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
POLITICS * China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader - (Associated Press) * Decades after a Texas mom's disappearance, a tip leads to the location of her secret grave - (CBS News) * White House ballroom construction can continue for now, appeals court says - (NPR) * Russian
POLITICS * California Rep. Eric Swalwell denies sexual assault allegations, won't drop out of governor's race following SF Chronicle report - (KGO-TV) * Iran delegation arrives in Pakistan for US talks, as Lebanon and Israel to discuss ceasefire - (BBC News) * Lebanon and U.S. ask Israel for "
POLITICS * These Republican-on-Republican disputes are keeping Congress frozen - (Politico) * Trump Lashes Out at MAGA Critics Amid Iran Split - (The Wall Street Journal) * Live Updates: Trump cautions Iran against charging tolls through Strait of Hormuz as fragile ceasefire holds - (CBS News) * How to watch the Hungarian election like a
