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Iran Peace Talks Collapse as Trump Calls Proposal "Unacceptable" U.S.-Iran diplomacy has hit a wall after President Trump rejected Tehran's latest peace proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable." Iran responded by vowing to "fight whenever it is necessary." Oil prices spiked and the Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed amid the standoff. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz stated that "it is up to President Trump" to determine whether Iran has violated ceasefire terms, while retired Adm. William McRaven countered that there is no ceasefire "when you're shooting at each other." Fighting also continues between Israel and Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement. (CBS News, ABC News)

Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court ruled that Congressional districts can no longer be drawn along racial lines under the Voting Rights Act but can be shaped by partisan aims. The decision has triggered a nationwide dash to redraw voting maps. In Louisiana, Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries as the state redraws its congressional map, raising concerns among Black voters about losing representation in Washington. Analysts say redistricting shifts are swinging in favor of Republicans, potentially giving the GOP a built-in advantage to retain House control in the midterms despite President Trump's record-low approval ratings. (CBS News)

Trump Departs for High-Stakes Asia Trip President Trump departs Washington on Monday for visits to Japan and South Korea before a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Taiwan is expected to be the dominant issue, described as "one of the world's biggest diplomatic flashpoints." (CBS News)

Body of Missing U.S. Soldier Recovered in Morocco The U.S. Army confirmed the remains of one of two American soldiers who went missing on May 2 during the African Lion exercise in Morocco have been recovered by the Moroccan military. The search for the second soldier continues. (CBS News)

Left Perspective

Left-leaning outlets are sounding alarms over the Supreme Court's gerrymandering decision and its downstream effects. CBS News frames the ruling as ushering in "a new era of gerrymandering," emphasizing the potential disenfranchisement of Black voters, particularly in Louisiana. Coverage highlights how the redistricting battle could "prop up Republicans in the midterm elections" despite low presidential approval numbers. ABC News spotlights Democratic opposition to a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could fund a White House ballroom, with Democrats "vowing to fight" the measure. CBS News also quotes Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) calling the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request "outrageous." (CBS News, ABC News)

Right Perspective

No right-leaning sources were included in today's article feed. A complete digest would typically feature perspectives from outlets such as Fox News, The Wall Street Journal editorial page, New York Post, or The Daily Wire on the gerrymandering ruling, the Iran standoff, and defense spending debates.

International View

Netanyahu Says War with Iran "Not Over" In a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the war with Iran is "not over," citing highly enriched uranium that still needs to be removed from the country. Netanyahu also expressed a desire for Israel "to draw down to zero the American financial support," addressing the evolving U.S.-Israel relationship amid ongoing conflicts with Iran and Lebanon. (CBS News)

"Cocaine Highway" Disrupted Across the Atlantic Europol announced that an international law enforcement operation successfully disrupted a major transatlantic drug trafficking route known as the "cocaine highway." (CBS News)

Hantavirus Cruise Ship Evacuees Heading Home Americans evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak in the Canary Islands are headed back to the United States from Tenerife. (CBS News)

Buddhist Monk Arrested in Sri Lanka A prominent Buddhist monk was arrested over alleged sexual abuse of a girl. The victim's mother was also arrested for aiding and abetting. (CBS News)

Underreported

Six Bodies Found in Boxcar at Texas-Mexico Border Six people were found dead inside a Union Pacific Railroad boxcar in Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border. Police have offered no details on the identities of the deceased or circumstances of their deaths — a story that has received minimal national coverage. (CBS News)

Abe Foxman, Former ADL Head, Dies at 86 Abraham Foxman, the longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League and a Holocaust survivor who shaped American discourse on antisemitism for decades, has died at age 86. The ADL did not provide details about the circumstances. (CBS News)

Denver Airport Runway Fatality New surveillance video shows a trespasser on a runway at Denver International Airport moments before being struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines jet. The incident raises ongoing questions about airport perimeter security. (CBS News)

Sources

• CBS News (Lean Left): Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling, Iran diplomacy, Netanyahu interview, Louisiana redistricting, Trump Asia trip, Morocco soldier recovery, hantavirus cruise ship, cocaine highway operation, Denver airport incident, Abe Foxman obituary, Laredo boxcar deaths, Pentagon budget, LA Zoo, Buddhist monk arrest, Gout Gout profile
• ABC News (Lean Left): Senate security proposal, Waltz on Iran ceasefire

Note: Today's digest draws exclusively from lean-left sources. Readers are encouraged to consult center, right-leaning, and international outlets for a fuller picture.