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FILE - Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)

FILE - Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File)

U.S. Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh to face tough hearing before Senate panel

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Yesterday

FILE - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer listens as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaving Trump’s cabinet after abuse of power allegations

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Yesterday

Hoardings displaying flags of the U.S, Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the U.S. and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Waseem Khan

Hoardings displaying flags of the U.S, Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the U.S. and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Waseem Khan

analysis

Ahead of peace talks in Pakistan, the stakes are high for the U.S. and Iran

David Shribman

4 min read

Yesterday

President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

analysis

In Iran, the fog of war gives way to the smog of negotiations

David Shribman

4 min read

April 19, 2026

An AI-generated animation created by a pro-Iran studio and depicting an Iranian man grilling four U.S. aircrafts like a kebab over a campfire is seen on a computer screen in Brussels, on April 8.

An AI-generated animation created by a pro-Iran studio and depicting an Iranian man grilling four U.S. aircrafts like a kebab over a campfire is seen on a computer screen in Brussels, on April 8.

Iran continues to mock Trump with AI-generated social media posts

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April 19, 2026

Andy Weber at the Ulba plant, fall 1994, with one of the drums used to haul away the highly enriched uranium (HEU) to the United States.

Project Sapphire, an American operation to remove more than a half-ton of weapons-grade uranium removed from Kazakhstan in 1994. From Oct. 14 to Nov. 11, 1994, a team of 31 Americans ventured into a remote area of Kazakhstan to secure 1,320 pounds of weapons-grade uranium and airlift it safely out of the country to the United States.
On November 20-21, two U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy airlifters carried 448 containers of the dangerous material and the team to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, with several aerial refuelings. The uranium was then trucked to the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee to be blended down.

Andy Weber at the Ulba plant, fall 1994, with one of the drums used to haul away the highly enriched uranium (HEU) to the United States.

Project Sapphire, an American operation to remove more than a half-ton of weapons-grade uranium removed from Kazakhstan in 1994. From Oct. 14 to Nov. 11, 1994, a team of 31 Americans ventured into a remote area of Kazakhstan to secure 1,320 pounds of weapons-grade uranium and airlift it safely out of the country to the United States.
On November 20-21, two U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy airlifters carried 448 containers of the dangerous material and the team to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, with several aerial refuelings. The uranium was then trucked to the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee to be blended down.

A post-Cold War operation kept enriched uranium out of Iran’s hands decades ago

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April 17, 2026

Earlier this year, an anonymous Polymarket user collected more than $400,000 on a January bet predicting the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, prompting concerns that someone with access to private U.S. government information may have engaged in insider trading.

Earlier this year, an anonymous Polymarket user collected more than $400,000 on a January bet predicting the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, prompting concerns that someone with access to private U.S. government information may have engaged in insider trading.

Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

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April 16, 2026

An aerial view from Birch River, a few kilometres downstream from the Twin Metals proposed copper-nickel mine, and about 20 km upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

An aerial view from Birch River, a few kilometres downstream from the Twin Metals proposed copper-nickel mine, and about 20 km upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

U.S. allows mining near Minnesota wilderness area, with waters flowing into Canada

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April 16, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press, as he departs from the White House, en route to Joint Base Andrews (JBA), in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press, as he departs from the White House, en route to Joint Base Andrews (JBA), in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

U.S. House Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers

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April 16, 2026

Gas prices over five dollars a gallon are displayed at an Exxon gas station in Washington last month.

Gas prices over five dollars a gallon are displayed at an Exxon gas station in Washington last month.

Trump attempts economic reset as Republicans fret over high gas prices

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April 15, 2026

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 14: A boy peers into a damaged residential building that, according to Iranian authorities, was hit by a strike on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, on April 14, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. On April 8 President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. Peace talks facilitated by Pakistan have since stalled, reportedly over Iran's nuclear capabilities and control of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 14: A boy peers into a damaged residential building that, according to Iranian authorities, was hit by a strike on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, on April 14, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. On April 8 President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. Peace talks facilitated by Pakistan have since stalled, reportedly over Iran's nuclear capabilities and control of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

analysis

Comparing the Iran war to other U.S. conflicts yields little of value

David Shribman

4 min read

April 14, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 12.

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 12.

analysis

This is what a Donald Trump with few friends and fewer options looks like

David Shribman

4 min read

April 13, 2026

On social media, President Donald Trump called Pope Leo 'WEAK on crime' and 'terrible for Foreign Policy.'

On social media, President Donald Trump called Pope Leo 'WEAK on crime' and 'terrible for Foreign Policy.'

In feud with the Pope, Trump crosses red lines for some faithful supporters

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April 13, 2026

Iranians walk past portraits of victims reportedly killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on the residential building near which they are displayed, in Tehran, on Monday.

Iranians walk past portraits of victims reportedly killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike on the residential building near which they are displayed, in Tehran, on Monday.

Iran trolls Trump on social media after he launches his own blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

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April 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

analysis

Trump opens a new front in his war on everyone: the Vatican

David Shribman

4 min read

April 13, 2026

Lisa Pugh, monitoring program manager at conservation group Save the Boundary Waters, collects water samples for lab analysis, using quality-control measures to guard against contamination. The site on the Birch River is a few kilometres downstream from a proposed copper-nickel mine, and about 15 km from an operating taconite mine.

Ely, Minnesota is 26 km south of the Canadian border and sits at the centre of a fight over a proposed copper-nickel mine that would be built in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — a million-acre protected area that borders Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. The U.S. Senate could vote before the end of April to rescind a 20-year federal ban on mining in the watershed. The mine is proposed by Twin Metals, a Chilean-owned company, on a site that drains into the Rainy River, which flows into Canada's Lake of the Woods and eventually Hudson Bay.
April 9, 2026
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Lisa Pugh, monitoring program manager at conservation group Save the Boundary Waters, collects water samples for lab analysis, using quality-control measures to guard against contamination. The site on the Birch River is a few kilometres downstream from a proposed copper-nickel mine, and about 15 km from an operating taconite mine.

Ely, Minnesota is 26 km south of the Canadian border and sits at the centre of a fight over a proposed copper-nickel mine that would be built in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — a million-acre protected area that borders Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. The U.S. Senate could vote before the end of April to rescind a 20-year federal ban on mining in the watershed. The mine is proposed by Twin Metals, a Chilean-owned company, on a site that drains into the Rainy River, which flows into Canada's Lake of the Woods and eventually Hudson Bay.
April 9, 2026
Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail

In Minnesota’s wilderness, a town divided over the future of mining

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April 12, 2026

California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

U.S. Rep. Swalwell suspends California governor campaign after sexual assault allegations

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April 12, 2026

A police officer walks past a billboard regarding U.S. and Iran negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday.

A police officer walks past a billboard regarding U.S. and Iran negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday.

analysis

U.S.-Iran negotiations in Islamabad fail to bring war to a decisive end

David Shribman

4 min read

April 12, 2026

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS

U.S. military announces blockade of Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz

5 min read

April 10, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025.

analysis

The Iran war is taking the U.S.-Israel relationship to new heights – and revealing its limits

4 min read

April 10, 2026

Kamala Harris speaks at the National Action Network convention in New York on Friday. The former U.S. vice-president told Rev. Al Sharpton that she's contemplating another presidential bid.

Kamala Harris speaks at the National Action Network convention in New York on Friday. The former U.S. vice-president told Rev. Al Sharpton that she's contemplating another presidential bid.

Kamala Harris confirms she’s ‘thinking’ about 2028 presidential bid

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April 10, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked at a terminal at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, U.S., March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked at a terminal at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, U.S., March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman/File Photo

U.S. trade court weighs legality of Trump’s 10% global tariff

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April 9, 2026

People gather under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial for his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

People gather under a large portrait of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a memorial for his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday.

analysis

The talks in Islamabad will determine far more than the direction of the war in Iran

David Shribman

4 min read

April 8, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump’s critics question how the U.S. is better off after war with Iran

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April 8, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the White House's press briefing room on Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the White House's press briefing room on Monday.

analysis

Iran ceasefire reveals a world transformed

David Shribman

4 min read

April 8, 2026

FILE - Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, as President Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta, File)

FILE - Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, as President Trump looks on. (AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta, File)

Bondi won’t appear for House interview on Epstein files as she is no longer attorney-general

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April 7, 2026

An Anti-war demonstrator holds up a sign with a symbol of peace as they gather near the White House to protest the war in Iran on April 7, in Washington, D.C.

An Anti-war demonstrator holds up a sign with a symbol of peace as they gather near the White House to protest the war in Iran on April 7, in Washington, D.C.

analysis

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire, full of uncertainty, brings relief to both sides

David Shribman

4 min read

April 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

analysis

To keep Iran unbalanced, Trump may be employing Nixon’s Madman Theory

David Shribman

4 min read

April 6, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Steve Bannon speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Steve Bannon speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

U.S. Supreme Court clears way for dismissing criminal case against Trump ally Steve Bannon

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April 6, 2026

On Canada’s border, Montana’s Blackfeet look for a legal way out of Trump’s tariffs

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