Mar 26 Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive By Barry Hatton, Associated Press The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive. Continue reading
Mar 26 Iran and the U.S. harden their positions as Tehran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Associated Press President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6, and Tehran tightened its grip on the crucial strait while Israel poured more troops into southern Lebanon to fight the Iran-backed militant group… Continue reading
Mar 26 Nicolás Maduro's lawyer argues against U.S. blocking funding for drug trafficking case defense By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were back in a New York courtroom Thursday as they seek to have their drug trafficking indictments thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Trump promises 'bigger majorities' for Republicans at House GOP dinner By Will Weissert, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press President Donald Trump worked to rally the GOP on Wednesday night when he addressed the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual fundraising dinner at Washington’s Union Station. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Senate passes deal to fund TSA, DHS By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggled to reach a deal to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and left… Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Trump says in Cabinet meeting he doesn't 'know if we're willing' to make a deal with Iran By Associated Press President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that Iran is "begging" to make a deal. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 4:05 Iran rejects Trump's ceasefire terms and issues own demands as war continues By Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart Now in its fourth week, there were more diplomatic efforts on Wednesday to end the war with Iran. But airstrikes and counterstrikes continue unabated throughout the Middle East. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Mar 25 Iran dismisses U.S. ceasefire plan and issues its own counterproposal By Associated Press Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, issuing its own counterproposal instead, as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries. Continue reading
Mar 25 AP report: Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit in which Flynn sought at least $50 million and asserted that the criminal case against him amounted to a malicious prosecution. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders push bill to impose AI data center moratorium By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment. Continue reading