#BREAKING | Blinken: Two-state solution is only way to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict

No sign if Iran ready to 'make a decision to do what it has to do' for nuclear deal, Blinken says

#URGENT | Two dead, 12 injured in house party shooting in New Jersey sptnkne.ws/GtaR

The victims are a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, the New Jersey State Police said.

😌 Kamala Harris was caught on camera immediately wiping her right hand on her jacket after shaking hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden is important for the US-Russian relationship, while the choice of the location is a technical detail, the spokesman for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, said.

Republican Wyoming Senator Anthony Bouchard, who is hoping to trump congresswoman Liz Cheney in the upcoming US House of Representatives election primaries next year, has admitted to a relationship with a 14-year-old girl when he was 18: https://sptnkne.ws/Gtet

A bill that would increase penalties for protestors blocking roads and obstructing emergency vehicles is on the way to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to sign the bill that passed through the GOP-controlled legislature.

The measure, which passed the Texas House a few weeks ago by a 90-55 vote, came in response to last year’s nationwide protests over police brutality that were sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota by now-jailed Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder

13 people were wounded and one 14-year-old girl was killed in a shooting during an unsanctioned musical performance in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Officers reportedly arrived at 10:30 pm to the intersection of Piggly Wiggly Drive and West Jimtown Drive. The injured were immediately delivered to hospitals, and there is no information available about their condition.

The shooting came as a row of other deadly gun killings have occurred over the weekend. A shooting in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, resulted in two dead and eight injured. Saturday night, two people were killed and 12 wounded in a shooting at a house party in rural Cumberland County, New Jersey

#BREAKING | Blinken: US condemns Minsk actions with regard to Ryanair plane

❗️ Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., stated that US President Joe Biden has been "rolling over for aggressors around the world," including China, Russia and Iran, adding that recently the president "seemed to draw moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas when it began to demand a cease-fire"

‼️ 🇧🇾 🛩 Washington is calling for a full investigation into the Ryanair plane emergency landing in Minsk and is working closely with the European Union on the incident, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

🔎 “The United States strongly condemns the forced diversion of a flight between two EU member states and the subsequent removal and arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich in Minsk. We demand his immediate release,” Blinken said in a Sunday statement.

He said the incident endangered the lives of over 120 passengers, including US citizens.

👏 💪 American professional golf player Philip Mickelson has won the PGA Championship on Suday, becoming the oldest major winner

🥳 Congrats!

👮‍♀️ Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said that proposals by leaders in Kansas City and St. Louis – which have some of the highest crime rates in the state – to reduce funding to their police departments by millions of dollars is the "exact wrong way to go" amid what he characterizes as a violent crime surge.

"This is not a talking point anymore," he said of a trend to defund police departments and shift resources away from tactical gear to training. "These are millions of dollars and hundreds of positions being shifted away from the brave men and women of law enforcement who swear to serve and protect and that's what they want to do. These progressive politicians are looking to undermine that"

🥩 The steaks are too high!

About two-thirds of US shoppers say the prices of red meat and chicken have soared since the start of the year.

The rising prices come as soaring commodity costs, more expensive transportation and challenges securing labor have contributed to food inflation

🇺🇸 US President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd on Tuesday, May 25, to commemorate the first anniversary of his death in police custody, the White House informs.

#URGENT | Rocket strikes air base housing US troops in Iraq, coalition says sptnkne.ws/Gt28

🚫 Arvind Kejriwal, State Chief of India's National Capital, said that US pharmaceutical firms - Pfizer and Moderna - have refused to sell their coronavirus vaccines directly to Delhi.

He told the local media that the vaccine makers have said that "they will deal with the central government".

❗️ US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan raised strong concerns over the Ryanair incident during a discussion with his Russian counterpart Nikolay Patrushev, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday.

"Our National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also raised our strong concerns on this issue, the actions of the government of Belarus, with his Russian counterpart during their phone call this morning," Psaki said during a press briefing.

Jen Psaki said that President Joe Biden was briefed on the Ryanair incident in Belarus, but had no updates to provide on the matter.