Washington: United States and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire on Wednesday after weeks of fighting, and President Donald Trump posted that the US will assist with traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Tehran can begin reconstruction and that American forces will remain to help manage shipments. Tehran's foreign ministry...
Sacramento — Rep. Eric Swalwell pledged at a Tuesday town hall to restrict federal immigration officers’ roles in California if elected governor, saying he would bar them from state jobs and revoke driver’s licenses for agents who refuse to unmask, though he did not specify legal implementation details. San Francisco reporting...
Washington, DC. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Washington late on Tuesday for a three-day visit to review the full spectrum of India–US relations and to advance cooperation across trade, defence and technology, officials and Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra wrote on X on April 8. The visit will include meetings with...
Des Moines. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, campaigned in Iowa on Tuesday, meeting Trump voters in Indianola and delivering a keynote at a Polk County Democratic dinner in Des Moines where she promoted Midwest pragmatism and urged Democrats to present offensive policy plans rather than only criticizing President Trump. Her...
Madison, Wis. — Democratic-backed Chris Taylor won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election Tuesday, defeating Republican-backed Maria Lazar and expanding the court’s liberal majority to 5–2. Taylor campaigned on protecting abortion rights; the projected result guarantees a liberal-controlled court through at least 2030 and affects pending cases. The outcome arrives months before...
Washington — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that American journalist Shelly Kittleson, abducted near Baghdad on March 31, has been released after roughly one week in captivity by members of the Iran-aligned militia Kataib Hezbollah, and will depart Iraq immediately. Rubio thanked the FBI, US agencies and...
Washington — The White House announced April 8 that U.S. forces paused planned strikes against Iran and that Operation Epic Fury met its objectives in 38 days, with President Trump ordering a two-week suspension to open diplomatic negotiations and seek safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The pause began Tuesday...
Budapest, Hungary — Vice President J.D. Vance told supporters Tuesday he expects Iran to respond before an 8 p.m. ET deadline while meeting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of Orbán's reelection bid, and described U.S. military objectives as largely accomplished amid talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Hours earlier a...
United States: President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" if Iran did not meet his deadline to end its de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, posting the threat on Truth Social and setting a midnight GMT/8pm ET ultimatum. The warning included threats to...
Washington reported that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on Kharg Island in Iran early Tuesday, striking dozens of military targets, U.S. officials said; the operation was described as air-only with no ground troops involved and aimed at neutralizing defensive and logistical capabilities. Officials said the strikes did not hit oil infrastructure and...
