Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-30 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 29 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for the third consecutive time in what might be its last rate decision under Chair Jerome Powell, as concerns have risen over the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on oil prices and inflation.
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[2026-04-30 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Federal Reserve] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Fed officials cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in Middle East as reasons for holding rates
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[2026-04-30 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El ex director del FBI James Comey en la Universidad de Harvard en Cambridge, Massachusetts, el 24 de febrero del 2020. (AP foto/Charles Krupa)
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[2026-04-30 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s critics and free speech advocates in the United States are decrying a decision by his administration to review the broadcast licences of several ABC channels, calling the move “unconstitutional”.
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[2026-04-30 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered to authorities on Wednesday to face a charge alleging that an image he briefly shared on social media posed a threat to the life of President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-30 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cole Allen repeatedly made online checks to keep track of the US president’s status that night, authorities say
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[2026-04-30 03:35 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Cole Allen repeatedly made online checks to keep track of the US president’s status that night, authorities say
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[2026-04-30 03:32 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Washington hotel allegedly followed the president’s movements in real-time using a website and live video feeds and took a selfie as he armed himself, according to new details disclosed by the US Justice Department.
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[2026-04-30 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Amid reports that Vice President JD Vance is very seriously questioning the White House's Iran War narrative along with the Pentagon's rosy and overly positive updates on how things are going, over in Congress there's growing alarm as Trump's Operation Epic Fury is set to hit the 60-day mark on Friday.
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[2026-04-30 03:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The man charged with attempting to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and shoot US President Donald Trump took a selfie in his hotel room while holding guns, knives and ammunition, according to images released by federal prosecutors on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 03:22 UTC+10:00] [King Charles III] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: King’s carefully crafted address to US Congress was the result of close liaison with aides, No 10 and Foreign Office
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[2026-04-30 03:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El rey Carlos III de Inglaterra y la reina Camila en la Casa Blanca en Washington el 27 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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[2026-04-30 03:21 UTC+10:00] [White House correspondents' dinner shooting] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attorneys, citing new evidence including photographs, also filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial
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[2026-04-30 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey turned himself in Wednesday to federal authorities after being indicted by a grand jury on charges of threatening to kill President Trump in a social media post last year.
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[2026-04-30 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday described North Korea's menacing nuclear program as "the lesson" to learn, as he defended the U.S. military operation against Iran, which a Pentagon official said has cost an estimated US$25 billion.
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[2026-04-30 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disclosure to Congress comes as the defence chief faces mounting Democratic criticism over spending priorities and strategy
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[2026-04-30 03:14 UTC+10:00] [Adam Smith] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disclosure to Congress comes as the defence chief faces mounting Democratic criticism over spending priorities and strategy
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[2026-04-30 03:13 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-04-30 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president spoke to oil executives about extending his naval blockade, amid reports that he had rejected Iran’s Hormuz proposal
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[2026-04-30 02:59 UTC+10:00] [Iranian rial] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The president spoke to oil executives about extending his naval blockade, amid reports that he had rejected Iran’s Hormuz proposal
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[2026-04-30 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump has instructed his aides to prepare for an extension of America’s naval blockade of Iran to squeeze Tehran’s already struggling economy, officials said.
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[2026-04-30 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-04-30 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La estación de trenes Union Station en Washington el 27 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Bill Barrow)
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[2026-04-30 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Jimmy Kimmel doubled down on his criticism of President Trump after the president called for his firing and the Federal Communications Commission opened an investigation into ABC’s TV licenses.
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[2026-04-30 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As we have been detailing for months, the Trump administration is pushing the deployment of nuclear energy in ways never before seen in modern times. Among the dozens of major regulatory changes, award programs, and high-speed development initiatives, the administration seems to be clearing a new roadblock every week, yet in reality it is greatly lagging global rollout of NPPs, and especially China which is currently building at least 39 nuclear reactors.
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[2026-04-30 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump claimed Wednesday that Iran was “choking like a stuffed pig” due to the US blockade of the Islamic Republic’s ports, which he indicated would remain until Tehran agreed to give up its pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
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[2026-04-30 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It has been one of the most fractious relationships between an American president and a central banker in history.
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[2026-04-30 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics’ JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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[2026-04-30 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: New images included in a memorandum filed by the US government show Cole Tomas Allen - the man accused of opening fire at a White House Correspondents' dinner last weekend - with weapons in a hotel room before the attack.
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[2026-04-30 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI/WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Iran to ‘get smart soon’ and sign a deal, following days of deadlock in efforts to end their war and a media report saying the US would extend its blockade of Iran’s ports.
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[2026-04-30 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, cleared a key procedural hurdle on Wednesday, opening the way for him to succeed Jerome Powell in coming weeks amid the White House’s unprecedented efforts to exert control over the world’s most powerful central bank.
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[2026-04-30 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — Rumor has it that last year, United States President Donald Trump delayed his so-called Liberation Day tariff announcement by a day, to April 2, because he didn’t want his unconstitutional trade “emergency” to come across as an April Fools’ Day hoax. This year, Trump defied the calendar with an address to the nation on April 1, touting yet another unconstitutional act — a war with Iran conducted without congressional approval.
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[2026-04-30 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on federal charges after posting an image of seashells arranged to spell “8647” on Instagram, in a case that has raised concerns about the use of the United States justice system as a form of political retaliation.
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[2026-04-30 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Florida gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., speaks before President Joe Biden at a campaign rally for to support Crist and Senate candidate Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., at Florida Memorial University, Nov. 1, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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[2026-04-30 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — Two months into a war with the United States and Israel, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power — an abrupt break with the past that may be hardening Tehran’s stance as it weighs renewed talks with Washington.
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[2026-04-30 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alyssa Farah Griffin shared her thoughts on the indictment of James Comey, which she ultimately deemed to be “a waste of resources.”
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[2026-04-30 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford blasted Sen. Bernie Sanders as a “threat to national security” ahead of the self-styled democratic socialist’s anti-artificial intelligence panel with top Chinese experts.
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[2026-04-30 01:46 UTC+10:00] [Architecture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s portrait hangs discreetly in a building that promises cultural clout and architectural poise – yet can seem rather bland and bloodless
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[2026-04-30 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Republicans see a clear win in Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision striking down Louisiana’s congressional and that victory could keep them in control of the House after November’s election.
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[2026-04-30 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Turbines are visible at Revolution Wind offshore wind farm that is under construction off the coast of Rhode Island, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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[2026-04-30 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW YORK — The Pentagon has arranged a deal to increase its use of Google's artificial intelligence in classified operations, US media outlets reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-04-30 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, a shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, authorities said Wednesday in a new court filing.
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[2026-04-30 01:27 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The figure is the most specific price tag the administration has provided on the U.S. military conflict.
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[2026-04-30 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The United States could extend its naval blockade of Iran for months more, oil executives were told in a meeting with President Donald Trump, a White House official said Wednesday.
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[2026-04-30 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US war on Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of war costs.
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[2026-04-30 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has begun to hear a case on whether the administration of President Donald Trump may strip the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians living in the country.
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[2026-04-30 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Park Yong-woo de Al Ain se refresca durante una pausa del partido contra Wydad AC en el Mundial de Clubes, el 26 de junio de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-30 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: King Charles III and Queen Camilla were treated to a swanky four-course meal during Tuesday evening’s White House feast.
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[2026-04-30 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Airline joins state-owned peers in placing large orders with European manufacturer, while rumoured Boeing deal could hinge on Trump visit
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[2026-04-30 00:57 UTC+10:00] [Paris] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Airline joins state-owned peers in placing large orders with European manufacturer, while rumoured Boeing deal could hinge on Trump visit
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