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What we know about the 45-day ceasefire proposal for war with Iran
President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine look on. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donal...
Apr 06, 2026
Trump to hold news conference on airman rescue as his deadline for Iran looms
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will hold a news co...
Apr 06, 2026
Supreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges
Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, US, on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photographer: Shelby Tauber/Bloombe...
Apr 06, 2026
Rep. Turner says he doesn’t think ground troops necessary to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, appears on ABC News' "This Week" on April 5, 2026. (ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Rep. Mike Turner defended the U.S. war with Iran on Sunday and said that he doesn't be...
Apr 06, 2026
White House asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion for defense in new budget request
President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON)...
Apr 03, 2026
DHS inspector general probing contracts handled by ex-Secretary Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl/Getty Ima...
Apr 02, 2026
Trump says he'll sign order to pay all DHS employees as shutdown continues
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)(WASHNGTON) -- President Donald Trump said on Thursday tha...
Apr 02, 2026
Democratic senators demand answers from Hegseth over reported defense investment inquiry ahead of Iran war
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, March 31, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- A group of Senate Democrats are deman...
Apr 02, 2026
The AI industry is all in for the 2026 midterms with government regulations looming
The Open AI logo, which represents the American-based artificial intelligence (AI) research organization known for releasing the generative chatbot language model AI ChatGPT and initiating the AI spri...
Apr 02, 2026
Warren calls for Education Department to 'rescind' student loan transfer to Treasury
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2026. (Aaron Sch...
Apr 02, 2026
