Thomas Massie, a Trump Critic, Causes Latest Midterm Fight Over Israel
In primary races across the country, debates over Israel are taking center stage, dividing Democrats and Republicans alike.
Politics
nytimes.com
21.05.2026
US police officers sue Trump over $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges say the fund will likely be used to 'reward' rioters who attacked the US Capitol.
World
aljazeera.com
21.05.2026
Trump Gets His Payback in Primary Elections, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress
Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.
Politics
nytimes.com
21.05.2026
How to Get a Pardon in Trump’s Washington
Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee.
Politics
nytimes.com
21.05.2026
Prosecutor Is Charged With Stealing Sealed Report on Trump Documents Case
Prosecutors accused Carmen Lineberger of emailing records related to Jack Smith’s investigation to a personal account, charging her with a felony punishable with 20 years in prison.
Politics
nytimes.com
21.05.2026
Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
Politics
nytimes.com
21.05.2026
Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration
In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages.
Politics
nytimes.com
21.05.2026
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.
Politics
nytimes.com
20.05.2026
Castro Indictment Is Trump’s Latest Move Against Cuba
For President Trump, the interest in Cuba is not new.
Politics
nytimes.com
20.05.2026
Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.
Politics
nytimes.com
20.05.2026
China and Russia unite after Trump’s Beijing visit
Just days after Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a summit with Xi Jinping.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Trump administration indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown
The indictment marks one of the sharpest escalations in tensions between Washington and Havana.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Trump jokes about running for Israeli prime minister
Donald Trump joked that he could run for Israeli prime minister after claiming he enjoys ‘99%’ support in Israel.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Oscar-winning director calls Trump, Netanyahu and Putin ‘monsters’
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar called Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin ‘monsters’.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Why is Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace facing a funding shortfall?
Experts say lack of a political horizon and Israeli land grabs are deterring donors from funding Gaza's reconstruction.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Chinese supertankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal
Oil prices ease amid the latest comments from the White House, but experts warn they will stay high even after any deal.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Iran war day 82: Tehran warns of ‘new fronts’ as Trump sets deadline
Iran says it learned from past clashes as Trump gives Tehran 'two to three days' to reach a deal.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
Trump's Greenland envoy faces uphill battle on mission to make 'friends'
Jeff Landry's visit to the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, has touched a nerve among some Greenlanders.
World
bbc.com
20.05.2026
Republican Thomas Massie who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary
With an estimated 72 percent of the vote counted, Ed Gallrein led with 54.4 percent to Massie’s 45.6 percent.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026
US Senate advances resolution to curb Trump’s power to wage war on Iran
Vote to advance War Powers Resolution seen as rare rebuke of the president as pressure grows to end US attack on Iran.
World
aljazeera.com
20.05.2026