Exclusive: It could take six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines deployed by the Iranian military, the Pentagon has informed Congress.
The timeline is perhaps the clearest sign that gas prices could stay high through the midterms.
A "Vote Yes" sign is seen near a fence in a field. A headline reads: "Virginia Passes New House Map in a Midterm Victory for Democrats." Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press.
Breaking News: Virginia voters approved a congressional map that could let Democrats flip up to four House seats, a boost to the party’s effort to win control of the chamber this fall. nyti.ms/4vZ20vM
President Trump’s social media company, which has consistently lost money and struggled with a flagging share price, announced Tuesday that it was replacing Devin Nunes as its chief executive officer. nyti.ms/3QjNBKh
JUST IN: FBI Dir Kash Patel loses libel suit he filed against former FBI agent Frank Figliuzzi for saying Patel "reportedly" has been "visible at nightclubs far more" than at FBI HQ. Judge George Hanks (Obama/TXSD) says it was "rhetorical hyperbole." Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Breaking News: President Trump is said to be in talks to send Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ethics Chairman James Lankford says the Senate panel works "in a quiet manner" to avoid the "theater of the allegation" that comes with public investigations
President Donald Trump said he’d remember companies that decline to seek refunds on duties paid after the Supreme Court struck down a large swath of his tariffs
A headline reads: "Times Exclusive: The Inside Story of 5 Days That Remade the Supreme Court. Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine 'shadow docket' rulings on presidential power."
Confidential memos by Supreme Court justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how they decided to bypass time-tested procedures and create the modern “shadow docket,” a rushed and secretive new way of doing business. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
On your next trip to Spain, listen to chef José Andrés, not your mother. In his new cookbook, “Spain My Way,” Andrés shares his tips for an authentic culinary experience.
Here are his top five dining tips in Spain for travelers:
A California man was charged with grand theft after buying thousands of dollars worth of Lego kits, replacing pieces with bags of uncooked pasta, and returning the sets to stores for refunds, the police said on Thursday.
They sing folk ballads in his honor, call him ”daddy” and buy blankets and pillows adorned with his manly likeness. Behind Mexico’s odd infatuation with the country’s top cop. on.wsj.com/4tj8dRp
EXCLUSIVE: Attorneys for Rep Jamie Raskin are asking appeals court to halt Trump Admin effort to vacate convictions of Jan 6 seditious conspiracy defendants
Raskin is trying to serve as firewall as Justice Dept & defense join forces to vacate the cases
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Australia isn’t looking to engage in a “dispute” with President Donald Trump over his repeated complaints about Canberra’s failure to assist the US in the Iran war and to secure the Strait of Hormuz, senior government ministers say.
The U.S. coaxed two rival Libyan factions into holding their first-ever joint military exercises. If all goes to plan, Western officials say, it would be the next step in squeezing Russia out from its biggest launchpad into Africa. on.wsj.com/4teHe9H
Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV was wrong to say that disciples of Christ are “never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs,” invoking World War II in the Trump administration’s spat with the Catholic Church. nyti.ms/4t8S9Bx
Canada on Tuesday became the latest country to take measures to help consumers facing rising prices at the pump due to the war in Iran and the disruption of global energy markets, as Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would temporarily suspend a federal gas tax until September.
Frustrated by Iran’s unwillingness to give up its strangehold over the Strait of Hormuz, the US is trying to force the issue with its own blockade. Here's what to know
UCLA has set a WNBA Draft record for most first-round picks from one school in a single draft (5).
◽️ No. 4 - Lauren Betts, Mystics
◽️ No. 5 - Gabriela Jaquez, Sky
◽️ No. 6 - Kiki Rice, Tempo
◽️ No. 9 - Angela Dugalić, Mystics
◽️ No. 15 - Gianna Kneepkens, Sun
A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane comments capped by threatening to wipe out Iran and attacking the pope have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power and revived the debate about Trump's mental health. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV for his criticisms of the US-Israeli war on Iran, calling the leader of the Catholic Church “WEAK on crime.”
On Saturday evening, as Vice President JD Vance took a podium in Pakistan and said no deal had been reached to end the war in Iran, President Trump was in Miami watching a mixed martial arts fight.
2026 is starting to look very similar to 2006, when an unpopular war in the Middle East and a 2nd-term president with fading approval ratings helped Democrats win a surprising takeover of the Senate. W/quick look at key races: (GIFT LINK!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
