News for May 29, 2026

NBC News reports that Iran may have used a Chinese-made missile to shoot down a U.S. fighter jet, raising new questions about China’s role in the conflict as President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping discuss the war.

A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center’s planned temporary closure and ruled that Donald Trump’s board could not add his name to the building or official title.

Former Des Moines schools superintendent Ian Roberts was sentenced to two years in federal prison for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and will likely be deported after serving his term.

An ICE agent, Christian Castro, was arrested in Texas after Minnesota prosecutors charged him over the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during an immigration arrest operation.

Louisiana Republicans passed a new congressional map that removes one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and is expected to help Republicans win five of six U.S. House seats.

President Donald Trump met with advisers to decide whether to move forward with a tentative deal with Iran that would extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

A Kenyan court temporarily blocked a U.S. plan to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya after a legal challenge said the site could threaten public health.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund while a lawsuit challenges how the money is being handled.

The death toll from President Donald Trump’s boat strike campaign has risen to at least 199 after recent attacks left no survivors to find.

A pregnant Ghanaian woman and her 4-year-old son were held at Washington Dulles Airport after arriving on valid visas for the child’s medical care, and their lawyers say U.S. Customs and Border Protection kept them in poor conditions.