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Washington: It has been a sleeper issue – pun intended – in American politics for decades. This week, members of US Congress will vote on whether to end the twice-yearly changing of the clocks, and make daylight saving time permanent.
US President Donald Trump has sent Congress formal notification that hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, a letter his administration sees as opening a new 60-day window to use the military in the region without congressional approval.
TEHRAN, Iran — The United States launched a fresh salvo of strikes against Iran early Tuesday, marking a new escalation in the resumption of hostilities, even as US President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran was still possible.
Nordone was 13 when brother became her legal guardian – and was a key presence as he rose in the Republican ranks
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The opening night of “The Whoopi Monologues” took place in New York on July 13. Stars including Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington, Ayo Edebiri and more turned heads on the red carpet. Below, see the best looks from the event.
Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose shipping fees in the Strait of Hormuz and reinstate a blockade of Iranian ports, raising concerns over potential disruptions to global crude supplies.
US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States will serve as the "guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz and be "reimbursed" at a 20 percent rate on all cargo shipped through the crucial waterway.
Iran's military said that it would not allow the United States to "interfere" in the management of the Strait of Hormuz as hostilities with Washington resumed.
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Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah will lose ‘close to a million and a half acres each’ and open land to developers and oil industry
The Democrats vying to replace Graham Platner as the party’s Senate nominee in Maine quickly seized on the Monday shooting of a man in Biddeford by federal immigration agents, with some aiming to tie Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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El senador republicano por Carolina del Sur, Lindsey Graham, habla con la prensa en el Capitolio, el 8 de mayo de 2012, en Washington. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh, Archivo)
American president says ships will be charged for safe passage through strait in apparent policy reversal
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has picked Darline Graham Nordone to succeed her late brother Lindsey Graham in the United States Senate after President Donald Trump backed her for the role.
The fatal shooting of a motorist by an immigration agent in Maine on Monday is the latest in a series of deaths tied to United States President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. At least nine people have died during immigration enforcement operations since Trump returned to office.
A section of ancient dwellings are seen during U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s tour along the Butler Wash trail at Bears Ears National Monument, April 8, 2021, near Blanding, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool, File)
From left, U.S. Representatives Delia C. Ramirez of Illinois, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, all Democrats, hold a news conference in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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President Donald Trump has reportedly formally notified Congress that the US is again at war with Iran, promising to “hit them hard” and claiming “there’s not a damn thing they can do about it.”
US President Donald Trump has threatened to expand attacks to civilian infrastructure next week if Iran refuses to bow to his demands, as Tehran vowed its forces will stand firm “until their last breath.”
DUBAI/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open — for a fee — while warning that U.S. forces would hit Iran again “very hard” in the coming hours after the two sides exchanged miss…
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is seen on July 9, 2017. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, File)
TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would again strike Iran "hard," as the military launched a fresh salvo of attacks for the third night in a row and reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
WASHINGTON — A US judge on Monday voided a settlement between Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service giving the president and his allies sweeping protections from audits, ruling that his lawsuit over leaked tax returns had been filed for an "improper purpose."
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.
US President Donald Trump has formally told Congress that Washington is once again at war with Iran, Politico and the New York Times reported on Monday.
US President Donald Trump has formally told Congress that Washington has resumed what he described as “limited defensive strikes” against Iran, Politico and the New York Times reported on Monday.
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The US military says it has begun a third night of strikes against Iran, hours ahead of a planned reinstatement of a naval blockade on Iran announced by President Donald Trump.
Foto del 17 de diciembre del 2023, el tackle ofensivo de los Rams de Los Ángeles Alaric Jackson se dirige al vestuario tras el juego ante los Commanders de Washington. (AP Foto/Kyusung Gong, Archivo)
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., leaves a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Washington, DC – When the devastating Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern shores of the United States in 2024, the late Senator Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News to discuss the aftermath of the natural disaster in South Carolina.
Washington: Snap protests have erupted in the US state of Maine after immigration enforcement agents were involved in another fatal shooting, with a 26-year-old Colombian man killed, according to immigration advocates.
Los Angeles Rams offensive tackle Alaric Jackson (77) walks back to the locker room after an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Dec. 17, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
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WASHINGTON — The US government has already paid back tens of billions of dollars in tariffs it collected before the Supreme Court ruled them illegal, according to budget figures released Monday.
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WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday announced a sweeping campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could include further sanctions and other measures, accusing it of posing "an intolerable threat to US sovereignty."
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., accompanied by his sister Darline, left, speaks at the GOP headquarters in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 1, 2015, where he filed for the South Carolina Presidential Primary. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
El presidente Donald Trump habla en la Casa Blanca durante una presentación de la próxima carrera de automóviles Freedom 250 Grand Prix, el lunes 13 de julio de 2026 en Washington. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon)
O presidente americano, Donald Trump, anunciou nesta segunda-feira (13/07) o restabelecimento imediato de um bloqueio a navios que entram ou saem do território e portos iranianos, sob a alegação de que o Irã violou a trégua entre os dois países.
O presidente americano, Donald Trump, anunciou nesta segunda-feira (13/07) o restabelecimento imediato de um bloqueio a navios que entram ou saem do território e portos iranianos, sob a alegação de que o Irã violou a trégua entre os dois países.