NYTIMES (Ana Swanson) - Trump and Xi Meet Amid an Uneasy U.S.-China Trade Truce
Beyond warm meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement.
NYTIMES (New York Times Opinion) - Bernie Sanders, Steve Case and Susan Rice on How to Avert A.I. Disaster
How can the government reel in the technology? Here are six ideas.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Kamala Harris launches into the 2026 midterms as her 2028 decision looms
Kamala Harris is diving into the midterms, campaigning with Democrats like Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Converse pulls ad after backlash over ‘racist’ imagery
Shoe company Converse removed a social media ad after public backlash that the imagery resembled a hanging figure alongside a Ku Klux Klan member.
WASHINGTONPOST (Violet Jira) - GOP lawmakers sound alarm on diesel fuel costs
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley joined the chorus of concerns over the weekend.
WASHINGTONPOST (Riley Beggin) - U.S. proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China
U.S. and Chinese officials plan to discuss “more transparency” on artificial intelligence at a summit in Washington this week.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Joe BLASTS Trump over threatening Iran again: 'not enough strong people around him to say NO'
President Donald Trump continues to make blanket threats against Iran as the war nears its eighth month. Trump told Fox News on Sunday that he is in a "deciding mode," describing his choices as "wiping Iran out ... letting them rot economically ... or making a deal". The president added: "My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up? They better behave". The latest threat echoes apocalyptic warnings Trump has made throughout the conflict without following through, coming amid reports of U.S. munitions shortages. The Morning Joe panel discusses how Trump's indecision and empty threats have prolonged the war with no end in sight.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - The Trump show is OVER! Here’s why people are 'SICK OF HIM'
John Heilemann thinks it’s time for America to change the channel on President Trump. The veteran political journalist and chief political columnist at Puck sees Trump as a “loser” for the Republican party and he’s bringing the receipts. Heilemann is a longtime friend of Nicolle’s, and they reminisce about their time together on-air and have a very interesting conversation reflecting on “Game Change” — the Heilemann co-penned book that was turned into a movie starring Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace! From Sarah Palin to AI’s impact on politics to how Trump’s time in office ends to Trump’s unprecedented “grift” – a word John doesn’t think says enough about what’s really happening, this is one you don’t…
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Far-right AfD wins again as Germany's Merz slides
Germany's ruling center-right party, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union, was shut out of a state parliament for the first time Sunday as the far-right Alternative for Germany scored its second victory this month. Why it matters: The result marks the third state election AfD has won — and its second this month — underscoring its growing strength even as Germany's other major parties refuse to govern with it. Driving the news: Merz, who has low approval ratings, told reporters that "reforms have to come." - AfD won about 38% of the vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the CDU recorded its worst result in any German state election since World War II. The CDU fell from 13% to 4.9% and lost all…
Germany's ruling center-right party, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union, was shut out of a state parliament for the first time Sunday as the far-right Alternative for Germany scored its second victory this month. Why it matters: The result marks the third state election AfD has won — and its second this month — underscoring its growing strength even as Germany's other major parties refuse to govern with it. Driving the news: Merz, who has low approval ratings, told reporters that "reforms have to come." - AfD won about 38% of the vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the CDU recorded its worst result in any German state election since World War II. The CDU fell from 13% to 4.9% and lost all…Open
NYTIMES (Chris Buckley) - Ex-Commander of China’s Military Accused of Corruption and Expelled From Party
Zhang Youxia, once the People’s Liberation Army’s top uniformed commander, and another general had taken “exceptionally large” bribes, investigators said.