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Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.
The ruling in New York rescinds a $212,000 fine issued to the Democratic Socialists of America over its fund-raising tactics in the 2022 elections.
Trump proposes painting executive office building white CBS News
Supreme Court smackdown has some Wisconsin Republicans calling on GOP chair to resign Politico Georgia, Wisconsin Elections Show Declining Appetite for Republican Candidates The New York Times Just How Big Could Democrats Win In 2026? The Nation 'We got our butts kicked': Republicans reckon with Democratic success ahead of the midterms Inquirer.com Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office NPR
What are the implications if the administration of the world’s most powerful country is chaotic in its thinking and not reliably in touch with reality?
John Feeley says US president was ‘flush with victory’ of Maduro capture and could make same mistake in Cuba Donald Trump is “reaping the bitter fruit” of erroneously thinking that the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, offered a blueprint for toppling the Iranian regime, according to one of the US state department’s most respected former Latin America experts. John Feeley, a Marine helicopter pilot who later served as the US ambassador to Panama, believed Trump had been “flush wi
The foreign policy analyst Fareed Zakaria explains how the Iran war has been a turning point in America’s standing in the world.
Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program The New York Times Walmart's H-1B filings fell by more than half in the wake of Trump's visa shake-up Business Insider How the White House's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is impacting America's ability to attract global talent CBS News 'Indians are the new oil, coal, or gas': Immigration agency founder says new H-1B fee is America's loss, Fox's Laura Ingraham reacts The Times of India Commentary: New $100k Fee and Wage-Weighted H-1B Lotte
Whatever outcome of ceasefire talks, the region will have to live with a continuing threat from the regime in Tehran Gulf nations will seek to add security partners as they rebuild battered economies after the US and Israel’s war on Iran and deal with an emboldened Tehran. The Gulf will have to live with a continuing threat from the Islamic regime in Tehran and its remaining missile arsenal. American bases on their soil turned them into targets for Iran, as it retaliated against a joint attack b
Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott said Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle East Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Greens want the federal government to put direct pressure on Israel to stop its deadly strikes on Lebanon, including cancelling weapons contracts to protest against the “disastrous, illegal, immoral war”. Prime minister, Anthony Albanese,
How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers NPR Here’s how the wildlife trade is fueling disease outbreaks across the globe The Washington Post Trafficked animals more likely to share pathogens with humans, says study Yahoo Wildlife trade increases pathogen transmission: What 40 years of data say about spillover Phys.org How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans Scientific American
A deal or a mirage? Trump’s Iran ceasefire collides with chaos on the ground CNN The War Is Bad. The Cease-Fire Doesn’t Exist. The Future Is Awful. The American Prospect After Cease-Fire, Iranians Are Left to Pick Up the Pieces The New York Times Trump and Iran both claim ceasefire victory. Who does it really help? USA Today White House struggles to prop up truce marked by confusion, contradictions The Washington Post
After Trump pauses war, Iranians fly flags of victory, not surrender The Washington Post A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility The New York Times Donald Trump is the war’s biggest loser The Economist MORNING GLORY: President Trump leads the West to a big win against Iran Fox News Trump's abrupt Iran reversal exposes limits of his leverage Reuters
Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident — and With New Cards The New York Times A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility The New York Times Donald Trump is the war’s biggest loser The Economist After Trump pauses war, Iranians fly flags of victory, not surrender The Washington Post MORNING GLORY: President Trump leads the West to a big win against Iran Fox News
The lifelong outdoors advocate and former president of retailer REI returned to Everest decades later with his son.
California Supreme Court halts GOP sheriff's voter fraud investigation NBC News This GOP candidate seized a half-million ballots and says he may do it again washingtonpost.com California Supreme Court halts Republican sheriff's ballot investigation San Francisco Chronicle ‘A blatant political ploy’: California sheriff’s seizure of referendum ballots sets off alarm bells The Guardian Court to release secret warrants that Riverside sheriff used to seize over 650,000 ballots Los Angeles Times
Attorney general says court ruling against Chad Bianco ‘reins in the destabilizing actions of a rogue sheriff’ The California supreme court on Wednesday ordered a county sheriff and gubernatorial candidate who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his investigation into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it. The order came after the California attorney general, Rob Bonta, last month asked the court to step in, arguing the sheri
Genetics may help explain why results from weight-loss jabs vary, say scientists The Guardian Genetic predictors of GLP1 receptor agonist weight loss and side effects Nature If you aren’t losing weight with GLP-1 drugs, this may be one reason why The Washington Post Weight-loss drugs: Who benefits most and why? BBC How well GLP-1 weight loss drugs work may depend on your genetics Scientific American
Workers could shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service beginning on May 16 if they do not reach a deal with transit officials.
What Trump Has Accomplished in Iran After 5 Weeks of War The New York Times Iran ceasefire clouded by confusion, contradictions Axios Three Things the Consensus Gets Wrong About the Iran War The Atlantic 2026 Iran war | Explained, United States, Israel, Strait of Hormuz, Map, & Conflict britannica.com The Iran War’s Widening Impacts in the Middle East and North Africa War on the Rocks
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