POLITICSG.O.P. Break With Trump Reflects Limits of Party’s Post-Jan. 6 TruceRepublicans, seeing President Trump’s personal agenda diverging from their political interests, vented their outrage about paying those who threatened their lives on Jan. 6, 2021.NY Times·May 22, 2026
POLITICSElon, stop trying to make Grok happenThere is a harsh truth about Elon Musk's "truth-seeking" AI chatbot Grok: It's not very good, and not many people are using it. That's the takeaway of a new Reuters report, which found that Grok barely appears in federal records of how the US government used AI last year. It's not the only sign xAI'The Verge·May 22, 2026
POLITICSPM says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada as separatists push for independence<p>Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid </p><p>The Canadian prime minister, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mark-carney">Mark Carney</a>, has said that Alberta is “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the pThe Guardian·May 22, 2026
POLITICSPM says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada as separatists push for independence<p>Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid </p><p>The Canadian prime minister, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mark-carney">Mark Carney</a>, has said that Alberta is “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the pThe Guardian·May 22, 2026
POLITICSPM says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada as separatists push for independence<p>Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid </p><p>The Canadian prime minister, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mark-carney">Mark Carney</a>, has said that Alberta is “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the pThe Guardian·May 22, 2026
POLITICSRubio tries to reassure Nato allies over US troop deploymentsPresident Donald Trump says he wants to send more troops to Poland, a week after his officials cancelled a similar deployment.BBC News·May 22, 2026
POLITICSTrump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addressesPresident Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers.TechCrunch·May 22, 2026
POLITICSOil-rich Alberta to hold a vote on whether to separate from CanadaThe move for a referendum comes after months of campaigning from a group of separatists.CNBC·May 22, 2026
POLITICSUN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts<p>Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation efforts</p><p>When the UN general assembly <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/un-vote-support-icj-world-court-climate-change-opinion">voted overwhelmingly in favouThe Guardian·May 22, 2026
POLITICSUN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts<p>Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation efforts</p><p>When the UN general assembly <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/un-vote-support-icj-world-court-climate-change-opinion">voted overwhelmingly in favouThe Guardian·May 22, 2026
POLITICSUN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts<p>Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation efforts</p><p>When the UN general assembly <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/un-vote-support-icj-world-court-climate-change-opinion">voted overwhelmingly in favouThe Guardian·May 22, 2026
POLITICSRubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action<p>US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’</p><p>The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greaThe Guardian·May 22, 2026