May 15 U.S. pulls nonessential embassy staff from Iraq amid Mideast tensions By Jon Gambrell, Philip Issa, Associated Press It's the latest sign of tensions sweeping the Persian Gulf region over still-unspecified threats that the Trump administration says are linked to Iran. Continue reading
May 15 Facebook limits livestreaming in effort to crack down on extremism By Sylvie Corbet, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press Facebook said it's tightening up the rules for its livestreaming service with a "one strike" policy applied to a broader range of offenses. Continue reading
May 15 Iran’s supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat By Jon Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, meanwhile, ordered all non-essential, non-emergency government staff on Wednesday to leave Iraq immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Pompeo warns Russia over election interference In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Russia over its interference in U.S. elections. Meeting in Sochi with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who again denied meddling in 2016, Pompeo called such intrusion “unacceptable.” Also, Florida's governor… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 5:43 U.S.-Iran tensions continue to rise after apparent attacks, military deployments Over the past week, the difficult relationship between the U.S. and Iran has become even more strained. The Trump administration warned of severe consequences for any Iranian aggression, while Iran has threatened to exceed limits on its nuclear program. On… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 9:28 Why the Trump administration is so concerned about Huawei The Trump administration has urged other countries not to allow Chinese telecommunications company Huawei to build the next generation of mobile networks. But concerns about Chinese state influence on Huawei aren't necessarily shared by allies. Amna Nawaz reports and talks… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 7:27 Why the Teamsters president supports Trump’s new tariffs Workers, jobs and wages are central to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, in which the two countries have exchanged tariffs and threats recently. Though many Americans fear that they will be the ones to pay the… Continue watching
May 14 WATCH: Putin says Trump phone call signals intent to rebuild relations By Associated Press Putin said his May 3 phone call with Trump "created the impression that the president intends to restore Russian-American connections."… Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Trump says U.S. isn’t ramping up for military conflict with Iran By Associated Press The president was responding to a report that the White House is reviewing military plans against Iran if it attacks American forces or steps up work on nuclear weapons. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Pompeo warns Russia against 2020 election interference By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a joint news conference after three hours of talks. Continue reading