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.
Strategy's late-May 8-K filing shows the firm sold 32 BTC at an average $77,135 to fund preferred-stock dividends, breaking from its 'never sell' stance as Bitcoin slid to $72,000.
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.
Fans set a world record for the largest gathering of Marilyn Monroe lookalikes on her 100th birthday; outlet retrospectives recast her as an early feminist advocate in Hollywood beyond the sex-symbol framing.
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.
The Pentagon awarded SpaceX a $4.16bn contract to build missile-tracking satellites for Trump's 'Golden Dome' defence system, deepening the company's government ties as it pursues a record IPO.
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.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasted Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong over the CLARITY Act's stablecoin-rewards provision, warning 'the banks will not accept it' as the bank-versus-crypto lobbying fight enters its public phase.
JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon said the bank would fight the crypto market-structure Clarity Act and attacked Coinbase chief Brian Armstrong's support for it, sharpening a Wall Street–crypto clash over the bill.
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.
Lionel Messi, 38, was named in Lionel Scaloni's 26-man squad and will captain holders Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, a record sixth for the forward, with the coach playing down fitness fears.
A 21-year-old Austrian was sentenced to 15 years for planning a 2024 jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Vienna that forced three sold-out shows to be cancelled.
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.
Anthropic raised $65bn in a Series H round at a $965bn post-money valuation, overtaking OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup, with the maker of Claude signalling it could be its last raise before an IPO.
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.
West Bengal lawmaker says the golden statue unveiled during Messi's December 2025 'GOAT Tour' has been deemed unsafe by state engineers; workers used ropes Wednesday to stabilize it.
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.
CNBC report says Musk has discussed combining the two companies; their joint 30,221 BTC stash would be worth about $3.3bn, behind only Strategy, Twenty One Capital, Mallers's firm and one other.
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'.
