


China Surrounded Xi’s Aide With Seasoned Experts to Seal US Deal
China’s surprisingly quick agreement with the US to wind back punitive tariff rates put a spotlight on a Chinese negotiating team that features decades worth of technical trade experience alongside a top aide of President Xi Jinping. Source link

Pope Leo Is Celebrated in the Peruvian City Where He Served as Bishop
The ceremony to honor Pope Leo XIV in the Peruvian city where he served as bishop for roughly eight years began on Saturday night with a procession of altar boys and priests. It ended long past dark with dancers in devil costumes swirling on the steps of his former church. In between, there was a…

China will open to U.S. business, pause trade barriers
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that China “agreed to open up” after the two countries announced they would temporarily slash most of the…

House GOP pulls all-nighter on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid Dem attacks
Three key committees in the process of putting together President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” are expected to work through the night to advance their respective portions of the Republican agenda. The House Agriculture Committee, the Energy & Commerce Committee and the Ways & Means Committee are all holding meetings aimed at advancing key…
Buttigieg, eyeing a presidential run, says ‘maybe’ Biden hurt Democrats
The former Biden administration official was in Iowa, where he warned in his highest-profile public appearance since leaving government not to ‘hang back’ against President Donald Trump. Source link

Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
The Agriculture Department will restore information about climate change that was scrubbed from its website when President Trump took office, according to court documents filed on Monday in a lawsuit over the deletion. The deleted data included pages on federal funding and loans, forest conservation and rural clean energy projects. It also included sections of…

Trump’s willingness to accept a luxury jet from Qatar sparks criticism
In this February 15, 2025 a Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport after US President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on February 15, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s willingness to accept a lavish jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar has sparked…
