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Trump-appointed panel calls for overhauling how FEMA operates

Amy B Wang, Brianna Sacks, Brady Dennis
May 18, 2026 7:12 pm - A panel tasked with shaping the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has voted to approve a report recommending significant overhauls meant to streamline wh...
Agencies won’t hand over records for an investigation into how DOGE accessed data

Meryl Kornfield
May 18, 2026 7:11 pm - It’s been nearly a year since Elon Musk left the federal government, and while there have been a few recent revelations, there is still plenty about how the U.S. DOGE Ser...
U.S. pauses joint defense effort with Canada that dates to WWII

By BEN FINLEY
May 18, 2026 7:10 pm - The United States is pausing its participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II, the Pentagon announced Monday, accusing Ca...
Trump says he’s called off an attack on Iran to give talks more time

Cleve R. Wootson Jr., John Hudson, Amy B Wang
May 18, 2026 7:08 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday that he had tentatively called off plans for the United States military to attack Iran after the heads of three countries in the Middle...
Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

By MICHELLE PRICE
May 18, 2026 2:31 pm - President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway.
Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trump's immigration crackdown

By HANNAH FINGERHUT and TIM SULLIVAN
May 18, 2026 2:05 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man durin...
China agrees to boost trade for U.S. beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

By DIDI TANG
May 18, 2026 1:56 pm - China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, the White House announced Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump returned from a high-stakes summit in Beijing where he sought to ease the impact on American farmers from the trade war he launched last year.
Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
May 18, 2026 9:16 am - The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.
Trump supporters gather for ‘silent majority’ rally in McHenry County

By Michelle Meyer
May 17, 2026 7:10 pm - About 150 people gathered Sunday in McHenry, holding American flags, banners featuring President Donald Trump and signs promoting Christianity and supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

By TIFFANY STANLEY
May 17, 2026 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God.”...

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