Iran suspended the US ceasefire talks over Israel's Lebanon strikes and a senior military official said Tehran 'won't surrender'; Rubio told Congress Iran has agreed to negotiate nuclear-program elements it had previously refused to discuss.
Angry phone call between Trump and Netanyahu reportedly stopped a planned Israeli ground push to Beirut and came after Tehran suspended US talks over Israel's Lebanon strikes.
Trump appointed Federal Housing Finance Agency director and longtime ally Bill Pulte as acting DNI days after Tulsi Gabbard's departure from the role, placing a non-traditional figure atop the intelligence community mid-war.
President Lai Ching-te opened Taiwan's AI and tech summit framing the island's chipmaker role as dependent on preserving cross-strait status quo, ahead of an awards ceremony honouring Czech Senate ex-speaker Milos Vystrcil.
DOJ said it will abide by the federal court order halting the fund and is walking away from the disbursement entirely, after Pence, Schumer and Speaker Johnson's White House meeting compounded the pressure.
Days after artists pulled out citing political concerns, Trump posted 'cancel it' on Sunday and suggested a 'Make America Great Again' rally take the slot instead, doubling down on the rally-style substitution he previewed on Saturday.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told his caucus Democrats will mount a coordinated effort to kill what he called a 'MAGA slush fund', forcing Republicans onto the record on the disputed disbursement.
KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun begins a two-week US trip seeking to 'gain deeper trust' from Washington and says she would be 'very willing' to meet Trump, having earlier met Xi Jinping.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, in Sunday remarks and a Wall Street Journal op-ed, called the $1.8bn fund 'a bad idea from the start' and accused Trump of trading conservatism for populism.
President sends edited framework back to Tehran on Day 93 of the Iran war; Hegseth says Strait of Hormuz blockade stays in place while officials say a response could take days.
Ballots opened Sunday in a first-round vote pitting allies of outgoing leftist president Gustavo Petro against pro-Trump candidates, framed in international coverage as a test of US-Colombia relations after months of public recrimination.
Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told the Shangri-La Dialogue Japan stays 'peace-loving' while China expands without transparency; PM Sanae Takaichi separately pressed Pyongyang for a summit on abductions.
President Lai Ching-te pledged to bolster Taiwan's defence and societal resilience, and held a session with high-school students focused on combating Chinese disinformation campaigns.
Bret Michaels, Martina McBride and Young MC pulled out of the Freedom 250 series citing political concerns; Trump called them 'third rate' and floated a 'wild' rally as a substitute.
A memo from Trump's physician said the president, who turns 80 next month, is in 'excellent health' and fit for office, scoring 30/30 on a cognitive test, while noting weight gain and guidance to keep losing weight.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the IISS defence forum the US wants a 'stable equilibrium' with China while still flagging 'rightful alarm' over its military build-up, weeks after Trump's bilateral Beijing summit.
A US judge ruled the Kennedy Center cannot be renamed after Trump without congressional approval and ordered his name stripped from the building within 14 days, also blocking a planned closure for renovations.
Former attorney general Pam Bondi defended her handling of the Epstein files in closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee, saying the justice department released nearly three million pages amid accusations documents were withheld.
A federal judge temporarily barred the justice department from operating a $1.8bn fund to compensate people who say they were targeted by past administrations, until a June hearing; the fund stemmed from a deal ending Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.
A Marshall Project analysis of ICE data found the US deported more than 21,000 people to countries the state department calls too dangerous for travel; most had no convictions and at least 600 were children.
Vice-President JD Vance said the US and Iran are 'very close' but 'not there yet' on a framework to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump circulated a draft to allies including Israel.
The DOJ sued Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington for refusing to issue confidential license plates to ICE agents, calling the policies unconstitutional; the states cite ICE's tactics.
The Treasury is preparing a $250 note that could bear President Trump's portrait to mark the US 250th anniversary, a step needing Congress to lift a ban on living people on currency.
At a Wednesday cabinet meeting, the US president warned the long-time US ally would 'behave or we'll have to blow 'em up' amid Iranian outreach on a Hormuz tolling scheme.
In a CBS interview clip released Wednesday, the former first lady said she was 'frightened' watching the June 2024 debate and feared Joe Biden was suffering a stroke.
Former Chinese policeman and rights activist, twice imprisoned for Tiananmen-related work, picked up by South Korean police on a 3.3m boat with a 9.9hp engine; lawyer calls it likely political asylum case.
Federal prosecutors are examining whether the writer, who won $88m in civil judgments against Trump, committed perjury in a 2022 deposition; acting attorney general Todd Blanche has recused.
Ukrainian president sent letters Wednesday urging more US-made air defense ammunition, saying Kyiv has succeeded against drones but is being outpaced by Russian ballistic missiles.
White House confirms it is constructing a Kenya treatment facility for Americans who would otherwise be repatriated as DRC outbreak grows; public-health experts call the approach an ethical breach.
Filing in DC federal court seeks to stop a June 15 DOJ release of audio and transcripts from the Hur special counsel investigation that found Biden's memory had 'significant limitations'.
Construction began this week on a temporary UFC octagon at the White House for Flag Day, June 14 — Trump's 80th birthday — as the BBC documented his broader campaign of renaming sites, hanging banners, and reshaping the capital with his image.
Central Tibetan Administration ceremony in Dharamshala marks first full term since the Dalai Lama's succession plan; Tsering reaffirms 'Middle Way' policy seeking autonomy rather than full independence.
Trump-backed Ken Paxton defeated four-term Senator John Cornyn 64-36 in the GOP runoff, the first time a Texas Republican senator has lost renomination; Cook Political Report immediately moved the seat from 'likely R' to 'lean R' citing Paxton's scandal baggage.
US government personnel officials say non-disclosure agreements would be part of an effort to stop leaks to the press, an escalation of internal controls on federal employees beyond existing classification rules.
Trump formally raised the refugee cap by 10,000 slots reserved for white Afrikaners, declaring an emergency over what he called 'racially motivated violence' targeting them — a position the South African government has long denied.
State Republicans voted to halt a redrawing of South Carolina's congressional map that would have eliminated the state's only majority-Black district — a rare defeat for a Trump-pushed mid-decade redistricting effort heading into the midterms.
Four-term incumbent John Cornyn faces Trump-endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Tuesday's bitter Senate GOP runoff; senior Republican Thom Tillis has called Paxton 'a failure' while Trump posts that Paxton will 'never let you down.'
Centcom hits Iran missile launchers and mine-laying vessels in 'self-defense' strikes during Doha talks; Trump now demands Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan join the Abraham Accords as part of the deal; Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warns Gulf states are no longer a 'safe haven' for US bases.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejoined Quad foreign ministers in New Delhi and announced two maritime cooperation tracks, even as analysts said the grouping is struggling for purpose after Trump's Beijing summit and 'G2' framing.
Xi Jinping became visibly agitated over Japan's defense spending during his Beijing summit with Trump, warning that Takaichi and Lai pose a threat to regional peace; Trump defended Takaichi in the moment, per FT and Yomiuri reports.
