Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-16 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump appear increasingly at odds over the war in Iran.
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[2026-04-16 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, called California Gov. Gavin Newsom the “greatest warrior” the Democratic Party has during an interview posted to social media Tuesday.
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[2026-04-16 07:30 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In a world of shrinking options and rising risks, Pyongyang recognises its alliance with Beijing is too important to ignore
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[2026-04-16 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Ivanka Trump celebrated “family” and “new beginnings” after attending her future sister-in-law Bettina Anderson’s bridal shower.
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[2026-04-16 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, received a phone call from US President Donald Trump to discuss the latest regional and international developments, the emir's office said, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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[2026-04-16 07:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump flagged peace talks with Iran about the ending the war in the Middle East could soon resume. Source: Getty / Salwan Georges
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[2026-04-16 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US attorney’s office in Washington has requested that a federal appeals judge overturn convictions for members of far-right groups Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who had been found guilty of seditious conspiracy over January 2021 Capitol Hill riots.
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[2026-04-16 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, habla con reporteros en la sala de prensa James Brady de la Casa Blanca, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-16 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Mercy for me, but not for thee.
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[2026-04-16 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Eric Swalwell dropping out of his gubernatorial race and resigning from Congress was a good move (“Swal’s well that ends,” April 14).
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[2026-04-16 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Monday, Lauren Bullis, a 40-year-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee, was "brutally shot and stabbed to death" while walking her dog, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is blaming the Biden administration for her murder.
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[2026-04-16 06:21 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-04-16 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Catherine Salgado via PJ Media,
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[2026-04-16 06:18 UTC+10:00] [US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Stephen Miller Is Adjusting Trump’s Immigration Agenda1:49
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[2026-04-16 06:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Accused serial sex pest Eric Swalwell appears to have used campaign funds to cover a pricey stay at a swanky Times Square hotel where he allegedly raped a former staffer, according to financial disclosures viewed by The Post.
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[2026-04-16 06:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-04-16 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets US spy agencies pore over foreigners' calls, texts and emails, with supporters like President Donald Trump saying it has saved lives while critics point to long-standing concerns about warrantless surveillance of Americans.
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[2026-04-16 06:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Since January, the Trump administration has blocked foreign oil to Cuba. Will the island's trademark cigars survive the crisis?
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[2026-04-16 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 15 (Yonhap) -- Top U.S. commanders in the Indo-Pacific will attend Senate and House committee hearings at the Capitol in Washington next week, Congress's website showed Wednesday, amid concerns that the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran could affect America's focus on countering threats from China and North Korea.
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[2026-04-16 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El papa León XIV saluda a simpatizantes tras salir de una visita al orfanato Ngul Zamba (Poder de Dios) en Yaoundé, Camerún, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026 en el tercer día de su viaje apostólico a África. (Alberto Pizzoli, Pool Foto vía AP)
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[2026-04-16 05:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – A resolution to rein in US President Donald Trump’s authority to wage war with Iran has failed for the fourth time in the US Senate, where lawmakers have pledged to introduce the measure weekly.
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[2026-04-16 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A majority of the US Senate backed US President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war until hostilities are authorized by Congress.
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[2026-04-16 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has said he is “permanently opening” the Strait of Hormuz, presenting the move as benefiting “China and the world” after claiming Beijing agreed “not to send weapons to Iran.” Trump’s remarks come as the US military claims American warships have effectively blocked Iranian trade through the vital waterway.
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[2026-04-16 05:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East on Thursday, April 16.
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[2026-04-16 05:26 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: White House feels ‘good about the prospects of a deal’ as Pakistani officials launch new round of diplomacy
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[2026-04-16 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV waves to supporters as he leaves after his visit to the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday April 15, 2026 on the third day of his apostolic journey to Africa. (Alberto Pizzoli, Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-04-16 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 12-17)By Song Sang-ho
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[2026-04-16 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El líder de la minoría en el Senado estadounidense, Chuck Schumer, escucha en una conferencia de prensa tras un almuerzo de políticas en el Capitolio, el martes 14 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-04-16 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran will likely return to Pakistan next week for a second round of peace negotiations, two senior Pakistani officials told MS NOW on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-04-16 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV has arrived in the African nation of Cameroon, pressing forward with calls for peace and coexistence that have attracted the ire of United States President Donald Trump.
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[2026-04-16 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill,Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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[2026-04-16 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A sanctioned Chinese oil tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz — then was forced to double back and return to Iran after President Trump blockaded the vital shipping lane, according to ship tracking data.
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[2026-04-16 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The White House denied reports Wednesday that the United States requested an extension of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, set to expire next week, while striking a positive note on the prospects of a deal with the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-04-16 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-04-16 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A former Bravo television star is trading boozy Hamptons blowouts for politics — launching an unlikely bid to unseat a sitting Republican in Congress in rural Minnesota.
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[2026-04-16 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Who wouldn’t want to be a king, a footballer, a friend of lions, a maestro and Jesus?
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[2026-04-16 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hey, it’s not President Trump vs. Pope Leo, but the Cubs and Phillies should be entertaining.
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[2026-04-16 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has been unambiguous about his desire for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping voting law that supporters say will boost election security and that detractors say risks disenfranchising millions of voters.
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[2026-04-16 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has been charged in a string of attacks over a matter of hours that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, drawing the Trump administration’s attention after one of the victims was identified as a Department of Homeland Security employee who was walking her dog.
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[2026-04-16 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated Wednesday that Trump’s no-tax-on-overtime incentive is meant to offset the loss of labor by newly deported illegal immigrants.
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[2026-04-16 04:12 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president will need to show heavy costs of war were worthwhile while Iran must choose between instant and delayed gratification
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[2026-04-16 04:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The United States is discussing holding a second round of peace talks with Iran in Pakistan and is optimistic about reaching a deal, the White House said on Wednesday.
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[2026-04-16 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Vista del domo del Capitolio en Capitol Hill, Washington, el lunes 13 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-04-16 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. derivatives regulators are examining a handful of unusual oil futures trades that took place minutes before a surprise announcement by President Donald Trump signaling a pause in attacks on Iran, according to Bloomberg News.
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[2026-04-16 04:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California Democrats are scrambling to fill the state’s 14th Congressional District after disgraced Eric Swalwell — fighting off accusations of rape and sexual assault from multiple women — resigned from Congress Tuesday.
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[2026-04-16 03:59 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Donald Trump says he is ‘working very hard’ with House Republicans to extend Section 702 without changes
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[2026-04-16 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — The law firm that once defended Hunter Biden against federal gun and tax indictments wants to see the pardoned former first son’s correspondence with friends or Democratic Party donors as part of a breach of contract case meant to recoup unpaid legal debts.
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[2026-04-16 03:28 UTC+10:00] [Bernie Sanders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attempt by independent senator set to test Democratic support for longtime US ally amid Trump’s war on Iran
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[2026-04-16 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.
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