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US NewsWorld NewsMay 14, 2026

Trump-Xi Summit Underway in Beijing: Positive Early Tone on Trade, Taiwan, and Iran as Business Leaders Join Delegation

By Tommy Flynn

BEIJING — President Donald Trump’s high-stakes state visit to China opened Wednesday evening with elaborate pageantry and moved into substantive talks Thursday, as both leaders sought to stabilize relations amid ongoing U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms linked to Iran and...

CIA whistleblower James Erdman testifies before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee
US NewsHealthMay 13, 2026

CIA Whistleblower James Erdman Testifies Fauci Intentionally Steered Intelligence Reports Away from COVID Lab-Leak Theory (Video)

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — CIA operations officer James Erdman III told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci improperly inserted himself into intelligence community deliberations on the origins of COVID-19 and directed analysts to...

Merrick Garland and Jack Smith
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsMay 13, 2026

FBI and Jack Smith Team Secretly Preserved Evidence to Enable Prosecution of Trump After He Leaves Office

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Newly obtained FBI documents reveal that agents working with Special Counsel Jack Smith deliberately closed their investigation into former President Donald Trump while preserving all evidence and materials until at least February 2030 — long after Trump’s second...

Congressman Bennie Thompson
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsMay 13, 2026

Bennie Thompson, January 6 Committee Chairman, Faces Potential Loss of Seat if Mississippi Adopts 2022 Congressional Map

By Tommy Flynn

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Republicans are pushing to approve the state’s 2022 congressional map during an upcoming special legislative session, a step that could dismantle the majority-Black 2nd District and cost longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson his House seat....

The DHS press conference announcing the investigation into OPT fraud. -- X screenshot
US NewsImmigration & BorderMay 13, 2026

DHS Uncovers Over 10,000 Cases of Fraud in OPT Student Visa Work Program

By RWTNews Staff

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has identified more than 10,000 potential cases of fraud involving foreign students participating in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. Acting ICE Director...

DOJ Warns Media: Reporters Face Subpoenas in Classified Leak Investigations
US NewsMay 12, 2026

DOJ Warns Media: Reporters Face Subpoenas in Classified Leak Investigations

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche warned media outlets and reporters Tuesday that they should expect subpoenas if they possess information about individuals leaking classified national security material. “Prosecuting leakers who share our nation’s secrets with...

President Trump greeting Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
US NewsWorld NewsMay 12, 2026

Trump Set for High-Stakes Beijing Summit with Xi Jinping as Iran Conflict and Trade Tensions Dominate Agenda

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing May 13-15 for a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first by a sitting U.S. president in nearly a decade, amid ongoing U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms aiding Iran and efforts to stabilize bilateral trade....

Beef cattle in a feedlot in New Mexico
US NewsEconomy & BusinessMay 11, 2026

Trump Suspends Beef Import Tariffs to Cut Record-High Prices

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday suspending tariff-rate quotas on all beef imports for 200 days, clearing the way for more foreign beef to enter the U.S. at lower rates and ease record consumer prices. The move targets the smallest U.S. cattle...

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US NewsCrime & CourtsMay 11, 2026

Cole Allen Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Assassination of President Trump

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old California man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, entered a not guilty plea Monday morning in federal court in the District of Columbia. Allen faces charges of attempted assassination of the president,...

The USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) monitors regional waters as it transits the Arabian Sea during enforcement of the U.S. blockade against Iran.
US NewsWorld NewsMay 11, 2026

Three Crude Oil Tankers Exit Strait of Hormuz With Transponders Off to Evade Iranian Attacks

By Tommy Flynn

DUBAI — Three very large crude carriers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz last week and over the weekend with their automatic identification system (AIS) transponders switched off, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed Monday. The vessels were carrying roughly 6...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Describes ‘Cordial and Important’ Meeting with Pope Leo XIV, Briefs Pontiff on Iran Threat (Video)
US NewsWorld NewsMay 11, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Describes ‘Cordial and Important’ Meeting with Pope Leo XIV, Briefs Pontiff on Iran Threat (Video)

By Tommy Flynn

VATICAN CITY — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met privately with Pope Leo XIV on May 7 and later revealed that he updated the pontiff on the U.S. perspective regarding Iran, emphasizing the dangers the regime poses to global security. Rubio spoke to reporters after the roughly...

Trump Administration Open to Federal Gas Tax Suspension as Fuel Prices Climb Amid Iran Conflict
US NewsEconomy & BusinessMay 11, 2026

Trump Administration Open to Federal Gas Tax Suspension as Fuel Prices Climb Amid Iran Conflict

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday the Trump administration is open to suspending the federal gas tax to provide relief for American drivers facing higher prices tied to the conflict with Iran. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Wright stated, “All measures...