LOADING ERROR LOADINGBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist” organization. The spat deepened Friday to embroil the foreign office, Rubio, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and tech billionaire Elon Musk. Germany should reverse course.”The foreign ministry wrote “this is democracy” in a post that replied directly to Rubio. — GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) May 2, 2025“This decision is the result of a thorough & independent investigation to protect our Constitution & the rule of law,” the foreign office wrote late Friday. “The AfD is the most popular party in Germany, and by far the most representative of East Germany.

(AP) — Revered investor Warren Buffett shocked an arena full of his shareholders Saturday by announcing that he wants to retire at the end of the year. Buffett said he will recommend to Berkshire Hathaway’s board Sunday that Greg Abel should become CEO at the end of the year. He said the only board members who knew this was coming were his two children, Howard and Susie Buffett. “I just want to say I couldn’t be more humbled and honored to be part of Berkshire as we go forward,” Abel said. Berkshire meeting attracts thousandsThe meeting attracts some 40,000 people every year who want to hear from Buffett, including some celebrities and well-known investors.

AdvertisementWhile Buffett said it is best for trade to be balanced between countries, he doesn’t think Trump is going about it the right way with his widespread tariffs. But investors will also be looking for him to explain why he is sitting on $347.7 billion cash at Berkshire. “I really want to express my thanks to him.”AdvertisementWarren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, attends the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 3, 2019. We Won't Back Down Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Donald Trump has been in office for 100 days. “I really like to listen to Warren Buffett ― particularly this year with everything that has happened,” Smith said.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebrations around the service’s 250th birthday. Until recently, the Army’s birthday festival plans did not include a massive parade, which officials say will cost tens of millions of dollars. AdvertisementBut Trump has long wanted a military parade, and discussions with the Pentagon about having one in conjunction with the birthday festival began less than two months ago. The Army 250th birthday happens to coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14. When asked about the parade Thursday, the White House did not respond, and Army officials said no decision had been made.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal Friday, hoping to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. AdvertisementThe budget drafters echo Trump’s promises to end “woke programs,” including preschool grants to states with diversity programs. Scott Applewhite) via Associated PressOverall, it’s a sizable reduction in domestic accounts — some $163 billion, or 22.6% below current year spending, the White House said. It covers only the federal government’s discretionary spending, now about $1.83 trillion a year on defense and nondefense accounts. Trump’s team drops that spending by $163 billion, to $1.69 trillion, a portion of the nation’s nearly $7 trillion budget that includes far more programs and services.

There’s more to the story than change lost between the couch cushions — families aren’t forgetting $2.8 million in lunch debt. People seemed to find the concrete nature of it satisfying — this specific school, these specific kids, this specific problem solved. DJ Bracken lives with his 7-year-old daughter Liara and splits his time between coaching basketball and fighting school lunch debt. After personally paying off $835 at a local elementary school, DJ founded the Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation, which has raised over $50,000 and paid off the lunch debt of 12 Utah schools. His advocacy helped pass HB100, legislation that changed “reduced-price” lunch kids into “free” lunch kids and prohibited lunch shaming in Utah schools.

“There is actually a limit to how much he can keep saying that and have his own voters believe him but he right now seems to believe himself,” Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins of Trump’s boasts of falling prices. www.huffpost.com/... Fact Check: Gasoline Prices Did NOT Fall Below $1.98 a Gallon As President Trump Claimed on May 2, 2025

AdvertisementBut even as the bad news piles up, the Trump administration has decided to reassure panicked consumers with a chilling talking point: Poverty is good, actually. AdvertisementIt turns out this assertion was only the beginning of the Trump administration’s vision for a new American dream. “Make America Wealthy Again” has been a constant refrain, with Trump even holding an official event themed around the idea last month. A CNN poll conducted earlier this month found that 59% of respondents believe Trump’s policies have made the economy worse. But there’s no indication that the Trump administration plans on reversing course.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession. U.S. District Beryl Howell said the executive order against the firm of Perkins Coie amounted to “unconstitutional retaliation” as she ordered that it be immediately nullified and that the Trump administration halt any enforcement of it. AdvertisementIn the case of Perkins Coie, the White House cited its representation of Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign during the 2016 presidential race. Our newsroom has stood strong — fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) —American employers added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.2%, the Labor Department reported Friday. “The labor market refuses to buckle in the face of trade war uncertainty,’’ Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at fwdbonds, a financial markets research firm. We foresee the unemployment rate rising toward 5% in 2025.’’Trump’s policies have shaken financial markets and frightened consumers. “So for now, the unemployment rate and the number of people filing claims for jobless benefits every week remain low by historical standards.

In the United States, organizers framed this year’s International Workers’ Day protests as a pushback against what they see as the administration’s sweeping assault on labor protections, diversity initiatives and federal employees. Some played drums and danced while others chanted “No justice, no peace!” The crowd included union workers, immigrant rights advocates, pro-Palestinian activists and students calling for better-funded public schools. AdvertisementSome rallygoers used humor to protest, displaying a Trump puppet, an inflatable Trump baby chicken and a Trump pinata shaped like a bull. Supporters gather to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speak at a May Day rally at Philadelphia's city hall. “We recognize the interconnectedness of our struggles.”AdvertisementSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to demonstrators during a May Day rally in Philadelphia.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting. The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. GettyWe Won't Back Down Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Donald Trump has been in office for 100 days. Our newsroom has stood strong — fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

The AP has gotten hold of the detailed plans for a military parade to celebrate Tinyhands McFelony's birthday next month. Those plans call for over 6,000 American military personnel, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, 7 bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians. No cost projection is included in the plans. But it's estimated that it'd run in the tens of millions. www.huffpost.com/...

AdvertisementThe agreement — which the Ukrainian parliament must ratify — would establish a reconstruction fund for Ukraine that Ukrainian officials hope will be a vehicle to ensure future American military assistance. The deal covers minerals, including rare earth elements, but also other valuable resources, including oil and natural gas, according to the text released by Ukraine’s government. It does not include resources that are already a source of revenue for the Ukrainian state. The text of the deal lists 55 minerals but says more can be agreed to. Ukraine also holds some of Europe’s largest known reserves of lithium, which is required to produce batteries, ceramics and glass.

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