Author: AP, AP

Here’s the latest for Thursday May 30th: President Trump criticized Muller over public comments, New Hampshire abolishes death penalty, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister calls for ‘firmness’ against Iran, Merkel receives honorary degree from Harvard.

White House national security adviser John Bolton is warning Iran that any attacks in the Persian Gulf will draw a “very strong response” from the United States. (May 30)

Angela Merkel awarded Harvard honorary degree

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum dedicated an new memorial Thursday to honor anyone who developed an illness or died after being exposed to dust and smoke released in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. (May 30)

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President Donald Trump’s top Mideast advisers, Jared Kushner, and Jason Greenblatt met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to discuss the Trump administration’s long-awaited plan for Mideast peace. (May 30)

President Donald Trump said Thursday he had nothing to with directing the U.S. Navy to keep a warship named for the late Sen. John McCain out of sight during his visit to Japan this week, insisting, “I would never do a thing like that.” (May 30)

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President Donald Trump blasts special counsel Robert Mueller, as a “never Trumper” who led a biased investigation on Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. (May 30)

Here’s the latest for Thursday May 30th: Military told to hide McCain ship so Trump wouldn’t see it; Tornadoes in Northeast Texas; Tourist boat capsizes and sinks in Hungary; Israel to hold new elections.

Judge: Kodak Black should remain jailed until trial; Ashton Kutcher testifies he knocked on slain woman’s door in 2001; Actor Jason Mitchell loses MTV awards bid amid misconduct claims. (May 30)