Can the US Democrats beat Trump by becoming more like him? A Chinese academic weighs in
Fighting fire with fire may deliver electoral wins, but risks hurting the party’s brand eventually, Chinese academic argues
· Meredith Chen
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Germany urges stronger European defense after US announces troop drawdown
A planned drawdown of 5,000 US troops from Germany was expected, but should spur Europeans to strengthen their own defenses, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, after Washington's latest salvo against transatlantic ties.
· REUTERS
Gavin Newsom Says He’s “Putting a Mirror Up to Donald Trump” After Bill Maher Accuses Him of Imitation
Bill Maher thinks Gavin Newsom might be playing a little too close to Donald Trump’s playbook.
· Michael Haskoor
America needs the full truth on Fauci’s coverups and ALL federal pandemic abuses
The prosecution of Dr. David Morens on charges of blocking investigations into COVID’s origins can’t be the end of the nation’s search for truth in this affair: Even if the 11th-hour Biden pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci keeps him out of prison, Americans need the full facts.
· Post Editorial Board
Spirit Airlines 'Bites The Dust' As All Flights Canceled; Trump Admin To Provide 'Relief' To Customers, Workers
The collapse of bankrupt Spirit Airlines is now official.
· Tyler Durden
Trump took a pass on Spirit Airlines after earlier private sector stakes
President Donald Trump speaks at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach Fla., Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
· Josh Boak
Here’s where Washington and the rest of the world diverge
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
· RT
Here’s where Washington and the rest of the world diverge
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
· RT
Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to enforce Iran blockade
United States President Donald Trump says the US Navy is acting “like pirates” as he described an operation about seizing a ship amid the blockade of Iranian ports.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US-Germany spat over Iran intensifies as Hegseth orders troop removal
The spat between the US and Germany over the war on Iran is intensifying after Washington announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from German soil.
· Middleeasteye
‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops
American soldiers have been part of life in Landstuhl since 1945, giving the area a unique US-German identity
· Deborah Cole
S. Korea signals careful assessment, response after U.S. moves to raise tariffs on EU
SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will carefully assess how the Trump administration's move to raise tariffs on the European Union (EU)'s autos and trucks could affect its own trade deal with the United States and respond accordingly, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Saturday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
Trump says US navy like ‘pirates’ while seizing a ship in Iranian blockade
US president says ‘we took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business’
· Agence France-Presse
Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says
An Iranian proposal so far rejected by US President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the US blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear program for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.
· REUTERS
Trump diz que EUA "tomarão" Cuba "quase imediatamente"
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, assegurou que "tomará o controle" de Cuba "quase imediatamente" e acrescentou que primeiro terminará o "trabalho" no Irã, durante sua intervenção como orador principal em um jantar privado do Forum Club em West Palm Beach, na Flórida.
· Deutsche Welle
European Commission says will ‘keep options open’ over Trump tariff threat
The European Commission said it will “keep our options open” as the EU weighs U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on automobiles and auto parts from Europe, raising the prospect of a transatlantic trade war.
· Rory O’Neill
Steve Hilton: could this British former Fox News host be California’s next governor?
The race to succeed Gavin Newsom has teetered wildly, and with Democrats in disarray, the Republican ex-Downing Street adviser is leading in the polls. Can he really pull it off?
· Andrew Gumbel
The White House power play post-dinner shooting: do what we say or else
After correspondents’ dinner shooting, administration has rushed to capitalize in pursuit of its political goals
· Sam Levine
Best photos of May 2: Displaced Palestinian child in a destroyed car to the full moon in Jaipur | The National
Previous slideNext slide A displaced Palestinian child plays inside a car destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. AFPInfo A person stands atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on May Day in Washington, DC. ReutersInfo Brides arrive to get married during a ma…
· The National
US-Germany spat over Iran intensifies as Hegseth orders troop removal
The spat between the US and Germany over the war on Iran is intensifying after Washington announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from German soil.
· Middleeasteye
Trump faces pressure from Congress over Iran war
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Trump says he’s dissatisfied with Iranian proposal as rift with allies deepens - DailyNews
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was not satisfied with the latest Iranian proposal for talks on the Iran war, while Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran was ready for diplomacy if the United States changes its approach.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
EUA vão retirar 5 mil soldados da Alemanha após críticas de Merz contra Trump
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, retirará 5 mil militares americanos de suas bases na Alemanha, informou o Pentágono nesta sexta-feira.
· Deutsche Welle
Pentagon strikes deals with top AI companies
The Pentagon has said that it has reached deals with major artificial intelligence firms to integrate their advanced AI capabilities into the agency's classified networks.
· RT
Pentagon strikes deals with top AI companies
The Pentagon has said that it has reached deals with major artificial intelligence firms to integrate their advanced AI capabilities into the agency's classified networks.
· RT
Spirit Airlines begins ‘wind-down’, cancels all flights over fuel crisis
Low-cost US carrier Spirit Airlines has said that all of its flights have been cancelled as it started an “orderly wind-down of operations,” after a potential White House bailout fell through.
· Al Jazeera
Germany says it foresaw Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live
German defence minister responds to US president’s announcement that 5,000 US troops will leave bases in Germany
· Taz Ali
Brewers play the Nationals after Contreras' 4-hit game
Milwaukee Brewers (17-14, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (15-18, third in the NL East)
· The Associated Press
How Trump is inadvertently bringing Japan, South Korea together
Both appear willing to put past differences aside as they confront an assertive China, North Korea and an unpredictable US
· Julian Ryall
How Trump is inadvertently bringing Japan, South Korea together
Both appear willing to put past differences aside as they confront an assertive China, North Korea and an unpredictable US
· Julian Ryall
Putin to Trump: Don't You Dare Restart This War
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Spirit Airlines anuncia su cierre tras 34 años y el cese inmediato de sus operaciones
Un Airbus 319 de la aerolínea Spirit se aproxima al aeropuerto regional Manchester-Boston para aterrizar, el 2 de junio de 2023, en Manchester, Nueva Hampshire. (AP Foto/Charles Krupa, archivo)
· Aamer Madhani
'Very profitable business': Trump says US Navy seizing Iranian oil ‘like pirates’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US Navy was acting “like pirates” in seizing Iranian ships and cargo near the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Trump tells Congress the Iran war has ‘terminated’ as legal deadline hits
U.S. President Donald Trump notified lawmakers Friday that the Iran war has “terminated” — an effort to quelch the fight over the need for Congress to approve the conflict.
· Connor O'Brien, Eli Stokols
Trump has a new target in Europe – and there is a price for speaking up
London: When dealing with Donald Trump, speaking your mind can come at a cost. So German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is being blasted by the US president after revealing his thoughts about the war with Iran.
· David Crowe
Pentagon orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany
The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. will withdraw 5,000 troops from military bases in Germany, following through on a threat U.S. President Donald Trump made after sparring with the country’s leader over the Iran war.
· Aaron Pellish, Paul McLeary
Iran's nuclear deal was fragile and it didn't survive Trump
A secret 2013 meeting inside New York’s Waldorf Astoria helped produce a landmark deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program. After Donald Trump tore it up, escalation replaced diplomacy — leaving the world once again wondering whether any deal with Iran can truly last.
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon says
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 American troops from Germany, the Pentagon said, in a move seen as reflecting tensions with the Nato ally.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says 'not satisfied' with new Iran proposal
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, as peace talks remain frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire.
· Yonhap
US blockade costs Iran $4.8 billion, US Navy acting 'sort of like pirates,' Trump says - report
The US Department of Defense estimates that Iran has lost nearly five billion dollars in oil revenue as a result of the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported early Saturday morning.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The king went to Washington to save Britain’s bacon. He may also have shown the US how to save itself | Simon Tisdall
Charles III’s subtle, much needed history lesson delivered the US some tough love. But will Trump get the message?
· Simontisdall
Trump threatens more NATO members with troop withdrawals
US President Donald Trump said he could consider withdrawing some American troops stationed in Italy and Spain, after making a similar threat toward Germany amid a deepening rift with European allies over the war with Iran.
· RT
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Washington Cash Pop
The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Cash Pop” game were:
· The Associated Press
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Washington Pick 3
The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Pick 3" game were:
· The Associated Press
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Washington Keno
The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Keno” game were:
· The Associated Press
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Washington Hit 5
The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Hit 5" game were:
· The Associated Press
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Washington Match 4
The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:
· The Associated Press
Takeaways from AP report on Trump's defiance of court orders
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Friday, April 17, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
· Sudhin Thanawala
Contreras vuelve a desatarse con 4 hits y los Cerveceros dominan 6-1 a los Nacionales
William Contreras, de los Cerveceros de Milwaukee, batea sencillo productor de dos carreras frente a los Nacionales de Washington durante la octava entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas, el viernes 1 de mayo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Jess Rapfogel)
Trump officials show extraordinary defiance of court rulings
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
· Sudhin Thanawala