2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (612+ words) President Trump's longtime friend Roger Stone may have saved National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard from dismissal, after the president polled advisers on whether he should replace her, Axios reports. Said a source: "Roger sealed the deal. He saved Tulsi." Semafor:…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (640+ words) CNBC: "Consumer prices spiked in March as the Iran war sent energy costs soaring and took the Federal Reserve further from its inflation target, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Underlying inflation, however, was relatively tame." "The…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago  (642+ words) I don't really know if I do consider myself one right now. I would say I'm definitely leaning more calling myself an independent" I haven't changed yet. But I will probably think pretty deeply about doing that." " Former Rep. Marjorie…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago  (686+ words) Politico: "While there are plenty of partisan disputes that have frustrated Capitol Hill " such as the nearly two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security " divisions between House and Senate Republicans have been the more significant obstacle for a laundry…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (656+ words) Semafor: "Nearly six in 10 Americans think they pay too much in taxes, despite the tax bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last year." "The share of US adults who told Gallup that their taxes are too high has…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago  (720+ words) Punchbowl News: "The two-term incumbent senator is at risk of not even making the primary runoff, and he's fuming at the Senate Republican establishment for not helping him enough." "President Donald Trump's hand-picked candidate has been unable to convert that…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (634+ words) Hunter Biden challenged Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to a cage match, Reuters reports. "It is unclear if or when this match would happen. "The "White House plans to host a similar event " but with actual UFC fighters " on…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago  (679+ words) Iran enters peace negotiations with "powerful leverage" due to its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even as its military capabilities have been degraded, Bloomberg reports. Wall Street Journal: "Tehran has said it intends to charge ships to transit the…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (633+ words) Now he may be a major obstacle to the president's effort to get out of it." Long aligned by politics and personality, Trump and Bibi have different motivations on Iran. Trump appears ready to exit a fight that has damaged…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (639+ words) Iran warned they won't attend crucial peace talks with the U. S. in Pakistan tomorrow if the ceasefire doesn't expand to Lebanon," Politico reports. CBS News: The U. S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D. C. , in an effort to craft…...