Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 8.

1. American Pope Elected

2. Trump Considers Jeanine Pirro to Replace Ed Martin as Top DC Prosecutor

3. FBI Opens Criminal Investigation of Letitia James

4. Texas AG Paxton Announces Vote Fraud Charges Against 6 People

5. Trump Announces Trade Deal with UK

6. Pakistan ‘Kills’ 50 Indian Soldiers in Retaliation Strikes

7. Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing’ Children with USAID Cuts

1. American Pope Elected

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the first American pope in history, emerging as a surprise choice on the second day of the conclave, the secretive election held inside the Sistine Chapel.

The Chicago-born cardinal, widely regarded as a progressive in the mould of his predecessor Pope Francis, has taken the name Pope Leo XIV.

Despite receiving congratulations from Donald Trump, he may prove to be a thorn in the side of the US administration.

2. Trump Considers Jeanine Pirro to Replace Ed Martin as Top DC Prosecutor

President Donald Trump is strongly considering installing Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

The potential selection comes as Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday that Ed Martin, who is currently serving as D.C.’s interim top prosecutor, would not be taking the position permanently after losing support among top Republicans in the Senate.

An announcement about a new interim U.S. attorney could come as soon as Thursday, sources said. Sources caution that plans could always change and a decision is never final until publicly announced by the president.

3. FBI Opens Criminal Investigation of Letitia James

The FBI and US Attorney’s Office in Albany have launched a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a source familiar with the probe told The Post.

The investigation, first reported by the Albany Times Union, follows a request that the Justice Department investigate James, sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte to the Justice Department last month.

New York’s Northern District, where Pulte’s referral was steered, is led by US Attorney John Sarcone III, an ally of President Trump.

4. Texas AG Paxton Announces Vote Fraud Charges Against 6 People

A county judge, a former elections administrator and three other elected officials are among a half-dozen people indicted in an alleged “vote harvesting” scheme in a small south Texas county, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday.

“Elected officials who think they can cheat to stay in power will be held accountable. No one is above the law,” Paxton said in a statement.

According to Paxton’s office, Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho faces three counts of vote harvesting; former county elections administrator Carlos Segura faces one count of evidence tampering; Pearsall City Council members Ramiro Trevino and Racheal Garza face one count each of vote harvesting; Pearsall Independent School District Trustee Adriann Ramirez faces three counts of vote harvesting; and campaign worker Rosa Rodriguez faces two counts of vote harvesting.

5. Trump Announces Trade Deal with UK

President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal with the U.K., calling Thursday “an incredible day for America.”

Trump told reporters at the White House that “today’s agreement with the U.K. is the first in a series of agreements on trade that my administration has been negotiating over the past four weeks.”

“With this deal, the U.K. joins the United States in affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle of international trade. The deal includes billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture, dramatically increasing access for American beef, ethanol and virtually all of the products produced by our great farmers,” Trump said.

6. Pakistan ‘Kills’ 50 Indian Soldiers in Retaliation Strikes

Pakistan claims to have killed up to 50 Indian soldiers as they vow to get revenge for “every drop of blood” spilt in the deadly conflict.

The nuclear-armed neighbours are teetering on the brink of an all-out war as border clashes in Kashmir continue after several Indian missile strikes and drone attacks.

Pakistan’s military operations across the last two days have resulted in the deaths of between “40-50 Indian soldiers”, according to information minister Attuallah Tarar.

7. Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing’ Children with USAID Cuts

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates ratcheted up his feud with Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children” through what he said were misguided cuts to US development assistance.

Gates, who is announcing a plan to accelerate his philanthropic giving over the next 20 years and close down the Gates Foundation altogether in 2045, said in an interview that the Tesla chief had acted through ignorance.

In February, Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) in effect shut down the US Agency for International Development, the main conduit for US aid, saying it was “time for it to die”.