AMERICANTHINKER - It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
President Trump is reportedly considering naming Mexico’s major governing party a terrorist organization, and Claudia is panicking.
NPR (Michel Martin) - Morning news brief
Trump says the U.S. is close to a deal to end the Iran war, the Iran war has pushed global oil prices up, but there's no sign of a huge surge in U.S. production, Marco Rubio visits Pope Leo.
HUFFPOST - Trump Goes On Long Tangent About Why He Kept Calling Melania ‘Melody’
Until the military stepped in, the president claimed.
HUFFPOST - Trump Education Department’s MAGA ‘SpongeBob’ Post Quickly Sinks Online
The department’s Teacher Appreciation Week post featuring Mrs. Puff crashed like one of her boating school’s cars.
NYTIMES (Jin Yu Young) - Tornadoes in Mississippi Damage More Than 1,000 Buildings
State officials were assessing the damage from a storm that ripped through the region overnight. At least four people suffered minor injuries.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Paris Saint-Germain returns to Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich
The French league leader will face Arsenal in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, after the Gunners defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Remains of WWII Medal of Honor recipient buried at home after decades listed as ‘unknown’ | Stars and Stripes
Medal of Honor recipient Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi was buried more than 80 years after his death aboard a Japanese prisoner of war “hell ship.”
STRIPES (Brian McElhiney) - F-22s arrive at Air Force base on Okinawa as F-15EX delivery stalled | Stars and Stripes
Two F-22 Raptors squadrons arrived at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, for rotational duty while a permanent fleet of replacement F-15EX Eagle IIs remains delayed.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park
The area, called MacArthur Park, is a densely populated immigrant neighborhood west of downtown LA where federal immigration authorities and the National Guard made a brief show of force last summer.
NYTIMES (Trish Bendix) - Late Night Isn’t Buying Trump’s New ‘Skirmish’ in Iran
After Trump used the terms “miniwar” and “excursion” to describe the conflict in Iran, Jimmy Kimmel predicted that the president would next call the war “a tiff. It will be a $200 billion tiff.”