Elections
Hormuz Strait oil traffic way down after ceasefire; Hassett says even one tanker is big deal
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the United States had added 130,000 jobs in January. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor Kevin Hassett said […]
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Maine set to become first state with data center ban
Erik Isakson | Digitalvision | Getty Images Maine is poised to implement the first statewide ban on data center construction, a move that could clear the way for other states to adopt similar measures and pump the brakes on a growing industry. Lawmakers in Maine greenlit the text of a bill this week to block […]
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Democrats romp in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, narrow margins in Georgia
A voter casts their ballot inside the new Chicago Board of Elections ‘Super Site’ located at 175 N. State Street during the Illinois Primary Election in the Loop on March 17, 2026, as Illinois holds its General Primary Election, where registered party members select nominees for major races including U.S. Senate, in, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney […]
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First ships pass Strait of Hormuz since Trump-Iran ceasefire, but traffic remains low amid confusion
(L/R) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images The first vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and […]
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Trump praises Hungary PM Viktor Orban after Vance calls him at Budapest rally
U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds a mobile phone while on a call with U.S. President Donald Trump to a microphone as he delivers remarks at the Day of Friendship event attended by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at MTK Sportpark on April 7, 2026 in Budapest, Hungary. Jonathan Ernst | Getty Images President Donald […]
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Trump warns Iran’s ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ unless deal struck
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply ramped up his threats against Iran, warning “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless the country’s leadership […]
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U.S. and Iran haven’t backed ceasefire idea as Trump’s Hormuz Strait deadline nears
US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, March 23, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has not backed an idea for a 45-day ceasefire that would take effect before his upcoming deadline for Iran to either reopen the Strait of […]
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Grocery shock on the horizon for approaching U.S. elections as Iran war drags on
A customer shops in a grocery store on March 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Rising grocery prices in the U.S. as the result of the Iran war could be among the most politically damaging outcomes of the conflict just months before a critical U.S. election. Two years earlier, President Donald […]
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Iran’s war propaganda homes in on Trump with Lego memes
Young Iranian women walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-U.S. billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 26, 2026, the final day of Iran-U.S. talks that take place in Geneva. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Wartime propaganda has […]
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Trump calls Strait of Hormuz the ‘Strait of Trump’
President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Miami, March 27, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil-shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as the “Strait of Trump.” Iran has to […]
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