President Trump views himself as the master of coercive diplomacy, forcing his opponents to capitulate quickly to U.S. demands or face the threat of attack. But in dealing with Iran, he's discovered that he is up against a nation that prides itself on resilience and delay.
Vice President Vance is expected to depart for Islamabad by Tuesday morning for talks with Iran over a potential deal to end the war, 3 U.S. sources tell Axios.
As the weekend approached, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal to end the seven-week war.
Then President Donald Trump did exactly what his staffers have repeatedly said they wouldn’t do.
A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.
"This is not a free and open Strait of Hormuz the way most of us would want it to be. It is very much still within the control of Iran," Ian Ralby says. "The rhetoric and the reality are very different at the moment."
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Russell Vought, a key figure in the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce, will defend the president's budget request in congressional hearings again on Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/4cuQkIa
In his news conference Monday, President Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.
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From @theathletic.com: South Carolina upsets defending champion UConn to advance to the women's NCAA tournament title game.
The South Carolina Gamecocks will play for a national championship after putting an end to Connecticut’s bid for perfection in the women’s Final Four on Friday.
For the first time in more than 50 years, a crew of astronauts is on its way to lunar orbit. Ross Andersen reports from the launch as the U.S. tries to get its space aura back:
BREAKING: The White House says President Trump will deliver a prime-time address Wednesday evening to update the public on the Iran war.
President Trump signed a sweeping executive order that purports to change rules for mail ballots even though the president has limited authority over elections.
Elections experts called the order legally questionable.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the suspensions of two U.S. Army helicopter pilots who hovered next to entertainer Kid Rock’s swimming pool while he clapped and saluted over the weekend have been lifted. https://to.pbs.org/4sRFR0w
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“Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran
If President Donald Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.”
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really can't be said enough that this case was decided by the same court that decided plessy v. ferguson. if they could have found a plausible rationale to limit birthright citizenship they would have done it. but there is none! the text is as clear as constitutional language can be.
Early Friday, the Senate unanimously passed a plan to end the shutdown for most of the Department of Homeland Security. But within hours, Speaker Mike Johnson rejected it because it didn't include money for ICE and Border Patrol. https://to.pbs.org/4dP1xp7
Breaking News: An Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Saudi Arabia injured 12 American troops, two of them seriously, officials said.
As President Trump says he's working on a deal to end the Iran war, more troops are heading to the region. https://to.pbs.org/47Wfj5y
Professional sports teams are woven into the fabric of their local communities. That’s why a new bill is working to save that connection -by making it more difficult for owners to move their teams on a whim. Caitrin Assaf reports:
The U.S. Army has officially raised its enlistment age limit to 42 from 35 and eased restrictions for people with marijuana convictions.
Breaking news: The Pentagon has ordered Army paratroopers to deploy to the Middle East, U.S. officials said, as President Trump weighs a significant escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and declines to rule out putting U.S. troops on Iranian soil.
Democrats tonight flipped a Republican-leaning Florida state House seat that encompasses President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, per AP.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was likely a series of failures that led to the accident at LaGuardia Airport. https://to.pbs.org/4uQ8f4g
