Senate Republicans narrowly block bid to bar Trump’s $1.8bn fund to pay allies
Three GOP senators join Democrats as dispute over proposed payouts exposes party divisions
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Lawmakers vote to curb Trump war on Iran ahead of similar effort on Lebanon
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 215-208 to curb President Donald Trump's war-making authority on Iran until he seeks congressional approval.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says Pulte won't be permanent national intelligence director
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte will not be appointed to that position permanently.
· Dan Mangan
Former top Trump adviser John Bolton to plead guilty in documents case, reports say | The National
John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, plans to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents and will pay a $2.25 million fine as part of a deal with federal prosecutors, US media reported on Thursday.
· The National
California draws out its ballot count. That doesn't mean its elections are rigged
Workers sort ballots the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
· Nicholas Riccardi
Trump gives Oakland $75 million for its new terminal in big boost to coal industry
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· Emily Goodin
American Airlines suspende algunas rutas de verano por altos costos del combustible
Aviones de American Airlines en la terminal de pasajeros del Aeropuerto Nacional Washington Ronald Reagan, el 29 de enero de 2026, en Arlington, Virginia. (AP Foto/Cliff Owen, Archivo)
· Wyatte Grantham Philips
Jimmy Kimmel takes cheap shot at Spencer Pratt while admitting truth about Dem LA voters
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· Katie Jerkovich
Putin says Trump ideas could bring peace in Ukraine, urges Kyiv to compromise
The Russian leader sidestepped a question about staying in power beyond 2030, saying his health was in God’s hands
· Reuters
Putin says Trump ideas could bring peace in Ukraine, urges Kyiv to compromise
The Russian leader sidestepped a question about staying in power beyond 2030, saying his health was in God’s hands
· Reuters
U.S. open to dialogue with N. Korea, committed to complete denuclearization: State Dept.
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains open to dialogue with North Korea "without preconditions," and committed to the "complete" denuclearization of the recalcitrant country, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday.
· Song Sang-ho
‘Sanctimonious’ stars or guardians of journalism? 60 Minutes’ implosion tightens Trump’s media grip
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· Bevan Shields
John Bolton expected to plead guilty over mishandling classified documents
US President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, who has become a persistent critic of the Republican president, is expected to plead guilty over mishandling classified documents, CNN reported on Thursday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
· REUTERS
Trump plans to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent US attorney-general
President Donald Trump said he would move to nominate acting US Attorney-General Todd Blanche on Thursday to permanently lead the Justice Department, which would make his former personal lawyer the nation's top law enforcement officer.
· REUTERS
Top Democrat urges end to secrecy over proposed ICE child detention center
Ron Wyden tells of ‘grave concerns’ over plan, first revealed by Guardian, to hold families at sprawling Louisiana facility
· Laughland Oliver
Gavin Newsom issues sheepish response to Trump on sluggish California vote counts
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· Titus Wu
Top Trump official slams Germany (again) over verdict for man who called Merz a liar
Senior U.S. diplomat Sarah Rogers accused Berlin of censorship, slamming Germany’s free speech laws over the case of a German citizen who was convicted and fined for referring to Chancellor Friedrich Merz as Lügenfritz — or “lying Fritz.”
· Ferdinand Knapp
USTR says U.S. will respect tariff caps in trade deals with EU, Japan, other countries: reports
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer said Thursday that the United States will honor tariff caps in last year's trade deals with the European Union, Japan and other countries, saying "a deal is a deal," according to news reports.
· Song Sang-ho
Lawmakers vote to curb Trump war on Iran ahead of similar effort on Lebanon
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 215-208 to curb President Donald Trump's war-making authority on Iran until he seeks congressional approval.
· Middleeasteye
Anti-slavery tsar says Trump tariff a distraction from human rights issues
The federal government’s anti-slavery commissioner has accused the Trump administration of weaponising important human rights issues by seeking to impose tariffs against Australia and dozens of other countries for failing to do enough to prevent forced labour.
· Matthew Knott, Nick Newling
The Guardian view on Trump’s omnipresence: commanding attention like a king | Editorial
The president’s image and name are proliferating in Washington and beyond, overturning well-advised democratic taboos on glorifying sitting leaders
· Editorial
Mexico’s ex-president accuses US of plotting to weaken governing party
Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Washington is using investigations into governors and propaganda to boost rivals
· Oscar Lopez
House poised to pass Ukraine aid over objections of Republican leaders
The U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
· Kevin Freking
Trump to use wartime powers to dole out $700m to coal industry
US president accused of ‘putting polluters first’ by invoking Defense Production Act to prop up coal output
· Dharna Noor, Oliver Milman
Steelers firman al ala cerrada Darnell Washington con nuevo contrato de 5 años
El ala cerrada de los Steelers de Pittsburgh, Darnell Washington, calienta antes de un partido de fútbol americano de la NFL contra los Ravens de Baltimore, el 7 de diciembre de 2025, en Baltimore. (Foto de archivo de AP/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Hollanov, DeanAllie… Trump and Xi? Democrats compare Trump, Xi to fictional couples on social media
A TikTok on the Democrats' official account compared US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to several fictional couples, mockingly suggesting that the two may also be an item.
· SHIR PERETS
EU trade chief wants to emulate US intensity in talks with China
PARIS — EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič wants to take a page from Washington's playbook in trade talks with China.
· Giorgio Leali
Trump official-turned-foe John Bolton accepts plea deal in documents case
John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, is set to accept a plea deal in a case related to the handling of classified documents, according to media in the United States.
· Al Jazeera
Netanyahu backs GOP plan to phase out US military aid to Israel, Rep. Marlin Stutzman tells 'Post'
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Indiana) has introduced a non-binding congressional resolution calling for negotiations on a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Israel that would gradually end the annual $3.8 billion in American military assistance to Israel and replace it with a broader fram…
· AMICHAI STEIN
Kathy Hilton pulls out of Pride event following backlash over MAGA ties, alleged homophobic slur
Kathy Hilton has pulled out of being the Grand Marshal Icon for the 2026 WeHo Pride event in Los Angeles.
· Jolie Zenna
Trump foe John Bolton to plead guilty in classified information case
The plea deal means the ex-US national security adviser could avoid prison time, though he would still face a US$2.25 million fine
· Associated Press
Trump foe John Bolton to plead guilty in classified information case
The plea deal means the ex-US national security adviser could avoid prison time, though he would still face a US$2.25 million fine
· Associated Press
Trump says Reflecting Pool work is done and it's set to be refilled
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, center, poses for a photo with workers while touring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was coated in a blue swimming pool surface ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Ex-U.S. diplomat says wartime OPCON transfer not end of S. Korea-U.S. alliance
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. diplomat said Thursday the envisioned transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea from the United States does not mean "the end" of the bilateral alliance, amid lingering concerns that the transition could weaken the security partnership.
· Song Sang-ho
Trump Signs Executive Order To Facilitate Firing Federal Employees
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· Tyler Durden
France throws weight behind Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France backs the ceasefire in Lebanon after the announcement of an agreement in Washington.
· Middleeasteye
Pols send chilling warning to White House about China fueling anti-AI data center protests in US
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· Josh Christenson, Ryan King
Búfalo albino bautizado en honor a Trump causa sensación en zoológico de Bangladesh
Un raro búfalo albino llamado cariñosamente en honor a Donald Trump por su distintivo copete rubio, en su recinto del parque zoológico nacional en Daca, Bangladesh, el viernes 29 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Rajib Dhar)
· Al Emrun Garjon
Lebanon’s latest cease-fire shows little sign of taking hold.
Beirut/Tel Aviv7:18 p.m. June 4
· Euan Ward
Trump’s Iran war messaging is not winning over Americans – or their representatives
Trump, still negotiating to conclude the war, claims it’s already over. Some Republican lawmakers have had enough
· Joseph Gedeon
Activists push for return of US monuments removed during BLM ‘statue wars’ – WSJ
US traditionalists are suing and lobbying with the support of the Donald Trump administration to resurrect memorials which were removed during the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
· RT
READ MORE: Activists push for return of US monuments removed during BLM ‘statue wars’ – WSJ
US traditionalists are suing and lobbying with the support of the Donald Trump administration to resurrect memorials which were removed during the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
· RT
‘Kumilos ng Mayo 13’
THE recent events at the Philippine Senate — involving the attempted service of an ICC warrant against Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, the subsequent lockdown and the reported exchange of gunfire — represent a significant constitutional and security crisis.
· John Lesaca
Trump-Netanyahu ‘bromance’ under threat
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· The Editorial Board
Trump plans $700M in new spending for coal-fired power plants, coal exports
The coal-burning TransAlta power plant is shown near Centralia, Wash., April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
· Matthew Daly
Hunter Biden renews feud with CNN’s Jake Tapper — blasting him for ‘attacking my mom’
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· Ariel Zilber
‘Unpatriotic’: Trump decries Republicans who voted to constrain Iran war
United States President Donald Trump has condemned lawmakers, including members of his Republican Party, for voting in favour of a resolution to rein in his ability to wage war with Iran.
· Joseph Stepansky
American Airlines suspends some summer routes as soaring jet fuel costs bite
American Airlines passenger planes are seen at gates at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 29, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
· Wyatte Grantham Philips
House Defies Trump By Advancing $8BN New Ukraine Aid Package
Late Wednesday saw President Trump receive a rare and much belated rebuke from the House of Representatives as it voted to pass a war powers resolution related to Iran. The passed resolution directs the withdrawal of US troops from armed hostilities with Iran, in a closely divided 215–208 vote, aided by four Republi…
· Tyler Durden