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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on April 15 renewed public pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying he would fire Powell if the chair does not leave when his term ends on May 15. Trump reiterated the ad…
Washington — US President Donald Trump said in a Fox Business interview aired April 15 that he wrote to Chinese President Xi Jinping asking him not to supply weapons to Iran, and that Xi replied in writing saying Beijing…
New York City. Governor Kathy Hochul this week announced she will propose a tax surcharge on second homes in the city valued over $5 million, reversing earlier reluctance and aligning with Mayor Zohran Mamdani as state l…
ATHENS, Georgia. Vice President JD Vance visited Athens this week to speak at a Turning Point USA campus event, following a trip to Pakistan that did not secure a deal to end the war with Iran; reporters described a most…
New York. India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, addressed a commemorative event at UN Headquarters on April 15 marking the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar; he…
United States officials said on Wednesday that U.S. military forces have halted maritime trade to and from Iran after a blockade was implemented earlier in the week, while President Donald Trump and administration aides …
Washington, April 15 — US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the conflict with Iran is "close to over," speaking in a Fox Business interview recorded on Tuesday, and reiterated that Tehran wants to negotiate; …
Tehran demonstrators gathered to protest what they described as a United States threat to an oil route, JQJO reported today. Participants voiced opposition to actions they said imperil a transit line used for energy ship…
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma — On April 8, Principal Kirk Moore tackled a 20-year-old former student, Victor Hawkins, in the school's lobby after the suspect entered shortly before 2:20 p.m. Video released this week shows Hawk…
WASHINGTON. President Donald Trump publicly criticized Pope Leo XIV this week after the pontiff condemned U.S. and Israeli military actions in the Iran war; Trump posted a social-media message and an AI-generated image a…
Washington — Senator Lindsey Graham announced Friday he will introduce a reconciliation package before June 1 to fund the Department of Homeland Security, including Border Patrol and ICE, through the end of President Don…
U.S. officials said Vice‑President J.D. Vance led talks in Islamabad on April 12–13 in which the United States proposed a 20‑year suspension of all Iranian nuclear activity and Iran countered with a proposal for up to a …
Annapolis, Maryland. Maryland Democrats declined a mid-deapolitical attempt to redraw the state's congressional map late Monday as the legislative session ended, leaving the proposal in committee; Gov. Wes Moore had supp…
San Antonio — Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Monday he will retire from Congress as lawmakers prepare to return to Washington. Gonzales acknowledged earlier this year that he had an affair with a former sta…
Washington — President Donald Trump accepted a DoorDash delivery in the Oval Office on Monday, received two bags of McDonald's from driver Sharon Simmons, and tipped her $100 while speaking to reporters. The driver, wear…
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed multiple gun-control measures last week, including SB 749, which the General Assembly passed and which would make it a crime to purchase or sell AR-15 rifles. Spanberger said o…
Levelland, Texas. Governor Greg Abbott will tour the Automotive Technology and Welding Facility at South Plains College on Tuesday, April 14, and deliver remarks on the creation of the Texas Jobs Council and the state's …
Washington — President Donald Trump deleted an AI-generated image on Truth Social depicting himself in a Jesus-like healing scene late Sunday and removed it on Monday, April 14, 2026, after immediate public backlash. The…
Indianapolis — Governor Mike Braun signed HEA 1001 on Monday, requiring every city, town and county to evaluate barriers to housing, hold public hearings this year on expanding supply, and submit annual progress reports …
Washington, D.C.—The United States announced Tuesday that its Navy will immediately begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil transit route, following unsuccessful peace negotiations with Iran in Islam…
Washington — President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image on Truth Social Sunday that depicted him in a white robe and red sash with a glowing hand appearing to heal someone, an image similar to one previously sha…
Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on April 13, President Donald Trump said he was indifferent to whether Iran returned to the negotiation table after talks in Islamabad stalled, asserting "I don't know. I don't…
Washington — President Donald Trump publicly attacked Pope Leo XIV on April 13, posting on Truth Social that the pontiff is “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy” after the pope criticized U.S. and Israeli act…
Washington — U.S. Democrats celebrated on April 12, 2026, after Peter Magyar defeated Viktor Orbán, ending Orbán's 16‑year tenure as Hungary’s prime minister. President Donald Trump had publicly backed Orbán and U.S. Vic…
SACRAMENTO — Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his 2026 campaign for California governor on Sunday after multiple women accused him of sexual assault in reports first published by the San Francisco Chronicle and reported by C…