The Latest Breaking News from White House

Trump teases release of ‘very interesting’ new uncovered UFO files

Vice President JD Vance has described himself as ‘obsessed’ with UFOs

The Independent UK · May 3

SNL skewers Pete Hegseth and uses Aziz Ansari as Kash Patel in brutal mocking of Trump officials

Hegseth, played by Colin Jost, and Ansari’s Patel took questions from an exasperated press corps in the White House briefing room

The Independent UK · May 3

Nearly half of Americans say they are cutting daily expenses to deal with spiking gas prices from Trump’s Iran war

Americans are pulling back on household expenses, altering travel plans and driving less as a result, the poll found

The Independent UK · May 3

Trump's science purge harms the nation

The abrupt firing of the board comes at a time of climate crisis and international competition

Salon · May 2

The California tax proposal that has billionaires gaming for ‘economic 9/11’ in secret group chats

The proposed tax has divided Democrats, prompted a primary challenge against a star congressman, and previews the complicated dynamics around Big Tech heading into the 2028 election, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · May 2

Trump claims hostilities in Iran 'have terminated' in letter sent to top US lawmakers

Trump sidestepped a legal deadline for gaining approval from members of Congress over his war in Iran as he sends a letter to top lawmakers claiming that hostilities have ended due to the ongoing ceasefire.

Euronews · May 2

The White House power play post-dinner shooting: do what we say or else

After correspondents’ dinner shooting, administration has rushed to capitalize in pursuit of its political goals

The Guardian - US · May 2

The Iran war has turned the world's shipping straits into a chessboard—and the U.S. aims to box out China from the Panama Canal to the Malacca Strait

As the war over the Strait of Hormuz wages on, the U.S. is quietly gaining more influence over the Panama Canal and the straits of Malacca and Gibraltar.

Fortune · May 2

Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war

More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem for the US and the world than before he launched the…

Radio France Internationale · May 2

Donald Trump Decides to Lift Whisky Tariffs After Four-Day State Visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

US President Trump cancels whisky tariffs after King Charles' visit, signaling improved US-UK trade relations. The move is expected to benefit the Scotch whisky industry and ease trade tensions.

International Business Times UK · May 2