National
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Postmaster general spars with Senate Democrats over mail-in ballot restrictions
Senate Democrats sparred with Postmaster General David Steiner on Wednesday over the U.S. Postal Service’s move to stop delivering mail-in ballots in states that don’t hand over their voter rolls to the federal government. Steiner, who has stayed out of the political spotlight since taking the lead role at USPS last year, was grilled by…
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Dispute over nuclear inspections shows how US and Iran are negotiating in public
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency signaled Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran deal to reach an end to the war. An Iranian diplomat instead insisted any such visit would only come after a final deal. The comments…
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Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund. It was the 10th time the Senate…
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on immigration case dealing with green card holders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes. The 6-3 decision centers on an immigration officers’ 2012 decision to put lawful permanent resident Muk Choi Lau on immigration parole when he returned from a short…
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ICE may deport illegal immigrants without judge approval, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of expanding a fast-track deportation process to let the Trump administration expeditiously remove illegal immigrants who are living inside the United States, not just at the southern border. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reinstated President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, plan…
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Dispute over nuclear inspections clouds US-Iran teams’ work to finalize a war-ending deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspectors to view bombed Iranian nuclear sites, as officials mediated talks on a permanent end to their war and violence broke out again in Lebanon. The differing accounts came as Iran’s president met with Pakistani officials…
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Sheehy calls for Rubio to take over Iran negotiations if Vance can’t swing it
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) on Monday suggested Secretary of State Marco Rubio should be waiting in the wings to handle negotiations with Iran if Vice President JD Vance can’t get a long-term agreement with Tehran over the finish line. Vance is in Switzerland this week with Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to meet…
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For Vance, Iran deal presents opportunity and risk
Vice President JD Vance has a lot riding on the deal to end the war in Iran. The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran came together at the outset of Vance’s book tour, but that’s not the only reason the vice president has been out front defending it while President Donald Trump…
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Top five hot mic moments from world leaders at G7 Summit
As the 52nd annual G7 Summit came to a close on Wednesday in France, world leaders not only discussed diplomacy front and center, but also engaged in lighter conversations on the sidelines. There were many hot-mic moments in which President Donald Trump and European politicians joked with each other, but there were also behind-the-scenes conversations that were…
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Trump and Obama lock horns as White House tries to sell new Iran deal
Former President Barack Obama‘s reemergence is looming over President Donald Trump‘s peace deal with Iran as the incumbent tries to sell his deal to an increasingly skeptical public after the nearly four-month war. Obama’s return to the headlines as he prepares to open his presidential library in Chicago on Friday has heightened comparisons between his…