Politics
Congressional stock trading ban bill to get its first vote Wednesday
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 23, 2025. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Lawmakers could face a ban on buying new stocks under a bill poised to get its first vote Wednesday. But hurdles remain, including opposition from most Democrats who say the bill doesn’t go far enough in preventing insider trading […]
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Russia watches as ally Iran edges closer to collapse. Here’s why it matters for Moscow
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty Images As Iran’s future hangs in the balance as civil unrest gathers steam, its powerful ally Russia can do little but watch and wait as the U.S. ponders its next move against the Islamic […]
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Trump’s playbook on Greenland, Venezuela, and Iran is about taking on China, analysts say
In this photo illustration portraits of US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are displayed on computer screen as US flag is seen. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images In 10 days, Donald Trump captured the Venezuelan president, spooked European leaders with talk of annexing Greenland, and imposed 25% tariffs on […]
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At least 2,571 killed in Iran’s protests, U.S.-based rights group HRANA says
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty Images The death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571 people, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers face the biggest wave of dissent in years. U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep […]
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Trump attacks Powell again amid Fed independence fears: ‘Incompetent’ or ‘crooked’
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holding a document during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as either “incompetent” or “crooked,” […]
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Iran’s regime in its ‘final days and weeks’ after mass protests, Germany’s Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) gives a press statement on the sidelines of his visit to the Bosch company. This is the last stop on his trip to India. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the embattled Iranian regime appears to be finished as mass protests […]
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Trump’s tariff gambit over Iran risks derailing U.S.–China trade deal
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran has raised […]
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Trump says any country doing business with Iran will face 25% U.S. tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters, as he attends a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday said any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff “on any and all business being […]
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Sen. Kelly sues DOD Sec. Hegseth, says he was punished for ‘disfavored political speech’
Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday sued the Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, alleging the Trump administration’s efforts to punish the Arizona Democrat for his participation in a video to U.S. troops violate the Constitution. The federal civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington was filed one week after Hegseth said his department […]
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Cuba’s president says no current talks with the U.S. following Trump’s threats
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and U.S. President Donald Trump. Sergey Bobylev | Nathan Howard | Reuters Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday that his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government, a day after President Donald Trump threatened the Caribbean island in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Díaz-Canel posted a […]
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