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Today: May 19, 2026
Today: May 19, 2026

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Trump's description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties

U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China

Trump's description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties
Economy|Europe|Political|World

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing
Crime|Election|US|World

Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the sentence of a former county clerk and election conspiracy theorist following pressure from President Donald Trump

Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure
Crime|Election|Political|US

Election denier Tina Peters will get clemency after admitting she ‘made a mistake,’ Colorado’s Democratic governor says

Election denier Tina Peters will get clemency after admitting she ‘made a mistake,’ Colorado’s Democratic governor says

Election denier Tina Peters will get clemency after admitting she ‘made a mistake,’ Colorado’s Democratic governor says
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press

Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say
Political|US|World

Trump says new sculpture garden honoring 250 prominent Americans will rise along the Potomac River

President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans along the Potomac River

Trump says new sculpture garden honoring 250 prominent Americans will rise along the Potomac River
Arts|Political|Sports|US|World

Trump announces sculpture garden site as he muses on architecture after trip to China

Trump announces sculpture garden site as he muses on architecture after trip to China

Trump announces sculpture garden site as he muses on architecture after trip to China
Sports|Technology

The NFL keeps the spotlight on Sunday broadcasts as it creates viewing options on other days

The NFL schedule traditionally gets plenty of attention

The NFL keeps the spotlight on Sunday broadcasts as it creates viewing options on other days
Election|Finance|Political|US|World

What to expect in Louisiana's primaries

Louisiana voters will participate in a revamped and stripped-down state primary Saturday and decide the political fate of an embattled Republican U.S. senator targeted for defeat by President Donald Trump

What to expect in Louisiana's primaries
Entertainment|Travel|World

Why Xi invited Trump to this highly secretive former imperial garden

Why Xi invited Trump to this highly secretive former imperial garden

Why Xi invited Trump to this highly secretive former imperial garden
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|World

CIA chief visits Cuba as Trump urges sweeping changes

(Corrects date of Cuban revolution in paragraph 2, also, clarifies Ratcliffe´s visit to the island was second by a CIA director, not the first.)

CIA chief visits Cuba as Trump urges sweeping changes
Americas|Europe|Political|World

Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here’s how

Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here’s how

Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here’s how
Business|Crime|Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US|World

Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots

Voting rights groups are arguing that a federal judge should stop President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail voting because he doesn’t have the authority to do so

Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

The Latest: Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning

President Donald Trump is in Beijing for key meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

The Latest: Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning
Business|Economy|Political|US|World

Fed's Miran says he will vacate board seat on or just before Warsh is sworn in as chair

U.S.

Fed's Miran says he will vacate board seat on or just before Warsh is sworn in as chair
Business|Economy|Technology|World

Boeing shares drop 4% after Trump announces China orders just 200 jets

China has agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, U.S.

Boeing shares drop 4% after Trump announces China orders just 200 jets
Arts|Business|Finance|Technology

The Trump phone will start shipping following months of delays

The Trump phone will start shipping following months of delays

The Trump phone will start shipping following months of delays
Business|Economy|Political|Technology|Travel|World

Xi tells Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could lead to 'dangerous' place

China's President Xi Jinping warned U.S.

Xi tells Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could lead to 'dangerous' place
Asia|Political|World

Taiwan: no surprises from Trump-Xi summit, China should end military pressure

Taiwan said on Thursday that nothing surprising had come out of a summit between Chinese and U.S. leaders in Beijing, but that China should

Taiwan: no surprises from Trump-Xi summit, China should end military pressure
Arts

‘I’m afraid he won’t make it’: How Thomas Massie is handling the toughest election of his career

‘I’m afraid he won’t make it’: How Thomas Massie is handling the toughest election of his career

‘I’m afraid he won’t make it’: How Thomas Massie is handling the toughest election of his career
Arts|Food|Political|Travel|World

Beijing state banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi reset

When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat down to a lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, the menu itself read like a

Beijing state banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi reset
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

China's Xi lauds 'new positioning' in ties with US

China's President Xi Jinping hailed on Thursday a "new positioning" of ties with the United States that envisages cooperation with

China's Xi lauds 'new positioning' in ties with US
Americas|Political|World

Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state

Trump's talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US|World

Who is incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh?

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve

Who is incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh?
Election|US

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District

Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in a contest focused on the state’s “blue dot” status in presidential elections

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District
Business|Crime

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein 'blackmail' claim in interview with House committee

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed people

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein 'blackmail' claim in interview with House committee
Economy|Political|Technology|World

The Latest: Trump in China for Xi meeting to focus on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence

The Latest: Trump in China for Xi meeting to focus on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Warsh clinches Senate approval to be Fed's next chair as inflation intensifies

The U.S.

Warsh clinches Senate approval to be Fed's next chair as inflation intensifies
Political|US|World

Vance says US making progress in Iran talks

U.S.

Vance says US making progress in Iran talks
Economy|Political|World

Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve

Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell
Economy|Finance|Political|US|World

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips
Economy|Political|US

Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war

Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war

Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war
Business|Economy|Environment|Travel|World

Trump's designs on Greenland prod investment, tourism likely to pay off faster than mines

New focus on Greenland since Donald Trump declared his aim to seize it could help boost investment there, with Arctic tourism likely to pay off faster

Trump's designs on Greenland prod investment, tourism likely to pay off faster than mines
Uncategorized

Why Republicans won the redistricting war but may still lose the US House

Republicans have won the Great Redistricting War of 2026, but that may not be enough for President Donald Trump's party to maintain its hold on the U.S.

Why Republicans won the redistricting war but may still lose the US House
Business|Economy|Finance

To dot or not? Warsh's first Fed rate projection could out his views to the public - and Trump

Kevin Warsh will face a key moment in his first weeks as U.S.

To dot or not? Warsh's first Fed rate projection could out his views to the public - and Trump
Business|Economy|US

Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is losing the confidence of some Democratic officials, who are concerned about the direction of the party's political machine barely a year into his term

Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin
Business|Political|Travel|World

Pomp and pageantry: for Chinese officials preparing for a Trump visit, every second counts

Pomp and pageantry: for Chinese officials preparing for a Trump visit, every second counts

Pomp and pageantry: for Chinese officials preparing for a Trump visit, every second counts
Australia|Business|World

Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’

Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’

Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’
Business|Economy|Technology|World

Locked in a stalemate with Iran, Trump heads to China

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter With the conflict in the Middle East still mired in a stalemate, Donald Trump is on his way to Beijing to see if

Locked in a stalemate with Iran, Trump heads to China
Economy|US|World

Russia's Lavrov says 'nothing is happening' with US-Russia relations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that many positive things were being said about the enormous potential of U.S.-Russia relations, but that in reality

Russia's Lavrov says 'nothing is happening' with US-Russia relations
Business|Crime|Political|World

US ICE official who worked at private prison firm will be agency's new acting head

U.S.

US ICE official who worked at private prison firm will be agency's new acting head
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US|World

As Trump heads to China, past US flubs on US policy toward Taiwan can be a warning

American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China

As Trump heads to China, past US flubs on US policy toward Taiwan can be a warning
Business|Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Brad Raffensperger became famous by defying Trump. Now he wants Georgia Republicans to forget that

Brad Raffensperger is trying to reintroduce himself to Georgia Republicans as he runs for governor

Brad Raffensperger became famous by defying Trump. Now he wants Georgia Republicans to forget that
Election|Political|US

Cindy Burbank wins Nebraska Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects. She’s expected to back independent Dan Osborn

Cindy Burbank wins Nebraska Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects. She’s expected to back independent Dan Osborn

Cindy Burbank wins Nebraska Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects. She’s expected to back independent Dan Osborn
Business|Economy|Travel

US plans $22 billion rebuilding of Washington Dulles airport

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday that the federal government plans a $22 billion rebuilding of Washington Dulles airport.

US plans $22 billion rebuilding of Washington Dulles airport
Economy|Health|Political|World

The Latest: Trump departs for high-stakes China summit as Iran war looms

President Donald Trump has departed for Beijing to meet with China's President Xi Jinping

The Latest: Trump departs for high-stakes China summit as Iran war looms
Business|Crime|Political|US|World

Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now

President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal

Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now
Election

What to expect in West Virginia's primaries

Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey isn't on the primary ballot Tuesday but is staking his political capital to reshape his party’s massive supermajorities in the state Legislature more to his liking

What to expect in West Virginia's primaries
Election|Political|US|World

In wild late-night posting spree, Trump attacks Obama with imaginary quote and false conspiracy theories

In wild late-night posting spree, Trump attacks Obama with imaginary quote and false conspiracy theories

In wild late-night posting spree, Trump attacks Obama with imaginary quote and false conspiracy theories