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The Latest: Trump calls off Iran strike planned for Tuesday to allow for ‘serious negotiations’

The Latest: Trump calls off Iran strike planned for Tuesday to allow for ‘serious negotiations’

President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a planned military strike on Iran at the request of several allies in the Middle East because “serious negotiations” are underway

The Latest: Blanche faces questions from lawmakers over a fund to compensate Trump allies

The Latest: Blanche faces questions from lawmakers over a fund to compensate Trump allies

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is appearing on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking the reins at the Justice Department, as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were targeted politically

The Latest: Trump administration announces $1.7B fund for prosecuted allies in deal to drop lawsuit

The Latest: Trump administration announces $1.7B fund for prosecuted allies in deal to drop lawsuit

The Trump administration says it’s creating a $1.7 billion fund to compensate prosecuted allies of the Republican president after he moved to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service

The Latest: Blanche will face questions from lawmakers over a fund to compensate Trump allies

The Latest: Blanche will face questions from lawmakers over a fund to compensate Trump allies

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appear on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking the reins at the Justice Department, as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were targeted politically

Rubio heads to a NATO FMs meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Rubio heads to a NATO FMs meeting as European angst over Trump reliability, US troops, Iran grows

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern

Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out the possibility of compensating individuals involved in violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from a new $1.776 billion fund

The Latest: Trump moves to withdraw $10B suit against the IRS

The Latest: Trump moves to withdraw $10B suit against the IRS

President Donald Trump has moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns after reports that a resolution of the case was close at hand

G7 finance ministers explore responses to Iran war fallout

G7 finance ministers explore responses to Iran war fallout

By Makiko Yamazaki, Maria Martinez and David Lawder PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - France's finance minister urged the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to do more to help countries most vulnerable to the fallout from the Middle East conflict, as he hosted ministers from the G7 and other

Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump's second term

Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trump's second term

The possibility that the Justice Department could indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground

Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn

Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn

President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff

Pakistan hands US revised Iranian proposal for ending war

Pakistan hands US revised Iranian proposal for ending war

By Ariba Shahid and Parisa Hafezi KARACHI/DUBAI, May 18 (Reuters) - Peace mediator Pakistan has shared with the United States a revised proposal from Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a Pakistani source told Reuters on Monday, warning that the sides "don't have much time" to narrow their

Factbox-Here are the Democrats taking early steps in potential 2028 White House bids

Factbox-Here are the Democrats taking early steps in potential 2028 White House bids

By Tim Reid May 19 (Reuters) - Democratic contenders are already jockeying for a 2028 presidential run, signaling an open race with no clear party standard-bearer in the fight to succeed Republican President Donald Trump.