Headlines for May 6, 2026

Trump Announces Pause of So-Called Project Freedom Operation in Strait of Hormuz, Husband of Imprisoned Iranian Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Speaks Out After Her Hospitalization, Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Three Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli Court Extends Detention of Two Gaza Flotilla Activists, Four Palestine Action Activists Convicted over Raid at Factory Operated by Israeli Defense Firm Elbit, House Democrats Urge U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Acknowledge Israel’s Secret Weapons Program, Pentagon Launches Another Strike on a Vessel in the Eastern Pacific, Killing Three People, New Report Casts Blame on U.S. Sanctions for Cuba’s Increasing Infant Mortality Rate, Guardian: ICE Hires Private Security Company Accused of Torture to Help Track Down Undocumented Children, CNN: Department of Veterans Affairs Probes Staffers Who Attended Vigils Honoring Alex Pretti, Senate GOP Tucks In $1 Billion for Trump’s White House Ballroom in Immigration Enforcement Package, Trump-Backed Challengers Unseat Five Indiana GOP State Senators Who Voted Against Redistricting Plan, Activists Protest at the Philippines Consulate Calling for Probe into Killing of 19 People in Negros