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Donald Trump Says US Will Take Over Cuba 'Almost Immediately'

(Newsweek) President Donald Trump said Friday during remarks in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba “almost immediately,” suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran. The comments came the same day Trump signed an executive order significantly expanding U.S. sanctions on the Cuban government and its affiliates. Cuba’s government, foreign companies doing business on the island and U.S. allies in the region could face heightened pressure amid a sharp escalation in rhetoric and economic penalties.

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Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner

After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back of the pack Saturday to make history for her. “I’m just glad I don’t have to answer that question anymore,” DeVaux said to a rousing round of applause. “It really is an honor to be able to be that person for other women or other little girls to look up to,” DeVaux said. “You can dream big, and you can pivot. Y ...

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Pete Hegseth 'emboldened' by firing of top military officials as he moves to 'consolidate control': report

Saturday 02 May 2026 18:26 EDT Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has become “emboldened” after ousting some of the military’s most senior officials as he moves to “consolidate control” at the Pentagon, according to a report. The firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan and the Army's chief of staff Gen. Randy George was part of Hegseth’s reported pursuit to “consolidate control” of the Pentagon, leaving him “more confident than ever in his job,” The Washington Post reports. Despite concerns from th ...

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Mississippi Democrat on potential redistricting after VRA ruling: 'We have a fight ahead of us'

05/02/26 3:31 PM ET Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Saturday said the likely redistricting efforts that could kick off following the Supreme Court’s ruling against a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana leave Democrats with “a fight ahead of” them. Ahead of what was at the time a looming Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) said last week he would call for a special session to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map ...

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Momentum builds to reschedule White House Correspondents' Dinner after shooting

PUBLISHED May 2, 2026, 3:42 PM ET In the immediate aftermath of last week’s shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, there was widespread skepticism about rescheduling it anytime soon. But attitudes have shifted in recent days, and the consensus is now that the dinner — which doubles as an awards ceremony and fundraiser — should be hosted again on principle, several White House correspondents told CNN. The White House Correspondents’ Association board is “working through opti ...

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Iran submits 14-point response to U.S. proposal to end war

May 2, 20267:35 PM ET Iran has submitted a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency and the state-owned media organization Press TV. Key points of the plan include a demand to resolve all issues and end the war within 30 days, instead of observing a two-month ceasefire as the U.S. had proposed. Other demands listed by the Iranian outlets include guarantees aga ...

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Amid national scrutiny, LA takes step toward noncitizen voting

Updated May 2, 2026, 11:49 a.m. ET A Los Angeles official is looking to open up a pathway for noncitizens to vote in local elections. It’s an effort that — if it goes forward — would play out amid continued scrutiny over elections and voting security in the United States. Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez presented a motion on April 29 to begin the process of placing a measure on the November ballot. The measure in and of itself wouldn’t immediately grant noncitizen vot ...

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State Department approves over $8B in arms sales to Gulf nations

05/02/26 2:45 PM ET The State Department on Friday approved over $8 billion in arms sales to Persian Gulf countries and Israel, nations that have all been involved in the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. Purchases approved included an Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to the United Arab Emirates for $147.6 million, to Israel for $992.4 million and to Qatar for $992.4 million. The State Department also approved the replenishment of Qatar’s Patriot missile capacity for $4.01 billion a ...

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California, Arizona and Nevada announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River

With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced a new water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said in a written statement late Friday that their plan aims to “stabilize the Colorado River through 2028.” It will require larger cuts in water use than they had offered previously in talks with other states and the federal government. “We’re putting forward additional me ...

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'Deplorable': ICE hires firm accused of 'torture' to track down undocumented children

Sat 2 May 2026 06.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 2 May 2026 09.47 EDT US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract to a private security company that has faced accusations of “torture” and “enforced disappearance” to assist in tracking down undocumented immigrant children who arrived in the US alone, a contracting document shows. ICE has stepped up its work so much in pursuing these minors in the US that it has contracted out some of its mission to a third party to put “bo ...

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Texas residents sue Elon Musk's SpaceX saying massive sonic booms have damaged their homes

1 hr ago - Saturday 02 May 2026 22:27 EDT Dozens of homeowners are suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX, alleging that sonic booms from rocket testing damaged their Texas homes. The lawsuit was filed last week in federal court by 80 South Texas residents. They accuse ... (The Independent)

US Secretary of State to Travel to Vatican and Italy, Newspapers Report

2 hrs ago - May 3, 2026, at 3:57 a.m. ROME, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco ⁠Rubio ⁠will travel to the Vatican ⁠and Italy for meetings this week, two Italian newspapers reported ​on Sunday, weeks after President Donald Tr ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

FBI seizure of Fulton County election ballots happened quickly after criminal probe opened, new timeline shows

3 hrs ago - Updated May 2, 2026, 10:27 PM ET PUBLISHED May 2, 2026, 9:37 PM ET The FBI seized 2020 election materials from Georgia just a few weeks after opening a criminal probe, an unusually fast pace for a case of its kind, experts told CNN. The newly release ... (CNN Politics)

Zoos swatted in central states: 'Part of life now'

3 hrs ago - Sat, May 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM EDT (NewsNation) — At least four zoos or aquariums in the central United States were targets this weekend of apparent “swatting” calls that prompted the locations to temporarily close as a safety precaution. ... (Yahoo! News)

Trump hits roadblock on way to lowering energy prices: report

4 hrs ago - 12h Oil executives handed President Donald Trump a searing defeat in his effort to lower energy costs for Americans ahead of the midterms, according to a new report. The Washington Examiner reported on Friday that executives from Exxon Mobil and Chev ... (msn/Rawstory)

White House Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect is on restrictive suicide precautions, lawyers say

5 hrs ago - May 2, 2026, 10:45 PM EDT Defense lawyers for the man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last week say he’s being deprived of his dignity and resources by bein ... (NBC News)

Pete Hegseth 'emboldened' by firing of top military officials as he moves to 'consolidate control': report

6 hrs ago - Saturday 02 May 2026 18:26 EDT Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has become “emboldened” after ousting some of the military’s most senior officials as he moves to “consolidate control” at the Pentagon, according to a report. Th ... (The Independent)

Iran submits 14-point response to U.S. proposal to end war

6 hrs ago - May 2, 20267:35 PM ET Iran has submitted a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency and the state-owned media organiz ... (NPR)

Momentum builds to reschedule White House Correspondents' Dinner after shooting

7 hrs ago - PUBLISHED May 2, 2026, 3:42 PM ET In the immediate aftermath of last week’s shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, there was widespread skepticism about rescheduling it anytime soon. But attitudes have shifted in recent d ... (CNN Business)

Mississippi Democrat on potential redistricting after VRA ruling: 'We have a fight ahead of us'

8 hrs ago - 05/02/26 3:31 PM ET Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Saturday said the likely redistricting efforts that could kick off following the Supreme Court’s ruling against a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana leave Democrats wit ... (The Hill)

Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby as Cherie DeVaux becomes the 1st woman to train its winner

8 hrs ago - After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back of the pack Saturday to make history for her. “I’m ju ... (AP News)

Poland's prime minister condemns NATO 'disintegration' as Trump says US will further reduce troop presence in Europe

11 hrs ago - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on May 2 condemned the "disintegration" of NATO from within as U.S. President Donald Trump said further reductions in American troops stationed in Europe are coming. "The greatest threat to the transatlantic communit ... (Kyiv Independent)

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Deal on Studio Contract

14 hrs ago - May 2, 2026 3:41pm PT By Gene Maddaus SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative four-year deal with the major studios, as negotiators have managed to avoid a repeat of the strikes of three years ago. The union agreed to a deal about a month after the Writers ... (Variety)

Armed Services Republicans 'very concerned' about US troops withdrawal from Germany

15 hrs ago - 05/02/26 12:12 PM ET The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Service committees on Saturday expressed they are “very concerned” about the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid President Trump’s feud with German Chancello ... (The Hill)

Veteran loses First Amendment lawsuit after retirement home bars him from displaying pro-Trump and anti-Biden messages

16 hrs ago - May 2nd, 2026, 12:23 pm A federal court on Friday ruled against a Vietnam War veteran in a First Amendment lawsuit over political expression at a retirement home in Mississippi that is administered by the U.S. government. In the case, Johnny Fuseli ... (Law & Crime)

Amid national scrutiny, LA takes step toward noncitizen voting

17 hrs ago - Updated May 2, 2026, 11:49 a.m. ET A Los Angeles official is looking to open up a pathway for noncitizens to vote in local elections. It’s an effort that — if it goes forward — would play out amid continued scrutiny over elections and ... (USA Today)

State Department approves over $8B in arms sales to Gulf nations

18 hrs ago - 05/02/26 2:45 PM ET The State Department on Friday approved over $8 billion in arms sales to Persian Gulf countries and Israel, nations that have all been involved in the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. Purchases approved included an Advanced Precisi ... (The Hill)

'Deplorable': ICE hires firm accused of 'torture' to track down undocumented children

18 hrs ago - Sat 2 May 2026 06.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 2 May 2026 09.47 EDT US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract to a private security company that has faced accusations of “torture” and “enforced disappearance ... (The Guardian)

Donald Trump Says US Will Take Over Cuba 'Almost Immediately'

19 hrs ago - Published May 02, 2026 at 06:03 AM EDT updated May 02, 2026 at 06:04 AM EDT President Donald Trump said Friday during remarks in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba "almost immediately," suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positio ... (Newsweek)

California, Arizona and Nevada announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River

19 hrs ago - With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced a new water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said in a written sta ... (Los Angeles Times)

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