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Iran reportedly intends to require ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz to pay the cryptocurrency equivalent of $1 per barrel of oil on board during the two-week ceasefire with the U.S. Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, which works with Iran’s government, told the Financial Times about the requirement...

Conservative influencer Laura Loomer sharply criticized the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by the U.S. and Iran on Tuesday evening, railing against diplomatic negotiations as a “negative for our country.” Loomer slammed the deal repeatedly in a flurry of social media posts, starting shortly after President Trump announced the two-week pause on escalating strikes in the...

Progressive U.S. congresswoman Chellie Pingree and MAHA leader Kelly Ryerson have united to fight for the right of people to eat food free of toxic chemicals, to be warned of potential health risks, and to hold corporations accountable for the harm their products cause.

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed shared a stage with controversial internet personality Hasan Piker at Michigan State University, sparking criticism from fellow Democrats who worry it risks alienating Jewish voters and weakening the party in November.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into the Epstein files, the panel’s Republican leadership said in a statement. “The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is...

Vice President Vance characterized the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. as “a fragile truce” while speaking in Hungary on Wednesday. “If the Iranians are willing in good faith to work with us, I think we can make an agreement,” Vance said. “If they’re going to lie, if they’re going to cheat, if they’re going...

President Trump in a new interview praised the two-week ceasefire deal reached with Iran as a "total and complete victory" for the U.S. Trump told Agence France-Press (AFP) that there is "no question" that it is a U.S. victory. He also said in the brief interview that he believes China intervened to persuade Iran to...

Disregard for sovereignty, blackmail and a complete lack of project oversight have become Beijing’s trademark.

President Trump said Wednesday that Iran will not enrich uranium, and that the U.S. will work with the country to dig up B-2 bombers as part of the latest agreement reached between the two countries.  “The United States will work closely with Iran, which we have determined has gone through what will be a very...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are briefing reporters first thing Wednesday, less than a full day after President Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran. Hegseth started the briefing by calling Operation Epic Fury an "historic and overwhelming victory" that completely destroyed its defense industrial base, razing...

The harder question is what it will take to reach the people who are still smoking, and whether we’re ready for that.

Prediction markets are caught in legal crosshairs to determine how they are to be regulated as questions also swirl around the ethical nature of the business with the Iran war being pulled in. And as states dangle civil prosecution and criminal charges, Kalshi and other platforms are heading to court. At the center of...

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed the temporary ceasefire reached in the joint U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran on Tuesday, criticizing the deal as a “political disaster.” “Israel wasn’t even at the table when decisions were made concerning the core of our national security,” Lapid wrote overnight in a translated post on social platform X. He...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will speak with reporters Wednesday morning about the U.S. military operation in Iran, after President Trump announced another temporary suspension of strikes on Tehran amid negotiations. Trump announced the pause in a post on Truth Social less than two hours before the 8 p.m....