Trump, Xi Ease Trade War Ahead of Summit
President Trump claims the U.S. has increasingly profited from trade with China, largely playing down the tensions that could rupture relations between the world’s two largest economies.[#item_full_content]
Trump to Have Annual Physical on May 26, WH Says
President Donald Trump will have his annual physical on May 26 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House announced on Monday. At 79, Trump’s health remains a subject of public scrutiny.[#item_full_content]
Little Respite in Ukraine as Strikes Mar Russia Truce
In Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, a three-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow expiring later on Monday brought little respite to residents exhausted by more than four years of Russia’s invasion.[#item_full_content]
Trump administration rejects UN migration declaration, says ‘mass migration was never safe’
The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it refused to back an International Migration Review Forum “progress” declaration, accusing the U.N. of efforts to “advocate and facilitate replacement immigration in the United States and across the broader West.” The U.S. did not participate in the second International Migration Review Forum, held May 5–8 at […]
EU Approves Long-Stalled Sanctions on Israeli Settlers
European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed to new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, as a change of government in Hungary ended months of blockage.”It was high time we move from deadlock to delivery,” EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said in…
Survey Work Begins on Trump Triumphal Arch
Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nation’s capital.Workers were seen inspecting the site of the proposed arch between…[#item_full_content]
SoCal Mayor to Plead Guilty as China Agent
A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday.[#item_full_content]
Trump Admin Repeals Land Conservation Rule
The Department of the Interior is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining, and grazing on taxpayer-owned land.[#item_full_content]
Trump Pushes Ban on Corporate Home Buys
President Donald Trump on Monday called on Congress to permanently ban large investment firms from buying single-family homes, arguing corporate purchases are shutting families out of the housing market.[#item_full_content]
Trump Nominates David Cummins to Head TSA
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated David Cummins to head the Transportation Security Administration, which has had a rocky few months as employees went without paychecks and security lines grew long at airports across the country.[#item_full_content]
