News for May 18, 2025

Palmer Luckey and his company Anduril are building AI-powered autonomous weapons for the U.S. military, arguing they can make warfare safer for American forces and more effective as a deterrent.

China’s spying campaign against the U.S. is growing, with Xi Jinping’s government using both cyber tools and human agents to watch and pressure dissidents abroad.

The article says China, under President Xi Jinping, has built a wide spy network in the U.S. to gather intelligence, pressure dissidents, and influence events, and it shows what can happen when those efforts are exposed.

China’s Ministry of State Security is using spying, pressure, and online monitoring to recruit people in the U.S. and control Chinese nationals abroad.

Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and he and his family are weighing treatment options.

On “Face the Nation,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s positions on Russia-Ukraine talks, Venezuela, Gaza, South Africa, and Iran as President Donald Trump faces growing pressure at home and abroad.

Mike Pence criticized Donald Trump’s tariffs and some foreign policy moves in a broad interview, while also praising parts of the administration.

Pope Leo XIV used his inaugural Mass to call for unity, speak against poverty and abuse of the planet, and meet with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.

Two people died and at least 19 were hurt when a Mexican Navy training ship lost power and crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, prompting a police and Coast Guard response.