(2026-05-29). Under cover of US-Iran negotiations, Israel steps up effort to annex Gaza. wsws.org While the US and international press are focused on the terms of negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran, Israel is massively expanding its rampage across the Middle East—moving to permanently occupy Gaza and escalating its bombardment of Lebanon.
(2026-05-29). After 300+ days at sea, America's Gerald R. Ford carrier gets bizarre new mission | Trump, USA, War. hindustantimes.com The U.S. Navy's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, is set for a surprising new mission after returning from an extended deployment amid rising tensions with Iran. Instead of heading back into combat, the nuclear-powered supercarrier may now serve as a floating power station, supplying electricity to Naval Station Norfolk using its twin onboard reactors.
(2026-05-29). TV coverage of Trump's visit showed Americans how ordinary Chinese live. scmp.com Nothing about the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing suggested high drama. The language was restrained, the optics disciplined. The impression it left was simple: escalation of tensions for its own sake is a losing strategy. | The announcement that China would buy 200 Boeing aircraft served mainly as a political gesture of goodwill, with the commercial details to be filled in later by negotiators. More important was the pattern across readouts from…
(2026-05-29). Trump's China visit and the new technological geopolitics. unitedworldint.com Posted by by United World International 15 Min Read May 29, 2026 By Dr. Ali Alsaàß Donald Trump's visit to Beijing on May 13—15, 2026, should be read not merely as a diplomatic contact, but as a stage showcasing the 21st century's technological balance of power. It is no coincidence that Trump was accompanied by …
(2026-05-29). After Trump 'taps' Iran again, Mojtaba Khamenei fires back at America with 'great satan' warning. hindustantimes.com Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a sharp new warning to the U.S. and Israel as tensions flare again following fresh American strikes. In a strongly worded message, Khamenei accused Washington of trying to divide Iran through war, sanctions and political pressure, while urging Iranians to stay united against what he called the "Great Satan."
(2026-05-29). Mexican government bows to Washington despite resisting US prosecution of politicians for cartel links. wsws.org The Mexican government's capitulation on migrants, Cuban oil, and operations by US troops and spies has only emboldened the Trump administration.
(2026-05-29). Netanyahu seeks 70% of Gaza in Israel's own Generalplan Ost. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday According to the ceasefire negotiated by Donald Trump last October, Israel retained 54% of Gaza territory in the first phase, with an eye toward an Israeli withdrawal. Since then, the Israeli army has annexed further territory, coming to 64%. Now Netanyahu wants to squeeze the some 2 million Palestinians of Gaza, alre…
(2026-05-29). US Treasury secretary confirms plans for banknote featuring Trump's face. aljazeera.com Proposed $250 bill would mark the first time a living person has appeared on US currency in more than a century.
(2026-05-29). On the shutdown of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by CBS. wsws.org The shutdown of Stephen Colbert's The Late Show by CBS after 11 years raises important questions about the consolidation of the corporate media with the drive by the financial oligarchy and the Trump White House to silence opposition and control what the public has access to.
(2026-05-29). Justice Department begins retaliatory investigation against Trump victim E. Jean Carroll. wsws.org Carroll won civil judgements against Trump for sexual abuse and defamation, with damages totaling $88 million. Both cases are on appeal to the US Supreme Court.
(2026-05-29). Note for Trump: US Treasury designs US$250 bill with president's face. scmp.com US President Donald Trump could soon appear on a new US$250 bill, in the Republican's latest move to shatter US traditions by putting his personal stamp on national institutions. | A proposal for the new bill, featuring a glaring Trump, was first reported Thursday by The Washington Post. | If carried out, it would be the first time the image of a living person – let alone a president – had appeared on US currency in a century and a half.
(2026-05-29). US Treasury secretary confirms plans for $250 bill featuring Trump's face. aljazeera.com Proposed $250 bill would mark the first time a living person has appeared on US currency in more than a century.
(2026-05-29). "Disaster Donald" Trump: Technofascists and Know-Nothings. juancole.com
(2026-05-28). Ex-Nuclear Negotiator Criticizes Trump's Push for Abraham Accords in Iran Deal. truthout.org Nearly two months after the United States and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, are the two sides any closer to a lasting peace deal? We speak with Robert Malley, the Middle East program director at the International Crisis Group, who worked in multiple Democratic administrations and helped negotiate the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal with Iran. He says Trump's decision to pull the U.S. |
(2026-05-28). Iran and US trade air strikes after Trump dismisses report of Hormuz deal. geo.tv 
Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026. — ReutersIran says it targeted US air base after US strikes.US strikes targeted Iranian military site: Centcom.US Treasury sanctions Iran's strait management body.Iran targeted a US air base in…
(2026-05-28). US strikes Iran again, official says, after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz. geo.tv 
(2026-05-28). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-05-28). U.S. strikes Iran after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz. ecns.cn The U.S. military carried out new strikes in Iran, targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said, hours after President Donald Trump dismissed an Iranian report of a deal to restore traffic through the strategic waterway.
(2026-05-28). Trump's Bandar Abbas strike backfires as IRGC retaliation triggers Kuwait panic. hindustantimes.com Iran's Revolutionary Guard has claimed a pre‚Äëdawn missile strike on a U.S. air base in retaliation for an earlier American attack near Bandar Abbas, calling it a "serious warning" that any new aggression will draw harsher blows. As Kuwait scrambles air defences against "hostile" missile and drone threats, fear is surging across the Gulf and the battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has burst back into the open.
(2026-05-28). Tentative agreement reached in Iran negotiations pending Trump's approval: US officials. scmp.com A tentative agreement has been reached in the ongoing negotiations with Iran, US sources confirmed, though they stressed that the deal has not yet been finalised and remains subject to formal approval by US President Donald Trump. | Trump has asked for a couple of days to consider the proposal before making a decision.
(2026-05-28). Xi's frequently used concept: The Thucydides Trap. unitedworldint.com The reference has been a diplomatic line for more than a decade. Chinese President Xi Jinping's reference to the "Thucydides Trap" during US President Donald Trump's latest visit to China reverberated across the world. The concept quickly attracted wide attention, with a wave of explanations and commentary. Yet this was not the first time Xi …
(2026-05-28). Iran, US 'reach deal' to extend ceasefire, pending Trump's approval. geo.tv 
US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken on April 24, 2024. — ReutersPlan for truce extension awaits Trump's approval.Recent attacks highlight fragile US-Iran ceasefire.US warns Oman against involvement in Hormuz tolls.The United States and Iran reached an agreement…
(2026-05-28). Trump to convene full cabinet meeting as US-Iran talks reach critical stage. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump will convene a full cabinet meeting on Tuesday as negotiations between the United States and Iran enter a crucial phase, according to White House officials.
(2026-05-28). Trump's Abraham Accords Bid Undermined by Distrust of US. juancole.com The Conversation) — As the US and Iran try to come to terms on a peace deal to end their months-long war, US President Donald Trump this week has introduced a new demand — that other countries in the Middle East sign on to his
(2026-05-28). Cuban Foreign Ministry denounces media incitement of military intervention in Cuba. radiohc.cu Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister, denounced this Wednesday on his Facebook profile that the US magazine Politico continues to incite war against Cuba, proclaiming that "everything is ready and only Trump's approval is needed." | The deputy minister questioned: "Isn't there a reason that justifies killing, maiming, causing destruction and misery, and running the certain risk of losing one's own life?" referring to the threats of military aggression against the island. | In another message posted previously, Fernández de Cossío stated: "What is a government that executes a coldly calculate…
(2026-05-28). US Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll. scmp.com The US Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused US President Donald Trump of ‚Äåraping her in the mid-1990s, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. | The probe was focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied to two civil lawsuits that she won against Trump — one tied to her allegations that he sexually abused her in a New York department store and another over defamation in 2019, said the ‚Å source, who…
(2026-05-28). Letter Carriers, allies launch campaign to protect vote-by-mail. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The Letter Carriers and their senatorial allies launched a campaign for legislation to permanently halt President Donald Trump's attempts to disrupt mail-in voting. The Absentee Mail Voter Protection Act, introduced May 22 by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the top Democrat on the Senate panel that writes postal legislation, would overturn Trump's March 31 executive order …
(2026-05-28). The White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for a company tied to Donald Trump Jr. nationofchange.org About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
(2026-05-28). DHS Secretary Claims Plans Underway to Stop Intl Flights from Sanctuary Cities. truthout.org Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed that the Trump administration is in the process of drawing up plans to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities in retaliation for the protests at Delaney Hall, an immigrant jail in Newark, New Jersey. In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Mullin complained that local police had not assisted ICE in… |
(2026-05-28). US judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order. scmp.com A US judge on Thursday declined ‚Å to block President Donald ‚Å Trump's executive tightening rules on mail-in ‚Å voting in a loss for the Democratic Party, whose lawyers argued that it could disenfranchise millions of voters. | The decision comes as Trump's Republicans are locked in a tight battle to keep control ‚Äåof both houses of the US Congress in the November midterm elections.
(2026-05-28). 'Gestapo tactics': Bruce Springsteen hits out at Trump, announces protest festival. scmp.com Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival set for the Washington area a month before the US midterm elections. | Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello announced the festival on Wednesday while performing together at Nationals Park in Washington as Springsteen winds down his Land of Hope and Dreams American tour.
(2026-05-28). US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list. aljazeera.com Trump administration has sought to pressure international officials who scrutinise reported abuses by Israeli forces.
(2026-05-28). Trump Nominee Refuses to Say If President Can or Cannot Do "Whatever He Wants" truthout.org During a little-noticed Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, nominees for federal judgeships were questioned on their beliefs regarding President Donald Trump's Article II authority, with at least one nominee, Matthew Schwartz — a former lawyer for Trump — refusing to give a clear answer. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) asked Schwartz to specifically comment on a statement Trump… |
(2026-05-28). US judge rejects immediate block on Trump's mail-in voting executive order. aljazeera.com Judge Carl Nichols says Democrats' legal challenge is premature as the administration moves to implement the measure.
(2026-05-28). Trump-backed fascist wins Texas Republican primary. wsws.org State Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn to be the Republican candidate for Senate in November.