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Trump to downsize US military presence in Germany

By Noah Robertson, Michael Birnbaum and Adam Taylor
May 01, 2026 7:51 pm - The Pentagon on Friday said that it is withdrawing about 5,000 troops from Germany amid a feud between President Donald Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the U.S. war in Iran.
Trump returns to public events, delivering profane speech

By Dan Diamond
May 01, 2026 7:45 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that he was eager to deliver his first public speech since he was hustled from a hotel stage Saturday, after an attempted shooter breached the perimeter of the White House correspondents’ dinner.
Appeals court limits abortion pill access nationwide

By Rachel Roubein and Praveena Somasundaram
May 01, 2026 7:18 pm - A federal appeals court is temporarily reinstating a requirement that abortion pills be picked up in person instead of sent through the mail — a victory for anti-abortion advocates.
A long-standing Senate tradition is being quietly undermined

By Theodoric Meyer
May 01, 2026 6:48 pm - For months, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has resisted pressure from President Donald Trump to get rid of the filibuster, the long-standing rule that requires 60 votes to advance most legislation through the chamber.
What is ‘Ozempic personality,’ and why does it make life feel ‘meh’?

By Ariana Eunjung Cha
May 01, 2026 3:11 pm - Doctors say they’ve begun hearing accounts about GLP-1 medication: a kind of emotional flattening, a dulled response not just to food but to other sources of joy such as reading, listening to music, dancing, gardening — or even sex. Online, the phenomenon has taken on a name — anhedonia — and, more colloquially, “Ozempic personality.”
Mapping where the redistricting fight stands and where it’s headed

By Nick Mourtoupalas, Patrick Marley and Eric Lau
May 01, 2026 12:27 pm - The redistricting arms race sparked by President Donald Trump’s push to draw new congressional lines in Texas has both parties scrambling to rethink the political map.
Go with your gut: Gastroenterologist offers IBS treatments that actually work

By Trisha Pasricha, MD
May 01, 2026 10:48 am - The biggest misconception I see about irritable bowel syndrome as a gastroenterologist is that people think we don’t know what the actual underlying problem is. The second biggest misconception is that we don’t have effective ways to treat it.
Is Red Lobster’s revamped ‘Endless Shrimp’ deal worth it? A food critic tried it.

By Emily Heil
May 01, 2026 8:38 am - It’s easy to understand the appeal of Red Lobster’s “Endless Shrimp” special, a promotion in which diners are guaranteed as many shrimp as they can stuff in at one seating. But just how good a deal is it? Some premeal math told us how many shrimp we would each have to eat to make this a bargain: 23.
Trump said Iran’s oil pipelines will soon ‘explode.’ Energy experts doubt it.

By Evan Halper
Apr 30, 2026 9:17 pm - After weeks of unsuccessfully pressuring Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump spent recent days arguing that its closure had brought Tehran to the brink of an explosive plumbing problem that would force it to the bargaining table.
Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November

By Erin Cox
Apr 30, 2026 6:23 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that states should consider promptly redrawing congressional districts after the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act — a move that would help Republicans gain seats in this year’s midterm elections.

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