Iran claims US blockade of ports violates ceasefire, but Trump says: ‘We’re talking to them … they can’t blackmail us’
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How the hell has the stock market not learned that Trump just lies? – Trump is wishing away the Iran War the way he did Covid. What happens when the market finally has to tell the truth?
Trump administration deports elderly Irishman from US to Costa Rica under controversial deal – Man arrived in the central American country on Friday as part of a group of 22 deportees
2 Indian vessels fired upon, forced to reverse course in Hormuz – Indian-flagged supertanker among vessels forced to retreat after Iranian gunboats opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, TankerTrackers reported, as Tehran reimposed control, escalating tensions and…
Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump – Zelensky has written off the United States.
Trump and the IRS are in talks to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax records – The president's lawsuit, filed this year, alleges that the IRS failed to take the necessary steps to prevent the unauthorized release of his tax documents.
Trump says review of UFO files found 'interesting' documents – The president in February directed the Department of Defense to begin reviewing government files related to extraterrestrial life.
Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump – Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.
The FBI Director Is MIA – Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is undecided on whether to sign a pause on data centers – The state Legislature passed a first-of-its-kind bill to impose a moratorium on data centers amid a heated national debate over the energy-hungry structures that power AI.
Settlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News – Fox News will pay more than $787 million to Dominion Voting Systems after the sides hammered out a last-minute settlement Tuesday in the explosive defamation case launched against the right-wing…
Trump announces reforms to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments – President signed executive order directing FDA to expedite review of psychedelic drugs including ibogaine
ICE deported 174 Daca recipients through most of last year, agency head says in letter – So-called Dreamers – undocumented immigrants who arrived as children – were allowed to stay in US under Obama-era program