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Iran threatens retaliation after US strikes

Tehran said Washington’s attacks, which the US called “self-defense strikes,” violated the countries’ ceasefire.
People walk past a billboard with a picture of Iranian people, in TehranMajid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

White House calls Abraham Accords a ‘complement’ to Iran war deal

The White House is qualifying the president’s call for an array of other Middle Eastern nations to normalize relations with Israel as part of any deal to end the Iran war.
People walk by a billboard calling for the expansion of the Abraham Accords

‘Circular firing squad’: Democrats question state conventions after Michigan debacle

The party is reevaluating its nominating practices that some warn could result in activist-driven sideshows.
A Democratic candidate speaks to the crowd at Michigan’s state conventionJim West/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Sen. Schiff takes on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

The California Democrat called the fund “the most brazen act of self-dealing corruption we’ve ever seen.”
Adam Schiff

Republican Congress faces major pileup before midterms

It’s not clear how Republicans will handle opposition to the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
John Thune

‘Life by 1,000 Band-Aids’: Trump has no good options to tame inflation

The economic reality that could doom his party in November is not easy to fix, as Joe Biden learned.
President Donald TrumpKylie Cooper/Reuters

Iran deal status remains uncertain

The fate of an Iran peace deal remained uncertain Monday, as both Washington and Tehran offered conflicting signals on progress.

No ‘immediate’ tariffs on semiconductors

The US will not impose tariffs on semiconductors in the near future, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday.

Trump administration clarifies new green card policy

Most people seeking green cards will have to leave the country to apply for permanent residency, rather than do it from inside the US, the Trump administration said Friday.

Gabbard resigns, adding to Trump’s long to-do list

Any successor to the departing national intelligence director would have to get through an increasingly frustrated Senate Republican Conference.

Senators pitch bipartisan affirmation of US-Taiwan ties amid arms sale pause

The president has described a paused $14 billion weapons package for the self-governing island as a “negotiating chip” with China.

Trump faces further Republican rebellion

The latest displeasure comes over an “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” wth Trump’s standing among GOP legislators is at its lowest point of his second term.

Debatable: Taiwan arms sales

Members of Congress broadly support defensive weapon sales to Taiwan, but there’s friction over how far US support for the self-governing island should go.

Ebola outbreak prompts scrutiny of Trump cuts

Congressional Democrats and health experts say slashing USAID hampered the virus response

DNC autopsy prompts more questions

The Democratic National Committee’s incomplete 2024 “autopsy” report contains no mention of the war in Gaza.

Republicans’ view of economy darkens, poll finds

Only 16% of all US adults describe current economic conditions as excellent or good, the lowest in three years.

Trump postpones signing AI and cybersecurity order

Trump suggested he had concerns it could shrink the country’s AI lead over China.

How Trump lost Senate Republicans

The president’s sway with them is lower than at any point in his second term — even as his influence in party primaries peaks.