Trump Seeks

• De Trump-administratie heeft goedkeuring van het Congres nodig om een 30-daagse federale overname, aangekondigd op 8 mei 2026, te verlengen. • De maatregel richt zich op niet nader gespecificeerde federale operaties, wat de machtsdynamiek tussen de verschillende overheidsbranches benadrukt. • Verlenging zou invloed kunnen hebben op de handhaving van het nationale beleid, wat leidt tot bipartisane kritiek over executive overreach (overschrijding van bevoegdheden).

• Voormalig FBI-directeur James Comey heeft verzocht om een aanstaande verschijning in de rechtbank in North Carolina af te zeggen in verband met een zaak over bedreigingen tegen Trump, volgens berichtgeving van POLITICO op 7 mei 2026. • De zaak lijkt betrekking te hebben op bedreigingen gerelateerd aan Trump, hoewel specifieke details over de aard van de dreiging en de juridische procedures beperkt blijven in de beschikbare verslaglegging. • Het verzoek van Comey roept vragen op over de status van de juridische zaak en de redenen voor het aanvragen van uitstel of de annulering van de verschijning.

• The Department of Justice asked an appeals court to pause the $83 million verdict against Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case, hoping for Supreme Court review. • DOJ argues the federal government, not Trump personally, should bear responsibility for the $83.3 million award. • The move highlights ongoing legal battles over presidential immunity and liability post-presidency.

US special envoy Zampolli hopes for Italy involvementDoubts remain over Iran’s participationAn envoy to the US President Donald Trump has asked Fifa to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.The plan is an effort to repair ties between Trump and Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni after the two fell out amid the American president’s attacks against Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war, the FT reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Continue reading...

• S&P 500 rises 1.12% or 71 points, with SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) up 0.91% or $5.78, on March 31, 2026, amid news President Trump may end the war. • Dow Jones climbs 1.14% or 512 points, Nasdaq advances 1.09% or 252 points, as futures explode on the development. • Oil increases 25 cents to $103.13 per barrel, gold jumps $51.39 to $4,579 an ounce, while Bitcoin falls $173 to $66,554.

Trump says delay of ‘a month or so’ requested while key official insists move is not to pressure Beijing to help unblock strait of Hormuz; Iraqi officials say drones and rockets attacked embassyEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of HormuzHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases making you cut back? Continue reading...

Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on IranDonald Trump revealed that he had asked China to delay his forthcoming visit to Beijing while the war with Iran was continuing, as he attempted to strike a united front on Monday with his vice-president JD Vance, who is believed to have been skeptical over attacking Tehran’s regime.Appearing together with Vance for the first time in two weeks, Trump said he did not think the conflict – which started on 28 February after the US and Israel opened hostilities – would be over this week but predicted victory would be achieved soon. Continue reading...