Politics
Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East conflict
In this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) / Amirhossein Khorgooei | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President […]
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Netanyahu says Iran war is ‘not over’ as Trump rejects latest Iranian offer
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 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the war with Iran is “not over,” as the U.S. and Israel still aim to bring an end to Tehran’s nuclear […]
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SEC delay on prediction markets ETFs echoes a long-fought bitcoin fund battle
Prediction markets ETFs may soon be coming to retail investors and even into retirement plans, but maybe just not as fast as anticipated. The Securities and Exchange Commission during the second Trump administration has sought to distinguish itself from Biden era regulators with what it calls a move away from the “regulatory creep” that it […]
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Putin says he thinks the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles while visiting the We Are Together Fourm and Awards Ceremony, on December 3, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine conflict was coming to an end. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered the most serious crisis in […]
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U.S. and Iran are no closer to ending war; Tehran’s response awaited
A man walks past a banner depicting Iran’s current supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei along a street Tehran on May 6, 2026. AFP | Getty Images A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran’s response to its latest […]
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U.S. sanctions companies and individuals in the Middle East and China for helping Iran
A huge art work banner newly posted on the corner of Vali Asr Square depicts Iranian missiles with messages addressing Minab schoolgirls and victims of Epstein Island on March 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. = Kaveh Kazemi | Getty Images The U.S. is imposing sanctions on companies and individuals across the Middle East and China […]
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Major crypto bill slated for May 14 Senate Banking Committee vote
Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., listens to testimony by Kevin Warsh in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A major rules-of-the-road bill for the crypto industry is set to get an initial vote on May 14 in the Senate Banking Committee. The step to move the […]
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Trump administration appeals latest court loss on tariffs
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court ruling that a 10% global tariff imposed in February was not justified under a 1970s trade law. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on Thursday in a 2-1 decision that Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act was not meant to address trade deficits that occur […]
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Trump threatens EU with ‘much higher’ tariffs if no trade deal signed by new deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 4, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs […]
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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down redistricting push in blow to Democrats
Campaign signage showing Virginia’s current electoral map alongside the proposed electoral map at a Republican Party volunteer table outside a polling location at Burke Centre Library in Burke, Virginia, US, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down the state’s recently passed redistricting […]
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