Trump says Putin call went ‘very well’ and suggests talks between Russia and Ukraine will start ‘immediately’ American president suggests the talks could be hosted at the Vatican The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
El Salvador Arrests Rights Lawyer Helping Deported Migrants Police in El Salvador have arrested a prominent human rights lawyer with an organization helping families of imprisoned Venezuelan migrants who were deported by the United States, authorities said Monday. International Business Times · May 19, 2025
Trump says Russia and Ukraine to start ceasefire talks 'immediately' after Putin call Before Trump's social media statement, Putin had released a statement saying a "ceasefire is possible if the right agreements are reached" but didn't explain what those agreements were. Euronews · May 19, 2025
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Venezuelans Can Be Deported After Supreme Court Allows Revoking of TPS The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Trump administration can revoke temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. Latin Times · May 19, 2025
Lee Kovarsky, D. Theodore Rave, and Steve Vladeck on Class Actions and the Alien Enemies Act Litigation Kovarsky and Rave defend the use of class actions in AEA habeas cases. Vladeck highlights the significance of the Supreme Court's grant of an injunction to a "putative class" of AEA detainees. Reason · May 19, 2025
Trump can strip humanitarian protections for more than 350,000 Venezuelans, Supreme Court says Justices freeze federal judge’s ruling that stopped administration from ending temporary protected status The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
‘Smelling a cover up?’: Donald Trump’s FBI heads poke the hornet’s nest with verdict on Jeffrey Epstein’s death What really happened to Epstein has been a topic of conspiracy theory conversations. We Got This Covered · May 19, 2025
Uncle Sam’s biggest creditor faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high Japan's prime minister warned members of parliament the country cannot afford any tax cuts funded through the issue of new debt as calls grow for stimulus ahead of July elections to the upper house. Fortune · May 19, 2025
Chief executive of CBS News stepping down amid tense Trump legal battle Wendy McMahon cites disagreements with parent company as it faces $20bn Trump lawsuit and merger The Guardian - US · May 19, 2025
Trump claims without evidence that celebrities were paid to endorse Harris President urges ‘major investigation’ of Beyoncé, Oprah, Bruce Springsteen and others in late-night social media rant The Guardian - US · May 19, 2025
How Starmer managed to have his cake and eat it with new Brexit deal NEWS ANALYSIS: During the Brexit negotiations after the referendum, the notion that Britain could have a trade deal with the US or India while still having favourable access to the EU was sneered at as impossible. But in a single month Sir Keir Starmer has achieved it, explains The Independent’s… The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
‘Lives lost for profit’: With Trump’s nod, Elon Musk single-handedly cursed Kentucky Trump's "victories" come at a great cost. We Got This Covered · May 19, 2025
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Overcomes Major Hurdle, Moves to House Rules Committee The GOP's "big, beautiful bill" was approved by the House Budget Committee late Sunday despite continued concerns overs Medicaid cuts. Latin Times · May 19, 2025
‘President Trump lied to Americans’: Hardline republicans push controversial Trump bill forward, demand even deeper cuts Trump's bill keep getting cut on its way to the president. We Got This Covered · May 19, 2025
Latin Times · May 19, 2025 Mexican Legislators to Travel to Washington to Stand Against Taxes On Migrant Remittances A group of Mexican legislators from across the aisle will travel to Washington to oppose a proposed 5% tax on remittances sent by non-U.S. citizens
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Kid Rock and Lauren Boebert dating rumors renewed as pair seen together Boebert was seen at Rock’s event over the weekend
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Pope Leo XIV receives White House invitation in meeting with JD Vance US vice-president delivers letter from Donald and Melania Trump during talks with pontiff at the Vatican
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Tesla reveals ‘insane’ drop in value of used Cybertrucks as 10,000 go unsold Value crash comes despite Elon Musk claiming they will be ‘appreciating assets’
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Immigrants are being rounded up in Hawaii’s coffee fields and being treated worse than ‘cats and dogs,’ locals say Armando Rodriguez and his wife Karina have employed immigrant workers on Aloha Star Coffee Farms on the Big Island in Hawaii for decades, but ICE officials are now arresting their workers
Fortune · May 19, 2025 Fed’s Bostic sees one rate cut in 2025 because it will take 6 months to assess tariffs' economic impact The size and scope of the tariffs caught the Fed and businesses off guard, Bostic said.
The Guardian - US · May 19, 2025 JP Morgan chief warns of ‘complacency’ as markets look past credit downgrade Jamie Dimon says possibility of stagflation far higher than investors realize as markets shake off Moody’s triple-A cut
Evening Standard · May 19, 2025 FTSE 100 claws back losses after US credit rating downgrade Markets had initially dropped on Monday after ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the US from its triple-A credit rating.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Kid Rock applauds Trump for ‘spanking’ DEI groups – but rock star notes he helped lead anti-woke push Rapper applauds president for silencing cancel culture since returning to power but claims his own role in Bud Light boycott two years ago was a necessary anti-corporate protest
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Tariffs are clearer at Diageo – not much else is Diageo ought to be fine but given the turmoil of the past couple of years, the market wants to wait and see
We Got This Covered · May 19, 2025 ‘Pressure is needed’: Trump’s offer to Putin met with massive drone attack – is it time for Zelenskyy’s plan? What happened to Trump's promise of ending it all in 24 hours?