Hegseth Cuts Pentagon Work on Preventing Civilian Harm

Employees at the Pentagon’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response office were told their jobs would be eliminated, as would advisory posts at operational commands.

The New York Times (Gift)

House Democrats Are Having a Public Fight About Their Oldest Lawmakers

Democrats serve later in life than Republicans, fueling tensions between leaders and the younger generations

The Wall Street Journal

Trump Is Fulfilling Kissinger’s Dream

The president is not the first American leader to disregard the role of morality in foreign policy, but he’s taking things much further than anyone has before.

The Atlantic

How Trump Accidentally Sabotaged His Own Case Against Abrego Garcia

Trump has now admitted twice that he could bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home, but says his lawyers are telling him not to. This was a very dumb move—and also a very revealing one.

New Republic

This hockey town in Michigan has deep ties to Canada. Then came Trump’s tariffs

From the local sports team to local businesses, Saginaw is intimately intertwined with its northern neighbor

The Guardian

Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages 

More than a month after he drew criticism for using Signal to discuss an impending military attack, Waltz was seen using what appears to be a different messaging app to message others in the Trump administration.

NBC News

Warren Buffett announces his retirement and warns the trade war will hurt America

“Trade should not be a weapon,” the billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO said on Saturday morning, at his annual shareholder meeting in Omaha.

The United States “should be looking to trade with the rest of the world. We should do what we do best, and they should do what they do best,” Buffett told the crowd of thousands in a downtown arena, who broke out into applause.

NPR

Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave

President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope Francis continues and just days before the conclave to elect his successor is set to begin. Trump’s action drew rebukes from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and among Italians.

AP News

Democrats Have Lost Ground With Immigrants. Under Trump, They Need to Fight for Them

This op-ed from a Democratic Party chair in Florida argues that Democrats need to stand with immigrants: “The stakes are bigger than one election cycle.”

Teen Vogue

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been defeated by powerful homebuilders.

Texas Observer

Human rights nightmares show ‘the crazies’ who wanted to abolish ICE were right

The nightly parade of horror stories about an American secret police proves the current system is broken beyond repair.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Gift)

Chemical makers knew the harms. It didn’t matter.

In “They Poisoned the World,” investigative journalist Mariah Blake writes about the campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals

The Washington Post

Elon Musk wanted to turn his SpaceX launch site into a city. Voters in Texas just said yes.

On Saturday, voters living around SpaceX’s rocket testing and launch facility in South Texas approved a measure to incorporate the area as a new city. Soon after polls closed at 7 p.m., Cameron County election officials confirmed that overwhelming support among early voters clinched the election in favor of creating the City of Starbase.

Kut News

Australia’s Labor Party, buoyed by anti-Trump bump, wins landslide reelection

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a major comeback after trailing in polls, while conservative leader Peter Dutton, hurt by Trumpian tendencies, lost his seat.

The Washington Post (Gift)

From Hope to Harm: Asylum Restrictions and Violence Facing Migrants in Mexico

The Immigration Lab has conducted interviews with migrants and asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Our research has highlighted a series of commonalities in their experiences, both in their home country and on their migration journey.

AULA Blog

Mexican president rejects Trump’s proposal to send U.S. troops to fight drug cartels

Sheinbaum said she rebuffed his proposal, saying: “No, President Trump, our territory is inalienable, sovereignty is inalienable. … We can collaborate, we can work together, but with you in your territory and us in ours. We can share information, but we will never accept the presence of the United States Army on our territory.”

Los Angeles Times

Yemeni prime minister announces resignation

The premier of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, former diplomat and foreign minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak, announced his resignation on Saturday, saying he was unable to fully exercise his powers.

Dawn

Deep in an Abandoned Gold Mine, a Toxic Legacy Lurks

There are 237,000 metric tons of arsenic trioxide locked in the subterranean caverns of Giant Mine on the edge of Yellowknife, an unwanted byproduct from what was once one of the largest gold mines in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Consider that it only takes 140 milligrams of arsenic trioxide to kill a person; there’s enough of the poison here to kill 1.7 trillion people.

The Wall Street Journal (Gift)

Who are Scotland’s angriest voters … and who are the most relaxed?

The disgruntled Scot is a cliché but those who observe politics have insight into the Groundskeeper Willies of the land, and why they are right-leaning

The Sunday Times

Criminals go to fight for Russia and then return home to kill again

In a country with little provision for those suffering from PTSD caused by the horrors of the front, some traumatized veterans return to commit crimes.

The Washington Post (Gift)

Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25％ Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’

“There is still a wide gulf between [Japan’s and the United States’] positions, and no common ground has emerged,” Ishiba told reporters after the meeting. “We are [pushing to negotiate] all the tariffs, including those on automobiles, steel and aluminum.” Ishiba also called the new duties on auto parts “extremely regrettable” and said Japan would “continue to demand that they be reversed.”

The Japan News

May the 4th be with you: Church in Germany stages ‘Star Wars’ service

The force was strong with one German church on Sunday where a Protestant pastor marked the unofficial “Star Wars” day of May 4 with a galactic-themed service.

Kitted out with atmospheric smoke, special lighting and a replica of the Millennium Falcon spaceship from the beloved sci-fi films, the church near the western German city of Cologne organized its space-themed service in an effort to attract younger attendees.

dpa International

As Gaza Siege Grinds On, Gazan Children Go Hungry and Patients Die

The effect of Israel’s total siege has become “catastrophic,” doctors say. Food, water and medicine shortages are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths.

The New York Times (Gift)

Lebanon holds local polls in first vote since Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanon kicked off the first round of municipal elections on Sunday after a three-time delay, with voters picking their new councils in Mount Lebanon

The New Arab

Police foil bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga’s Rio de Janeiro concert

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro state, working in coordination with the Justice Ministry, said the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalization of teenagers, including self-harm and violent content as a form of social belonging.

USA Today