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A photo of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is placed at his seat in Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 11, 2025, after his death more than two months after being shot during a political rally. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
By joining Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran, US President Donald Trump has trapped himself between Scylla and Charybdis. Escalation would spell disaster; retreat would brand him a historic loser. And yet, paradoxically – and almost perversely – a safe passage remains, should he choose to take it.
By joining Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran, US President Donald Trump has trapped himself between Scylla and Charybdis. Escalation would spell disaster; retreat would brand him a historic loser. And yet, paradoxically – and almost perversely – a safe passage remains, should he choose to take it.
After Anthropic refused to let its AI to be used in autonomous weapons systems, Trump ordered US agencies to quit using it
WASHINGTON — A critical Supreme Court decision on whether the Trump administration can turn away asylum seekers at the border could come down to a very niche grammatical spat.
Cargo ships sail in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo)
Washington's inability to secure uncontested aerial superiority over Iran stems from US underinvestment in countering lower-altitude threats that Iran has effectively deployed, experts speaking to the Middle East Institute said on Tuesday.
On the same day President Trump signed an executive order blocking college football teams from playing at the same time as the Army-Navy game, he did a victory dance celebrating the passing of former FBI Director Robert Mueller (“Mueller is dead — & Don ‘glad,’ ” March 22).
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Phil Berger, candidate for North Carolina State Senate, campaigns at Douglass Elementary in Eden, N.C., on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Woody Marshall/News & Record via AP)
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. and Iran are "in negotiations right now" and suggested Tehran is eager to make a peace deal, even as the Islamic Republic has denied it is in direct talks with Washington.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran gave him a "very big present" related to the Strait of Hormuz, boosting his confidence that he was talking to the right people in Tehran to end the war.
President Donald Trump listens to a reporter during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump says the United States is talking to "the right people" in Iran in an effort to end hostilities and claims the Iranians want to reach a deal very badly. Follow live.
The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The New York Times has reported that Trump officials have sent a 15-point plan for peace to Iran. Source: Supplied / GB News
The Trump administration is moving to block new foreign-made internet routers from entering the US market, citing national security fears tied to Chinese brands like TP-Link.
United States President Donald Trump is insistent that “productive” negotiations have taken place with Iran to end the war he launched with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu almost a month ago. The major problem with that narrative is that Iran’s top officials have repeatedly denied it.
President Donald Trump told CNN on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz will be “open very soon,” adding he’d like to see the vital shipping route under joint US and Iranian control.
Iran launched a new wave of missiles against Israel early on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump hailed “very good” talks to end the war despite Tehran denying any dialogue had taken place.
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Colin McDonald on Tuesday to lead the Department of Justice’s efforts cracking down on fraud as an assistant attorney general.
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Flowers blooms in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel is deepening its probe into New York City Zohran Mamdani’s administration over the creation of a health department “Global Oppression Working Group,” first exposed by The Post, that accused Israel of genocide and downplayed Hamas’ role in initiating the Gaza war.
The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of troops from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter have told Reuters.
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People opposed to new the U.S. House districts passed by the Missouri General Assembly demonstrate outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
For much of last year, Trump administration officials insisted that no Americans were caught up in the government’s immigration dragnet.
La fiscal del condado Hennepin Mary Moriarty en conferencia de prensa en Minneapolis, el 14 de agosto del 2025. (Renée Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)
ARCHIVO – El fiscal estatal de California Rob Bonta habla con reporteros fuera de la Corte Suprema, el 5 de noviembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, Archivo)
Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters that the US was talking to "the right people" in Iran in order to reach an agreement to end hostilities, adding that the Iranians want to “reach a deal very badly”.
For 48 hours, the world was told to brace for fire.
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WASHINGTON — NASA is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20 billion base on the moon’s surface over the next seven years, its new chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday.
Democrat candidates for California governor are irate over a last-minute decision to ax a scheduled debate — over claims of racism.
Members of Congress have accused the White House of covering up allegations contained in “missing” FBI files by a woman who said she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump while she was a teenager living in South Carolina during the 1980s.
Agentes federales cambian el neumático de un vehículo durante una redada migratoria, el jueves 5 de febrero de 2026, en Minneapolis. (AP Foto/Ryan Murphy)
El líder de la mayoría del Senado John Thune, republicano por Dakota del Sur, en el Congreso en Washington, el 23 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Americans’ views on Trump soured greatly with regard to the cost of living, an issue that was at the centre of his 2024 election campaign
Pharmaceuticals billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong waves as he arrives in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Hopes of de-escalation dim as Israeli PM also vows to keep striking Iran, even as Trump talks up deal hopes
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