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Newest first · UTC+11:00Ceasefire on 'life support', Trump says, as he rejects 'stupid' Iranian peace offer
US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
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Trump heads to China with Musk, Cook and top CEOs for Xi talks
Business delegation spanning tech, aviation and finance joins Beijing trip as trade, investment and supply chains top agenda
· Lucy Quaggin
Trump heads to China with Musk, Cook and top CEOs for Xi talks
Business delegation spanning tech, aviation and finance joins Beijing trip as trade, investment and supply chains top agenda
· Lucy Quaggin
Ceasefire on 'life support', Trump says, as he rejects 'stupid' Iranian peace offer
US President Donald Trump pushed back against what he called a "stupid" and "garbage" peace proposal from Iran on Monday, and told reporters at the White House that the ceasefire in place since early last month is on "life support".
· Middleeasteye
Trump nominates new US ambassadors to Slovakia, Jamaica
The two staunch allies ran failed campaigns for governor in battleground states in 2022.
· Aaron Pellish
Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ deal means US must open the Strait of Hormuz by force
Two days after United States Central Command launched Project Freedom, a naval operation to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump paused the operation.
· Mark Montgomery
Hollywood billionaire is first Dem megadonor to throw weight behind Gavin Newsom for 2028 White House run
Gavin Newsom hasn’t launched his rumored White House bid, but already has one deep-pocketed Hollywood billionaire fully in his corner.
· Annie Gaus
Kyiv leaning far less on DC, another way Putin’s war backfired and other commentary
A brief “three-day ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia to permit Moscow to commemorate victory over Nazi Germany was announced by Kyiv in a statement that was “short but strong on symbolism,” notes Aidan G. Stretch at The Free Press. Ukraine, in “dictating the terms” of the break in hostilities, indicates that Zel…
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Morning Mail: budget’s $45bn bottom-line improvement, Starmer’s make-or-break moment, Trump’s ceasefire threat
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Accused Trump assassin pleads not guilty
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Trump nominates new chief for beleagured TSA
FILE -The badge and TSA logo patch are seen on the uniform of a Transportation Security Administration employee at one of the security checkpoints inside Lambert- St. Louis International Airport Oct. 7, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
· Jesse Bedayn
Watch: Lockdown Architect Deborah Birx Smirks Over PCR Testing For Hantavirus
The former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator who helped shape the 6-foot rule, extended lockdowns, school closures, and “15 Days to Slow the Spread” (that somehow became much longer) is once again on television recommending widespread PCR testing - this time for hantavirus.
· Tyler Durden
Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty
WASHINGTON — A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack.
· Associated Press
Trump signing executive orders to lower beef prices as cost of a steak breaks records
President Trump is signing a pair of executive orders aimed at lowering beef prices, a White House official told The Post – his latest effort to ease affordability as the price of a tasty steak skyrockets and inflation concerns loom ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
· Taylor Herzlich
Maybe overkill, new sanctions show Trump hope for Xi help on Iran
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· Jeff Pao
Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA a year after his firing
Cam Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of FEMA on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
· Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Accused Donald Trump assassin pleads not guilty to all charges
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· CNN
Trump’s China visit watched in US for signs of stability – and tangible wins
American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
· Teresa Elena Frontado
Trump’s China visit watched in US for signs of stability – and tangible wins
American business and policy circles seek trade certainty, AI dialogue and signs rivalry can be managed despite wider tensions
· Teresa Elena Frontado
Alabama attorney general announces civil probe of Southern Poverty Law Center
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel listens during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Kim Chandler
Ceasefire on 'life support' as Trump weighs more strikes
Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the war in Iran, this Tuesday, May 12.
· Stuart Marsh
Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt Virginia redistricting ruling
A poster on the Virginia redistricting referendum is seen during voting at Mason Square, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Elon Musk joins Trump’s China visit, leaders will discuss Taiwan arms sales
Washington: A high-powered delegation of American business leaders including Elon Musk will accompany US President Donald Trump on his visit to China this week, as the two leaders prepare to discuss the sensitive topic of arms sales to Taiwan.
· Michael Koziol
Americans don't understand Trump Iran war goals, poll shows
Two out of three Americans think President Donald Trump has not clearly explained why the country has gone to war with Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday that also showed his approval rating ticking up from the lowest level of his term.
· REUTERS
Qual será o destino do urânio enriquecido do Irã no pós-guerra?
O programa nuclear do Irã é fonte de conflito há décadas, e duas gerações de iranianos já o associa à guerra. A insistência do regime no enriquecimento de urânio expôs o país a pesadas sanções, e algumas estimativas calculam o prejuízo econômico direto em cerca de 3,5 trilhões de dólares (R$ 17 trilhões).
· Erfan Kasraie
Oil prices jump after Trump dismisses Iran proposal to end war
Oil prices have risen after US President Donald Trump said Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war was “totally unacceptable”.
· damith
Trump-Xi summit raises stakes for Taiwan, tensions with China
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan, an approach that's raising questions ahead of this week’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping about whether the US leader could be open to dialing back support for the island democracy that…
· Associated Press
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'life support' and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.
· Associated Press
Trump to visit China for high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump is set to visit Beijing from May 13th to 15th for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, Iran, and regional security expected to top the agenda.
· AfricaNews
Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump's makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
The Cultural Landscape Foundation seeks to block the replacement of pool’s ‘gray stone’ appearance
· Reuters
NYC Dems drop disciplinary action against Republican council member over ‘Islamophobia’ tweets
City Council Democrats agreed to drop a planned disciplinary action against a Republican politician over X statements calling for the “expulsion of Muslims,” The Post has learned.
· Carl Campanile
Nancy Pelosi breaks silence on SF race to replace her — gushing over lefty pol who’s trailing badly in polls
San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi has finally weighed in on potential heirs to her nearly 40-year reign in Congress — giving a nod to a left-wing pol who’s trailing badly in polls.
· Annie Gaus
Trump’s 'American flag blue' repaint of the Reflecting Pool faces a lawsuit
Workers apply a blue protective coating as part of a renovation project to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, May 8, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
· Steven Sloan
Trump says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan in meeting with China’s Xi
Donald Trump says he will raise the issue of US arms sales to Taiwan during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump says ceasefire ‘on life support’ as he meets with generals, slams Kurds
Washington: The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran is “on life support”, President Donald Trump says, as he meets with his generals and contemplates restarting a short-lived military mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
· Michael Koziol
DNI Tulsi Gabbard probes US funding to more than 120 biolabs abroad
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is investigating more than 120 biological laboratories abroad that were funded by US taxpayer dollars for decades, as part of an effort to end potentially risky experiments with viruses pursuant to President Trump’s executive order on so-called “gain-of-fu…
· Josh Christenson
The empire of pain and paranoia that awaits Trump inside Xi’s China
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· Peter Hartcher
Trump and Xi's meeting this week could change the course of the AI race
When Trump last visited China in 2017, artificial intelligence was not yet the centre of global power. Now it is. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
· Bang Xiao
Venezuela's acting president defends territory and rejects Trump's 51st state remarks
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves after bidding farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright following their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
· Molly Quell
Musk, Cook to head to China with Trump — White House
WASHINGTON — Top US executives, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Apple's Tim Cook, will accompany US President Donald Trump on his visit to China this week, a White House official said Monday.
· Agence France-Presse
House Ethics Committee probing ‘serious and complex’ claims — including domestic assault — against GOP Rep. Cory Mills
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee revealed Monday it has issued more than 20 subpoenas, reached out to dozens of witnesseses, and pored over thousands of documents as it weighs “serious and complex” accusations against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) — including domestic assault.
· Ryan King, Josh Christenson
Trump vows to pause federal gas tax after Iran war boosts US fuel prices to four-year high
National average for gas prices has risen by well over a dollar a gallon since late February
· Rachel Leingang
Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip
US President Donald Trump is expected to bring a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week.
· Kali Hays
Trump dice que suspenderá el impuesto federal a la gasolina, pero para eso necesita al Congreso
Los precios de la gasolina son exhibidos en una gasolinera en Centennial, Colorado, el 28 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/David Zalubowski)
· Matthew Daly
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support".
· Ella Kipling
Trump’s coming kowtow to Chinese dictator he admires and envies
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· Bill Emmott