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Two permanent members of UN security council could make move at conference in June on two-state solutionThe UK is in discussion with France and Saudi Arabia over the recognition of a Palestinian state at a June conference convened by the two countries on keeping alive the political path to a two-state solution in the Middle East, the UK foreign secretary has said.David Lammy’s comments mark the first time the UK has acknowledged that a discussion with France about a recognition process around the conference is under way. Continue reading...

President Donald Trump's complaint that he has problems with judges who don't like his immigration and deportation policies drew laughter from members at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. Trump called out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan for doing an "amazing job" getting undocumented immigrants deported. The administration has been under fire for deporting migrants for being "criminals" without Constitutional due process. "For two months in a row, we have set the all time records for the lowest number of illegal border crossings ever recorded," Trump said. "The number of illegal border crossers released into the United States is down 99.999 percent. That is usually 100%. So, I think it's an amazing tribute...it's an amazing job actually, and it was done very quickly.""We officially designated Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and we're expelling these monsters from our country rapidly, and working with the Department of Justice. Pam, you're doing fantastic," he said, calling out Attorney General Pam Bondi. Also read: 'Never so scared': Furious pastor berates cops after witnessing tasing of MTG constituent "Your people are amazing. We're having some judge problems," Trump said, eliciting laughs from the Cabinet. "We're having some judges that don't like, you know, killers, murderers, being thrown out of the country. So, I don't know what their problem is, but we have a little difficulty." Trump then claimed that immigration, not the economy, was the reason he won the election. "We won on the basis of a great border and of getting criminals out of our country. That was why we won every swing state. We won by millions of votes. We won everything, every metric. We won by a lot. It was a massive victory, and we won, I think, largely because of this issue. I put this issue as number one issue, and they don't want us to do what we're supposed to do. And I don't think that can be. I hope the Supreme Court is going to fully understand what's going on. We have to get the criminals out of our country and that's the basis under which we won the election." Watch the clip below via CNN or click the link.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) admitted that an "imbalance" of powers between his legislative branch and President Donald Trump's executive branch could prompt Congress to take action on disruptive tariffs that have contributed to the weakening economy, according to a new report in Politico.Johnson made the statement at an Axios "News Shapers" event in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.“I think the executive has a broad array of authority that’s been recognized over the years” related to trade, Johnson said. “If it gets close to where the imbalance is there, then we would step in.”Also read: 'Never so scared': Furious pastor berates cops after witnessing tasing of MTG constituentBut Johnson made clear he didn't think Trump's tariff strategy and the economic downturn warranted action right away, according to reporter Meredith Lee Hill.Also read: 'Never so scared': Furious pastor berates cops after witnessing tasing of MTG constituent“I mean, what are we, about three weeks into the tariff policy of this new administration? I don’t think it’s appropriate for Congress to jump in the middle of that and try to legislate," Johnson said, adding that he would “call the president and talk with him ... and tell him our concerns” before doing anything to curtail the tariffs.“Right now, I think ultimately, this policy is going to achieve the desired outcome, and it’s going to be good for the country,” Johnson said.Hill added that "Johnson...has undertaken a procedural move to effectively block any House effort to cancel Trump’s tariffs, despite several Republicans backing legislation to do so."The Dow Jones fell 500 points, or 1.25%, Wednesday morning after news of the shrinking economy, prompting Trump to post on social media, “This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th."He continued, "Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’ This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE PATIENT!!!”Read the Politico article here.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang is urging Washington to prepare for artificial intelligence to upend the global economy.

King Charles III described Wednesday how a cancer diagnosis can be a "daunting and at times frightening" experience for sufferers and their loved ones as he hosted an event to laud the "extraordinary work" of cancer charities.

Men at Bluebonnet fear deportation to El Salvador under wartime law despite maintaining they do not have gang tiesDetainees at the Bluebonnet immigrant detention center in the small city of Anson, Texas, sent the outside world a message this week: SOS.With a Reuters drone flying nearby, 31 men formed the letters in the dirt yard of the facility on Monday. Continue reading...

A Republican lawmaker stunned CNN's John Berman when he referred to news that the economy shrunk by 3% due to President Donald Trump's machinations as "a good thing." Berman presented Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) with Wednesday morning's news that the economy has gone into reverse. "So, GDP down 0.3% in the first quarter. It was a growth rate of 2.4% in the final quarter of last year, the first contraction since 2022. What do you think this data is telling us?" Berman asked. Kiley said he thought it was "natural" to have short-term disruption "when you have a lot of change." "But, I think that when you dig deeper into the data, you see a foundation for medium- and longer-term growth," Kiley said. Also read: 'Never so scared': Furious pastor berates cops after witnessing tasing of MTG constituent Berman continued, "This report doesn't even cover really the impacts of tariffs. The president's announcement wasn't until the beginning of April. People think that there could be even more headwinds in the second quarter there." Kiley dodged the question of Trump's tariffs, instead, citing "the relaxation or the lower amount of government spending." "And, so, that's actually a good thing, in some sense, as we're cutting waste, fraud and abuse. And Americans broadly agree that we need to reduce the size of government...So, those numbers, those kind of top-line numbers that you're citing are partially a reflection of that." Kiley repeated that "when you dig deeper, you see an increase in exports, you see an increase in investment. And we have this huge runway now where we're going to be taking action very soon as a congress to extend the prior tax cuts and to provide new forms of tax relief, which is going to be an added fuel for investment and jobs." Berman pushed back, "You keep saying, 'If you dig deeper, this looks okay.' Are you saying this is a good report?" Kiley answered, "I'm saying that the signs are there for significant economic growth going forward, and I think that we have all the tools at our disposal and, and are on the track to do just that." Watch the clip below via CNN or click here.

Mohsen Langarneshin is accused of being ‘senior spy’ for Mossad, but human rights groups say he was innocentIran has executed a 36-year-old man it accused of helping the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, kill a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in Tehran in 2022. Iranian state media said Mohsen Langarneshin was hanged, the usual method of execution in Iran, at Ghezel Hesar prison early on Wednesday morning.Langarneshin’s family and human rights groups insisted the former IT consultant was innocent of the charges against him and that any reported confessions were obtained by torture or blackmail. Continue reading...