Live Updates: Kevin Warsh, Trump's Pick for Fed Chair, Faces Confirmation Hearing Kevin M. Warsh told senators at his confirmation hearing that he would be “strictly independent” on decisions related to interest rates and that he is unbothered by Mr. Trump’s calls for lower borrowing costs.

Senators are grilling President Trump’s pick for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, on the central bank’s independence, his personal wealth and more. Follow our live coverage of the hearing here.

Trump opposes United–American merger, signals support for Spirit U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he opposes a potential merger ‌between United Airlines and American Airlines , signaling resistance to a deal that would reshape the U.S. airline industry.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he opposes a potential merger between United Airlines and American Airlines , signaling resistance to a deal that would reshape the U.S. airline industry.

Virginia Redistricting Referendum: What to Watch Republicans have built a small advantage from the gerrymandering clash so far, but Virginia voters could change that.

An important election in Virginia on Tuesday could upend a small advantage that Republicans have built in the monthslong redistricting battle being waged across the U.S. Here’s what to watch for.

CNN anchor Abby Phillip is the calmest voice on viral "NewsNight" where liberals and conservatives spar about the latest topics in the culture wars. bit.ly/4u125x6

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The Strategic Aftershocks of Trump’s Iran War The consequences will be felt long after the fighting ends.

The Iran war is a geopolitical earthquake, and the United States and the world will be living with its strategic consequences for years to come.

Opinion | How an Obama-era restriction strengthens hospital monopolies Physician-owned hospitals make health care better and cheaper for patients.

“Lawyers own law firms. Bakers own bakeries. Hair stylists own salons,” Richard Menger writes.

“Why can’t doctors own hospitals?” https://wapo.st/4sKQEZo

The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 to combat white supremacist groups after the civil rights movement.

Now, the Trump administration appears to be preparing a case against the organization for its past use of paid informants on extremist groups. trib.al/GS8HDom

Canadian military aims to show it can go it alone in the Arctic Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st U.S. state have pushed Canada to rethink relations with its neighbor. But defending the Arctic is too much for any one country.

Canadian military aims to show it can go it alone in the Arctic reut.rs/4eAdCig

Opinion | Older Americans Are Hoarding America’s Potential Older Americans need incentives to give up accumulated housing, jobs and wealth.

“America needs to confront gerontocracy before the system collapses under the weight of its inequality and injustice,” Samuel Moyn writes.

Opinion | My Child Died of Measles If more people had gotten the vaccine, she might still be here.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Rebecca Archer’s daughter died of measles that she contracted before she was old enough to be vaccinated. “Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk,” Archer writes.

COVID shots, newer vaccines in limbo after US court halts Kennedy’s advisory panel Americans may face the next respiratory disease season without clear guidance for COVID shots and updated flu vaccines after a federal court ruling last month left several vaccines in limbo, and raised questions about whether some newly approved products would be covered ​by insurers.

COVID shots, newer vaccines in limbo after US court halts Kennedy’s advisory panel reut.rs/4tVv0Ta

Amb Waltz says "all options are on the table”—including sanctioning banks involved in Iran's oil trade.

Nothing says you're serious about going after Iran's economy like waiving Iranian oil sanctions or pardoning the Binance CEO who pled guilty to violating US sanctions on Iran.

Boyle Statement on Republican Budget Resolution Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after Republicans released the text of an FY26 budget resolution — the first step i...

Read Ranking Member Boyle's full statement here:

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Boyle Statement on Republican Budget Resolution This Republican bill doubles down on a failed agenda and does nothing to lower costs, protect health care, or make our communities safer. Republicans keep telling the American people we cannot afford health care or relief for families struggling with groceries, gas prices, and everyday costs. But they had no problem handing Donald Trump a blank check to give tax breaks for billionaires through their so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill,' and now one for an out-of-control, unaccountable ICE. I will keep fighting to make sure our tax dollars are used to lower costs and protect health care for hardworking families.

"This Republican bill doubles down on a failed agenda and does nothing to lower costs, protect health care, or make our communities safer."

Ranking Member @congressmanboyle.bsky.social on the Republican Budget Resolution:

BREAKING: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced the military is ending a longstanding policy that required all service members get the flu shot. bit.ly/4w0qgh9

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Musk bought $1.4 billion SpaceX shares last year, The Information reports Elon Musk increased his stake in SpaceX last ​year by purchasing $1.4 billion worth of stock from ‌current and former employees, The Information reported on Tuesday.

Musk bought $1.4 billion SpaceX shares last year, The Information reports reut.rs/4sK5eQU

Fascism and loserdom go hand in hand because fascism is predicated on the notion that the fascist has been unjustly cheated and robbed, and that only through force can they restore and revitalize themselves. trib.al/36Jn35p

Trump Accuses Iran Of Violating Ceasefire 'Numerous Times' Ahead Of Peace Talks Trump Accuses Iran Of Violating Ceasefire 'Numerous Times' Ahead Of Peace Talks

Vice President JD Vance is expected to lead the U.S. delegation in a second round of negotiations hosted in Pakistan.

Gulf worries US-Iran talks may cement Tehran's 'golden' grip on Hormuz A warning by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has crystallised fears among Gulf states that reopening the Strait of Hormuz may be the most Iran-U.S. talks can achieve, falling short of the bro...

A warning by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev crystallized fears among Gulf states that reopening the Strait of Hormuz may be the most Iran-US talks can achieve, falling short of the broader de-escalation they regard as vital reut.rs/4e5Gijf

The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with ​Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained as the end of a ceasefire loomed reut.rs/3ONNmXn

Tucker Carlson Makes Shocking Admission About His Support For Trump The former Fox News host and his brother lamented their support for the president over the past decade.

The former Fox News host and his brother lamented their support for the president over the past decade.

The Shadow Docket Is John Roberts’ Disappointing Legacy Chief Justice John Roberts was the driving force behind the rise of the Supreme Court’s emergency docket as a powerful tool to empower the activist conservative majority — that’s the main takeaway of a cache of memos leaked to the New York Times. Roberts’ immediate motivation was to enforce the major questions doctrine, another tool of conservative activism that he has made his signature contribution to the court’s jurisprudence. In retrospect, the convergence between the emergency docket and th

John Roberts has long positioned himself as an advocate for judicial restraint, but leaked memos show a different side

Colonos israelíes matan a dos palestinos en Cisjordania, entre ellos un niño de 13 años cuyo padre ya fue asesinado en 2019 - EFE Colonos israelíes matan a tiros a dos palestinos, entre ellos a un niño de 13 años, cuyo padre fue asesinado también por colonos en 2019

Colonos israelíes matan a tiros a dos palestinos, uno de ellos un niño de 13 años, cuyo padre también fue asesinado por colonos en otro ataque violento en 2019 en la aldea cisjordana de Al Mughair, según una fuente local.

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🇬🇶 🇻🇦 Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his African tour, where his increasingly vocal defences of human rights will be closely watched in one of the most closed-off states on the continent.
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Swedish Supreme Court acquits former Swedbank CEO Bonnesen in Estonia money laundering case Sweden's Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted former Swedbank CEO Birgitte ​Bonnesen over her handling of the bank's anti-money ‌laundering work, overturning the guilty verdict of a lower court that had sentenced her to 15 months in prison.

Swedish Supreme Court acquits former Swedbank CEO Bonnesen in Estonia money laundering case reut.rs/4cq4Gec

Dems Aren’t Buying Reports of Alito Staying Put How the left is preparing for a midterm-year Trump SCOTUS vacancy—or even two.

"'This could be unlike any other Supreme Court nomination fight in modern times, in that the first question will be: Is this person loyal to the truth or loyal to Donald Trump?'"

The latest edition of The Opposition from @lauren-egan.bsky.social:

Today, the government is starting to allow businesses to apply for refunds for Trump’s illegal tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down.

I will be closely monitoring to ensure that businesses of all sizes can access these funds, not just the largest corporations.

Trump administration begins accepting refunds on over $166bn in tariffs

Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffs

The federal government will begin accepting refund requests from businesses that paid more than $100 billion in tariffs imposed by President Trump before the tariffs were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.