WASHINGTON, May 15, 2026 — The Supreme Court on Thursday indefinitely extended its freeze on new restrictions that would have required women to see a doctor in person before receiving the abortion pill mifepristone — keeping the drug accessible by…
BEIJING, May 15, 2026 — President Donald Trump signaled Friday that U.S. military strikes against Iran are not finished, writing on Truth Social that the “military decimation of Iran” is “to be continued!” — a pointed statement made while wrapping…
BEIJING, May 14, 2026 — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump on Thursday that mishandling Taiwan could push the two superpowers toward “clashes and even conflicts,” even as both leaders struck warm, conciliatory tones at the opening of a…
BEIJING / WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — President Trump departs for Beijing Tuesday evening for a two-day summit with President Xi Jinping beginning Thursday — a meeting that analysts at CSIS, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Chatham House all…
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — Dr. Marty Makary resigned as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday morning — the fourth high-profile departure from the Trump administration this year — as April consumer price index data released simultaneously…
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The Arraignment — What Happened in the Courtroom Cole Allen appeared in federal district court in Washington Monday for his arraignment — the formal proceeding at which a defendant enters a plea in response to…
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The Supreme Court extended its temporary stay on the Fifth Circuit’s mifepristone ruling on Monday afternoon — keeping nationwide telehealth and mail access to the abortion pill intact until Thursday, May 14 at 5 PM…
WASHINGTON / RIYADH, May 12, 2026 — President Trump declared Monday morning that the Iran ceasefire is “on massive life support” after receiving what he called Tehran’s “garbage” response to the U.S. peace proposal — the same counter-offer that demanded…
WASHINGTON / TEHRAN / ISLAMABAD, May 11, 2026 — Iran formally rejected the United States’ 14-point ceasefire and nuclear proposal and submitted its own 10-point counter-offer through Pakistani mediators Sunday — a counter-proposal that demands war reparations, international recognition of…
TENERIFE / WASHINGTON, May 11, 2026 — American passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean are being flown home on military and government aircraft — with two passengers transported in the plane’s biocontainment…
WASHINGTON / LONDON / DOHA, May 10, 2026 — The United Kingdom deployed the Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon toward the Middle East on Saturday as part of a 40-nation coalition building the infrastructure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz…
MOSCOW / KYIV / WASHINGTON, May 10, 2026 — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that he believes the war in Ukraine is coming to an end — his most optimistic public statement about the conflict’s trajectory since Russia’s full-scale…