• Rubio attempts to mend relations with Pope Leo in Vatican meeting after Trump’s criticisms

    Rubio attempts to mend relations with Pope Leo in Vatican meeting after Trump’s criticisms

    May 07, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    Secretary of State Rubio on Thursday tried to smooth over another conflict sparked by the Iran war, this one with the pope. A meeting between Rubio and Pope Leo came after Trump repeatedly accused the pontiff of wanting Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Stephanie Sy reports on the meeting, and Amna Nawaz speaks with...

  • From 2020 election to retribution, how the Justice Department is advancing Trump’s agenda

    From 2020 election to retribution, how the Justice Department is advancing Trump’s agenda

    May 07, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    The Justice Department pressed forward on Trump’s top legal and political priorities on several fronts Thursday. That includes relitigating the 2020 election by investigating voting records in Georgia and legally targeting lawmakers and groups seen as hostile to the president’s agenda. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin joins Amna Nawaz with the latest.

  • Federal court rules against Trump's new global tariffs

    Federal court rules against Trump's new global tariffs

    May 07, 2026 09:58 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court ruled Wednesday against the new global tariffs President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. A split three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade handed down an order blocking the 10% global tariffs narrowly, for the small businesses who ...

  • WATCH: Trump-appointed FEMA review board reveals recommendations for changing the agency

    WATCH: Trump-appointed FEMA review board reveals recommendations for changing the agency

    May 07, 2026 08:41 PM EDT

    Trump has threatened to dismantle FEMA and has repeatedly said he wants to push more responsibility for disaster preparedness, response and recovery to the states. The 12-person council he appointed is co-chaired by Mullin and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. It is made up of current and former officials ...

  • WATCH: Trump's plan to paint Eisenhower building white could cost at least $7.5M, White House says

    WATCH: Trump's plan to paint Eisenhower building white could cost at least $7.5M, White House says

    May 07, 2026 04:41 PM EDT

    “Unfortunately, we can't rush that process,” Erb told the commissioners at their monthly meeting. “We're trying to get all the data first.” Trump announced in April he had directed the painting of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeUqcRB7lE0 The ...

  • Trump meets with Brazil's Lula at the White House

    Trump meets with Brazil's Lula at the White House

    May 07, 2026 02:31 PM EDT

    ... tied the measure to the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro for his involvement in a coup plot. Lula sharply defended Brazil's sovereignty and Trump later loosened tariffs on Brazil as part of his effort to lower consumer costs for Americans. Trump and Lula started mending fences at the ...

  • New poll shows growing number of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran war

    New poll shows growing number of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran war

    May 06, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... That's an example of who might be involved in this small 19 percent. But there's a political question here. Do they blame President Trump for this? We asked, and the answer is very clear. They do; 63 percent of Americans we asked said they do blame President Trump ...

  • WATCH: Trump welcomes UFC fighters to the White House, previews upcoming South Lawn fight

    WATCH: Trump welcomes UFC fighters to the White House, previews upcoming South Lawn fight

    May 06, 2026 10:07 PM EDT

    President Donald Trump summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Wednesday touting the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship match that will take place at the White House in June. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. Trump repeatedly called the UFC fighters present "all champions" saying "our country is ...

  • China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump's summit with Xi

    China is stepping up its Iran war diplomacy ahead of Trump's summit with Xi

    May 06, 2026 03:36 PM EDT

    ... conflicts further afield, the stakes for Beijing can be low but benefits can be high as the world tries to come to terms with the Trump administration’s approach to negotiating, said Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a professor of international relations at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University. “What the U.S. is doing ...

  • U.S. and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing

    U.S. and Iran appear to move closer to ending their war as Trump threatens more bombing

    May 06, 2026 03:08 PM EDT

    In a statement published on the ministry's website about Wang's meeting with Araghchi, the foreign ministry said China values Iran’s pledge not to pursue nuclear weapons while affirming its “legitimate right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.” Trump pauses effort to guide ships out of strait ...