Iran leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed

Nearly two weeks of war has created the largest oil supply disruption in history, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, IranMojtaba Khamenei in 2016. Rouhollah Vahdati/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Trump’s voting bill fixation strains Republicans to the breaking point

The president is causing painful divisions over legislation that currently has no path to passage, despite the Senate majority leader’s efforts.
Senate Majority Leader John ThuneAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill

The White House has signaled it supports the bill, which includes the president’s proposed ban on institutional investors in housing.
Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren Kylie Cooper/Reuters

Tanzanian tycoon buys East Africa’s biggest media company

The acquisition of the Nation Media Group by Rostam Azizi’s company has sparked fears over media freedom.
A worker arranges printed newspapers for circulation at the Nation Media Group printing press, Nairobi, Kenya, May 8, 2025. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
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Debatable: Iran war funding

Congress is weighing whether to pass more funding for the Pentagon amid the military campaign in the Middle East.
An Iranian missile flies toward Israel.Dylan Martinez/Reuters

White House turns to a familiar promise of pain for gain as oil spikes

It’s an Iran war reassurance that’s familiar from the tariff and tax cut debates.
President Donald TrumpEvan Vucci/Reuters

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill

The White House has signaled it supports the bill, which includes the president’s proposed ban on institutional investors in housing.
Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren Kylie Cooper/Reuters

Trump’s voting bill fixation strains Republicans to the breaking point

The president is causing painful divisions over legislation that currently has no path to passage, despite the Senate majority leader’s efforts.

Democrat urges Trump to renegotiate US-Canada-Mexico trade pact

Sen. Ruben Gallego argued that the current version of the pact doesn’t do enough to stem underlying causes of illegal migration or prevent China from skirting US trade laws.

Americans cut back to afford health care, poll finds

One-third of US adults said they have made at least one tradeoff in their daily life to pay for health expenses.

How the Senate will take up the voter ID bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue.

Trump presses ahead with new tariffs

The US leader is launching probes into other countries’ trading practices after the Supreme Court struck down his tariffs.

How Trump’s relationship with private markets got so complicated

The president relied on industry heavyweights to get elected. Now they’ve hit the limits of their buying power.

Democrats seek to scrutinize Paramount-WBD deal

A dozen lawmakers said they wanted more information about the ongoing federal review of the acquisition.

Resistance grows to Senate’s build-to-rent proposal

Now it’s got issues with Democrats, too.
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