U.S. general meets Cuban military officials at Guantanamo Bay as Trump squeezes the island with a fuel blockade.
Trump says he will lift the U.S. naval blockade of Iran and lays out deal terms that Iran calls false.
Caribbean and Pacific drug-boat strikes have killed at least 199 since September after survivors of recent attacks were never found, the U.S. military says.
U.S. and Iran reach tentative 60-day ceasefire extension pending Trump’s approval as the two sides keep trading strikes.
Justice Department orders Miami prosecutors to drop scrutiny of Venezuela’s acting president as the U.S. opens her country’s oil to American investors.
U.S. kills two in second Pacific drug-boat strike in two days, raising campaign death toll to at least 196.
U.S. strikes Iran again during purported ceasefire, prompting Iranian retaliation against an American air base.
Trump administration plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya for treatment rather than bringing them home to specialized U.S. facilities.
Iran says U.S. strikes during ceasefire killed four navy sailors as Qatar peace talks enter detail phase.
NIAID scientists at NIH barred from speaking with WHO during active U.S. hantavirus and Congo Ebola outbreaks, four months after Trump’s WHO withdrawal.
Pope Leo’s first encyclical condemns AI militarization with Pentagon-blacklisted Anthropic co-founder Olah beside him at the Vatican.
U.S. launches ‘self-defense’ strikes on Iran missile sites and mine-laying boats during ceasefire as Qatar peace talks continue.
Trump administration says Iran agreed in principle to dispose of highly enriched uranium under framework reopening Strait of Hormuz.
Trump claims peace deal ‘largely negotiated’ as Iran excludes nuclear program from initial framework and disputes Strait of Hormuz reopening.
Four Russian Kosmos military satellites maneuver into co-planar orbits within striking distance of a Finnish-American radar satellite supplying Ukraine with surveillance imagery.
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank donates $50 million to Trump’s Miami presidential library, its first known gift to a presidential library before the building was built.
Greenland envoy Landry pitches 2 million barrels of daily Danish-territory oil to relieve Strait of Hormuz pressure after uninvited three-day visit.
National intelligence chief Gabbard resigns citing husband’s bone cancer, after months of exclusion from Iran war debates and the Maduro capture operation.
Trump administration prepares fresh Iran strikes as military and intelligence officials cancel Memorial Day plans and recall rosters activated overseas.
US-bound Americans from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan must enter through Dulles only after Trump’s administration cut $11.5 billion in virus monitoring.
Trump deploys 5,000 additional troops to Poland citing his Nawrocki endorsement, weeks after pulling 5,000 from Germany over Merz’s criticism.
Treasury lifts sanctions on UN Palestinian rights rapporteur Francesca Albanese a week after federal judge ruled they violated her First Amendment rights.
Iran reviews latest U.S. peace proposal as Trump says he is willing to wait “a couple of days” before resuming strikes.
Trump administration sends Ebola-positive American surgeon to Berlin and second exposed doctor to Prague after resisting their return to U.S. for care.
State Department’s official X account fabricates Trump quote claiming Secretary Rubio is ‘from’ Cuba, contradicting president’s actual remarks in the attached video.
DOJ indicts 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro for 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes that killed four.
Trump ‘in no hurry’ to end Iran war as Revolutionary Guard threatens to attack beyond the Middle East if strikes resume.
Cassidy flips and joins Collins, Murkowski, Paul to advance Senate Iran war powers resolution 50-47, three days after Trump declared his career “OVER.”
Greenland PM tells Trump envoy Landry the island is ‘not for sale’ as Louisiana governor offers MAGA hats to children who refuse them.
Pentagon inspector general opens self-initiated evaluation of SOUTHCOM boat attacks that killed 190+ people across nearly 60 vessels since September.
Trump says he was ‘an hour away’ from striking Iran Monday and tells reporters he doesn’t have ‘enough time’ to keep explaining war.
Pentagon undersecretary Elbridge Colby pauses 86-year-old defense board with Canada, claiming Ottawa “failed to make credible progress” on its defense commitments.
Trump administration raises refugee ceiling from 7,500 to 17,500 to admit more white South Africans while keeping other vulnerable populations excluded.
Senate confirms 49 Trump nominees in single batch vote including Billy Long as ambassador to Iceland after his “52nd state” joke about the country.
Trump calls off Tuesday strike on Iran at Gulf Arab states’ request, latest deadline he set then walked back.
China calls Beijing summit deals with Trump “preliminary,” undercutting White House claims of concrete wins on tariffs, agriculture, and 200 Boeing aircraft.
Trump’s Greenland envoy, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, arrives in Nuuk for business conference he wasn’t invited to, no Greenlandic politicians scheduled to meet him.
WHO declares Ebola public health emergency over Congo outbreak as CDC says U.S. risk remains low and moves to relocate exposed Americans.
Taiwan’s president pushes back after Trump suggests arms sales to the island could be a “negotiating chip” with China.
Drone strike on UAE nuclear plant perimeter briefly forces reactor onto emergency diesel, first attack on facility since Iran war began.
USS Gerald R. Ford returns from longest carrier deployment in 50 years that spanned Maduro capture and Iran war.
Iran unveils plan to charge tolls for Strait of Hormuz passage and bar U.S. operation as blockade enters second month.
U.S. military aircraft conducted 26 surveillance flights within 80 miles of Cuba since February, now encircling the island instead of passing by as in 2025
Energy Secretary Wright predicts Strait of Hormuz reopens “this summer at the latest,” threatens U.S. military will force it open if Iran refuses a deal.
Trump announces U.S. and Nigerian forces killed alleged ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second strike on militants Trump frames as persecuting Christians.
Trump claims U.S. controls Strait of Hormuz and “wiped out” Iran’s military as Iran’s foreign minister calls Tehran the war’s “victor.”
U.S. abruptly cancels deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland already in transit from Fort Hood, after Trump-Merz feud over Iran war.
CIA Director Ratcliffe meets Cuban intelligence in Havana as DOJ signals imminent indictment of 94-year-old Raúl Castro over 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown.
Trump and Xi agree at Beijing summit that Strait of Hormuz must remain open as Rubio insists U.S. is not seeking China’s help.
Unidentified attackers seize ship off UAE coast and head for Iranian waters as rival U.S. and Iranian blockades enter day 75.
