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WASHINGTON — Mississippi’s solicitor general was caught flat-footed during oral arguments in a critical mail-in-ballot case before the Supreme Court Monday, prompting liberal justices to step in to help him out.
From threats of fire and fury, Donald Trump has suddenly backed down from his obliteration warning against Iran. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
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FILE This is the Voice of America building in Washington D.C., on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
The LNG Jamal was taken to a scrap yard in 2025, but tracking data shows it reappearing after the start of the war in the Middle East. (MarineTraffic: Pietragala Geraldo/FILE)
Motorists queue up to get fuel at a pump, fearing a possible fuel shortage due to the US Iran war, in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
The Strait of Hormuz could be “open very soon” if diplomatic talks go well with Iran, US President Donald Trump told reporters this morning. The Iranian Foreign Ministry, however, has flatly denied the US president’s claims that any talks have taken place, neither directly nor through an intermediary.
The US president claims progress in talks with Iran, but uncertainty persists. Meanwhile, Israel advances West Bank annexation under cover of a crisis
Washington: Donald Trump’s Monday morning backdown – before markets opened in New York – was easy to foresee. In an all-caps message, the president announced the US and Iran had engaged in detailed and constructive talks over the weekend, and he would not proceed with his threats to attack Iranian energy facilities.
La sede de la compañía francesa TotalEnergies, en el distrito La Defense, en las afueras de París, el 21 de marzo del 2025. (AP foto/Thomas Padilla)
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media about talks with Iran. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas instead
Senior Iranian officials have denied that Iran held talks with the United States, just hours after US President Donald Trump claimed “very good and productive conversations” had taken place towards ending the war.
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Gold futures kept tumbling Monday despite President Trump’s halt on military strikes against Iran as investors continued to fret that the conflict could stall interest-rate cuts.
Relief is flowing through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices are easing, and stock prices are jumping on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement.
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WASHINGTON – President Trump is changing the way he approaches the West Wing — literally — by swapping out the current gray pavement for a black granite walkway, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Donald Trump has said he is postponing strikes on Iranian power plants for a five-day period, extending a deadline he gave the regime to open the strait of Hormuz. The US president had threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants, while Tehran said in return it would ‘irreversibly destroy’ essential infrastructure…
A bipartisan Senate duo is introducing legislation that would prohibit prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket from letting people bet on sports and casino-style games.
It had been possible to observe this presidency in abstract terms, but no more. The consequences of the Iran attack will affect our lives and our politics
A sign for the French company TotalEnergies is displayed at headquarters March 21, 2025, in La Defense business district outside of Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he and Iran's ayatollah could "jointly" control the Strait of Hormuz, as he unleashed a flurry of de-escalatory statements.
The Italian premier is also facing growing scrutiny over her controversial alignment with Trump and his increasingly unpopular war on Iran.
The top Iranian official, who is reportedly speaking to the Trump administration about ending the war and opening the Strait of Hormuz, denied that the negotiations were taking place.
Vista de frente al Kennedy Center para las Artes Escénicas, el 2 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Rahmat Gul, archivo)
S&P 500 futures and oil futures flashed an unusual burst of activity early Monday minutes before a market-moving social media post from President Donald Trump.
It’s not everyday that Sunny Hostin agrees with JD Vance, but The View co-host cited past criticisms from the Vice President in order to make a case about President Donald Trump‘s recent “inappropriate” behavior.
HOUSTON — The Trump administration plans to bring additional diesel to the market as fuel prices surge, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC on Monday.
PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump said Monday that "regime change" was underway in Iran as the United States holds peace talks with an unidentified alternative leader.
IN moments of public distrust, language becomes policy, and we have seen this from 2022 to the present. It becomes doubly insulting if the way to explain corruption is done by public relations. That is why the now familiar line, “There was no bribe. There was no deal. There was no exchange,” matters. It is not merel…
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A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
ATLANTA — More federal immigration officers are making their way to US airports after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.
The US president has extended by five days his deadline to ‘hit and obliterate’ Iran’s power stations and energy infrastructure if Tehran does not allow shipping to move freely. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss what is behind this change of tone and the impact the uncertainty will have on the cost of living in …
President claims immigration agents could help manage long lines as TSA agents go unpaid during partial shutdown
White House border czar Tom Homan pushed back against CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday morning after she asked Homan how “well-thought-out” a new plan to send immigration officers to help TSA agents could be.
Immigration agents have begun deploying to some airports in the United States as a federal government funding battle has led to long delays and staffing problems at airports across the country.
IEA chief warns of ‘very severe’ global energy crisis
US President Donald Trump claimed to reporters that the price of oil will "drop like a rock" if the United States makes a deal with Iran to end the war.
Markwayne Mullin, senador republicano por Oklahoma y nominado para ser secretario de Seguridad Nacional, en el Congreso en Washington, el 18 de marzo del 2026.. (AP foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
WASHINGTON (AP) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos rechazó el lunes la apelación de una periodista de internet que vive en Texas que afirmó que fue arrestada injustamente en un caso que atrajo la atención de organizaciones mediáticas nacionales y defensores de la libertad de expresión.
WASHINGTON — Security lines at the world’s busiest airport stretched for five hours on Sunday as the TSA crisis escalated over the weekend.
Some inside Iran believe threat was designed to divert attention from desire to seize islands in strait of Hormuz
Fotografía de la Corte Suprema, 6 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Rahmat Gul, archivo)
The Trump administration is in talks with Iran’s parliament speaker to try to end the war, according to a new report.
President Trump said Monday it’s unclear whether Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive.
El senador demócrata por Maryland Chris Van Hollen presenta una propuesta económica en el Congreso en Washington, el 12 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Jose Luis Magana)
The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)