Apr 29 WATCH: Hegseth, Caine testify for the 1st time since start of Iran war in House hearing By Ben Finley, Stephen Groves, David Klepper, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning from skeptical Democrats Wednesday over a costly conflict being waged without congressional approval. Continue reading
Apr 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Trump effort to end protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday mulled the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster, in one in a series of immigration cases the justices are considering against the backdrop of the president's far-reaching… Continue reading
Apr 28 Senate Republicans reject attempt to end Trump's blockade of Cuba By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand behind Trump as he acts unilaterally to exert American force in a range of global conflicts, including Venezuela, Iran and Cuba. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 6:41 How the UAE's departure from OPEC could impact oil markets By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela There seems to be little movement on the resumption of talks between the U.S. and Iran. There is also almost no movement through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital bottleneck that's essentially cut off 20% of the world's oil and… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 5:55 King Charles calls for unity in rare royal address to Congress By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till The king and queen of England were received with high diplomatic fanfare at the White House on day two of the royal visit. King Charles became just the second monarch to address Congress. He delivered a message of unity and… Continue watching
Apr 28 U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to using Maduro raid intel to win $400,000 on Polymarket By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Continue reading
Apr 28 Starmer avoids ethics probe over Mandelson appointment but challenges lie ahead By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday averted a parliamentary inquiry over his choice of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington, but failed to quell questions about whether he bent the rules to make the controversial appointment. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Trump welcomes King Charles to the White House on his day of diplomacy in Washington By Steven Sloan, Josh Boak, Associated Press Under gray, drizzly skies, President Donald Trump welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House in a ceremony on the South Lawn, with the president quipping that it was a “beautiful British day.”… Continue reading
Apr 28 Live Updates: King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Washington By Associated Press King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment. Continue reading
Apr 28 United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC on May 1 By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC and its wider OPEC+ group effective May 1, a move rumored for some time as the Emirates chafed under production restrictions and had increasingly frosty relations… Continue reading