Iran and Oman are reportedly in talks to develop a system of charging fees to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. In recent months, President Donald Trump has nixed the idea of paying tolls to pass through the strait. These discussions indicate that the talks to end the U.S. war on Iran are not progressing.
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Colbert largely avoided politics Thursday outside of some thinly veiled references to President Trump and a black hole sketch. Despite politics’ absence, sober, un-fun, slanted discourse is what defined Colbert’s unremarkable run “The Late Show” — especially his open antagonism toward Trump.
Kerr says that part of the problem was that when people started getting sick, the regional health networks were largely testing ailing patients for Ebola Zaire. The administration’s commitment to establishing up to 50 Ebola-response clinics in the affected areas is promising, but this effort will be much more difficult without USAID and CDC infrastructure.
The House had scheduled a vote on a war powers resolution, brought by Democrats, that would rein in Trump’s military campaign. But Republicans are struggling to maintain political backing for the war. The Senate is also working to ensure they have the votes to dismiss another resolution that advanced to a final vote earlier this week.
I support Dr. Karishma Manzur for the candidacy of New Hampshire U.S. Senate for 2026. Cathy Wolff: She will represent NH citizens and speak for them in Washington. She is a humanitarian and is calling for a ceasefire and end to the war in Iran.
Rubio says the US prefers a negotiated agreement with Cuba. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Cuba has been a national security threat for years because of its ties to U.S. adversaries. Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants who has long taken a hard-line against the island nation. He says the president has the option to do whatever it takes to support and protect the national interest.
Western adviser working in Iraq says Washington has come to view such ideas as attempts to buy time. Warning about the risks of dissolving the PMF are being used as a form of counterpressure against the United States, the adviser says. An Iraqi official also said that “US officials who held discussions with local officials before Petraeus’s talks in Baghdad made it clear that overlooking the PMf issue carries an extremely high cost”
More than 50 boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) set sail from Turkey last Thursday carrying a token amount of aid. On Monday morning, armed Israeli naval commandos began intercepting the fleet in international waters west of Cyprus. One boat managed to get within 80 nautical miles of the Palestinian territory.
The federal government first requested Wisconsin’s unredacted voter registration list last summer, making a similar request to most other states. The Wisconsin Elections Commission denied the DOJ request, citing state privacy laws. The DOJ has lost parallel efforts to obtain this type of data in eight other federal district courts.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is serving as President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland. Landry: “Greenland could be exporting two million barrels of oil a day right now. NOW, we need Greenlands oil to offset the problems from Iran and Hormuz?”
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The report digs into specific voting patterns by comparing Harris's performance against other Democrats who ran in the same election cycle and won. Stein performed significantly better than Harris among men, rural voters and white voters without college degrees. The report specifically called out struggles with young men of color as a voting bloc Harris failed to connect with effectively.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will run for re-election in Florida's 20th district. Florida's Legislative Black Caucus called the decision "disheartening" The district has long been represented by a Black Democrat. The district was redrawn in a partisan redistricting process. The current district has a majority-black population.
Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, died Thursday, May 21 at the age of 41. During a May 10, 2026, Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International in New York, commentators noted that Busch had been battling a "sinus cold" (video time code 1:40:55) that week.
25% of respondents admit their pet is simply their favourite member of the household. More than a quarter (27%) regularly confide in their pet about their love life. Nearly one in five (18%) have prioritised time with their pet over dates. Over a third (35%) trust their pet’s judgement of other people more than their own.
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Danish officials have begun an operation to move the carcass of a humpback whale. The dead whale was discovered on the shores of Anholt island last weekend. A private mission to save it from being stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast ended in failure.Exactly how the whale ended up on an island off Denmark's East Jutland coast is a mystery.
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The US is one of Taiwan’s only arms suppliers and is bound under the Taiwan Relations Act to provide the country with the means to defend itself. The US has pledged not to stop arms sales to Taiwan. The move has been met with scepticism in Taiwan, where the US is a major supplier of arms.
Opposition leader Özgür Özel vows to fight the court ruling. The ruling could further prolong President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's 23-year rule. Analysts say the ruling is a test of Turkey’s shaky balance between democracy and autocracy. Turkish stocks initially plunged on the news and remained volatile on Friday.
The boys were found by a driver near the town of Alcacer do Sal on Tuesday. They were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents. The boys' father had reported them missing from their home in Colmar in eastern France on 11 May and France had issued a pan-European request for help.
The budget for fiscal year 2027 has focused on cutting management positions, such as sergeants and lieutenants. The San Diego Police Officers Assn. has been raising alarms about staffing shortages, cuts to overtime and response times. The union says officers are being placed in dangerous situations with little backup and are burning out.
Van Hollen was referring to the case of Andrew Paul Johnson, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who was sentenced to life in prison in March for child sex abuse. Johnson told one of his victims that he would receive $10 million in restitution money, according to a police report filed in July 2025.
Bill would give judges more factors to consider in considering domestic violence injunctions. It would also require police to enter such injunctions into a statewide database. Survivor and author Michelle Jewsbury said this is a big step forward. "We care about people's safety, and we're taking steps to reduce domestic violence," she said.
Tuesday marked the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures soaring past 95 degrees. Wednesday’s high of 97 degrees broke the previous record of 96 degrees set exactly 30 years prior in 1996. It is expected to be sunny with temps hovering in the 80s. Temperatures are only expected to drop from there, dipping into the low 50s and in some places 40s.
The money would come from a nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. The fund is intended to compensate people who claim they were maliciously targeted under the Biden administration. There is widespread concern that claims would likely be filed by Trump allies and even January 6 rioters, something the Justice Department did not rule out.
WTI crude oil slides to $96.23, while Bitcoin (BTC) edged higher on ceasefire optimism. Sanctions on Iran would lift gradually under a joint monitoring mechanism tied to compliance with the deal. The equity move landed in about 30 minutes once the terms circulated, with WTI falling almost 3%.
NATO officials have downplayed the changes to U.S. troop levels in Europe, saying they have been long planned and do not come as a surprise. Rubio declined to discuss any further changes to the American military presence in Europe. He did repeat that Trump and others in the administration, including him, are “very disappointed” in NATO.
Newly-released documents suggest the late Queen Elizabeth may have played a part in landing the former Prince Andrew a position as a government envoy. Andrew was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office while serving as a trade envoy. The initial claim alleges that Andrew used his position in the government to share confidential information with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. and Iran still at odds on key issues, but both sides report signs of progress. "We're speaking to all the various groups in Iran to streamline communication," official says. Iran wants compensation for war damage, release of frozen assets and withdrawal of troops. U.S., however, wants to recover Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium.