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Taiwan's more relaxed than most of us about Trumpian deal-making

The most common worry expressed around the world concerning the summit meeting in Beijing on May 14-15 was the fear that the future of Taiwan and its 23 million residents might be traded off in a deal between the men leading the world's two true superpowers, Xi Jinping and Donald ...

Bill Emmott / Asia Times | Sat, 30 May 2026 16:09:00

Trump's Approach to Global Leadership

Editor's Note: Washington Week With The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings, watch full episodes here, or listen to the weekly podcast here. On a special edition of Washington Week With The Atlantic, David ...

The Editors / The Atlantic | Sat, 30 May 2026 14:58:17

Trump wants to 'manage' China trade. Businesses see a tariff opening.

The administration is working to flesh out a proposal for a new trade body that the president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to earlier this month.

Ari Hawkins / Politico | Sat, 30 May 2026 14:16:10

UK special relationship with US 'meaningless' unless it boosts defence, Hegseth warns

'Model allies' who comply with US demands on defence spending will benefit from arms sales and access to intelligence, Pete Hegseth said

Millie Cooke / The Independent | Sat, 30 May 2026 14:12:16

At Least The War Is Over

These titles are a joke but how many times has it been? Hours after President Donald Trump concluded a Situation Room meeting with his national security team on Iran, the White House has not indicated what - if any - decision he came to. "The Situation Room meeting has concluded ...

Atrios / Eschaton | Sat, 30 May 2026 13:30:00

The Trump Administration Is Done With Social Science

In the summer of 1945, four days after Japan's official surrender and a few weeks into the Atomic Age, President Harry Truman began floating the idea of an agency guided by "the free intelligence of the scientist" that would fund investigations into how the world works. As of 2024, the ...

Hana Kiros / The Atlantic | Sat, 30 May 2026 13:10:05

Trump's actions show he is not interested in negotiations - Khamenei adviser

By continuing the naval blockade and making excessive demands, US President Donald Trump is clearly demonstrating that he is not interested in negotiations, Mohsen Rezaee said

Tass | Sat, 30 May 2026 13:01:33

Trump Sends Mixed Signals on War

"Several Americans were hurt in a missile attack on a Kuwaiti air base over the past day as a White House meeting to discuss extending the ceasefire with Iran ended without conclusion," Bloomberg reports. "The lack of public comment after the Situation Room talks on Friday, despite Trump suggesting earlier ...

Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sat, 30 May 2026 12:30:00

Trump Loves Accusing Critics of Treason. U.S. Law Makes That Charge Hard To Prove-for Good Reason.

The president's habitual attempts to criminalize dissent hark back to tyrants of yore.

Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run | Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:50

Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump

Guardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it On a graffitied Sarajevo backstreet, a path leads past an overgrown patch of garden to a white door. Beyond is the registered office of a company that is on the ...

Tom Burgis in Sarajevo / Guardian | Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:19

US's Ebola travel bans stir up Covid-era conflict over outbreak response

The Trump administration has implemented some of the United States' most stringent travel restrictions for infectious disease ever.

Sophie Gardner, Carmen Paun / Politico | Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:07

US agency goes back to the future to take on China's Belt and Road Initiative

The US agency set up to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative is blending national security with development finance to try to secure a critical minerals supply chain, according to analysts and officials. Created in 2019 during President Donald Trump's first administration, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) puts ...

Dulue Mbachu / South China Morning Post | Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:06

No deal announced after Trump meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran

The US president met his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal.

BBC | Sat, 30 May 2026 11:39:32

Why Democrats can't sell America on

The Democrats' call for Americans to "protect democracy" from candidate Donald Trump fell flat in the 2024 presidential election. Over and over, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said that Trump and other Republicans represented an existential threat to the political system, calling out things like Project 2025 ...

Astead Herndon / Vox | Sat, 30 May 2026 11:30:00

Judge blocks renaming, closure of Kennedy Center

President Donald Trump's effort to rebrand the Kennedy Center in his own name is illegal, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the rebranding of the institution that honors President John F. Kennedy as the "Trump-Kennedy Center" violated the clear language of federal law that requires ...

Natália Delgado / Politico | Sat, 30 May 2026 11:13:36

Inflation won Trump the presidency, but could cost him the midterms

Trump's pursuit of policies that drive up prices, including tariffs and war, might be punished in November's elections For such an uncannily successful politician, Donald Trump exhibits a perplexing political myopia. His most recent own-goal was endorsing Ken Paxton, a state attorney general, against four-term senator John Cornyn in the ...

Eduardo Porter / Guardian | Sat, 30 May 2026 11:00:18

The Results of Trump's Latest Physical Exam

"The White House released a three-page report from President Trump's physician late Friday detailing the results of his physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this week," the New York Times reports. "Mr. Trump's doctors in the past have released positive health reports that stress the president's ...

Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:59:16

Rubio says Trump envoy Barrack to step down from Syria post

Trump envoy Tom Barrack to exit formal Syria post but retain key role managing US policy in Syria and Iraq.

Al Jazeera | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:34:54

Is JD Vance the 2028 Front Runner?

New York Times: "It is not that Mr. Trump is abandoning Mr. Vance. He involves him in major decisions, has given him high-profile opportunities to position himself for 2028 and trusts the 41-year-old vice president to wage partisan warfare on his behalf. In a cabinet meeting this week, Mr. Trump ...

Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:10:02

Trump Squeezes Immigrants By Cutting Them Off

New York Times: "For more than a year, administration officials have sought to pull every bureaucratic lever possible to cut off immigrants - both documented and undocumented - from jobs, medical care, financial services, tax credits and even from enrolling their children in day care. The goal has been to ...

Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:06:03

Trump Is Intent on Writing His Own History

"President Trump's presidential library, planned as a gilded glass tower on a donated chunk of Miami waterfront, is designed to be what Eric Trump, the president's middle son, calls 'a lasting testament to an amazing man.' If the president has his way, it will also serve as a monument to ...

Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:04:04

This Trump-linked startup plans to put humanoid robots in the military

With ties to the Trump family, Foundation Robotics Labs is aiming to deploy humanoid robots in the military in the next 12 to 18 months.

CNBC | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:03:32

Trump's 'art of the deal' is nowhere to be seen with Iran | Mohamad Bazzi

The self-proclaimed master dealmaker can't seem to stop sabotaging his own negotiations For weeks, Donald Trump has tried to find a way to end the war he started with Iran - a deal that would allow him to declare victory and move past the conflict before it causes severe damage ...

Mohamad Bazzi / Guardian | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:16

STAT+: As Ebola outbreak grows, Trump administration veers from previous government playbook

Trump officials are disregarding the Biden administration's detailed pandemic plans in favor of their own strategy.

Daniel Payne and Chelsea Cirruzzo / Stats | Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00

The Texas Senate Race Is Going to Be Pure Slime

It was another banner week of politics in America.

Jim Newell / Moneybox | Sat, 30 May 2026 09:45:00

Trump ends Iran meeting without announcing 'final determination' on deal

Trump's Truth Social statement left unclear which of his conditions are already part of a deal that negotiators are working on to pause the U.S.-Iran war.

CNBC | Sat, 30 May 2026 09:40:22

Trump in 'excellent health' but should lose weight and exercise more, his doctor says

The White House releases the results of the US president's latest medical examination, which states he is "fully fit" to carry out his duties.

BBC | Sat, 30 May 2026 08:44:23

Pete Hegseth warns 'freeloading' Nato allies 'the era of US subsidising defence is over'

Pete Hegseth has warned Nato allies that the US will no longer foot the bill for their defence. It echoes President Donald Trump's long-standing demand that European and Nato partners should reduce reliance on Washington. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore today, the US defence secretary announced: "The era ...

Ed Griffiths / GB News | Sat, 30 May 2026 08:29:51

Trump leaves Situation Room meeting with no update on an Iran deal

The president had promised a "final determination" on Iran after the two-hour meeting. He emerged without one.

Natália Delgado / Politico | Sat, 30 May 2026 08:01:56

Did Trump take tomato? Here's what's behind the latest grocery price sticker shock

Tomato prices were up 21 per cent in April compared to a year earlier, the highest year-over-year price increase for any grocery item measured in the consumer price index, beating coffee and beef.

CBC | Sat, 30 May 2026 08:00:00

Trump will remain 'patient' in pursuit of a deal with Iran, says Hegseth

President wants to make a 'great' deal but defence secretary warns US is ready to restart attacks

FT | Sat, 30 May 2026 07:33:17

Iran war: What is happening on day 92 as Trump weighs Iran deal

Trump weighs next steps on Iran deal as Tehran insists negotiations are continuing and no final agreement exists.

Al Jazeera | Sat, 30 May 2026 07:30:15

U.S. support for Taiwan reaffirmed by members of Congress even after Trump called arms sales a 'negotiating chip' with China

President Donald Trump has referred to $14 billion in arms sales to the island, which has been approved by Congress, as a "negotiating chip" with China.

CNBC | Sat, 30 May 2026 07:10:44

John Roberts Might Not Know It, But He's Played a Dangerous Game This SCOTUS Term

The Supreme Court's conservative majority is in dangerous denial about the consequences of enabling a wannabe king.

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern / Moneybox | Sat, 30 May 2026 07:00:00

How US defence chief Hegseth softened his tone towards China after Xi-Trump meeting

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth softened his tone towards China in his speech on Saturday to the Shangri-La defence forum compared with the previous year. Speaking two weeks after the meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, Hegseth also adopted a cautious stance on US arms sales ...

Amber Wang,Alcott Wei,Albee Zhang / South China Morning Post | Sat, 30 May 2026 06:40:24

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