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A pin reading “women for Juliana” is displayed during a primary election night watch party for Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Washington, DC – Tulsi Gabbard, the director of US National Intelligence, said that the United States intelligence community had assessed that Iran was not rebuilding its nuclear enrichment capabilities following US and Israeli attacks last year.
Washington: Nick Adams, the Australian-born MAGA influencer who Donald Trump dumped as ambassador to Malaysia, has been quietly appointed as the president’s special envoy for “American tourism, exceptionalism and values”.
Voting machines are seen at the Bartow County Election office, Jan. 25, 2024, in Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Iran war has split some Maga conservatives from Trump and alienated young voters. What will it mean in the midterms?
El presidente de la Reserva Federal Jerome Powell en conferencia de prensa en la sede de esa institución en Washington, el 28 de enero del 2026. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, under construction between Manhattan and New Jersey, will improve passenger rail service, an important issue for New York City commuters. It would seem to have nothing to do with what’s happening in northern Wisconsin.
Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Thursday, March 19.
Beijing seeks to control the island without the use of force, the US intelligence community says in its report on global threats
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware — President Donald Trump is paying his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base as the remains of six US service members killed in the crash of a refueling aircraft are returned to their families.
Joe Moscinski places the final light in the outdoor menorah at Temple Shalom, Dec. 20, 2019 in Auburn, Maine. (Andree/Sun Journal via AP, File)
President Donald Trump has encouraged the people of Iran to rise up and “take over” their government amid the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic.
Jerome Powell resists Trump pressure as policymakers weigh energy shock against a weakening US jobs market
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady as policymakers navigate their way through higher-than-expected inflation readings, mixed signs on the labor market – and a war.
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La torre de control en el Aeropuerto Nacional Ronald Reagan Washington en Arlington, Virginia, el 1 de febrero del 2025. (AP foto/Jose Luis Magana)
In an attempt to ease soaring gasoline prices amid the war in Iran, President Trump on Wednesday announced a 60-day waiver on the Jones Act – a US shipping law that traces back more than a century and has been criticized for keeping energy prices sky-high.
WASHINGTON — US intelligence concluded Wednesday that Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment capacities destroyed last year by the United States and Israel, contradicting a key justification by President Donald Trump for his ongoing war.
Veteran Democratic Party strategist James Carville predicted in a video published Monday that President Donald Trump will resign by this time next year after the midterm elections.
As United States President Donald Trump faces mounting global criticism for starting the war on Iran with Israel, he is also facing a battle at home with opposition lawmakers who have challenged his authority to conduct the conflict.
Un hombre carga su ventilador y su teléfono celular con un panel solar durante un apagón en La Habana, el 17 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard sidestepped a pointed question about whether or not, as the White House suggested, there was an “imminent nuclear threat” from Iran.
Donald Trumpmostrou crescente irritação com a posição de países como França e Reino Unido, que têm rejeitado envolver-se na reabertura da via marítima estratégica, bloqueada pelo Irão na sequência dos ataques conjuntos de Washington e Israel.
WASHINGTON — The US Senate confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's pick as Homeland Security chief, got off to a fiery start on Wednesday as he clashed with the committee chairman, a fellow Republican.
A decisão do Departamento do Tesouro dos Estados Unidos nesta quarta-feira (18/03) de flexibilizar as sanções impostas à Venezuela permitirá que empresas americanas realizem negócios com a estatal Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), ainda que com algumas limitações, enquanto o governo do presidente Donald Trump bus…
The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va., near the wreckage of a mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
A man charges his phone and his fan with a solar panel during a blackout in Havana, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) revealed to The Post Wednesday that she’s uncovered more than $77 billion in research and development spending by the Pentagon that’s been shielded from taxpayers.
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Under President Donald Trump, United States foreign policy has reached a new low. His administration’s war on Iran, coming just after its kidnapping of Venezuela’s dictator, will damage the US and change how the rest of the world views American power.
Sara Eisen returned to The View as a guest co-host on Wednesday, sparking some lively debate with Sunny Hostin.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton reacts as she takes the stage during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
El puerto de Los Ángeles el 20 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Damian Dovarganes)
El secretario de Estado de EEUU, Marco Rubio, participa en una ceremonia de izado de la bandera en el Departamento de Estado, el lunes 9 de marzo de 2026 en Washington. (Foto AP/Kevin Wolf)
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday as senators examined global threats from China, Russia, Iran, transnational criminal organizations, and global instability.
Beijing seeks to decipher effect of Iran war on US midterms and best way to apply pressure when Trump meets Xi
Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 9, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Texas Senate candidate and rising Democratic star James Talarico was asked about some of his past controversial tweets as he continues to campaign in the Lone Star State.
WASHINGTON — US companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war.
The US leader’s call for a delay as he focuses on the Iran war follows reports of growing frustration at the White House’s erratic behaviour
El primer ministro británico Keir Starmer (izq) y el presidente francés Emmanuel Macron en Chequers, cerca de Aylesbury, Inglaterra, el 9 de enero del 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
Move comes as president attempts to mitigate rising price of oil while carrying out war on Iran
If Europe is sucked into this illegal conflict with Iran, public support for rearmament could collapse – and only Putin will benefit
Pedestrian crosswalks were hacked in Denver, Colorado, to deliver vile messages attacking President Trump.
Sexta-feira (06.03) - O Presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, reuniu com executivos de sete grandes empresas de defesa na Casa Branca — numa tentativa da sua administração reforçar o setor à medida que a guerra contra o Irão se intensifica.
WASHINGTON — Democratic candidates aligned with the far-left legislative “Squad” went 0 for 6 in Illinois House primary races Tuesday evening, dealing a blow to insurgent dreams of taking control of the party following the November midterms.
President Trump issued a Jones Act waiver on Wednesday in his latest attempt to tamp down rising fuel prices caused by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Las empresas de Estados Unidos podrán hacer negocios con la empresa estatal venezolana de petróleo después de que el Departamento del Tesoro flexibilizó el miércoles las sanciones, con limitaciones, mientras el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump busca maneras de aumentar el suministro mundial de …
President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver of a longstanding U.S. shipping law in an attempt to stabilize oil markets amid the Iran war, the White House confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday.