A summary of the most important social, economic and political news of the week.
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Early last week, Iran fired a massive barrage of ballistic missiles into northern Israel, reportedly to retaliate against an Israeli attack in Lebanon. Israel—brushing aside President Trump's request to stand down—counter-retaliated with airstrikes on military targets in Tehran, Isfahan, and Tabriz, the most serious escalation
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Iran fired missiles and drones at Kuwait on Saturday, setting a terminal at its international airport ablaze and killing at least one person. Meanwhile, Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner made an unannounced trip Friday to the Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee
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During a week of negotiations and trading limited strikes, President Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday that Iran is “very much intent” on making a deal, though he told reporters he won't let them rush him: “They thought they're going to outwait me. ... I don&
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In January, President Trump and the Trump Organization sued the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over the 2019–2020 leak of his tax returns by a former IRS contractor (who is currently in prison), alleging the agencies failed to prevent the disclosure. Because the president now controls both
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President Trump flew home from China on Friday after his first trip to China during his current term—a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. Speaking aboard Air Force One, President Trump described a series of Chinese trade commitments— including promises
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Nearly 150 passengers began evacuating a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship today after the cruise ship arrived off Tenerife, Spain, ending nearly a month of confinement at sea. The first group came ashore in head-to-toe personal protective equipment and facemasks, kept strictly secluded from the public as small boats
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s congressional district map in a 6-3 decision, ruling that the state’s creation of a second majority-Black district constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The Louisiana v. Callais decision effectively narrows Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
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Report from the AP: A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The
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After peace talks last weekend in Pakistan collapsed after 21 hours of face-to-face negotiations, President Trump responded by announcing a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump posted on Truth Social that the Navy would "begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships
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Over the last 40 days, the U.S./Israeli airstrikes on Iran have killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top officials and devastated much of Iran's military. In response, Iran has bombed Israel and states around the Gulf and closed the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping.
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A partial government shutdown has left TSA's roughly 50,000 screeners without pay for over 40 days, leading to many simply not showing up. Democrats have stonewalled funding for DHS, demanding immigration enforcement reforms for ICE. The effects? Even after the spring break rush at airports across the
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Nearly three weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. finds itself in a conflict that, at least on paper, looks like military success. Reportedly, Iran's air force has been rendered nearly useless, and its anti-aircraft systems have been largely destroyed, leaving the skies open to the