James O'Keefe OUT From Project Veritas, After Being Placed on Paid Leave By the Board

California Insurance Regulators Say State Farm Mishandled Wildfire Claims Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times, The California Department of Insurance announced on May 4 it filed an enforcement action against State Farm, alleging the company significantly mishandled claims from survivors of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. “Wildfire survivors came to us for help, and we followed the facts,” Insurance Department Commissioner Ricardo Lara said. “Our investigation found that State Farm delayed, underpaid, and buried policyholders in red tape at the worst moment of their lives. That is unacceptable, and we are...

China-US Trade Talks End In Paris As Doubts Grow Over Trump-Xi Summit Update (0911ET):  The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post has published an update on the sixth round of U.S.-China trade talks, which concluded moments ago in Paris. SCMP's title for the update is rather ominous: "China and the US end trade talks as doubts form over Trump visit." The report states that both sides discussed a possible extension of existing tariff and non-tariff measures, as well as bilateral investment. China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, said the two sides held "deep, frank,...