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Kash Patel’s personalised bourbon stash
The Atlantic: After my story appeared, I heard from people in Patel’s orbit and people he has met…
May 6, 2026
European industry fears ‘back door’ for US in cloud law
Politico Europe: Frank Karlitschek, the CEO of German provider Nextcloud, said at POLITICO’s AI & Tech Week that he…
May 6, 2026
Belgium urges EU to save industry by getting tough on China
Politico Europe: On returning from China, Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot warns the EU will become a “coalition of…
May 6, 2026
EU negotiators fail to agree on US trade deal
Politico: Talks between EU lawmakers and governments on implementing a U.S. trade deal ended without a breakthrough on…
May 6, 2026
Trump admin axes fast-track training for new ICE recruits
Politico: The change is the latest example of the Trump administration recalibrating its hard-line approach to immigration enforcement…
May 6, 2026
Parliament unanimously backs motion affirming that Singapore must not have jobless growth amid AI transition
CNA: A total of 24 Members of Parliament, including seven from the Workers’ Party, spoke for over seven…
May 6, 2026
AI Super PACs improperly hiding payments, FEC complaint says
Bloomberg: “Federal campaign finance law requires that political committees, including super PACs, disclose the recipients of their expenditures,…
May 6, 2026
Pentagon’s botched blacklist highlights frail Trump-Xi truce
Bloomberg: The backstory of that botched blacklisting — which hasn’t been previously reported — highlights Trump’s broader incoherence…
May 6, 2026
China asks banks to pause new loans to US-sanctioned refiners
Bloomberg: The moves highlight the balancing act Beijing faces as it tries to project defiance toward the Trump…
May 6, 2026
Pro-Kremlin lawyer’s turn against Putin reveals rift in Russian power circles
Washington Post: “The scale of dissatisfaction is colossal,” Remeslo said in the interview with The Post, his first…
May 6, 2026
Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show
Washington Post: Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media and verified by The Post shows damage to at least…
May 6, 2026
Hungary police freeze assets, accounts in probe of Orban-era media mogul
Reuters: Hungarian police have said that they are investigating the companies of one of the country’s top media…
May 6, 2026
Tabloid tale of ‘sex slave’ banker sets Wall Street imaginations aflutter
Financial Times: His lawsuit was loaded with lurid details of alleged abuse and sexual encounters, with claims that…
May 6, 2026
US fuel exports hit record in boon for oil companies and threat to Trump
Financial Times: The surge in overseas purchases is contributing to a windfall for US energy companies, who may…
May 6, 2026
Lutnick admits to having prolonged ties to Epstein in closed-door interview
Politico: For reasons he said were “inexplicable,” Howard Lutnick acknowledged visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s island seven years after he…
May 6, 2026
How fight over Israel playing out inside MAGA
New York Times: “I don’t foresee the G.O.P. being as explicitly pro-Israel anymore,” Ms. Loomer said. “Whether the…
May 6, 2026
Judge releases purported Jeffrey Epstein suicide note
CNN: The note — which is not signed — reads, in part: “They investigated me for month –…
May 6, 2026
Keep quiet ‘so we don’t go to jail’: Israelis charged with bribery after suspicious bets placed on Iran strikes
The Guardian: Authorities allege that Omer Ziv and an unnamed air force major used classified information to bet…
May 6, 2026
New Trump counterterrorism strategy brands Europe ‘incubator’ for terrorism
France 24: The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a new counterterrorism strategy accusing Europe of fostering terrorism through…
May 6, 2026
Fertiliser shortages will have ‘dramatic’ effect on global food prices, warns British farming boss
The Guardian: Fertiliser shortages caused by the Iran war have driven up costs for UK farmers by up to 70%…
May 6, 2026