Politics
Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died at 81
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, May 29, 2019. Jim Bourg | Reuters Robert Mueller, former special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, died Friday. Mueller, also former director of the […]
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Analysis: Trump’s unshackled presidency puts him at the center of the economy
US President Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi embraced President Donald Trump on Thursday, and not just on policy […]
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Opinion: As Trump eyes Cuba, my trips there a decade ago remind me how different things were
Cuba suffered a widespread power cut on March 16, 2026, according to the national electricity company, against the backdrop of a severe crisis on the island caused by the US energy blockade. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images The White House has choked off Cuba’s oil supply and threatened a “friendly takeover” of the […]
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Judge blocks restrictive Pentagon press access policy
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s restrictive Pentagon press access policy, which […]
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Trump: ‘I don’t want to do a ceasefire’ in Iran war
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he is not interested in a ceasefire with Iran. “We could have […]
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Trump administration sues Harvard alleging failure to protect Jewish students
Harvard University graduates attend the university’s 374th commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration escalated its attacks on Harvard University on Friday, as it sued the Ivy League school to recover billions of dollars for allegedly failing to protect Jewish […]
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Trump: U.S. could leave Iran ‘right now’ but staying longer so they can ‘never rebuild’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said U.S. could pull out of Iran “right now” and still leave Tehran unable to rebuild its military capabilities for […]
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Public relations firm picks bar fight with Polymarket
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Public relations firm Global Situation Room on Thursday sent a cease and desist letter to Polymarket over the prediction market’s planned bar pop-up in Washington. Polymarket has dubbed the bar “The Situation Room,” which the consulting firm’s attorney said infringes on its trademark, according to the letter obtained […]
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Netanyahu says Iran is being ‘decimated’ but revolution requires ‘ground component’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said “Iran is being decimated” as the U.S. and Israel target its ballistic missile and nuclear programs from the air — but he added that meaningful regime change will require a “ground component.” “You don’t want to replace one ayatollah with another,” Netanyahu said at a press conference. […]
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Netanyahu says Iran no longer has uranium enrichment capacity
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles after 20 days of U.S.-Israeli air attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference on […]
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