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Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
Read full article: Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme CourtThe Trump administration is opening a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries.
Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say
Read full article: Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources sayOutdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.
UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other US leaders has led to human rights violations
Read full article: UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other US leaders has led to human rights violationsA U_N_-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U_S_ President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”.
Should Trump endorse Cornyn? Some Texas Republicans say it would be a MAGA 'mistake'
Read full article: Should Trump endorse Cornyn? Some Texas Republicans say it would be a MAGA 'mistake'President Donald Trump is weighing an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, and some state party members say he risks backing the wrong candidate.
US will permanently close the consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, its closest mission to Afghanistan
Read full article: US will permanently close the consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, its closest mission to AfghanistanThe State Department will permanently close the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America’s closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border.
States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data
Read full article: States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race dataA coalition of 17 state Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions.
Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support
Read full article: Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical supportEcuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend with logistical support from the United States.
Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records
Read full article: Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election recordsDemocratic-led states alarmed by the prospect of federal immigration officers patrolling the polls during this year’s midterm elections are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential tactic to intimidate voters.
Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich
Read full article: Some states are reviving a push to tax the richAdvocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes.
Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon
Read full article: Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against PentagonMicrosoft and a group of retired military leaders are backing Anthropic in court to block the Trump administration from labeling the AI company a supply chain risk.
Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid
Read full article: Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bidJill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump.
Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends
Read full article: Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war endsWhen it comes to the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another.
Trump touts cutting drug prices, slams fellow Republican Rep. Massie during stops in Ohio, Kentucky
Read full article: Trump touts cutting drug prices, slams fellow Republican Rep. Massie during stops in Ohio, KentuckyPresident Donald Trump used a swing through Ohio and Kentucky to push an economic message and attack fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie — even as the conflict in Iran threatened to overshadow all else.
Thune says Senate to consider voting bill but pushes back on demands for 'talking filibuster'
Read full article: Thune says Senate to consider voting bill but pushes back on demands for 'talking filibuster'Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections.
Justice Department official Ed Martin accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown dean
Read full article: Justice Department official Ed Martin accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown deanThe office that enforces the ethics code for attorneys in the nation’s capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent to Georgetown Law School’s dean last year.
State Department allows up to $40M to be used for evacuation flights for Americans in Mideast
Read full article: State Department allows up to $40M to be used for evacuation flights for Americans in MideastThe State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East due to disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war.
Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecution
Read full article: Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecutionVoting technology firm Smartmatic asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment saying the case is political retaliation tied to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 election.
No new trial for man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Read full article: No new trial for man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken RileyA judge has rejected a request for a new trial for a Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent polls
Read full article: What Americans think about the war in Iran, according to recent pollsAmericans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support.
Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories
Read full article: Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their storiesEileen Gu and Alysa Liu have turned the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics into a debate about identity and loyalty for Chinese Americans.
FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism
Read full article: FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autismThe Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.
Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind
Read full article: Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behindYoung students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time.
Longtime US Rep. Bennie Thompson defeats young Democratic challenger in Mississippi primary
Read full article: Longtime US Rep. Bennie Thompson defeats young Democratic challenger in Mississippi primaryLongtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District.
Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene
Read full article: Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor GreeneRepublican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to an April 7 runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia.
In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump
Read full article: In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pumpIt seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps.
North Korean leader's sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills
Read full article: North Korean leader's sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drillsThe sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security.
Trump pushes GOP on voting bill, demanding an end to most mail balloting
Read full article: Trump pushes GOP on voting bill, demanding an end to most mail ballotingPresident Donald Trump says he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans’ ability to vote by mail.
Trump says Vance was 'philosophically' different on Iran while downplaying split
Read full article: Trump says Vance was 'philosophically' different on Iran while downplaying splitPresident Donald Trump says JD Vance started out less enthusiastic about striking Iran, but he says they still agree.
US designates Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, accuses it of 'hostage diplomacy'
Read full article: US designates Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, accuses it of 'hostage diplomacy'The State Department has designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.”.
Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump
Read full article: Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring TrumpSupreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda.
White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage
Read full article: White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footageThrough its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes.
GOP lawmaker says he's leaving the Republican Party and will serve as an independent
Read full article: GOP lawmaker says he's leaving the Republican Party and will serve as an independentRep. Kevin Kiley of California says he’s dropping his Republican Party affiliation to serve as an independent.
The Trump administration widens its probe of the 2020 election as it obtains records from Arizona
Read full article: The Trump administration widens its probe of the 2020 election as it obtains records from ArizonaThe Republican leader of Arizona’s state Senate says he has complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records related to the 2020 presidential election.
State Department orders drawdown at more Mideast diplomatic missions as familiar criticism mounts
Read full article: State Department orders drawdown at more Mideast diplomatic missions as familiar criticism mountsThe State Department has drawn down personnel at more U.S. diplomatic missions in and around the Middle East as it comes under increasing but historically familiar criticism for not doing enough to prepare.
Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99
Read full article: Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has died.
Two teen brothers in Texas mariachi band are released from ICE custody amid bipartisan criticism
Read full article: Two teen brothers in Texas mariachi band are released from ICE custody amid bipartisan criticismTwo teen brothers in a nationally recognized mariachi band in South Texas have been released from immigration custody after bipartisan criticism that the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportation overreached.
Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team
Read full article: Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer teamAustralia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began.
White House says it fired NTSB member over misconduct but Todd Inman denies the allegations
Read full article: White House says it fired NTSB member over misconduct but Todd Inman denies the allegationsThe White House says it fired an NTSB board member for serious misconduct, and he says the claims are false.
Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appeal
Read full article: Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appealThe Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation.
Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn't likely to change leadership
Read full article: Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn't likely to change leadershipAn intelligence assessment completed shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran determined that military intervention is unlikely to result in regime change.
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
Read full article: Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly caseThe Justice Department says it's reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, California-based Live Nation Entertainment that will benefit consumers by letting competitors play a role in ticket sales and force Live Nation to give up control of 13 amphitheaters.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's special congressional election
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's special congressional electionVoters in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District will elect a replacement for former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in a special election on Tuesday.
These lawmakers were shaped by combat after 9/11. Now they're grappling with a new Mideast war
Read full article: These lawmakers were shaped by combat after 9/11. Now they're grappling with a new Mideast warAs Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard.
Oil prices swing wildly as Iran war threatens transport routes and production across Middle East
Read full article: Oil prices swing wildly as Iran war threatens transport routes and production across Middle EastThe Iran war has upended oil production and shipping across the Middle East, straining energy supplies worldwide.
Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping
Read full article: Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shippingOil prices have jumped past $114 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East.
Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony
Read full article: Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremonyFox News has apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony as part of its coverage.
Democrat Roy Cooper needs to defy North Carolina history to keep winning streak alive in Senate race
Read full article: Democrat Roy Cooper needs to defy North Carolina history to keep winning streak alive in Senate raceNorth Carolina Democrats have had success in winning elections for governor.
