As he proposes ever stiffer tariffs, President Trump has normalized his merely big ones.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/politics/trump-tariffs-10-percent.html
Beijing says it will meet with American officials to discuss trade, but warned Washington against using the engagement to ratchet up pressure on China.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/world/asia/china-us-tariff-talks.html
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to stick to a wait-and-see approach as officials brace for President Trump’s tariffs to stoke higher inflation and slower growth.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/business/federal-reserve-may-meeting.html
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is reinforcing his bond with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. But that could hurt Beijing’s efforts to repair ties with Europe.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/world/asia/xi-china-russia-trade.html
Human rights groups have called conditions in the country’s network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/politics/trump-libya-migrants.html
U.S. officials asked for records about a New Jersey woman’s summons, issued at a Columbia University protest. Now the information is part of her deportation proceeding.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/nyregion/nypd-ice-deportation-case-sealed-records.html
Israel’s plan to capture more land in Gaza and relocate thousands of civilians has heightened a sense of hopelessness among Palestinians.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-displacement-plan-reaction.html
The Israeli military said it had intercepted an unmanned vehicle a day after President Trump said the U.S. would step back from conflict with the Iran-backed group.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/world/middleeast/israel-houthis.html
A new analysis of TM Signal’s source code appears to show that the app sends users’ message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app.https://www.wired.com/story/tm-signal-telemessage-plaintext-message-archive/
Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.https://www.wired.com/story/tulsi-gabbard-dni-weak-password/
President Donald Trump says US movie production is “dying.” There’s something that could help, but it isn’t a 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced films.https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-tariffs-wont-make-hollywood-great-again-but-theres-a-plan-that-can/
Researchers looked at poetry dating as far back as the Tang dynasty to find that the Yangtze finless porpoise’s range has decreased by 65 percenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-chinese-poems-reveal-the-decline-of-a-critically-endangered-porpoise-over-1400-years-180986570/
Over 40 years, artists have accompanied Charles on his travels to 95 countries with only one directive: Paint whatever interests themhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/official-paintings-from-charles-iiis-world-tours-are-going-on-public-display-for-the-first-time-180986542/
The two felines—one adult, one juvenile—appear to have been cared for by the sailors before the vessel sank in a hurricane in 1559, according to a new studyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spanish-shipwreck-reveals-evidence-of-earliest-known-pet-cats-to-arrive-in-the-united-states-180986560/
The extraordinary request illustrates the administration’s aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/06/trump-ukraine-deportees/
The court did not explain the decision in detail.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-allows-trump-implement-transgender-military-service/story?id=121528698
President Donald Trump announced he has ordered a stop to airstrikes on the Houthis after the group told the United States that it will stop attacking American ships.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-announces-us-stop-bombing-yemen-houthis-attack/story?id=121525865
The head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutinyhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/homeland-security-chief-travelers-real-id-fly-now-121519849
President Trump is set to headline a fundraiser for the Kennedy Center next month, according to an invitation obtained by ABC News.https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-headline-kennedy-center-fundraiser-month/story?id=121376345
A federal judge in Boston is considering the question of whether those who are not citizens are protected under the same constitutional right to free speech as citizens.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge-questions-noncitizens-same-free-speech-protections-us/story?id=121527141