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Oil Prices Fall After Ceasefire Announced
“Oil plunged toward $90 a barrel after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that’s expected to halt the American-Israeli military campaign in exchange for Tehran reopening the…
Five More House Races Move Towards Democrats
Cook Political Report: “The political environment for House Republicans continues to look bleak. Even before President Donald Trump’s approval rating reached a nadir amid spiking gas prices and an unpopular…
Elissa Slotkin Would Consider Running for President
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) “said she would consider running for president in 2028 to help the Democratic Party chart a new path built around the next generation of leaders,” the…
Republicans Hold Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Seat
New York Times: “Clay Fuller, a former state prosecutor, won a special election runoff on Tuesday to fill the U.S. House seat in Georgia previously held by Marjorie Taylor Greene,…
Iran Accepts Terms of Pakistan’s Proposal
New York Times: “Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said in a statement that Iran has agreed to Pakistan’s proposal for a cease-fire and that attacks against Iran are halted, Iran…
Trump Extends Deadline for Iran
President Trump “said he agreed to the proposal by Pakistan, which calls for a two-week cease-fire and the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” the New York Times reports….
Americans’ Views Towards Israel Turn Negative
A new Pew Research poll finds 60% of U.S. adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel. Save to Favorites
Iran Isn’t Budging as Trump’s Deadline Nears
New York Times: “Three Iranian officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive diplomacy, as did other diplomats who discussed the matter, said Iran had stopped engaging…
TV Networks on High Alert for Trump’s Deadline
There are no countdown clocks yet, but news outlets are making viewers well aware of the 8 p.m. ET hour, the deadline that Donald Trump has set for Iran to…
Brooke Rollins Sent Easter Email to Staff Touting ‘Jesus’
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent USDA staff an Easter email that emphasized the story of Jesus being crucified and resurrected, a message that some Christians said alienated them for its…
House Republican Calls Her Colleagues ‘Immoral Freaks’
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) vented that she is tired of serving with a bunch of “immoral freaks” in Congress on Tuesday, Mediaite reports. Said Luna: “I am sick of…
Trump Underwater in 135 Republican-Held Districts
G. Elliot Morris: “New estimates I’ve produced show that Trump’s approval rating is below 50% among registered voters in 135 Republican-held congressional seats — 104 in the House and 31…
Trump Says Iran’s Call for Human Shields Is ‘Totally Illegal’
President Trump sharply criticized Iran’s call for young people to line up as human shields around power plants, NBC News reports. Said Trump: “Totally illegal. They’re not allowed to do…
Pakistan Seeks Two-Week Iran Deadline Extension
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pleaded for President Trump to extend tonight’s 8 p.m. deadline by two weeks for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Save to Favorites
Key Oil Price Jumps to Highest Level on Record
Bloomberg: “The world’s most important price for real-world oil barrels soared to a record, the latest evidence of global crude markets that are pricing increasingly scarce supply in the wake…
Hegseth Clashes with Army Secretary
Washington Post: “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has no plans to resign or otherwise leave his role at the Pentagon… after a series of internal clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
Anthropic Claims Its New AI Model Is a ‘Reckoning’
New York Times: “Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company that recently fought the Pentagon over the use of its technology, has built a new A.I. model that it claims is too…
Ultimatums and Rising Risk
Carolyn Kissane: “Five weeks into the war… the full effects are still unfolding. Markets have not fully absorbed what sustained disruption could mean. Both sides are now signaling a willingness…
Don’t Forget Iran’s Biological Weapons
Stat: “The war with Iran has focused the world’s attention on nuclear weapons and oil. Those risks are real. But there is a third category of danger that the conflict…
Iran Says Second Strait Will Close
A senior Iranian source told Reuters: “If the situation gets out of control, Iran’s allies will also close the Bab El-Mandeb Strait.” Save to Favorites
