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Judge dismisses Trump defamation lawsuit against Murdoch, WSJ about Epstein letter
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (478+ words) A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, which had alleged the newspaper defamed Trump in a story saying the. .. A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed…...
U. S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz set to begin
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (152+ words) The U. S. on Monday morning is set to start blocking ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, attempting to ratchet up pressure on Iran to reopen the key oil route after peace negotiations collapsed. President Donald Trump, announcing the…...
Europe cheers Orb'n defeat as a bloody nose for the Kremlin " but Hungary's future remains contested
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (952+ words) The ousting of Hungary's conservative nationalist leader Viktor Orb'n is being hailed as a victory for liberal democracy and the European Union. The leaders of Poland, France and Germany, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, were among the…...
Trump blasts Pope Leo for criticism of U. S. foreign policy
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (571+ words) - President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff's criticism of the U. S. war with Iran. - The president said he does not "want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I'm doing exactly what…...
Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor amid sexual misconduct allegations
15+ hour, 10+ min ago (188+ words) Rep. Eric Swalwell on Sunday evening said he was suspending his campaign for California governor on the heels of sexual misconduct allegations against the Democratic lawmaker. "To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in…...
Trump says U. S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (466+ words) President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U. S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks held in Pakistan to end the Iran war hit the skids. "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the…...
Trump administration releases renderings of 250-foot 'triumphal arch' to loom over Potomac
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (471+ words) New architectural drawings of President Donald Trump's controversial proposed "triumphal arch" released on Friday show a 250-foot structure standing across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. The drawings, submitted by Harrison Design to the Commission of Fine…...
White House warned staff against making Iran war bets on prediction markets
3+ day, 47+ min ago (409+ words) The White House last month warned staff in an email not to make prediction markets bets related to the Iran war, a Trump administration official confirmed Friday. The warning came amid increasing concern about insider trading on prediction markets such…...
Vance expects U. S. negotiations with Iran on war will be "positive"
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (298+ words) Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that he thinks negotiations with Iran to end the six-week war will be "positive," while warning Tehran's diplomatic team not to "play us." Vance spoke to reporters before boarding Air Force Two at…...
China's Xi invokes 'threat' of Taiwan independence in first cross-strait opposition talks in a decade
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (671+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang party chair Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, the first encounter between Xi and a sitting Taiwanese opposition leader in nearly a decade. In a readout released by Chinese state media, Xi said…...