Politics
Trump reiterates threat of a ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba as fuel crisis deepens
A pedicab drives past a traffic light that is out due to a power cut in Havana on March 4, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat of a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, saying the communist-run Caribbean island is in “deep trouble.” His latest comments come less […]
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China’s nudge, a U.S. permission, an Iranian rapprochement — India’s balancing act on an economic thread
Indian social and women’s rights activist, educationist, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed during the Iran Embassy opens condolence book on the martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on March 5, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India faces a difficult […]
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Democrats threaten more Iran war powers votes, call for Hegseth, Rubio to testify
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol after President Donald Trump selected Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace Kristi Noem as the Department of Homeland Security secretary on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of Senate Democrats on Monday laid out a […]
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Warsh to meet Tillis as Senate confirmation remains blocked
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) attends a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s annual report to Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh will meet this week with the Republican senator who has […]
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Watch live: Trump holds press conference as Iran war fallout roils oil market
[The stream is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is set to hold a press conference at his Miami-area golf club. The president’s comments at Trump National Doral are coming within hours of him telling CBS News […]
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FBI obtains records of Arizona Senate audit of 2020 Maricopa County election results, Republican says
People deposit their mail-in ballots for the US presidential election at a ballot collection box in Phoenix, Arizona on October 18, 2020. Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images A federal grand jury issued a subpoena for records of the Arizona state Senate’s audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County, the Senate president said […]
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Trump tells CBS that Iran ‘war is very complete’
US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Saving College Sports” roundtable in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday told a CBS News reporter that the war against Iran could be over soon. “I […]
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Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discover, according to government disclosures. Trump bought more than $500,000 of Netflix’s bonds in two transactions on […]
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Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz ‘must be very careful,’ Iran foreign ministry warns
MarineTraffic map showing current ships traffic on Strait of Hormuz dislplayed on a laptop screen and MarineTraffic logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 5, 2026. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz “must be very […]
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Seventh U.S. service member killed in Iran war ID’ed as Sgt. Benjamin Pennington
Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky. Source: U.S. Army The Pentagon on Monday identified the seventh U.S. service member to have died in the Iran war as 26-year-old Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington. Pennington, a resident of Glendale, Ky., was seriously wounded March 1 during an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan Air Base […]
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