Planners Considered Ahmadinejad After Khamenei Strike

 

Washington: This week news reports said US and Israeli planners considered reinstalling former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader after Israeli strikes killed the supreme leader in the opening salvos of the war. The New York Times account, echoed on May 20, states planners and Mossad consulted Ahmadinejad and targeted...

Trump Confirms Attendance at June G7 Summit, France

 

Washington: US President Donald Trump will attend the G7 leaders' summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, from June 15 to 17, a White House official told media on Tuesday; the announcement follows earlier scheduling changes and confirms the US will participate in meetings on artificial intelligence, trade and security. This week officials said...

Multiple local primaries produce winners and tight contests

 

United States: Local and state primary elections produced multiple early returns Tuesday, with Kentucky’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary showing Charles Booker leading and projected by CBS News, Pendleton reporting Kristi Jenness winning Ward 3, Madison County reporting incumbent Dustin Parkinson holding a narrow lead, and Chambers County tabulating ballots on...

Georgia primaries produce Clark win, Collins runoff advance

 

Atlanta. On May 19, 2026, Democrat Jasmine Clark won her party’s nomination for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District following the April death of Rep. David Scott, and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins was projected to advance to a Republican runoff for the U.S. Senate after primary returns showed him leading other GOP...

Senate Advances Resolution As Trump Says Iran Wants Deal

 

Washington: The US Senate on Tuesday advanced a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to conduct military operations against Iran, voting 50-47 to move the measure forward while President Trump told reporters and spoke at a White House event that Iran wanted a deal and that the conflict...

Cities Propose Budgets Amid Public Concern Over Services

 

Phoenix approved a $2.1 billion city budget on Tuesday despite public requests for expanded emergency housing aid; residents had urged a doubling of a $3.15 million crisis relief allocation. On May 19, Wayne County Manager Chip Crumpler presented a roughly $291.2 million FY2026-27 budget recommendation without a tax increase, and...

Bottoms Wins Democratic Nomination, Prepares For GOP Opponent

 

Atlanta. Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor on Tuesday, securing her party's spot in the November election. She campaigned on expanding healthcare, affordable housing and education, described herself as "battle-tested" from managing crime and the COVID-19 pandemic, and accepted a rare endorsement from President...

Virginia Governor Vetoes Bills Creating Retail Cannabis Market

 

RICHMOND, Va. Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed House Bill 642 and Senate Bill 542 on Tuesday, blocking legislation that would have established a regulated retail cannabis marketplace in Virginia; the veto came days before a Saturday deadline for the Democratic governor to sign or reject the measures, according to her official...

US Postpones Poland Deployment, Reduces Brigades in Europe

 

Washington, United States. Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that a scheduled U.S. troop deployment to Poland was delayed and Pentagon officials announced a reduction in Brigade Combat Teams assigned to Europe from four to three, returning U.S. brigade levels to their 2021 posture. The statements were made at a...

States Sue Education Department Over New Loan Limits

 

Washington — A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Education, alleging the agency unlawfully narrowed the federal definition of "professional degree" and thereby limited access to federal student loans for many graduate and professional students, including nursing and allied health...