POLITICS * U.S. special forces soldier arrested over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid - (Axios) * Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishment - (Associated Press) * Live Updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks following White House peace talks, Trump says - (CBS News) * Judge sets
POLITICS * Who is John Phelan the US Navy Secretary fired by Pete Hegseth? - (Al Jazeera English) * Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says - (Associated Press) * Trump team defends redistricting push as GOP faces limited gains - (The Washington Post) * Clearing Strait
POLITICS * Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing "fractured" Iranian government - (Axios) * ‘The GOP should’ve done more’: Virginia Republicans point fingers after gerrymandering loss - (Politico) * Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, court rules - (Associated Press) * Virginia Redistricting Referendum 2026 Live Results - (Nbcnewstools.net) * DOJ
POLITICS * Gunman shoots several tourists at historic pyramids in Mexico - (NPR) * Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy - (Al Jazeera English) * George Ariyoshi, first US governor of Asian American descent, dies at 100 - (Politico) * Iran to Attend Pakistan Peace Talks - (The Wall Street Journal)
POLITICS * Iran War Live Updates: Uncertainty Hangs Over U.S.-Iran Talks in Wake of Ship Seizure - (The Wall Street Journal) * The pope's English fuels a Trump feud - (Axios) * Republicans stare down a growing, neverending FISA crisis - (Politico) * Shreveport, Louisiana shooting today: Father kills 7 of his children
POLITICS * Another attempted arson attack on a London synagogue reported - (BBC News) * Iran doubles down on closing Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire nears expiration - (Politico) * Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate - (Politico) * SCOTUS Hit by Bombshell Leak of Secret ‘Shadow Docket’ Memos - (Daily Beast) * North Korea fires
POLITICS * Trump came to Arizona to rally young voters. An older crowd greeted him. - (The Washington Post) * US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages despite Bessent denial - (Associated Press) * Mejia scored an NJ-11 landslide – but not everywhere - (New Jersey Globe) * Trump to release reading
POLITICS * ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says - (NPR) * Live Updates: Israel's ceasefire in Lebanon begins as Iran keeps Strait of Hormuz gridlocked - (CBS News) * Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project - (Associated Press) * Democrat
POLITICS * Live updates: Push for US-Iran talks gains momentum as White House expresses optimism for deal - (CNN) * Trump administration set to launch tariff refund portal. Here's what to know. - (CBS News) * 3 things to know about naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait of
POLITICS * Live Updates: U.S. says blockade of Iranian ports "fully implemented" as Trump weighs more talks with Iran - (CBS News) * Iran war: US will make Iran 'thrive' if it ditches nukes - (DW (English)) * Trump takes aim at Pope Leo again, days after calling him '
POLITICS * Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US - (Associated Press) * U.K. inquiry lays bare 'catastrophic' missed chances before stabbings at dance class - (NPR) * Leaders of China, Spain pledge closer ties amid 'crumbling' world
POLITICS * UK Won’t Take Part in Trump’s Planned Blockade of Hormuz Strait - (Bloomberg) * "The door is not closed": Mediators rush to revive U.S.-Iran talks - (Axios) * How a $75 billion windfall from Congress has insulated ICE - (NPR) * Hungary election: Orban concedes 'painful' defeat
