by Biden-appointed judge

Snippet: A suspected illegal migrant from the Dominican Republic with a deportation order and an Interpol Red Notice related to a homicide case in his home country was released by a judge appointed by former President Joe Biden, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/01/us-news/dominican-illegal-migrant-bryan-rafael-gomez-wanted-murder-released-from-ice-custody-in-rhode-island/

[2026-05-01 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump insists Iran would use a nuclear weapon if it had one, praises Epic Fury's military successes

Snippet: US President Donald Trump believes that the Islamic regime in Iran would use a nuclear weapon if it ever acquired one, he said during an interview with Newsmax's Greta Van Susteren on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-894818

[2026-05-01 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Brazil's Congress approves plan to drastically cut Bolsonaro's jail term

Snippet: Brazil's Congress has overturned a veto of a bill that would dramatically reduce former president Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for plotting a coup after he lost the last election.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlpvl3wx4qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-01 15:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tim Allen trolls ‘No Kings’ lawmakers for fawning over actual King Charles

Snippet: Comedian Tim Allen is criticizing lawmakers who attended King Charles III’s speech before Congress this week while also blasting President Trump during the “No Kings” protests.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/01/us-news/tim-allen-trolls-no-kings-lawmakers-for-fawning-over-actual-king-charles/

[2026-05-01 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Sudan arms smuggling case, Senate blocks Iran war vote and Gulf travel recovers | The National

Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, 13 suspects are set to stand trial in the UAE over a multimillion-dollar plot to funnel weapons to Sudan’s army through the country’s financial system.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/trending-middle-east/2026/05/01/sudan-arms-smuggling-case-senate-blocks-iran-war-vote-and-gulf-travel-recovers/

[2026-05-01 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Republicans say they will defer to Trump on Iran war despite arrival of 60-day deadline

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many Republicans who have been uneasy with President Donald Trump's war in Iran emphasized that there would be a May 1 deadline for Congress to intervene. But the date is now set to pass with no action from GOP lawmakers who continue to defer to the White House.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/01/world/americas-emea/republicans-say-they-will-defer-to-trump-on-iran-war-despite-arrival-of-60-day-deadline/2333562

[2026-05-01 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: High-quality footage of White House dinner gunman released

Snippet: The US Department of Justice has released new high-quality CCTV footage showing Cole Tomas Allen, who has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, allegedly rushing past security and opening fire.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639329-trump-assassination-attempt-footage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-01 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: High-quality footage of White House dinner gunman released

Snippet: The US Department of Justice has released new high-quality CCTV footage showing Cole Tomas Allen, who has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, allegedly rushing past security and opening fire.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/639329-trump-assassination-attempt-footage/

[2026-05-01 14:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Major global news moments of April, in AP photos

Snippet: Secret service agents respond when a man, who authorities say, tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives, in Washington, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/major-global-news-moments-march-ap-photos-89d6a8bcf68f41508b34a56c747bb1ff

[2026-05-01 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Fifa Congress takeaways: Infantino begins re-election bid, Iran issues persist and Palestine FA takes a stand | The National

Snippet: The 76th Fifa Congress had already got off to a shaky start before it had even begun in Vancouver on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/05/01/fifa-congress-takeaways-infantino-begins-re-election-bid-iran-issues-persist-and-palestine-fa-take-a-stand/

[2026-05-01 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Winning numbers drawn in Thursday’s Washington Cash Pop

Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lotteries-aedcefdcb2004d38a0ac03975dff288c

[2026-05-01 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Winning numbers drawn in Thursday’s Washington Keno

Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Keno” game were:

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lotteries-83a0dcb5c99c4e5483aefb85e96482ca

[2026-05-01 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Winning numbers drawn in Thursday’s Washington Pick 3

Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Pick 3" game were:

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lotteries-94000fec070a4b378c470ae05570e14f

[2026-05-01 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Winning numbers drawn in Thursday’s Washington Match 4

Snippet: The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lotteries-1bb7d8e152b147aa97f07d7b7feaa409