Trump Says He May Remove Some Iran-Linked Sanctions on China  —  President Donald Trump said he's weighing whether to ease sanctions on Chinese oil companies that buy supplies from Iran, a move that would mark a concession to Beijing after his summit with President Xi Jinping.

Trump's $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn  —  Would it be legal for President Donald Trump to effectively order a major U.S. government agency to hand over huge piles of taxpayer money to a group of his political allies?  We may be about to find out.

Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led Hantavirus presser  —  Vaccines Media Donald Trump Abortion rights  —  As the Trump administration sought to reassure Americans this week that a hantavirus outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine …

Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom  —  President Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” state budget turmoil and new attacks on paid family caregiving have people fearing financial ruin as they fight to keep loved ones out of institutions.

US eyes indictment against Raúl Castro, AP sources say, as Trump administration pressures Cuba  —  The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday …

Pentagon halts deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe, AP sources say  —  The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by canceling deployments to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking forces already stationed there, U.S. officials say …

Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign in Tennessee after redraw of his Memphis district  —  Democratic Rep. Steven Cohen of Tennessee on Friday announced that he is ending his bid for reelection, his career upended by the redistricting battles that are sweeping the country after last month's Supreme Court decision.

Justice Alito pushes back on calls to recuse in a major Supreme Court climate case  —  The conservative justice has no financial conflict that would require him to step aside from the case, a court spokeswoman told NBC News  —  WASHINGTON — Facing calls to step aside in a major upcoming …

Demonstrations to sweep the South over voting rights and redistricting  —  A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a “Summer of Action” campaign with marches that start this weekend.

13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’  —  All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities  —  A five-month investigation has named 13 previously unidentified victims …

Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked  —  Harvey Weinstein 's rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked in the closely watched #MeToo-era case that another jury failed to decide last year.

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Institutional Rot And The Death Rattle Of America  —  It's remarkable, when you step back and think about it, how toxically maladapted the power centers in U.S. politics have become to one another.  —  A simple-minded idealist might like to live in a world where the two major U.S. political …

GOP congressman is under doctor's care, his father says amid mysterious absence from Washington  —  Top House Republicans have grown increasingly concerned by Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s mysterious absence from the chamber.  —  Now his father, former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. …

Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting  —  The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused to declare that Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional voting maps pushed by President Donald Trump had vacated their office.

Empty Waymos invade Atlanta neighborhood, circle cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers  —  ATLANTA — Waymo's self-driving cars can be seen all over Atlanta streets, giving rideshare trips through Uber.  —  But what happens when they're empty?  —  In one northwest Atlanta neighborhood …

Attorney General Paxton Makes History by Securing a Landmark Healthcare Fraud Settlement that Creates the Nation's First-Ever Detransition Clinic and Secures $10 Million from Texas Children's Hospital for “Transitioning” Kids  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a historic settlement …

Trump DOJ Lawyer Correctly Describes Congress's History of Circumcising Presidential Power  —  Over the past year or so, President Donald Trump has transformed the Justice Department from one of the legal profession's most prestigious employers into a gaggle of loyalist weirdos who …

Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat  —  The media empire built by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, a key pillar of the nationalist leader's 16 years in power, is swiftly unravelling following an election last month that abruptly ended his rule.

Judge weighs effort to block new Florida congressional map … The timing of his ruling could play a pivotal role in whether the legal challenge could affect this year's elections.  Congressional qualifying in Florida is scheduled to take place the second week of June.

Trump announces planned D.C. site for massive sculpture garden  —  A new memorial project in West Potomac Park would probably require congressional approval.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration had selected Washington's West Potomac Park as the site of his planned …

The Biggest Lie About China Just Fell Apart In Public  —  China is not the rising power and America is not the declining power.  —  •  —  At the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Xi asked if the two countries could avoid the Thucydides trap.

Free primary care for all: Democratic think tank pushes the party on new health policy  —  The Searchlight Institute wants Democrats to shake up their approach to healthcare and offer a fresh vision for the future.  —  As Democrats look for a viable healthcare message ahead of the midterm elections …

Tony's Trouble in Taipei … On Thursday evening, Tony Dokoupil once again anchored the “CBS Evening News” alone from Taiwan after failing to secure a visa to broadcast from Beijing, where Donald Trump is meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a high-stakes foreign trip.

How AI Plans to Buy 2026  —  This election should be a slam dunk for Democrats.  There are billions of reasons it absolutely is not.  —  I want to tell you why this election should be a slam dunk.  But absolutely is not, and not just because the Republicans on the Supreme Court invited …

Beijing's ‘Industrial Policy of Everything’ Leaves Rest of the World in the Dust  —  Government support encompasses the old, the new, goods and services, micro and macro.  Nothing Trump elicits in China will change this.  —  In the decades since China joined the world economy …