May 2026
Trump to visit Walter Reed for the third check-up of his second term
President Donald Trump plans to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday for a medical and dental check-up, according to a White House official
Mexico to host Iran’s World Cup team after U.S. refusal, president says
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup.
China’s Huawei touts chip design breakthrough in bid to defy U.S. sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Monday that it had achieved a breakthrough that would allow it to make cutting-edge chips within five years, touting the news as a significant milestone in Beijing’s effort to circumvent U.S. technology restrictions.
3 months, 21 dead gray whales: Why so many carcasses are washing up on Pacific shores
Dead, emaciated gray whales have been washing up on Washington state shores at a shocking pace over the last few months.
Send Laura Jarrett your questions about the Supreme Court and more
Thursday is a decision day at the Supreme Court, which has yet to issue rulings on consequential cases like Trump v. Barbara on birthright citizenship or Trump v. Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve official.
Messi joins high-profile World Cup injury concerns just weeks before big kickoff
Injuries to some of soccer’s star players are mounting ahead of next month’s World Cup, with Lionel Messi joining a list of concerns that already included Lamine Yamal
Fake ICE agents on the rise and the status of a U.S.-Iran peace deal: Morning Rundown
In today’s newsletter: A Noticias Telemundo investigation finds a marked increase in cases of people posing as federal agents.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Jewish Democrats grapple with a changing party and Israel’s entrenched leadership
Onstage and on the sidelines of the recent Jewish Democratic Council of America Leadership Summit in Washington, prominent pro-Israel Democrats tiptoed into one of the biggest debates roiling their party