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Trump, who campaigned against ‘endless’ wars, enters Iran with no end date

By Henry J. Gomez, Allan Smith and Tara Prindiville To win the White House in 2016, Donald Trump first had to get by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the son and brother of two past presidents inextricably linked with U.S. wars in the Middle East. Attacking the Bush family dynasty — and its legacy — became a feature of Trump’s campaign. And that meant doubling down on criticism of the Iraq War that President George W. Bush had led the United States into under the premise of finding weapons of mass destruction that never materialized. “The war in Iraq was a big, fat mistake,” Trump

Higher gas prices are likely coming to the pump after oil prices jump in wake of U.S. strikes in Iran

By Steve Kopack The price of oil surged Sunday after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, which killed its supreme leader. U.S. crude oil initially soared more than 10%, while Brent, the international oil benchmark, surged as much as 13% when trading opened on Sunday. The rally moderated after a few hours but both were still up more than 5% as of 10:20 p.m. ET. For U.S. crude oil, the move pushed prices higher by more than $3 per barrel. Even before the weekend’s escalation, oil prices had risen 17% this year off President Donald Trump’s ramped-up rhetoric against the Iranian regime. The Trump

Vance launches into Trump’s ‘war on fraud’ by suspending Medicaid payments to Minnesota

By Henry J. Gomez and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance got a new assignment Tuesday night: fighting a “war on fraud” that President Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address. It’s the latest addition to a portfolio that has included saving TikTok from extinction in the U.S. and selling Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” — and it comes with Trump’s high expectations. “He’ll get it done,” Trump pledged in his speech. “And if we’re able to find enough of that fraud, we will actually have a balanced budget overnight.” Vance, joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, announced the opening

Three takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union speech

By Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave a triumphal State of the Union speech Tuesday, proclaiming that he has ushered in a “golden age of America” while taunting Democrats in the chamber and blaming the country’s problems on them. The speech comes at a perilous moment for Trump as his approval ratings have slipped. Americans have lost trust in him on the economy for the first time in his political career, according to a wide range of polls, presenting troubles for his party ahead of the November midterm elections. Still, Trump didn’t suggest he would adjust his domestic or foreign policies in

Judge blocks Trump DOJ from reviewing Washington Post reporter’s seized data

By Gary Grumbach and Ryan J. Reilly A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday rescinded the Trump administration’s ability to examine data seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson last month, saying he would “conduct an independent judicial review” of the materials obtained by the Justice Department through a search warrant. U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter wrote that it was the court’s “genuine hope” that the search was conducted, as the Trump administration contended, “to gather evidence of a crime in a single case, not to collect information about confidential sources from a reporter who has published articles critical of the administration.” Porter wrote that

FedEx sues Trump administration for tariff refunds

By Stefania Palma FedEx has sued the US government for a refund on Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, the first large American company to do so since the Supreme Court found the sweeping levies illegal. The company on Monday filed a lawsuit with the US Court of International Trade seeking repayment of tariffs implemented via emergency powers enshrined in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. FedEx seeks “a full refund from [the government] of all IEEPA duties [it has] paid to the United States”, according to the complaint. The White House suffered a big setback last week when the Supreme Court

CIA retracts and revises reports for ‘bias’ after review by Trump-appointed board

By Dan De Luce and Alexandra Marquez CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Friday that he was directing the agency to retract or substantively edit 19 intelligence reports that President Donald Trump’s political appointees said failed to meet “tradecraft standards” or contained political bias. Ratcliffe, a Trump appointee, said the reports “fall short of the high standards of impartiality that CIA must uphold and do not reflect the expertise for which our analysts are renowned,” adding that “there is absolutely no room for bias in our work.” The agency did not identify all 19 reports, but listed three that were released during the administrations

In a historic vote, Tennessee Volkswagen workers get their first union contract

By Stephan Bisaha Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to ratify their first union contract Thursday, securing pay bumps, job protections and a rare win for the United Auto Workers union in the South. It’s been a long road to this contract. Workers initially voted twice against joining the union before casting ballots in favor in 2024, making this VW plant one of the few to unionize in the South, and the rare one that’s not a member of the “Big 3” auto companies: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. That was nearly two years ago and negotiations have dragged on

Bill of Rights put to the test over Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota

By Allan Smith and Scott Wong In and out of court, more than half of the amendments enshrined in the Bill of Rights are being fought over as a direct result of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. In his second term, Trump and his administration have been aggressive in stretching the boundaries of political conventions, resulting in a number of court challenges. Trump’s push to eliminate birthright citizenship, freeze federal funds and bypass Congress through executive orders have tested the separation of powers. The Twin Cities campaign, though, has been a flashpoint, with fights over at least six — the first,

Law enforcement shoots and kills armed man trying to enter Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

By Megan Lebowitz, Kelly O’Donnell and Gary Grumbach Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County deputy shot and killed a man who entered the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida with “what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can,” the Secret Service announced in a statement on Sunday. The suspect’s identity has not officially been released “pending notification of next of kin,” the statement said. Two law enforcement sources identified the suspect to NBC News as Austin Tucker Martin, 21, of North Carolina. A man with that name was reported missing, his mother posted Sunday morning on Facebook.

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