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Nevada governor among 7 GOP peers who didn't sign letter to Trump supporting spending bill
An open letter from Republican governors told President Donald Trump they were “UNITED in strong support” of his sprawling tax and spending bill moving through Congress — but Nevada’s governor was not among the signatories.
Gov. Joe Lombardo was one of seven Republican state leaders who did not sign the Tuesday letter from the ...Read more

Trump threatens EU, smartphones as tariff rhetoric escalates
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump dug in on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union and said a potential 25% charge on smartphones would apply to all foreign-made devices, in the latest escalation of a trade war that is rattling markets and confusing businesses.
Trump on Friday reiterated his complaints about the EU, ...Read more

Trump signs orders to revive US leadership in nuclear power
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed orders meant to accelerate the construction of nuclear power plants, including small, untested designs that offer the promise of rapid deployment but have yet to be built in the U.S.
The effort is a bid to meet a coming surge in electricity demand and help the U.S. reclaim its edge in ...Read more

Supreme Court pauses order for DOGE records and testimony
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order that would force Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over documents to a watchdog group and make a top official available to testify.
The order on Friday, in a fight over whether the office is covered by U.S. public records laws, is a preliminary...Read more

Trump downsizes National Security Council in latest staff cuts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump moved to dramatically downsize the National Security Council, part of a restructuring that could see the group responsible for coordinating and implementing foreign policy at the White House cut in half.
The restructuring effort was described Friday by a White House official on the condition of anonymity. ...Read more

Trump cuts will cause a spike in HIV cases in LA and across the country, Democrats and public health advocates warn
LOS ANGELES — A growing coalition of HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm over sweeping Trump administration cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention and surveillance programs nationally, warning they will reverse years of progress combating the disease and cause spikes in new cases — especially in...Read more

Apple is back in Trump's crosshairs over where iPhones are made
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook can’t seem to catch a break.
Last month, Apple appeared to secure a major win when the Trump administration agreed to remove tariffs on certain electronics imported from China following concerns that the prices of smartphones and computers could rise.
But Trump threw Apple another curveball this week when he ...Read more

Iran and US start 5th round of nuclear talks in Rome
The U.S. and Iran sent positive messages about their negotiations over President Donald Trump’s push to put limits on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programs following another round of talks Friday.
The discussions this week “were the most professional yet” and could lead to an agreement in the next couple of meetings, said Iranian ...Read more

Trump threatens EU, smartphones as tariff rhetoric escalates
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump dug in on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union and said a potential 25% charge on smartphones would apply to all foreign-made devices, in the latest escalation of a trade war that is rattling markets and confusing businesses.
Trump on Friday reiterated his complaints about the EU, ...Read more

Zachary Levi describes facing wrath of Hollywood for supporting Trump
Zachary Levi, who once said he lost out on acting gigs because he was “too Jewish,” is now opening up on navigating the backlash he’s faced due to his support of Donald Trump and espousing controversial views on COVID-19 vaccines.
The “Shazam!” star endorsed Trump in the 2024 presidential election after his preferred candidate Robert ...Read more

Trump rattles markets with fresh tariff threats on EU, Apple
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened a sweeping 50% tariff on the European Union and a 25% levy on Apple Inc. if the tech giant failed to move iPhone manufacturing to the U.S., reigniting investor fears about his trade agenda.
Trump said Friday in a social media post that the higher charge on the E.U. would start on June 1 because �...Read more

With 2026 midterms top of mind, budget vote takes center stage
WASHINGTON — Now that House Republicans have passed their “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, both parties are poised to make Thursday’s early morning vote a central point of their midterm messaging.
Democrats asserted that the GOP budget hurts working Americans and helps billionaires, declaring that the vote would help ...Read more
Groups on either side of abortion divide flock to brain-dead Georgia woman's cause
ATLANTA — A little more than a week ago, Georgia made international news when reports were first shared about a 30-year-old pregnant woman who her family said was being kept on life support to comply with the state’s abortion law.
Since then, there’s been an outpouring of support for Adriana Smith from across the state and country, with ...Read more

Iran says 'time to decide' ahead of nuclear talks with US
Iran said it’s “time to decide” ahead of Friday’s nuclear talks with the U.S., with the main sticking point being whether Tehran will be able to continue enriching uranium.
The first four rounds of talks, mediated by Oman, have broadly gone well, according to both U.S. and Iranian officials. But Iran insists that any deal must enable it...Read more

South Korean presidential race tightens sharply after tv debate
South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung saw his lead in the election campaign narrow sharply in the latest opinion poll released Friday as the conservative ruling party’s Kim Moon-soo made up ground after their first TV debate.
The opposition Democratic Party nominee Lee had the backing of about 45% in a Gallup Korea poll conducted ...Read more

Editorial: The GOP's latest reverse-Robin Hood tax scheme will test its populist rhetoric
It is with a typically Trumpian focus on packaging that supporters have dubbed the Republican tax-cut legislation the House passed early Thursday “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” But make no mistake: For Medicaid recipients, working people and anyone else who doesn’t dwell among America’s wealthy elite, this is the ugliest mess to emerge from ...Read more

Trump's first 100 days changed the game – the next 1,300 could change the nation
The country has now witnessed and felt the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term. These days were filled with unrelenting, fast-paced executive action.
He signed a record-breaking number of executive orders, though many have been challenged and may be reversed. Working with Congress to pass legislation, though more difficult...Read more

3 things to watch on mental health in Trump's early budget proposals
Since President Donald Trump released his 2026 budget blueprint in early May, calling for $163 billion in federal spending cuts, much of the attention has focused on his slashing of foreign aid and boosting of border security. But the proposal also holds important clues — amid some mixed messages — about the administration’s approach to ...Read more

Claver-Carone, a Cuba hard-liner and key Latin America adviser, leaves the Trump administration
Mauricio Claver-Carone, the Cuba and Venezuela hard-liner tapped as special envoy for Latin America, will leave his position by the end of May, leaving Secretary of State Marco Rubio with some policy wins but without an important ally to navigate the Trump administration.
As a former Western Hemisphere director at the National Security Council ...Read more

Trump organization to pay $4.8 million to settle fish-kill lawsuit against its Chicago high-rise
CHICAGO — Eight months after a Cook County judge found Trump Tower repeatedly violated clean water laws, the president’s business operators agreed Thursday to pay $4.8 million to settle lawsuits alleging the skyscraper’s cooling system killed untold numbers of fish in the Chicago River.
The glass-and-steel tower, emblazoned with a sign ...Read more
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- Trump's first 100 days changed the game – the next 1,300 could change the nation
- 3 things to watch on mental health in Trump's early budget proposals
- Claver-Carone, a Cuba hard-liner and key Latin America adviser, leaves the Trump administration
- Nevada governor among 7 GOP peers who didn't sign letter to Trump supporting spending bill
- South Korean presidential race tightens sharply after tv debate