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Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
May 20, 2026 11:33 am - Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.
In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

By JON GAMBRELL
May 20, 2026 8:20 am - Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens he could restart the war with Iran should negotiations break down and the Islamic Republic refuses to release its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters

By LIUDAS DAPKUS
May 20, 2026 7:44 am - Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter and Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern flank over incursions related to Russia's war with Ukraine.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until toppled by Trump

By LISA MASCARO
May 20, 2026 7:18 am - Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, known for his independent voting and willingness to oppose Trump, was a prominent figure in the House.
Putin and Xi hail their high-level ties and growing energy trade as they meet in Beijing

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and SIMINA MISTREANU
May 20, 2026 7:08 am - Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China.
The market powerful enough to sway stocks and Trump is rumbling again

By STAN CHOE
May 19, 2026 4:08 pm - Bond markets around the world have seen yields climb to heights not reached in years and, in some cases, decades. Atop the litany of reasons for that is oil prices and whether they will stay high because of the war with Iran.
Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
May 19, 2026 2:53 pm - Shouting over the banging and clanging sounds from heavy construction equipment, President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a group of reporters a closer look at the construction for the White House ballroom he's building on the site of the former East Wing to mount a defense for the project that has hit a speed bump in Congress.
San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

By JULIE WATSON, EUGENE JOHNSON and MICHAEL BIESECKER
May 19, 2026 2:47 pm - The teenagers who killed three people at a San Diego mosque met online and shared a “broad hatred” toward different religions and races, authorities said Tuesday.
WHO worries about Ebola outbreak's scale and speed as Congo announces 134 deaths

By JUSTIN KABUMBA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and JEAN-YVES KAMALE
May 19, 2026 2:33 pm - The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to at least 134 — and more than 500 suspected cases.
US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
May 19, 2026 2:17 pm - The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.

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