Politics
Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has verified account on X, Elon Musk’s platform
Mojtaba Khamenei; the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei; is seen in Tehran; Iran; on December 14; 2016. Reza B | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new “verified” account on X, the influential social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Khamenei, whose X handle […]
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Housing affordability bill clears Senate as investor ban creates headaches
The Senate on Thursday passed the largest housing affordability bill in 30 years, including a ban on investors from buying single-family homes, with a 89-10 vote. But the bill faces an upward battle in the House, which passed its own bipartisan legislation in February. House GOP leaders have already said the measure will need to […]
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Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh meets with more senators as Thom Tillis blockade continues
Federal Reserve chairman nominee Kevin Warsh’s chances of getting quickly confirmed by the Senate looked as gloomy as the weather in Washington on Thursday as he met with more senators in a bid to bolster his chances. “It doesn’t look like such a nice day today,” Warsh quipped to a CNBC reporter in the Hart […]
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Trump-backed SAVE America Act will get a Senate vote next week, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Republican leadership, following weekly policy luncheons, in Washington D.C., United States on February 10, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday said he would bring the SAVE America Act to […]
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Trump tariffs: Martin Heinrich bill would give families tax rebate for higher import costs
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) sits in a Monarch MK-V Electric Tractor during an event showcasing various electric trucks near Capitol Hill on June 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced a bill Thursday to create a new tax rebate for individuals and families hit by the cost […]
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TSA workers set to miss first paycheck of shutdown as Senate bickers over DHS funding
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents walk through Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 9, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | AFP | Getty Images A debate over immigration and ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown spilled over onto the Senate floor late Wednesday, as Transportation Security Administration agents are among the DHS employees […]
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Three more ships struck in the Persian Gulf as Iran warns of oil prices hitting $200
Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. AFP | Getty Images Three more foreign ships were struck in the Persian Gulf overnight, authorities said, as attacks intensify on vessels sailing through or near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. The latest incidents come after three separate vessels sustained damage in Gulf […]
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Trump admin to announce trade investigations, aimed at replacing IEEPA tariffs: Reports
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The Trump administration is expected to announce as early as Wednesday new trade investigations, with the goal of replacing […]
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Chubb set as main U.S. insurer for Persian Gulf shipping amid Iran war
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Insurance giant Chubb will be the lead underwriter for a U.S.-government led program to provide insurance […]
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Investor ban on buying homes stalls housing affordability bill
Homes in suburban Chicago, April 26, 2023. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A major housing affordability bill poised to clear the Senate as soon as Thursday will hit a wall in the House, in part over concerns about a ban on major investors from buying single-family homes. During a meeting at […]
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