
The Guardian - 10 hours 27 min ago
Family and supporters had hoped the US president could help free the 78-year-old British citizen during summit talks in Beijing Donald Trump raised the case of jailed Hong Kong democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping but was told it "is a tough one". Family and supporters of the 78-year-old British citizen had hoped the US president could help secure his release. Continue reading...

Sky News - 11 hours 58 min ago
Donald Trump has said that freeing Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in China, would be "tough".

NBC News - 12 hours 14 min ago
The president also said he's not considering the political implications of the Iran war on the midterms, when Republicans will be defending slim majorities in each chamber.

The Guardian - 12 hours 49 min ago
Trump notably failed to push back on Xi Jinping's rhetoric over the future of Taiwan key US politics stories from Friday, 15 May at a glance Donald Trump returned to Washington DC on Friday after a much-hyped summit in China that was rich in pageantry and promises of stability, but offered little by way of tangible progress. The US president had gone into the two-day talks with China's Xi Jinping weakened by his prolonged war in Iran, and did little to change the perception that he and his...

NY Post - 13 hours 28 min ago
Spencer Pratt has hit back at comedian Chelsea Handler after she reignited their decades-long feud by posting a profanity-laced video comparing him to Donald Trump.

CNBC - 14 hours 3 min ago
President Donald Trump spoke about Taiwan after a two-day visit to China, where he said he discussed Iran, and trade deals with Chinese President Xi Jingping.

The Guardian - 14 hours 4 min ago
Order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation's mid-decade redistricting competition The supreme court on Friday rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court's order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation's mid-decade redistricting competition . It was kicked off last year by Donald Trump urging...

The Guardian - 14 hours 25 min ago
Change reflects both transformation of US in Trump era and China's increasing confidence on world stage Asked before he departed for Beijing if he would raise with the Chinese president the case of Jimmy Lai , the pro-democracy activist jailed in Hong Kong, Donald Trump said: "I'll bring him up." But, the US president added: "It's like saying to me, If Comey ever went to jail, would you let him out?' It might be a hard one for me." Trump was referring to James B Comey...

US Weekly - 15 hours 3 min ago
President Donald Trump 's White House is grabbing the internet's attention with its latest AI photo. On Friday, May 15, the official White House X account decided to post an altered photo of Drake 's latest album cover titled Iceman . "ICED OUT," the White House captioned the photo as a logo of the president's Washington D.C. home appeared in the top left corner of the album cover. While Drake's original album cover features a man's hand in a blinged-out glove adorned...

The Guardian - 15 hours 15 min ago
The state's governor commuted Peters' sentence after a White House pressure campaign against Colorado Tina Peters, a Colorado election clerk, had her prison sentence commuted on Friday by Colorado's governor, Jared Polis, after months of pressure from Donald Trump and other conservatives. The move drew immediate rebuke from Colorado Democrats , including the US senator and former governor John Hickenlooper. Continue reading...

Deadline Hollywood - 16 hours 9 min ago
Two top NFL executives addressed broadcasters’ complaints that too many games are shifting to streaming, calling the objections “odd” and defending their media rights setup as “the most fan-friendly model there is.” Chief Operating Officer Hans Schroeder and EVP Jeff Miller offered their takes during a media conference call Friday whose primary focus was the […]...

Fox News - 16 hours 14 min ago
Eric Trump said he plans to sue MS NOW and host Jen Psaki for claims she made about him joining his father, President Donald Trump, on his recent China trip.

NBC News - 16 hours 19 min ago
In today's edition, Kristen Welker wraps up President Donald Trump's trip to China. Plus, we look ahead to next Tuesday's key Republican Senate primary in Georgia.

Fox News - 16 hours 25 min ago
President Donald Trump told Fox News he brought up Jimmy Lai's case with Chinese President Xi Jinping but did not feel optimistic about the response.

NY Post - 16 hours 38 min ago
A former Colorado county clerk sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for attempting to reverse the results of the 2020 election had her sentence commuted Friday by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Tina Peters, who served as Mesa County Clerk during the presidential contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, will be released on parole...

Daily Signal - 16 hours 45 min ago
Editor's note: This is an excerpt of an interview of President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan by The Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke. Mehek Cooke: Well, let’s expand on that, because I look at sanctuary cities today, and the worst offenders that’s who I really want to get down to. I’m watching New York Democrats today, and...

The Independent - 16 hours 51 min ago
The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Ra l Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press...

The Guardian - 16 hours 52 min ago
Former election clerk who allowed unauthorized access to voting systems was convicted and sentenced to nine years The Colorado governor, Jared Polis, commuted the nearly nine-year prison sentence of a former Colorado clerk who allowed unauthorized people to access her county's voting systems in a case that had been an intense focus of Donald Trump and other allies who sought to overturn the 2020 election. Tina Peters, who is currently incarcerated, will be released on parole on 1 June after...

Daily Signal - 17 hours 25 min ago
An Environmental Protection Agency lawyer and union leader has signed a dissent letter opposing President Donald Trump’s policy at the agency and has posted on social media attacking EPA Director Lee Zeldin, but appears to still be employed there. This activity raises questions as to whether she might be a "deep state" actor, working to...

Slate - 17 hours 38 min ago
The incoming IPO wave is rewriting stock market rules in real time and setting us up for a lot of risk.

New York Times - 17 hours 41 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump participating in a friendship walk through Zhongnanhai Garden with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Yard Barker - 17 hours 48 min ago
Trump has always presented himself as an avid football fan.

The Independent - 18 hours 3 min ago
The move comes amid heightened tensions as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against Cuba...

UPI - 18 hours 10 min ago
President Donald Trump told reporters that the first sentence of Iran's peace proposal was "unacceptable" and accused the country of backtracking.