{"id":5974,"date":"2026-05-28T05:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7658696\/the-latest-us-forces-carry-out-new-defensive-strikes-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:15:28","slug":"the-latest-iran-negotiators-agree-to-extend-ceasefire-begin-nuclear-talks-pending-trump-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5974\/the-latest-iran-negotiators-agree-to-extend-ceasefire-begin-nuclear-talks-pending-trump-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: Iran negotiators agree to extend ceasefire, begin nuclear talks pending Trump approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement<\/a> to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch negotiations on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that President Donald Trump still needs to sign off on the emerging memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll<\/a>, the longtime advice columnist who has said President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago<\/a>, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

Also, a federal judge has declined to halt Trump\u2019s executive order<\/a>, creating a federal voter list and limiting mail voting, clearing the way for potential sweeping changes<\/a> in how American elections are run shortly before this year\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

Here’s the latest:<\/p>\n

Jill Biden disagreed with her husband\u2019s initial refusal to pardon son Hunter<\/p>\n

In June 2024, Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018.<\/p>\n

The family was surprised the case had gone to trial and viewed it as politically motivated.<\/p>\n

But while Joe Biden had vowed that he wouldn\u2019t use the powers of his office to pardon his son if he were convicted, the former first lady saw things differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, it felt like in working so hard to be impartial, we guaranteed that Hunter would meet the worst possible legal fate,\u201d she wrote. \u201cJoe might have gone too far, in my opinion, to show that his family was being treated with complete impartiality.\u201d<\/p>\n

But after Trump was elected, Biden changed his mind and pardoned Hunter, sparing his son a possible prison sentence.<\/p>\n

Jill Biden is \u2018pained\u2019 by the East Wing\u2019s destruction<\/p>\n

People in Washington sent her photos of the demolition and she said, \u201cI could barely look.\u201d<\/p>\n

The East Wing was the historic base of operations for first ladies and their staffs, along with other White House operations. Trump had the wing torn down last year to build a ballroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cA major landmark and historic treasure was being treated like an extreme fixer-upper on HGTV\u2019s \u2018Property Brothers,\u2019\u201d she wrote in \u201cView from the East Wing,\u201d her memoir being published next week.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the manuscript.<\/p>\n

She said what \u201cpained me\u201d was \u201cthe symbolic bulldozing of history and the eradication of institutional memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jill Biden discloses that she was fired by Northern Virginia Community College<\/p>\n

The former first lady had taught English and writing at the Alexandria, Virginia, campus since 2009. She signed her annual contract in July 2023, and a termination letter was hand-delivered that winter, she wrote in her forthcoming memoir. The grant used to pay her salary had dried up. \u201cI felt sick,\u201d she wrote in \u201cView from the East Wing.\u201d The Associated Press obtained a copy of the manuscript. Ultimately, the issue was resolved \u2014 she did not say how \u2014- \u201cand I kept my position.\u201d But she taught her last class at the school<\/a> in December 2024 and closed the book on a 40-year career as an educator as she and her husband prepared to leave the White House.<\/p>\n

Jill Biden thinks they could have explained better after Joe\u2019s debate<\/p>\n

The official explanation from the White House for Joe Biden\u2019s poor debate performance was that he was suffering from a cold.<\/p>\n

But Jill Biden wondered in her memoir, \u201cView from the East Wing,\u201d if they should have just acknowledged what millions of people saw \u2013 \u201cthat he looked very unwell in that debate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest lesson for us, I think, was that if you don\u2019t explain something well enough then the question won\u2019t go away,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThere was never a satisfying enough explanation offered for Joe\u2019s debate performance, and a lot of people never got over it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the manuscript for the book before it is published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Jill Biden says she thought Joe might be having a stroke while debating Trump<\/p>\n

The former first lady writes in her new memoir, \u201cView from the East Wing,\u201d that her husband \u201cdidn\u2019t seem himself\u201d from the start of the debate in June 2024.<\/p>\n

And after he said, \u201cwe finally beat Medicare,\u201d she started to wonder about his health.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs he short-circuiting? I thought,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIs this a stroke?\u201d<\/p>\n

He improved as the debate went on \u201cbut not enough to reassure me or anyone watching that he was okay. He clearly wasn\u2019t,\u201d Jill Biden said. \u201cI\u2019d never seen that look on his face before in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the manuscript for the book.<\/p>\n

Vance seems to move goal posts for achieving one of Trump\u2019s key objectives for launching the war<\/p>\n

Trump and his team said from the start of the conflict and throughout the 3-month-old war that one of the prime reasons they undertook it was to ensure that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n

But Vance, touting what he said the war had accomplished, told reporters that, \u201cWe\u2019re in a position where we could substantially set back their nuclear program, not just during the term of this president but over the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vance said it\u2019s hard to say if Trump will sign the tentative agreement with Iran<\/p>\n

The vice president said to reporters Thursday evening after he returned from a trip to Colorado that \u201cit\u2019s hard to say exactly when or if the president\u2019s going to sign.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it was clear Iran wants to make a deal and that negotiators were \u201cgoing back and forth on a couple of language points.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said points of disagreement included Iran\u2019s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which could potentially be used to make a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a couple of issues on the nuclear stuff, the highly enriched stockpile, and also the question of enrichment,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n

US sanctions more Iranian oil sales despite officials saying tentative deal has been reached<\/p>\n

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced additional sanctions on Iran\u2019s military oil sales even as one U.S. official said that Tehran and Washington had reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire and start nuclear negotiations.<\/p>\n

The latest penalties — first reported by The Associated Press — are part of the Trump administration\u2019s sprawling and ever-growing economic pressure campaign to get Iran to capitulate to its demands. But both Republican and Democratic administrations have levied countless sanctions against Iran for decades to no avail.<\/p>\n

The action puts additional sanctions on Sepehr Energy Jahan — the oil sales arm of Iran\u2019s armed forces — which facilitates the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil to China. In a news release, Treasury claimed that Iran\u2019s military generates revenue through these sales \u201cvia an array of front companies to help fund its reconstitution and threaten its neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Treasury Department will continue to increase pressure on Iranian oil sales to deprive the Iranian regime and its military of the financial resources it needs to threaten U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East,\u201d Secretary Scott Bessent said.<\/p>\n

Acting AG says there\u2019s \u2018no limit\u2019 on who can apply for payments from Trump administration settlement<\/p>\n

Todd Blanche said there\u2019s \u201cno limit to who can apply\u201d for the Trump administration\u2019s new $1.776 billion settlement fund to pay individuals who believe they were targeted politically.<\/p>\n

The acting attorney general, attending a law enforcement symposium in Dallas on Thursday, declined to rule out payments to people who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to define something and then stick to it,\u201d Blanche told The Associated Press at the symposium. \u201cSo that\u2019s something I\u2019ve been hesitant to try to do because it\u2019s very fact intensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said \u201cthe example that comes to mind\u201d of someone who might receive a payment is a parent who is pushed out of a school board meeting and charged with assault.<\/p>\n

Blanche is facing questions about the fund from the Senate. GOP leaders have put a Homeland Security funding bill on hold until the administration agrees to some parameters on the settlement money.<\/p>\n

About 8% of the country lacked health insurance in 2025, new data shows. That could rise next year<\/p>\n

The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n

The national survey results published Thursday show the uninsured rate has stayed down from where it was a few years ago.<\/p>\n

However, changes from the Trump administration could increase this rate in the years ahead. Massive changes to Medicaid<\/a> and the expiration<\/a> of Affordable Care Act subsidies may lead to more uninsured individuals. Around 5 million fewer people<\/a> are expected to enroll in those plans in 2026 compared with 2025, according to the healthcare research nonprofit KFF.<\/p>\n

The survey also indicates a possible increase in the percentage of insured Hispanic Americans, which could be due in part to immigration changes.<\/p>\n

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Milli Vanilli and Morris Day say they won\u2019t perform at Trump-linked Freedom 250\u2019s DC shows<\/p>\n

A day after the Trump<\/a> -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the \u201cfirst wave\u201d of performers for \u201cThe Great American State Fair\u201d shows on Washington\u2019s National Mall in June and July, Milli Vanilli and Morris Day are among the scheduled acts who have said they will not be appearing.<\/p>\n

Day and Young MC issued statements on social media disputing Wednesday\u2019s announcement from Freedom 250, while Milli Vanilli singer Jodie Rocco told The Associated Press that neither she, her sister Linda Rocco, nor any of the other group members had been asked to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister and I were shocked to see our name, \u2018Milli Vanilli\u2019, as one of the performers,\u201d Jodie Rocco wrote in an email.<\/p>\n

Freedom 250 has not responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Other scheduled performers include the Commodores, Flo Rida and Martina McBride.<\/p>\n

The president launched Freedom 250 last year to celebrate the nation\u2019s 250th birthday. The organization describes itself as nonpartisan.<\/p>\n

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FACT FOCUS: Trump says Obama and Biden spent \u2018hundreds of millions\u2019 on reflecting pool. They did not<\/p>\n

Trump has claimed that the administrations of former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden spent \u201chundreds of millions of dollars\u201d to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and alleged that renovations he is currently overseeing will be much more economical. This is false.<\/p>\n

The Obama administration spent at least $34 million<\/a> on a massive, two-year reconstruction project that ended in 2012. No major repairs to the pool were done during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n

Trump has repeatedly said that his administration\u2019s work on the pool will cost only $1.5 million, but records show<\/a> that at least $14.8 million in contracts have been awarded<\/a> for the project so far.<\/p>\n

The reflecting pool, which is more than 2,000 feet long, was originally built in the 1920s<\/a>. It sits between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument and is one of the most iconic sites in Washington.<\/p>\n

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Immigration lawyers raise concerns about new green card policy<\/p>\n

Attorneys from the American Immigration Lawyers Association are warning that they don\u2019t think anyone should assume they\u2019re safe from a new green card policy announced last week.<\/p>\n

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that immigrants applying for a green card would have to do so in their home countries except in \u201cextraordinary circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

In later statements, the agency has said the policy wouldn\u2019t affect people who provide an \u201ceconomic benefit\u201d or \u201cskilled professionals who have followed the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Immigrants and lawyers have been trying to assess how broadly the new guidance will be applied and who might get a green card in the U.S.<\/p>\n

AILA lawyers said during a news conference Thursday that they didn\u2019t think anyone, including those in the country on the highly coveted employment-based H-1B visa, should assume that the new policy wouldn\u2019t affect them.<\/p>\n

The association provides legal education to its 18,000 members.<\/p>\n

Bessent says Americans could be saving less because of optimism<\/p>\n

The Treasury Secretary responded to a question about a report earlier Thursday showing Americans are saving the smallest proportion<\/a> of their paychecks in about two decades, outside the pandemic. He said it could be because wages aren\u2019t going as far, which he termed a \u201cdoomer\u201d view, or because they are more optimistic about the economy and the stock market.<\/p>\n

Consumers do step up their spending when they are more confident of their job and income prospects. But consumer confidence surveys show Americans have a decidedly gloomy outlook<\/a> on the economy right now, and their perception of the job market is also negative.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s report showed that after-tax, inflation-adjusted incomes have fallen 1.1% from a year ago, a key reason consumers were forced to dip into savings to maintain their spending. Credit-card balances have also jumped as gas prices have spiked.<\/p>\n

Bessent won\u2019t confirm that the tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire is in place<\/p>\n

The Treasury secretary was repeatedly peppered with questions about reports that U.S. and Iranian negotiators have agreed to a memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n

But Bessent claimed that he hadn\u2019t spoken with Trump on the matter before taking part in the White House briefing with reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always a mistake to get out ahead of the president,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, it is all going to be the president\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bessent, however, underscored that Trump has made clear that there can be no deal without Tehran agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, dispose of its highly enriched uranium and pledge to never have a nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n

Bessent says he doesn\u2019t have presidential aspirations<\/p>\n

During his session with reporters in the White House briefing room, it was noted that the Treasury secretary was following Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the podium — both of whom are widely expected to run for president in 2028.<\/p>\n

Asked to laughs about his own aspirations to be president, Bessent responded with a dose of humor himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d he said with a smile, \u201cI just think it just means they\u2019ve run out of things on the food chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is on maternity leave, and Vance, Rubio, and now Bessent have taken turns holding weekly briefings in her absence.<\/p>\n

Treasury secretary and Oman ambassador discuss Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n

Bessent told reporters at a White House briefing that he spoke with Oman\u2019s ambassador to Washington, Talal Alrahbi, earlier on Thursday, and the Gulf envoy assured him that his country had \u201cno plans for tolling the strait.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump, during a Cabinet briefing on Wednesday, warned Oman, a U.S. ally, not to enter into any agreement with Iran to share control of the strait or the U.S. will \u201chave to blow them up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bessent downplayed the president\u2019s rhetoric.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the president wanted to punctuate freedom of navigation in the strait,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Bessent says he had first meeting with new Fed chair<\/p>\n

The Treasury secretary said he had breakfast Thursday with Kevin Warsh, the new chair of the Federal Reserve, who was just sworn in last week to replace former chair Jerome Powell.<\/p>\n

Bessent provided some cover for Warsh by not repeating the Trump administration\u2019s calls for him to immediately cut the Fed\u2019s short-term interest rate, which Trump regularly demanded of Powell.<\/p>\n

Instead, Bessent said, \u201cI believe he will do the right thing to balance inflation and growth.\u201d Such phrasing suggests the Fed should consider addressing inflation, which it typically does by keeping rates elevated or even raising them. Financial markets increasingly expect the central bank to raise its key rate, rather than cut it, by early next year.<\/p>\n

Treasury secretary says the $250 bill with Trump\u2019s picture is up to Congress<\/p>\n

Speaking at the White House, Scott Bessent did not take a personal position on the idea of a new $250 bill with Trump\u2019s picture.<\/p>\n

He said it\u2019s up to Congress, where legislation to allow a new currency note has stalled.<\/p>\n

Bessent affirmed that the Treasury Department does \u201cprepare things in advance.\u201d That\u2019s a tacit confirmation of a Washington Post story that reported said the agency has produced a mockup of a new $250 bill. The design has Trump\u2019s picture and a 250th anniversary logo celebrating the nation\u2019s founding.<\/p>\n

The secretary noted that, at least for now, U.S. law does not allow a living person to appear on currency. A bill by Rep. Joe Wilson, a Republican from South Carolina, would provide an exemption allowing Trump\u2019s image to appear.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all up to Capitol Hill,\u201d Bessent said. \u201cWe will stick to the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bessent says oil prices may fall \u2018very quickly,\u2019 cites UAE leaving OPEC<\/p>\n

Asked about rising oil prices, the U.S. Treasury secretary told reporters that a large number of ships are waiting to \u201ccome out of the gulf.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that, once an agreement has been reached between the U.S. and Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, \u201cI think the oil market is going to be very well supplied on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could see prices come down very quickly,\u201d Bessent said, also noting that prices could further ease because \u201cwe saw the UAE leave OPEC.\u201d<\/p>\n

US Treasury secretary touts Trump accounts at the opening of White House press briefing<\/p>\n

Scott Bessent called Trump\u2019s benefit for newborns \u201cthe most important benefit for young people since the GI Bill.\u201d He said almost 6 million children have been signed up for the accounts, which will launch on July 4.<\/p>\n

The accounts are meant to give $1,000 to every newborn whose parents open an account. That money is then invested in the stock market by private firms, and the child can access the money when they turn 18.<\/p>\n

Bessent is part of a rotating cast of Cabinet members leading White House press briefings while press secretary Karoline Leavitt is on maternity leave.<\/p>\n

Trump officials: Kenya facility for Americans exposed to Ebola abroad to be operational this week<\/p>\n

A new camp in Kenya where the Trump administration plans to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola abroad will be operational with 50 quarantine beds starting Friday, according to a senior administration official.<\/p>\n

The government is still working on bringing in additional isolation and biocontainment units for Americans who may contract the disease, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss details of the facility with reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n

While no Americans have yet been identified to be sent to the facility, 30 members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps have so far been trained and deployed to staff the camp at Kenya\u2019s Laikipia Air Base, the official said.<\/p>\n

The U.S. government has been in conversation with Kenya\u2019s president on the establishment of the facility, said another senior administration official on the call who spoke on the condition of anonymity to brief reporters.<\/p>\n

Trump approval still pending, US official says<\/p>\n

Another U.S. official said the broad outlines of a tentative deal have been reached but stressed that until the president signs off on it, there is no deal.<\/p>\n

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private diplomacy, said there are still questions about whether Trump will ultimately accept the agreement.<\/p>\n

US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and launch nuclear talks<\/p>\n

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said Trump still needs to sign off on the emerging memorandum of understanding.<\/p>\n

The tentative agreement worked out by the two sides comes at a moment when the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appeared to be wavering.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military earlier on Thursday accused Iran of violating the ceasefire<\/a> after Kuwait reported coming under attack following an American strike against the Islamic Republic. It was the latest flare-up of fighting to threaten ongoing negotiations to end the war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Details of the tentative agreement were first reported by the news outlet Axios.<\/p>\n

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Vance tells Air Force graduates to use AI but \u2018never submit to it\u2019<\/p>\n

In his commencement speech at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Vance said technology is evolving faster than military institutions have been accustomed to. He endorsed Pope Leo XIV\u2019s recent message<\/a> warning against outsourcing moral decisions to technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the warfare of the future is to live up to the moral values of our ancestors, decisions over life and death must be made by humans and not machines,\u201d Vance told graduates Thursday at a ceremony in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

Vance said he was confident in the class of 2026, saying they will follow in the footsteps of service members who pulled off a daring rescue<\/a> of two aviators whose fighter jet was downed by Iran in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Air Force, your future force, went in there and did the impossible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s UN envoy calls US action against Venezuela, Iran and now Cuba `dangerous\u2019<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the U.S. actions reflect a pattern \u201cof coercion, intimidation and interference\u201d which violates the U.N. Charter, threatens the countries\u2019 sovereignty and independence, and endangers international peace and security.<\/p>\n

U.S. forces arrested Venezuela\u2019s president and the Trump administration now oversees the country, and it\u2019s pressuring Cuba by blocking the delivery of oil.<\/p>\n

Iravani defended Iran\u2019s right to respond to the U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran on Feb. 28 and to close the Strait of Hormuz, accusing unnamed countries of ignoring the root causes of the current situation in the region and unfairly shifting the blame to Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s actions are lawful and consistent with international law,\u201d Iravani said. \u201cIran could not allow such a critical waterway to be used as a corridor for hostile action and military aggression against its sovereignty, territory and vital interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s DOJ sues 4 Democratic-run states over denying undercover license plates for federal agents<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president\u2019s immigration crackdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice alleges in separate lawsuits filed Wednesday that Maine<\/a>, Massachusetts<\/a>, Oregon, and Washington state<\/a> are imposing unconstitutional restrictions it says impede law enforcement and threaten agents\u2019 safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy denying undercover license plates to DHS components, including ICE, while issuing them to their own state agencies, these governors are pursuing discriminatory and obstructionist policies against federal law enforcement,\u201d said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese actions undermine federal immigration enforcement, allow dangerous criminals to escape justice, and terrorize American communities,\u201d Blanche added.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department filed individual suits in U.S. district courts in the respective states. The four state governments are accused of trying \u201cto obstruct the Federal Government\u2019s immigration enforcement efforts, even though control over immigration and the nation\u2019s borders is an exclusive federal power.\u201d<\/p>\n

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US boosts Ebola response aid to Congo and Uganda by $80M<\/p>\n

The Trump administration says it\u2019s boosting its Ebola response assistance to Congo and Uganda by $80 million, bringing the U.S. contribution to those efforts to more than $112 million over the past two weeks.<\/p>\n

The State Department said Thursday the additional money would pay for personal protective equipment for health care workers, Ebola test kits, supporting health screening at airports and other points of entry into Central and East Africa, and contact tracing of potential virus victims in the Congo and Uganda.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has been criticized for massive reductions in assistance since Trump began his second term, including dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development. But current officials say the new aid procedures are more effective and less costly.<\/p>\n

In addition to the bilateral assistance it has pledged, the State Department said it also committed $50 million to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to fund up to 50 Ebola clinics and has earmarked $300 million through the agency for regional humanitarian initiatives.<\/p>\n

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won\u2019t run for president in 2028<\/p>\n

She put to rest speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid, saying Thursday that she won\u2019t join what\u2019s expected to be a crowded primary field after leaving office at the end of this year.<\/p>\n

Whitmer has long been viewed by some Democrats as a possible White House contender after her decisive election victories in the closely contested state Trump has carried twice in presidential votes. For months, however, Whitmer had offered only cautious answers<\/a> about her political future.<\/p>\n

But she delivered her clearest response yet in an interview Thursday with Fox 2 Detroit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there will be a robust group of people running for president. I will not be one of them in 2028,\u201d Whitmer said.<\/p>\n

Her comments came during Michigan\u2019s annual Mackinac policy conference, where Whitmer is set to be honored and deliver remarks later Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Justice Department scrutinizing statement Carroll made that no one else was paying her legal fees<\/p>\n

It later became public that a Chicago-based organization backed by Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, had helped fund Carroll\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s lawyers in the civil case accused Carroll of concealing that information, which they said called into question whether the case was politically motivated.<\/p>\n

Oil prices climb, but US stocks hold near their records<\/p>\n

Oil prices are clawing back some of their sharp drops <\/a> from earlier in the week Thursday, but U.S. stocks are remaining near their records as companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods keep piling up profits.<\/p>\n

The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 219 points, or 0.4%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% lower after both indexes also set records the day before.<\/p>\n

Stocks appear to be less beholden to swings in the oil market, where prices climbed Thursday following the latest threat to the ceasefire <\/a> in the United States\u2019 war with Iran. U.S. Central Command said Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched by Iran late Wednesday night, following earlier \u201cdefensive\u201d strikes<\/a> by the U.S. military on missile launch sites and minelaying boats in southern Iran.<\/p>\n

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Trump says he\u2019s been invited to watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals<\/p>\n

Trump told reporters Wednesday that New York Knicks<\/a> owner James Dolan has invited him to the NBA Finals, when the Eastern Conference champion Knicks host either the Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs next month at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

New York, which is riding an 11-game postseason winning streak after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> in the conference finals, is scheduled to host Game 3 on June 8 and Game 4 on June 10.<\/p>\n

Trump, a New York native, said he initially planned to attend Game 5 of the conference finals at MSG before the Knicks finished off the Cavaliers in four games. The president called Dolan a \u201cgreat guy\u201d and marveled at New York\u2019s run.<\/p>\n

Trump called the club\u2019s return to the finals for the first time since 1999 \u201cgreat to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has routinely dropped in on prominent sporting events during his time in politics. He\u2019s taken in the College Football Playoff championship<\/a> and caught a prime-time NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets just days before the 2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch negotiations on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that President Donald Trump still needs to sign off on the emerging memorandum of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":521,"featured_media":5975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"guid":"25d6a6ba-1276-4940-91a9-ee88d3587630","source":"The Associated Press","byline":"","published":"2026-05-28 05:14:26","updated":"2026-05-28 17:02:33","_infotelid":"","_prepressid":"","_multisite_post_sync":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1303,1292,493,1304],"tags":[],"region":[206,207,208,209],"class_list":["post-5974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-politics","category-topnews","category-world","region-kamloops","region-kelowna","region-penticton","region-vernon"],"blocksy_meta":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5974\/the-latest-iran-negotiators-agree-to-extend-ceasefire-begin-nuclear-talks-pending-trump-approval\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"The Latest: Iran negotiators agree to extend ceasefire, begin nuclear talks pending Trump approval","url":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5974\/the-latest-iran-negotiators-agree-to-extend-ceasefire-begin-nuclear-talks-pending-trump-approval\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5974\/the-latest-iran-negotiators-agree-to-extend-ceasefire-begin-nuclear-talks-pending-trump-approval\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/inwheels-f22782aa51bb10a31594ea5c5d66f29167cd7855a8787c68898b88031a26cf97.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/inwheels-f22782aa51bb10a31594ea5c5d66f29167cd7855a8787c68898b88031a26cf97.jpg"},"articleSection":"International","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Associated Press"}],"creator":["The Associated Press"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"iNwheels","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-05-28T12:14:26Z","datePublished":"2026-05-28T12:14:26Z","dateModified":"2026-05-29T00:15:28Z"},"rendered":"