David Brock Smith wins GOP primary for US Senate in Oregon
Republican Sen. David Brock Smith speaks at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, File)
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Oliverio Mora Huerta, a la izquierda, es entrevistado junto con su familia antes de ingresar a un tribunal de inmigración, el martes 12 de mayo de 2026, en Concord, California. (AP Foto/Jeff Chiu)
· Olga R Rodriguez
Trump says US earned back Iran war costs through Venezuela oil
US President Donald Trump said revenues from Venezuelan oil had more than offset the cost of the US war on Iran, claiming the gains had paid for the conflict “about 25 times over”.
· Middleeasteye
Trump skips son’s wedding amid reported Iran strike preparations
US President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled plans to attend his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding this weekend, saying he must remain in Washington as his administration reportedly prepares for possible new strikes on Iran.
· RT
Trump skips son’s wedding amid reported Iran strike preparations
US President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled plans to attend his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding this weekend, saying he must remain in Washington due to unspecified “circumstances pertaining to Government.”
· RT
Trump administration to end in-country applications for US permanent residency
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· Sbsaustralia
US demands hindering peace talks. Iran tells UN chief
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Washington’s “excessive demands” remain the main obstacle to ongoing peace negotiations, Tasnim news reported.
· Middleeasteye
Hunter Biden claims Israeli intelligence is behind corruption allegations against him and Joe
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· David Propper
Ivanka Trump targeted for assassination by IRGC terrorist in twisted plot to avenge president taking out his mentor: sources
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· Isabel Vincent, Andy Tillett
US judge tosses case against wrongly deported Salvadorean man Abrego Garcia
The indictment was ‘an abuse of prosecuting power’ against a man at the centre of a row over Trump’s migrant crackdown, the judge ruled
· Agence France-Presse
US judge tosses case against wrongly deported Salvadorean man Abrego Garcia
The indictment was ‘an abuse of prosecuting power’ against a man at the centre of a row over Trump’s migrant crackdown, the judge ruled
· Agence France-Presse
Xi raised ‘Thucydides Trap’ with Trump as warning against conflict, expert says
A Harvard scholar says the Chinese leader sees rivalry with Washington as a path to catastrophic war unless both sides rethink their ties
· Dewey Sim
Xi raised ‘Thucydides Trap’ with Trump as warning against conflict, expert says
A Harvard scholar says the Chinese leader sees rivalry with Washington as a path to catastrophic war unless both sides rethink their ties
· Dewey Sim
Lawsuit Argues Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Excludes Those He Targeted
A coalition of individuals and groups says it was targeted by an overzealous Justice Department under President Trump in a lawsuit filed on Friday, challenging the $1.8 billion fund the president said would be created for victims of a “weaponized” federal government.
· Zach Montague
China To Impose Mining Controls On Strategic Minerals
The Trump-Xi meeting is now history, so Beijing can go back to doing what it does best: squeezing US supply chains with its near chokehold on most strategic and rare-earth supply chains.
· Tyler Durden
Pentagon Concedes That US Provided Most Of Israel's Missile Defense During Iran War
Via The Libertarian Institute
· Tyler Durden
Judge throws out author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against Melania Trump
First lady Melania Trump speaks during an event for military mothers in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Michael R Sisak
US green card applicants will now have to return to home countries to apply, DHS says
Change criticized by advocates marks the latest significant move by the Trump administration on immigration policy
· Jose Olivares
On the cusp of reining in Trump, House Republicans cancel war powers vote
The Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday unexpectedly cancelled a war powers vote that could have reined in US President Donald Trump's ability to resume hostilities against Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Donald Trump confirms he won't attend his son's wedding, claims to be too busy
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· Nick Pearson
In Dissecting 2024 Loss, Democrats’ Report Ignores Gaza, Biden’s Age
The nearly 200-page draft of an internal autopsy of the 2024 presidential election released by the Democratic National Committee this week was more notable for the subjects it didn’t tackle than what it did.The document, which was littered with blank pages, factual inaccuracies and bright red disclaimers, omitted so…
· Lisa Lerer
Trump heaps praise on Giants’ Jaxson Dart: ‘Future Hall of Famer’
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· Michael Blinn
Trump cancels trip to son's wedding, returns to Washington amid key moment on Iran negotiations
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would cancel his agenda, which included attending his son's wedding, and flying straight to the White House due to "circumstances pertaining to the government."
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Trump admin announces green card applicants must leave US and apply from home country
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· Fox News
Regla federal obligaría a extranjeros que viven en EEUU a pedir residencia permanente fuera del país
WASHINGTON (AP) — Los extranjeros que viven en Estados Unidos y quieran tramitar su residencia permanente tendrán que salir del país y solicitarla en su país de origen, anunció el viernes el gobierno del presidente Donadl Trump, en un cambio sorpresivo de una política vigente desde hace mucho tiempo que sembró confu…
· Rebecca Santana
China Restricts Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Exports To North America After Trump-Xi Talks
One week after President Donald Trump's China summit with President Xi Jinping, where the two superpower leaders focused on issues ranging from bilateral trade to the Hormuz chokepoint, there appears to be measurable progress on one key 'MAGA' issue: the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into North America.
· Tyler Durden
Mahmoud Khalil to appeal US deportation case to Supreme Court
Mahmoud Khalil, who has been targeted for deportation by the administration of US President Donald Trump over his pro-Palestine advocacy, will appeal his case to the Supreme Court, according to his lawyers.
· Al Jazeera Staff
La estrategia de Trump en Cuba es similar a la que usó en Venezuela, pero hay diferencias clave
Una mujer que lleva unos pantalones con motivos de la bandera estadounidense pasa junto a un edificio que alberga una instalación artística sobre la Revolución Cubana, en la que se exhiben fotografías del expresidente cubano Raúl Castro y del expresidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro, en La Habana, Cuba, el martes 19 d…
· Ben Finley
New rule to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers and immigrants.
· Rebecca Santana
A timeline of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's fight with the Trump administration
Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a rally in his honor at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
· The Associated Press
Trump says he won’t attend son Donald Trump Jnr’s wedding
‘I have a thing called Iran,’ the US president had earlier said on why the timing of the event was bad for him
· Reuters
Trump says he won’t attend son Donald Trump Jnr’s wedding
‘I have a thing called Iran,’ the US president had earlier said on why the timing of the event was bad for him
· Reuters
Trump critics file lawsuit to block disbursement of $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
WASHINGTON — A coalition of President Donald Trump's critics, including a fired prosecutor and a college professor acquitted of assaulting federal agents at a protest, sued Friday to block payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for Trump allies claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.
· Associated Press
Foreign students, workers will now be forced to leave US to apply for green cards
The Trump administration on Friday announced that any foreigners in the US seeking to adjust their visa status must now depart the country first, and then apply through a US embassy abroad.
· Middleeasteye
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
WASHINGTON — Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.
· Associated Press
'Teddy Bridgewater Act' allows HS coaches in Florida to pay for certain things
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen before a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenure
White House reportedly forced Gabbard to resign after she was sidelined from Iran and Venezuela operations and becomes fourth woman to depart Trump’s cabinet
· Roberttait, Lucy Campbell
Trump skips son’s wedding over ‘Iran and other things’
Trump says he will miss his eldest son’s wedding this weekend, citing Iran and other government business as Washington remains locked in talks to end the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic.
· Middleeasteye
USTR says no immediate chip tariffs coming: report
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday that there were no immediate semiconductor tariffs coming, according to a report, though he underscored the importance of protecting America's chip sector.
· Song Sang-ho
Juez desestima cargos de tráfico de personas contra Kilmar Ábrego, deportado de EEUU por error
El salvadoreño Kilmar Ábrego García y su esposa, en el centro, se toman de la mano mientras un grupo de personas se manifiesta en su apoyo durante una conferencia de prensa frente al tribunal federal, luego de una audiencia en su caso, el martes 12 de mayo de 2026 en Greenbelt, Maryland. (AP Foto/Michael Kunzelman)
· The Associated Press
US judge dismisses criminal indictment against Kilmar Ábrego García
Judge said Trump administration would not have prosecuted Ábrego García had he not challenged his high-profile deportation
· Guardian staff and agency
Judge Dismisses Criminal Case Against Abrego Garcia
A federal judge on Friday dismissed the criminal case against the immigrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, ruling that the Trump administration had brought human smuggling charges against him as part of a vindictive effort to punish him for challenging his wrongful deportation to El Salvador last year.
· Alan Feuer
Rubio says Iran talks show 'some progress,' but two sides are 'not there yet'
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday took note of "some progress" in peace negotiations with Iran, but said the two sides are "not there yet," as Pakistan's top military officer was in Tehran in a mediation effort to help end the Middle East war.
· Song Sang-ho
On the cusp of reining in Trump, House Republicans cancel war powers vote
The Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday unexpectedly cancelled a war powers vote that could have reined in US President Donald Trump's ability to resume hostilities against Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Trump celebra en la Casa Blanca la juramentación de Kevin Warsh como nuevo jefe de la Fed
El juez Clarence Thomas, derecha, toma juramento a Kevin Warsh, izquierda, como presidente de la Reserva Federal, ante la mirada de su esposa, Jane Lauder, en la Sala Este de la Casa Blanca, el viernes 22 de mayo de 2026 en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Will Weissert
Trump could finally end one of Americans’ most hated traditions — clock changes for Daylight Saving Time
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· Alex Oliveira
Court won't revisit Mahmoud Khalil ruling, opening door to pro-Palestinian activist's rearrest
A divided federal appeals court on Friday declined to reconsider a ruling in Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil's case that opened the door to US President Donald Trump's administration re-arresting and deporting the pro-Palestinian activist.
· REUTERS
US House Republicans cancel vote on Iran war resolution
In what is being seen as a rare act of defiance, Republican lawmakers failed to gather enough votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
· AfricaNews
Critics sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
Rioters storm the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
· Michael Kunzelman
Donald Trump reveals why he’s skipping son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding to Bettina Anderson
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· Audrey Rock