The Trump administration is opening the way to import more steaks and ground beef from overseas, part of a broader effort to address record-high beef prices. The administration is planning to temporarily reduce tariffs on beef imports as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would suspend the annual tariff-rate quota -- which applies a higher tariff rate after a certain level of beef imports are reached -- on all beef-exporting nations, enabling more of the product to enter the U.S. at lower tariff rates.
Sidney Blumenthal: The Republicans have no instinct for separation from Trump, no will to stage an intervention, no ability to muster an ultimatum. They have been complicit in their captivity, co-conspirators in their demise. read more
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu blamed social media for Israel's crumbling support in the US, not the 72,745 Palestinians killed by the IDF in Gaza, the illegal interception in international waters of a humanitarian aid flotilla to feed starving Muslims in the besieged enclave, vicious Israeli Settler attacks against defenseless Arab homeowners in the West Bank, the illegal war against the people of Iran, the increasing persecution of Christians in Israel, or the wanton destruction of Lebanon, displacing one million of their population.
Pastor leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump's giant gold statue at his own golf course ... The president himself called into the ceremony to thank the religious leader and guests in attendance read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia's conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters ... read more
An estimated 590,000 buyers paid a 74 ($100) deposit to secure one, collectively handing the venture roughly 43.7 million ($59 million). As of May 2026, not a single confirmed customer has received the device.
The New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answered a question about potentially running for higher office in 2028 by declaring: "My ambition is to change the country." read more
Simon Tisdall: Will Trump claim another fraudulent triumph on the world stage in Beijing while selling out US allies, kowtowing, once again, to an anti-democratic, anti-western dictator ... read more
President Donald Trump's war against Iran -- along with the resulting blockade imposed by both Tehran and Washington -- has sparked fear among experts that the supply of the world's "most-consumed chemical" may soon reach a "critical" shortage, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. read more
"Welcome back to Canada, President Obama. Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future " ... read more
The U.S. Navy's blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows.
Mother's Day is celebrated in over 40 countries across the world on the second Sunday in May ... read more
The U.S. Navy's blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows.
After last summer's disaster, some Texas legislators scolded local officials for their decision not to invest in flood warning sirens and for the chaotic emergency response. Other elected leaders excused the storm as so massive that no one could have prepared for it. read more
Ukrainian battlefield struggles are exposing the Kremlin's rigid commitment to war. read more
Donald Trump is not much of a reader. But there's a book in the White House that " if he cracked it open " could change the course of his presidency and of America itself. Three years ago, in the pages of Vanity Fair, I wrote about a manual that almost no one in America has ever seen. Inside the White House complex, in a secure location known to only a handful of people, sits an instruction book informally called the "Doomsday Book". Its contents are formally known by an anodyne acronym " PEADs, or Presidential Emergency Action Documents. read more
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