
UPI - 21 min 37 sec ago
The board of trustees at the Kennedy Center has appealed a court order to remove President Donald Trump's name from the venue by a Friday deadline.

The Independent - 54 min 42 sec ago
Iran's stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting...

The Hill - 1 hour 28 min ago
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Thursday evening that President Trump's account of the state of negotiations to end the Iran war "lacks a lot of credibility." Trump earlier in the day threatened ramped up strikes on Tehran but later canceling them with a promise that Iran's supreme leader had approved a deal to reopen the...

The Raw Story - 1 hour 58 min ago
An announcement by Donald Trump that he is on the verge of a peace deal with Iran that preempted what was expected to be a major bombing campaign was not greeted with universal approval by members of his MAGA base. Late Thursday, the president took to his Truth Social platform to write, "Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled...

The Independent - 2 hours 13 min ago
Kristen Welker says President Donald Trump blamed disruptive' rain for his mood and pledged to sit down with her again in Washington at a later date...

The Guardian - 2 hours 17 min ago
Starmer shows no will to pursue the main options for rising commitments: spending cuts, tax rises or borrowing UK politics live latest updates Business live latest updates When Keir Starmer wanted to promise Donald Trump that the UK would increase defence spending, he decided to fund it by slashing the UK's aid budget losing a cabinet minister , Anneliese Dodds, in the process. This time around, with John Healey's Ministry of Defence (MoD) demanding an additional 18.5bn over four years to...

The Hill - 2 hours 23 min ago
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson took a swipe at President Trump over the way he is "selling" the ongoing military operation in the Middle East to the American people. "As of right now, Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. It did not when this war began. Now it does," Carlson said on a recent episode of...

The Hill - 2 hours 31 min ago
President Trump called for Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) expulsion from Congress on Thursday afternoon and claimed the lawmaker would "be in jail" if not for a pardon from former President Biden. Trump responded on Truth Social to a post from conservative commentator Mark Levin, who warned that the Maryland Democrat was "already leading a plot...

NBC News - 3 hours 40 min ago
President Donald Trump called off strikes on Iran, saying a deal to end the war and reopen the key trade route would soon be "finalized." NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Jerusalem on what could happen next and what Tehran is saying.

Mother Jones - 3 hours 48 min ago
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows. As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to […]...

The Guardian - 3 hours 55 min ago
Trump claims strikes called off as deal is close, but Tehran denies agreement near, while legal experts question if US targets may be a war crime. Plus 20 years of Taylor Swift's incredible influence on pop culture Good morning. Yesterday, Donald Trump spent the day promising he was going to hit Iran harder than ever before, then announced again that the US and Iran were close to signing a deal . Iran's foreign ministry dismissed the claim, and Tasnim, the semi-official Iranian news agency...

Fox News - 4 hours 6 min ago
Outgoing Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas predicted that President Donald Trump will experience "disaster" in the 2026 midterm elections.

The Raw Story - 4 hours 9 min ago
Should a desperate Donald Trump sign off on the latest deal with Iran that led him to call off a major attack late Thursday, he would suffer a "major humiliation" based on leaked details. That is according to Insider editor Michael Weiss, who appeared on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" on Friday morning and claimed that the president has come to the realization that he was duped into the whole endeavor. Pointing out that the president has announced an imminent deal is at hand countless...

The Guardian - 4 hours 10 min ago
Brent crude falls as optimism rises strait of Hormuz could reopen over the weekend Business live latest updates Global oil prices fell on Friday to lows not seen since the first week of the Iran crisis after Donald Trump claimed he was close to reaching a peace deal with Tehran. The price of Brent crude began to tumble from about $93 a barrel in overnight trade after the US president called off further military strikes against Iran which were scheduled for the evening. Continue reading...

Yard Barker - 4 hours 18 min ago
UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has now explained why he will not be in Washington for the UFC Freedom 250 card at the White House. Dana White's MMA organisation will be linking up with the administration of President Donald Trump to stage Sunday's seven-fight UFC main card.

Yard Barker - 4 hours 36 min ago
Three red cards shown in Mexico vs. South Africa, a record for World Cup opening match Gianni Infantino's ceremony became a divisive ode to Donald Trump...

The Guardian - 4 hours 43 min ago
Law due to expire at midnight tonight following unhappiness over Trump's pick for intelligence chief Hello and welcome to the US live blog. A key surveillance tool that allows the US to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire after Congress failed to temporarily extend the program. Pulte has to go. He cannot be in the DNI role. It's too important. Donald Trump declared "a great settlement" with Iran, which could be signed soon "maybe in Europe, over the weekend"...

UPI - 5 hours 58 sec ago
Iran poured cold water on U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that all sides had approved "final points" of a deal to end the war.

New York Magazine - 5 hours 17 min ago
From Donald Trump Jr. to 2 Chainz, a guide to those raking it in today as the rocket-maker goes public.

The Guardian - 5 hours 17 min ago
Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its future Donald Trump's bid to install a controversial ally as the country's leading intelligence official has shone a light on the wide reach of a powerful surveillance law, and raised questions over its future. Privacy advocates say it deserves scrutiny, and reform, regardless of who the US president appoints as director of national intelligence (DNI). Continue reading...

The Guardian - 5 hours 17 min ago
Piggy', corrupt', stupid': the president keeps lashing out. Here's how journalists can stand up to him For many years now, Donald Trump has been saying awful things to or about the female media figures who have the nerve to ask him questions and challenge his falsehoods. "Quiet, Piggy," he ordered a Bloomberg reporter, Catherine Lucey, last year in a press gaggle when she pushed him about the release of the Epstein files. Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing...

The Independent - 5 hours 20 min ago
This shift has effectively eliminated the education gap that previously existed among independents, who now largely share negative views of Trump regardless of their academic background...

Slate - 5 hours 38 min ago
Most Americans will encounter Trump's D.C. "renovations" only on eighth grade field trips. Those of us who live here have to suffer them every day.

Huffington Post - 6 hours 19 min ago
Dr. Jonathan Reiner explained why it's "a real concern."...