News for May 2, 2025

Australians are voting in a national election, and Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policy is shaping the race between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

Trump is weighing whether to give Marco Rubio a permanent role as national security adviser or keep him in the job while he also serves as secretary of state.

The Trump administration is talking with Rwanda about sending some deportees from the U.S. to the African country, including people who are not Rwandan.

President Donald Trump says he wants to turn Veterans Day and VE Day into U.S. “Victory” days, while the United States Army prepares for a big military parade tied to its 250th anniversary.

President Donald Trump’s budget would sharply cut domestic discretionary spending while boosting defense spending to more than $1 trillion, with DOGE-backed cuts and Congress set to decide the final plan.

Mike Waltz was offered several new jobs before choosing to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after leaving his role as national security adviser.

A tour van and a pickup truck crashed near Yellowstone National Park, killing seven people and injuring eight others.

President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget would cut NASA by about $6 billion, shifting the agency away from science and some moon programs and toward a faster push to beat China back to the moon and reach Mars.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is labeling a Haitian gang coalition as terrorist groups in response to the violence and chaos spreading across Haiti.

Seven people died and several others were hurt when a tour van and a pickup truck crashed near Yellowstone in Idaho, and Idaho State Police are investigating the cause.

An Illinois man was sentenced to 53 years in prison for the hate-crime killing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the attack on the boy’s mother.

R.E.M. is helping Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty raise money after the Trump administration froze federal funding for the news group.

A strong earthquake off the coasts of Chile and Argentina briefly triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations, but officials later canceled the warning and reported no damage or injuries.

Democratic senators want an investigation into whether Elon Musk used his White House role to help SpaceX’s Starlink win foreign business deals.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran must end uranium enrichment and long-range missile work as U.S.-Iran nuclear talks were delayed.

Marco Rubio has quickly become one of the most important figures in Donald Trump’s foreign policy team, gaining more power even as he works to stay close to Trump and the MAGA base.

Donald Trump’s return to power and his tariffs are hurting Australia’s conservatives and could help Prime Minister Anthony Albanese win the election.

Thai state prosecutors said they will not pursue royal defamation charges against U.S. scholar Paul Chambers, though the case is not yet fully closed.

The CIA released Mandarin-language videos to try to persuade Chinese officials to secretly share information with the United States.