Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A shocking 199 public schools in Vermont have policies on the books that allow staff to not disclose children’s transgender status to their parents, according to a study by a parental rights group.
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[2026-04-21 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Monday again threatened Iran with overwhelming military force, saying "lots of bombs [will] start going off" if no deal is reached before a shaky ceasefire with Tehran expires Tuesday evening.
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[2026-04-21 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh said Monday the central bank must be largely independent of political influence but also should stay focused on its primary goals.
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[2026-04-21 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vista de la Corte Suprema de EEUU, el viernes 17 de abril de 2026 en Washington. (Foto AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-04-21 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The Trump administration on Monday launched an online portal that allows US businesses to file claims for tariff refunds as the federal government moves to comply with the historic Supreme Court order striking down the levies.
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[2026-04-21 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The House Ethics Committee published a list Monday of all its publicly disclosed sexual misconduct investigations into members stretching back to 1976.
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[2026-04-21 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum se dirige a los medios de comunicación en la cumbre “Encuentro en Defensa de la Democracia” celebrada en Barcelona, España, el sábado 18 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Joan Monfort)
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[2026-04-21 02:02 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Oil and gas prices have jumped again as shipping through the strait of Hormuz came to a virtual standstill after Iran closed the waterway over the US blockade and Donald Trump announced an Iranian cargo ship had been seized trying to get past. Tehran has accused Washington of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement.
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[2026-04-21 01:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ana Navarro called Caitlyn Jenner out on The View after the reality star, who is transgender, revealed she appealed to President Trump after she was unable to change her passport’s gender marker due to an executive order he signed on his very first day back in office.
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[2026-04-21 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Donald Trump has had to put aside his hostility with South Africa, to get rare earth minerals from the site of a former chemical plant in northern Limpopo Province. The US has committed a $50 million investment in the project despite its relations with South Africa plummeting to their lowest point in decades.
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[2026-04-21 01:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The US government on Monday launched a tool for refunding more than $166 billion in revenue from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump and subsequently struck down by the Supreme Court.
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[2026-04-21 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The direct Israeli-Lebanese talks held in Washington on April 14, brokered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, revealed the central difficulty of these negotiations: not a gap in objectives, but a language gap.
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[2026-04-21 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fieles saludan al papa León XIV con motivo de su visita a una residencia de ancianos, en Saurimo, Angola, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-04-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post he “won’t be rushed” to end the Iran war on its 52nd day — and lashed out at Democrats and Republicans trying to force him to end the conflict.
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[2026-04-21 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Donald Trump has denied being dragged into war with Iran by Israel, as the United States president faces increasing criticism over the conflict, including from segments of his own base.
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[2026-04-21 01:22 UTC+10:00] [Diplomacy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: LONDON — British ministers and officials’ most indiscreet comments about Donald Trump will not be made public in a planned document dump to avoid prejudicing foreign relations, according to four people familiar with the process.
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[2026-04-21 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance's delegation is en route to Pakistan and expected to land soon, US President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he has two questions for Pope Leo XIV about his opposition to the Iran war — after the pontiff continued to voice opposition.
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[2026-04-21 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10AM ET in what is shaping up to be one of the most politically charged confirmation hearings in the central bank’s modern history.
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[2026-04-21 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffs
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[2026-04-21 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Trump says 'highly unlikely' will extend ceasefire if deal not signed in Pakistan.
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[2026-04-21 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Trump administration has begun processing refunds for billions of dollars in tariffs that the US Supreme Court struck down in February.
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[2026-04-21 00:42 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Magazine has stood behind the story, which was written by veteran national security reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick
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[2026-04-21 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has destroyed any chance of success in US-Iran talks by pushing Washington to kill Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to former senior foreign policy adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marine Corps veteran James Webb.
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[2026-04-21 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges is “perfectly acceptable,” Washington’s envoy to the UN Mike Waltz has said, dismissing accusations of potential war crimes.
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[2026-04-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Monday morning US Central Command had released fuller video showing the dramatic night vision footage of Sunday's capture of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, after it refused to follow US orders to withdraw from its planned passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-04-21 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar spoke over the phone amid the fresh round of talks between Washington and Tehran, Iranian media is reporting.
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[2026-04-21 00:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-21 00:21 UTC+10:00] [Robert F Kennedy Jr] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Secretary Kennedy Podcast so far seems designed to promote Trump administration talking points over any specific public health message
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[2026-04-21 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said that a deal with Iran will be signed "today" in Pakistan, adding that Vice President JD Vance and the US negotiating team are en route to Islamabad and due to arrive within hours.
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[2026-04-21 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US stocks fell and oil prices surged Monday morning as tensions over the Iran war heated up again, after President Trump announced the US Navy had seized an Iranian cargo vessel and Tehran sent mixed signals on resuming talks.
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[2026-04-21 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee launched a probe Monday into reports of the mysterious disappearances or deaths of at least 10 scientists and researchers working in US nuclear or rocket technology, according to letters obtained by The Post.
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[2026-04-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-20 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has claimed a second round of negotiations with Iran will take place in Pakistan on Tuesday as mediators try to revive negotiations before the end of an ongoing yet fragile two-week ceasefire.
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[2026-04-20 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-04-20 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Guardias Nacionales patrullan el National Guard en Washington el 7 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-04-20 23:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-04-20 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — Vice President JD Vance and the US delegation to the peace talks here with Iran are en route to Pakistan and expected to land within hours, President Trump on Monday told The Post — adding that he was willing to meet with senior Iranian leaders if a breakthrough is reached.
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[2026-04-20 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranians do not want to live another 47 years being brutalized by the Islamic regime, but sentiments could change very quickly if civilian infrastructure starts receiving the brunt of American attacks, Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay told The Jerusalem Post late on Sunday night.
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[2026-04-20 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but well off session lows,after a weekend of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz cast doubt over US-Iran peace talks ahead of Tuesday’s ceasefire expiration. On Saturday, Iran said the Strait will be closed until the US blockade is lifted, with ships reporting attacks. The US then fired and seized an Iranian-flagged ship on Sunday.
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[2026-04-20 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is cheered by faithful as he arrives to celebrate a mass at Saurimo esplanade, Angola, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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[2026-04-20 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Campaign direct mail advertisements about a Virginia special election on redistricting are on display in Arlington, Va., on April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
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[2026-04-20 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: De-risking while also deepening ties beyond the transactional shows that interdependence and strategic autonomy aren’t mutually exclusive
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[2026-04-20 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — A prominent medical advocacy group is urging the Federal Trade Commission to probe whether the American Psychological Association knowingly promoted transgender surgeries on minors while being aware of the pitfalls.
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[2026-04-20 22:28 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump administration launches online portal on Monday after supreme court struck down tariff policy earlier this year
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[2026-04-20 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Traders have been betting millions of dollars shortly before US President Donald Trump makes big announcements throughout his second term.
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[2026-04-20 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US pope, who has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, has repeatedly criticised world leaders, without naming individuals
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[2026-04-20 21:55 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US pope, who has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, has repeatedly criticised world leaders, without naming individuals
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[2026-04-20 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Psychedelic drug stocks soared in premarket trading in New York after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at accelerating research and expanding access to therapies used for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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[2026-04-20 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been pressed on his relationship with the United States and President Donald Trump on 7.30.
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