
ABC News - 46 min 1 sec ago
President Donald Trump's plan to put a coat of white paint on the granite exterior of a historic building that's part of the White House complex is getting a hearing by a key federal agency...

ABC News - 46 min 4 sec ago
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the Vatican to mend ties after President Donald Trump's criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran...

The Guardian - 1 hour 6 min ago
Such a move could reshape the electoral map ahead of the midterms by carving up a majority-Black congressional district Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are poised to push through a plan later today that would carve up a majority-Black congressional district. Jeffrey Epstein's alleged suicide note was released Wednesday. A federal judge has unsealed an alleged suicide...

NBC News - 1 hour 21 min ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to meet with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, an audience that follows President Donald Trump's criticism of the first American pontiff over the Iran war.

ABC News - 2 hours 30 min ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to the Vatican and Italy on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump's broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran have alienated those allies...

Yard Barker - 2 hours 43 min ago
Donald Trump produced an unusual moment involving UFC stars Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria while speaking with reporters at the White House last Wednesday.

ABC News - 2 hours 49 min ago
Iran has said it is reviewing new U.S. proposals to end the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens more bombing if no deal is reached...

Yard Barker - 3 hours 18 min ago
The stars of the UFC White House card recently spent time around Donald Trump. While very few will get the opportunity to buy a ticket for the event at $1.5 million, the fighters headlining the card on June 14 recently got a preview of what they can expect.

The Guardian - 3 hours 22 min ago
Four empty oil tanks were reportedly damaged, although it's unclear whether the drones belong to Ukraine or Russia Meanwhile, the European Parliament has said it will work "expeditiously" to ensure the "spirit and the letter" of the EU's trade deal with Donald Trump is sealed, after representatives failed to reach a deal in ratification talks with member states last night. No deal is expected now until 19 May when talks with MEPs resume. "We have just concluded a constructive...

NY Post - 3 hours 52 min ago
China's top diplomat said Thursday that ties with the US have been in general stable despite "many twists and disruptions," and called on both countries to find a way to contribute to global peace, a week before President Donald Trump is expected to visit.

The Guardian - 4 hours 8 min ago
US secretary of state will hold talks with Italian government, also berated by Trump for not supporting Iran war The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday in an effort to ease tensions after Donald Trump's repeated criticisms of the first North American pontiff. Amid unprecedented strain on relations between the Holy See and Washington, Rubio is expected to meet Leo at the Apostolic Palace in the morning, before holding a series of meetings with the...

Huffington Post - 5 hours 12 min ago
Until the military stepped in, the president claimed.

Buzz Feed - 7 hours 12 min ago
Fellow comedians Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz and Theo Von all interviewed President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election. View Entire Post ›...

The Guardian - 7 hours 42 min ago
Let's not draw the wrong conclusions from Hungary's election or the US president's troubles Viktor Orb n's crushing defeat in last month's Hungarian election has led to an outbreak of democratic optimism. Across the globe, democrats are drawing lessons from the results and speculating about the decline of the far right . There is simultaneously a consensus that Donald Trump has gone from inspiration to " liability " for the global far right. While the fall of Orb n has...

The Guardian - 9 hours 40 min ago
This live blog is now closed. Howard Lutnick answers questions from US House over Jeffrey Epstein ties Sign up for the Breaking News US email It's worth noting, ahead of Howard Lutnick's closed-door testimony before House oversight committee members today, that the commerce secretary has refused to answer questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein from lawmakers during congressional hearings on Capitol Hill over the last month. In April, Represenative Madeleine Dean , a Democrat from Pennsylvania...

Attack of the Fanboy - 9 hours 58 min ago
There is a new push to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office, a constitutional mechanism that has never been used to strip a...

NBC News - 10 hours 9 min ago
President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court to pause its ruling rejecting his challenge to E. Jean Carroll's $83 million defamation case against him as he looks to take the case to the Supreme Court.

The Guardian - 10 hours 19 min ago
Trump warned Tehran to agree to deal or face attacks at a much higher level and intensity' than before key US politics stories from 6 May 2026 at a glance The US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Tehran, telling it to accept a deal to end the war or face a new wave of US bombing "at a much higher level and intensity than it was before". The US fighter fired several rounds and "disabled the tanker's...

Fortune - 12 hours 27 min ago
President Donald Trump, reacting to Turner's death, called him "one of the Greats of All Time."...

ABC News - 13 hours 39 min ago
Two former immigration judges have sued President Donald Trump's administration over their removal, alleging they were discriminated.

NBC News - 13 hours 40 min ago
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after a key Gulf ally suspended the U.S. military's ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, according to two U.S. officials.

ABC News - 13 hours 47 min ago
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plans to discuss organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Brazil's finance minister...

The Hill - 13 hours 50 min ago
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) said that President Trump would fire his commerce secretary if he heard the testimony that he provided Congress on Wednesday about his relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he would have fired Howard Lutnick," Khanna told reporters following the closed-door briefing. ...

Fox News - 14 hours 20 min ago
Stephen Colbert lashed out at CBS in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, saying his "Late Show" cancellation reinforced a narrative of bending the knee to President Donald Trump.