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Newest first · UTC+11:00EEUU no renovará exenciones petroleras a Irán y Rusia, dice secretario del Tesoro
El secretario del Tesoro de EEUU, Scott Bessent, habla con periodistas en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Fatima Hussein
Braves CF Michael Harris II scratched from the lineup vs Phillies with quad tightness
Atlanta Braves’ Michael Harris II runs the bases after hitting a one-run double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Lefty senate candidate Graham Platner argues that US should be ‘far more cooperative’ with China on climate change issues
Maine Democrat Graham Platner is vowing to pursue closer ties with China if elected to the Senate, arguing that the U.S. should be “far more cooperative” with the communist state on issues like climate change.
· Fox News
US justice department steps in on behalf of xAI in Colorado regulation case
Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issue
· Reuters
'Lying Scumbag': Schumer Blasted After Saying 'Nobody Respects' Border Patrol And ICE On Senate Floor
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· Tyler Durden
Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks
Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said.
· Jaroslav Lukiv
Bessent rules out renewal of Iranian and Russian oil waivers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency’s proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Fatima Hussein
Joy Behar claims Trump admin ‘trying to kill us,’ attacks RFK Jr. for addiction struggles
The co-hosts of ABC’s “The View” launched a blistering attack on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, questioning his fitness for office following a series of contentious Senate hearings.
· Fox News
Head of OpenAI writes letter of apology for Tumbler Ridge shootings
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, testifies before a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
· Jim Morris
Ohio State defenders Reese, Styles and Downs all land in the NFC East
Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles poses after being chosen by the Washington Commanders with the seventh overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
· Stephen Whyno
Iran makes frantic move to store overflowing oil supply — in sign regime is nearing brink
Iran is scrambling to get a massive crude carrier to Kharg Island, in a sign that President Trump’s blockade is bringing the regime’s oil-critical hub — which controls roughly 90% of Iranian crude oil exports — to the brink, according to a report.
· Georgia Worrell
Hollywood elite in secret gathering at liquor heiress’s mansion to shower Dem presidential candidates with cash
Democrat governors, many believed to be vying for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination, gathered on Thursday for a pricey Los Angeles fundraising event.
· Katie Jerkovich
Vaccine bill gets final passage in Connecticut Senate
Connecticut Democrats flexed their majority muscles on Thursday evening, giving final passage to a fiercely debated vaccine bill with over a week still left to go in the legislative session.
Justice Department adopting firing squads for executions to expedite capital punishement cases
The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday.
· Associated Press
U.S. Unveils More Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet
The United States rolled out a blitz of sanctions on Friday, targeting 40 shipping firms and vessels that it identified as being part of Iran’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, as the Trump administration broadened its efforts to cripple the Iranian economy.
· Alan Rappeport
(2nd LD) Trump says Iran will make offer aimed at meeting U.S. demands: Reuters
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· Song Sang-ho
Appeals court overturns $8.2 million verdict to Roy Moore over 2017 Senate ad
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An appeals court on Friday reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Alabama politician Roy Moore, who sued a super PAC over a 2017 political ad detailing misconduct accusations against him.
US-Iran war live updates: Trump to send US delegation to Pakistan for peace talks with Iranian foreign minister; Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for three weeks
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· Tom Housden
Trump to again end legal status of people who entered US with CBP One app
The administration of President Donald Trump plans to again end the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of people who applied for asylum in the United States via the CBP One app.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran's foreign minister arrives in Pakistan, raising hopes for US peace talks
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he would meet with US negotiators there.
· Reuters
Colombia's leader meets Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez for first, key talks
Colombian President Gustavo Petro waves after his arrival to meet Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Guerra impõe cotidiano de medo, pobreza e desemprego no Irã
Em resposta ao fechamento do Estreito de Ormuz promovido pelo Irã durante a guerra contra Estados Unidos e Israel, a Marinha americana vem bloqueando os portos iranianos desde meados de abril. Com isso, Washington espera restringir as exportações de Teerã – principalmente petróleo –, colocando mais pressão sobre a l…
· Shabnam von Hein, Niloofar Gholami, Sarah Majidi
Trump intensifica la presión sobre Irán con sanciones a refinería china y 40 navieras
El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, testifica sobre los cálculos del presupuesto propuesto por su agencia para el año fiscal 2027 en un subcomité de Asignaciones del Senado, en el Capitolio, Washington, el miércoles 22 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
· Fatima Hussein
Departamento de Justicia de EEUU permitirá pelotones de fusilamiento para agilizar ejecuciones
ARCHIVO – El logotipo del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos en un podio antes de una conferencia de prensa, en la sede del organismo, en Washington, el 6 de mayo de 2025. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Archivo)
· Alanna Durkin Richer
Order reclassifies marijuana but leaves federal convictions
A no trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
· Terry Tang
Why Are Politicians Dropping So Many F-Bombs?
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· Kellen Browning
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· The Associated Press
Trump administration pitching US companies to rebuild Gulf infrastructure hit by Iran
The Trump administration has told several Gulf states that they should use American companies to rebuild their infrastructure damaged by Iran's retaliatory strikes amid the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, US and Arab officials familiar with the discussions told Middle East Eye.
· Middleeasteye
US sanctions Chinese refinery over Iranian oil purchases
The Trump administration has imposed fresh sanctions on a Chinese refinery accused of buying large volumes of Iranian oil, as Washington and Tehran prepare for another round of talks.
· Middleeasteye
Trump administration to re-terminate legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app
The Trump administration again plans to terminate the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, after a judge blocked its initial effort to revoke permissions to live in the United States granted under Democratic President Joe Biden.
· REUTERS
US adding firing squads, electrocution and gassing to federal execution methods
US President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, it announced on Friday, noting difficulties in obtaining drugs for lethal injections.
· REUTERS
Trump is doubling down on his God complex - DailyNews
He has lost the Catholics, the foreign policy isolationists and the millions of people affected by ICE’s immigration raids. But Donald Trump is still counting on the goodwill of one powerful constituency of American voters, to whom he appealed this week by reading a passage from the Bible urging people to repent the…
· damith
New York sues US government over lost highway money linked to commercial licenses for immigrants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press briefing on flight safety, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
· Josh Funk
TMZ DC is here. What took so long?
President Donald Trump arrives at a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
· Steven Sloan
US appeals court rejects Trump’s ban on asylum seekers, teeing up appeal
An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s ban on asylum applications in the United States is unlawful, dealing a setback to the administration’s immigration crackdown.
· Al Jazeera
Conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists boil over
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
· Melissa Goldin
Trump pledges to clean up ‘filthy’ Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and turn it ‘American-flag blue’
WASHINGTON — President Trump pledged Thursday to clean up the “filthy” reflection pool outside the Lincoln Memorial and paint it an “American-flag blue” color in anticipation of the nation’s 250th birthday this Independence Day.
· Josh Christenson
Family under longest immigration detention of Trump’s term released
US judge orders release of a woman and her five children who were family of the 2025 Colorado fire attack suspect
· Reuters
US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades
The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that US President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but the continuation of an ongoing conflict.
· REUTERS
Appeals Court Says Trump’s Ban on Asylum Claims at Border Is Illegal
The ruling could require the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.
· Mattathias Schwartz
Macron bands Trump with Putin, Xi as 'dead against' Europe
ATHENS, Greece — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday banded US President Donald Trump together with Russia's Vladmir Putin and China's Xi Jinping as world leaders who are "dead against" Europe.
· Agence France-Presse
Meet Fred, the Sydney Harbour Bridge-loving, Trump-hating 100-year-old veteran
World War II veteran Fred Whitaker, 100, is drinking a Guinness out of a relative’s pewter mug when I ask if he considers himself wise. He puts down the beer. “Wise? No. Stroppy.”
· Anthony Segaert
Court blocks Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access
Appellate panel finds president can’t circumvent laws that allow people to apply for asylum at the US-Mexico border
· Associated Press
US sanctions China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iran oil
Hengli Petrochemical’s facility in Dalian can process 400,000 barrels per day, making it one of the biggest independent refineries in China
· Associated Press
Trump-era asylum ban deemed illegal by appeals court
WASHINGTON — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access, a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration at the southern border of the US.
· Associated Press
Qatar emir and Trump discuss Iran truce and maritime security
Qatar’s emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Donald Trump have discussed the Iran ceasefire and rising concerns over maritime security and global supply chains.
· Middleeasteye
US justice department to allow firing squads as federal death penalty method
Trump’s DoJ says it is taking steps to ‘strengthen the federal death penalty’ in opposition to Biden-era policies
· Anna Betts
Regeneron weighs overseas price for Otarmeni, gene therapy for rare type of hearing loss
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will make its newly approved gene therapy for a rare, genetic form of hearing loss available for free in the U.S. The company hasn't yet decided how much it will charge in other countries, Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer told CNBC on Friday."We haven't set a price yet, but they should pay t…
· Angelica Peebles
Reality check: Israeli ambitions confront US dictates in Iran and Lebanon
Israel finds itself engaged in two semi-frozen conflicts in Lebanon and Iran. But the outcome of these battles will likely be determined not by Israel’s own political leaders, but by the United States and President Donald Trump, Israeli analysts have told Al Jazeera.
· Simon Speakman Cordall