
NBC News - 18 hours 29 min ago
Vice President JD Vance is expected to depart for Pakistan Tuesday as peace talks with Iran hang in balance and the ceasefire deadline looms. With Iran's participation is still in question, President Donald Trump warned, "They're going to negotiate, and if they don't, they're going to see problems like they've never seen before." NBC's Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.

Newser - 18 hours 38 min ago
Ukraine's negotiators have tried an unusual tactic to win over Donald Trump: floating the idea of a "Donnyland" within the Donbas. In confidential peace talks, Ukrainian officials have suggested branding a contested portion of eastern Ukraine with Trump's name a mashup of "Donbas" and the president's first name in hopes...

The Atlantic - 18 hours 43 min ago
Why is Donald Trump breaking bread with the "enemy of the people"?...

The Guardian - 19 hours 42 min ago
As US elections approach, the Hungarian prime minister's loss is a reminder that history does not march relentlessly toward autocracy Viktor Orb n's electoral loss was a slap in the face for Donald Trump and JD Vance, who had enthusiastically endorsed Europe's most visible autocrat but proved unable to salvage his candidacy. But Hungarian voters' 12 April rejection of Orb n also holds important lessons for Americans who hope to resist Trump's own autocratic tendencies. As the...

Huffington Post - 19 hours 49 min ago
Both sides remain dug in rhetorically, with Donald Trump warning that "lots of bombs" will "start going off" if there's no agreement before the ceasefire deadline.

The Guardian - 20 hours 26 min ago
The hearing marks a key hurdle Kevin Warsh must overcome in order to succeed Jerome Powell when his term ends on 15 May Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Federal Reserve will commit to protecting central bank independence on interest rates at a crucial confirmation hearing later today. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trump's labor secretary, resigned from her role with the administration. She said it was "an honor and a privilege...

Huffington Post - 20 hours 34 min ago
"It's pretty amazing when you think about what the president inherited."...

The Guardian - 20 hours 42 min ago
The president's fixation on culture-war grievances is a colossal misreading of voters who just want prices to come down. He has forgotten why he was re-elected In a carefully coordinated publicity stunt last week, Donald Trump received a McDonald's takeaway order from delivery driver Sharon Simmons , a 58-year-old grandmother of 10 from Arkansas. Simmons, a Trump supporter and advocate of his "no tax on tips" policy, testified before Congress last year that she began working as a...

The Nation - 20 hours 43 min ago
Matthew Avery Sutton As the president seeks to mend fences with his evangelical base, it's crucial to understand how he enlisted its support in the first place. The post Donald Trump, Televangelist in Chief appeared first on The Nation .

Huffington Post - 21 hours 39 min ago
The Trump foe added a striking caveat.

The Independent - 21 hours 46 min ago
The prospect of a second round of talks was uncertain Tuesday after Iran's chief negotiator would not negotiate in the face of threats...

Huffington Post - 22 hours 12 min ago
A montage undercut what the president has been saying since the early days of the conflict.

The Guardian - 22 hours 18 min ago
Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Mandelson vetting revelations in the Guardian Donald Trump seems to be conducting his relationship with Keir Starmer chiefly by online trolling at the moment. He was at it again overnight, with a post on his Truth Social network saying that, when Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, it was a "really bad pick". Good morning. At 9am Olly Robbins will give evidence to the Commons foreign affairs committee...

The Guardian - 23 hours 27 min ago
Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy talk about Donald Trump's erratic social media posts, as commentators try to understand the US president's strategy on peace talks with Iran. Meanwhile, as Trump floods the zone, is there space for Americans to talk about policy changes that matter? And finally, are the Democrats managing to cut through it all, and if so, who is doing it best Decoding America is a new podcast from Guardian Australia hosted by Reged Ahmad with Jonathan Yerushalmy , Guardian...

The Independent - 23 hours 48 min ago
Both Donald Trump and Tehran are reluctant to back down on several crucial issues to strike a peace deal...