Trump administration allows rare TPS extension for 11,000 Lebanese
A building destroyed in a previous Israeli airstrike is seen in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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How Trump's Washington spruce-up has boosted Malcolm X Park | The National
With America's 250th birthday celebrations little more than a month away, workers in Washington are rushing to spruce up the US capital before it draws the world's attention.
· Cody Combs
How Trump's Washington spruce-up has boosted Malcolm X Park | The National
With America's 250th birthday celebrations little more than a month away, workers in Washington are rushing to spruce up the US capital before it draws the world's attention.
· Cody Combs
Cartoon for May 30, 2025 | The National
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· The National
Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say
She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche
· Bloomberg
Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say
She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche
· Bloomberg
White House moves to give political appointees power over grants
President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Ali Swenson
2 transport union chapters endorse GOP’s Bruce Blakeman for governor in snub to Hochul
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· Carl Campanile
Mercedes-Benz may be shut out of U.S. market under bill aimed at Chinese automaker ownership
Mercedes-Benz could find itself shut out of the U.S. auto market — banned from making or selling new vehicles in the country — under legislation making its way through Congress.
· Michael Wayland, Luke Fountain
Trump claims to be on verge of approving peace deal with major Iranian concessions
Tehran denies deal has been reached that would open strait of Hormuz and eliminate country’s nuclear programme
· Roth Andrew, Patrickwintour
Exsecretaria de Justicia de EEUU se niega a hablar a legisladores del papel de Trump en caso Epstein
La exsecretaria de Justicia de Estados Unidos, Pam Bondi, llaga para declarar en el edificio de oficinas Rayburn House en el Capitolio, el viernes 29 de mayo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Ceneta)
· Stephen Groves
A look at Trump's claim that he is making food more affordable
Beef is displayed for sale at a grocery store Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
· Christopher Rugaber
Germany pushes back on US attack over streaming law
Germany on Friday rejected Washington's accusations that its proposed streaming investment law breaches the newly minted EU-U.S. Turnberry trade pact, insisting it is a cultural policy tool not a digital trade barrier.
· Milena Wälde
S. Korea, U.S., other countries call for designation of vessels over N.K. sanctions breaches
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States, the European Union's diplomatic service and eight other countries on Friday issued a joint statement calling for a U.N. panel to act swiftly to designate vessels accused of violating U.N. sanctions against North Korea.
· Song Sang-ho
Trump says ‘final determination’ to be made on possible Iran deal
United States President Donald Trump says he is meeting in the Situation Room to make a “final determination” on a possible deal with Iran that could extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump’s Counterterror Strategy Focuses on the Left
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· Zolan Kanno Youngs
Kazakhstan open to storing Iran’s enriched uranium in nuclear deal
Kazakhstan has indicated it could take custody of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile if Washington and Tehran reach an agreement on the nuclear file, according to the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog.
· Middleeasteye
Israel-Lebanon talks set to proceed in US despite renewed violence
Israeli and Lebanese military officials are set to meet for talks at the Pentagon on Friday aimed at resolving their decades-long conflict. The new meeting comes as fighting increasingly shakes what’s left of a ceasefire between the two countries, and as the United States and Iran also look to extend their ceasefire…
· SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Iran sources say Trump remarks on deal are ‘mixture of truth and lies’
Iranian sources have pushed back against comments by US President Donald Trump on a potential agreement, calling his remarks inaccurate.
· Middleeasteye
(LEAD) Trump says he will hold Situation Room meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran negotiations
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· Song Sang-ho
Business group to Senate: Halt rule change plans
A BUSINESS group on Friday called on senators to shelve plans to allow virtual or remote participation in Senate proceedings until all implications of the move are studied and resolved.
· Chynna Grace Ong
Trump holding meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding a meeting to make a "final determination" about an agreement to extend a ceasefire with Iran.
· BBC News
A new round of US-Israel vs Iran war?
UNITED States and Iranian negotiators at the peace talks mediated by Pakistan arrived at a memorandum of understanding and submitted the same for approval by President Donald Trump. The agreement would extend the ceasefire for 60 days and called for unrestricted vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for…
· Jaime J. Yambao
The Senate circus: When political theater becomes a public burdenThe Senate circus: When political theater becomes a public burden
THE PHILIPPINE Senate today looks less like the “august chamber” of constitutional and democratic deliberation and more like the main stage of a national political circus. At the center are impeachment, Senate leadership coups, walkouts, remote-voting controversies, International Criminal Court (ICC)-related drama a…
· Anna Malindog-Uy
US-Iran truce deal awaits Trump's approval as strikes test ceasefire
TEHRAN— Negotiators from Iran and theUnited Statesedged toward a deal to extend their fragile ceasefire for 60 days, but the potential breakthrough was still hanging on President Donald Trump’s approval,USsources told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Thursday.
· Agence France-Presse
Five killed in Lebanon as Israeli forces advance across key Litani River
At least five people have been killed in Israeli air strikes targeting towns in southern Lebanon, as Lebanese and Israeli military delegations plan to hold security talks at the Pentagon.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US judge halts Trump's $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the creation of a $1.8bn government fund to compensate individuals who claimed to be targets of political investigation by previous presidential administrations.
· Anthony Zurcher
Israeli troops push into southern Lebanese village amid deadly conflict
Mourners and paramedics carry the bodies of family members killed on Wednesday when their car was struck in an Israeli airstrike on a highway as they fled their village, during a funeral procession in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
· Bassem Mroue
Bret Michaels and others drop out of Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
Singer Brett Michaels performs at halftime of an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz., Sept. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
· Hillel Italie
Trump to make ‘final determination’ on proposed Iran deal | The National
President Donald Trump said he would hold a meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make a “final determination” on a proposed agreement with Iran.
· Jihan Abdalla
Louisiana lawmakers poised to pass new US House map in redistricting fight
Louisiana Reps. Adrian Fisher, D-Dist 16, left, Chad Michael Boyer, R-Dist 46, and C. Travis Johnson, D-Dist 21, right, recite the pledge of allegiance prior to a house vote on a redistricting plan to eliminate a majority-Black congressional district in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in Baton Rouge, La., T…
· Jack Brook
Trump se reúne con asesores para una “determinación final” sobre acuerdo con Irán
Un buque portacontenedores anclado, con un pequeño bote de motor en primer plano, en el estrecho de Ormuz frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el sábado 2 de mayo de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
· Aamer Madhani
US federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation fund’
A United States federal judge temporarily blocked the administration of President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation fund” to compensate victims of what Trump has called government “weaponisation”.
· Al Jazeera
Oil prices fall after Trump says he will make final determination on Iran deal
Oil prices fell Friday after President Donald Trump said he is meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a final determination about an agreement with Iran.
· Spencer Kimball
Trump says he will make final Iran decision, agreement to lift Hormuz blockade
US President Donald Trump is heading to the White House Situation Room to make a final decision on Iran, according to a Friday Truth Social post by the president.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump says making ‘final determination’ on Iran deal
US President Donald Trump says he is preparing to make a final decision on a potential agreement with Iran as talks reach a critical stage.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says he will have Situation Room meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran negotiation
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will hold a meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a "final determination" on peace negotiations with Iran, reiterating his demands that Iran forgo any pursuit of a nuclear weapon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
· Song Sang-ho
WATCH: Senate blue ribbon probe on flood control anomalies to resume next week
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will resume its investigation into alleged anomalies involving flood control projects next week, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano announced on his Facebook Live broadcast on May 29, 2026. Cayetano said the committee would form a dedicated subcommittee to focus on the controversia…
· The Manila Times
Lebanese president tells Rubio ceasefire is essential as Netanyahu says Israeli forces crossed Litani river
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that reaching a ceasefire with Israel was essential, as Israeli and Lebanese military delegations met at the Pentagon.
· Middleeasteye
How Bad Are President Trump’s Approval Ratings?
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· Nate Cohn
Just what are Israel’s long-term plans for Gaza?
After two years of relentless bombardment and ground invasions, Israel’s future in Gaza had appeared to be settled with the signing of United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan on October 9, 2025.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
Labor promised to do something serious about corruption. Now they’ve got a second chance
Paul Brereton’s appearance before a Senate inquiry illustrated why public confidence in the national anti-corruption agency is in the toilet – and what now needs to be done
· Tom Mcilroy
What’s the secret to Trump’s financial success? | Fiona Katauskas
He’s always looking out for Number One
Clinton-Appointed Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund
A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," freezing any transfers, claims processing, or disbursements while legal challenges proceed.
· Tyler Durden
Trump lays out Iran deal demands, says he's about to make 'final determination'
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he is meeting in the Situation Room "to make a final determination" after listing everything that Iran must do for him to approve a deal to end the war.
· Kevin Breuninger
US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies
Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots
· Agence France-Presse
US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies
Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots
· Agence France-Presse
Not dying yet, the Quad even with Trump has a vital role to play
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· Jared Mondschein
Bret Michaels becomes latest artist to drop out of Trump-affiliated concert series for US’s 250th anniversary – live
At least seven of nine musical acts set to play in a concert series to mark 250th anniversary of US dropped out within 48 hours of the lineup being announced
· Tom Ambrose, Maham Javaid, Hannah Harris Green, Robert Mackey, Anna Betts, Gaya Gupta