Marco Rubio is expected to visit Italy this week and meet Pope Leo on Thursday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-secretary-state-travel-vatican-italy-newspapers-report-2026-05-03/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-secretary-state-travel-vatican-italy-newspapers-report-2026-05-03/
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio DJing at a wedding in Florida
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Republicans, including Trump, are quietly trying to persuade Senator John Fetterman to switch parties or become an independent.
Fetterman says he is staying a Democrat, but he hasnโt completely ruled out the idea in private.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/04/fetterman-switch-parties-republican-00904177
Fetterman says he is staying a Democrat, but he hasnโt completely ruled out the idea in private.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/04/fetterman-switch-parties-republican-00904177
POLITICO
Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman
As the Pennsylvania Democrat increasingly is isolated within his own party, Republicans are quietly trying to win him over.
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Trump, in an attempt to make a new deal with the Iranian regime, is now entertaining many of the trade-offs that he blasted when Obama was in the White House. Obama, for his part, told me that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, had made the same arguments for armed confrontation with Iran to him that he did to President Trump. โI think my prognosis was accurate,โ he said. It may be that Netanyahu has โgotten what he wanted. Whether thatโs what is ultimately best for the Israeli people, I would question that. Whether I think itโs what is good for the United States and America, I would question that. I think thereโs an ample record of my differences with Mr. Netanyahu.โ
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/11/barack-obama-in-the-age-of-trump
The New Yorker
Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump
The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it?
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On Polymarket, The Wall Street Journal found, 67% of profits go to just 0.1% of accounts. That means less than 2,000 accounts netted a total of nearly half a billion dollars.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/polymarket-kalshi-betting-profits-prediction-markets-eb23ac11
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/polymarket-kalshi-betting-profits-prediction-markets-eb23ac11
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BREAKING: Trump told Fox News that Iran would โbe blown off the face of the earthโ if it attacks U.S. vessels escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz under โProject Freedomโ
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Trump:
Iran has taken some shots at unrelated Nations with respect to the Ship Movement, PROJECT FREEDOM, including a South Korean Cargo Ship. Perhaps itโs time for South Korea to come and join the mission!
Weโve shot down seven small Boats or, as they like to call them, โfastโ Boats. Itโs all they have left. Other than the South Korean Ship, there has been, at this moment, no damage going through the Strait.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, will have a News Conference tomorrow morning.
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Trump to Fox News:
The blockade on the Iranian ports is the greatest military maneuver in history.
The blockade on the Iranian ports is the greatest military maneuver in history.
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The Trump administration has moved to evict wild bison herds from federal grasslands.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-buffalos-montana.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-buffalos-montana.html
Nytimes
Home on the Range No More: Trump Wants Bison Gone
The Trump administration is evicting bison herds from federal grasslands in Montana, siding with ranchers and Republican leaders over environmentalists and tribal leaders.
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Operation Focused on Prostitution-Related Offenses Netted 266 Arrests, including a self-described โMAGAโ influencer
Craig Long II A 41-year-old fitness entrepreneur from Tampa and a self-described "MAGA to the core" influencer with over 500,000 TikTok followers. Long was charged with one count of soliciting a prostitute after allegedly offering $100 for sex to an undercover detective.
Craig Long II A 41-year-old fitness entrepreneur from Tampa and a self-described "MAGA to the core" influencer with over 500,000 TikTok followers. Long was charged with one count of soliciting a prostitute after allegedly offering $100 for sex to an undercover detective.
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Switzerland reports case of hantavirus in man who recently traveled on Hondius cruise ship
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/man-with-hantavirus-is-being-treated-at-zurich-university-hospital-switzerland/91371503
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/man-with-hantavirus-is-being-treated-at-zurich-university-hospital-switzerland/91371503
SWI swissinfo.ch
Man with hantavirus is being treated at Zurich University Hospital
A man infected with hantavirus is being treated at the Zurich University Hospital, the Swiss government said on Wednesday.
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