Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda

The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.

Trump’s Pursuit of a Partnership With China Raises Concerns in India

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has a “gargantuan task” during his visit to Delhi: defuse tensions over President Trump’s anti-India aggression and overtures to China.

By Edward Wong

Marco Rubio combats Cuban American backlash as he seeks Havana deal

US secretary of state focuses on economic shift over dramatic change to country’s political system

Europe seeks to defuse Trump criticism ahead of NATO summit in Ankara

Disoriented by a flurry of announcements regarding the stationing of US troops on the continent, European foreign ministers sought to convince Marco Rubio of their efforts to take greater responsibility for collective defense and to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

How big tech got its way on Trump’s AI executive order

The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green light for tech’s unchecked power Only hours before Donald Trump was set to sign a long-awaited executive order on Thursday that would have called for a government safety review of new artificial intelligence models before their release, the president abruptly backed out. Despite growing public backlash to the technology and experts warning new models will pose critical security risks, Trump vowed the US gov...

By Nick Robins-Early

NATO allies confused by Trump's unexpected move to deploy 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland

Some NATO allies say they are confused by President Trump's different statements on U.S. troop deployments to Europe.

By Teri Schultz

Natalie Maines’ anti-Trump tirade, Zach Bryan’s fence-climbing clash fuel country music’s biggest feuds

Natalie Maines reignites political controversy with a profanity-laced post targeting Trump, drawing sharp backlash from the White House and country fans.

Who is Ken Paxton, the Texas senate candidate endorsed by President Trump? - CNN

Who is Ken Paxton, the Texas senate candidate endorsed by President Trump?  CNN

Trump calls a climate projection 'WRONG!' Turns out, climate action is working

Surely you've heard of RCP 8.5? Maybe not. But it's been in the spotlight since U.S. President Donald Trump who stirred up a conversation about a projection of future climate change that's rarely mentioned by name.

Vance and Rubio emerge as early contenders to inherit Trump’s Republican Party

An early glimpse of the battle to succeed US President Donald Trump atop the Republican ticket played out last week in classic Trumpian fashion when Vice-President J.D. Vance was temporarily demoted to play press secretary. His hour-long spell fielding questions from the White House “lion’s den” press corps included statements chiding the media and the obligatory denial for ambitious politicians. “This is crazy. You guys have got to behave yourself,” he told reporters, before adding: “I’m not...

By Mark Magnier

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director

Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term.

By FRANCE24

Bezos is still praising Trump, but he’s preparing for a future after him

With billionaire taxes and anti-AI anger looming, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is positioning himself for a coming reckoning, but until then, his key audience is still the man in the White House, writes Josh Marcus

By Josh Marcus

Trump's plan to limit student-loan forgiveness for public servants is inching closer to borrowers

President Donald Trump's plan to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is getting closer to reality. Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images Trump's rule to limit eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness is set to go into effect on July 1. The Senate rejected a Democratic resolution that would have overturned the rule. Democrats said the rule is politically motivated and would block borrowers from student-debt relief. Millions of student-loan borrowers are on track to face ...

As Trump Plans Next Round in Iran War, Fresh Gas Price Shocks Rattle Consumers

Do not invite: Why Donald Trump offboarded Tulsi Gabbard

The gulf between Trump’s actions and Gabbard’s worldview made the latter’s position untenable. Perhaps her fate was sealed last June when, less than two weeks before Operation Midnight Hammer, she posted a video in which she said “political elite warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers”. The post appeared shortly before the US struck Iran’s nuclear sites in an operation almost borrowed from the plot of Top Gun: Maverick.

By NIRMALYA DUTTA

‘Sabhyata ka crash course seekh lo’: Iran tells Rubio to learn civility from Indians as he lands in Delhi

US secretary of state Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday for a four-day official visit.

Netanyahu 'sidelined' by Trump, has little control over Iran decisions - report

Citing two unnamed Israeli defense officials, the NYT said that Israel is "almost entirely out of the loop" in talks between the United States and Iran.

Rubio says 'chance' of Iran accepting deal soon

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said there was a chance Iran would accept a deal to end the Middle East war as soon as today.

"It's Not About India": Marco Rubio To NDTV On New US Greencard Rule

"Well, it's not about India. It's about the whole world," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NDTV today on the new green card policy

Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official - The Jakarta Post

Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official  The Jakarta Post

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US spy chief - The National

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US spy chief  The National

Rubio's trip to India signals US need to repair ties

Rubio's India trip focuses on trade, energy and defence, with Agra and Jaipur visits set for May.23

By Reuters

Rubio moves to renew India ties after Trump’s China lovefest

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington and underscored the importance of bilateral ties despite recent tensions a...

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns

Mrs Gabbard is the fourth Cabinet member to leave the Trump-led administration. The post US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

Donald Trump throws Stephen Colbert into a bin in AI-generated video shared by President after final-ever ‘Colbert’ episode airs

"He was like a dead person," the President wrote of the CBS host. "You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk" The post Donald Trump throws Stephen Colbert into a bin in AI-generated video shared by President after final-ever ‘Colbert’ episode airs appeared first on NME.

By Poppy Burton

Semporna PKR chief quits party after 27 years, cites shift from reformist ideals

SEMPORNA, May 23 — Semporna PKR chief Mohd Amin Abdul Mem has resigned from all party posts and quit PKR after 27...

Trump says he will not attend son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump ​Jr., to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, because he has to stay in ‌Washington for government business.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Donald Trump’s US intelligence chief - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Donald Trump’s US intelligence chief  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka