news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeThe Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general early Saturday in a mostly party-line vote, capping off weeks of uncertainty and despite bipartisan concerns about his ability to run a Justice Department independent of President Donald Trump’s impulses.Blanche, who was formerly Trump’s personal attorney, was confirmed […]
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Senate passes funding bill to prevent shutdown through US midterms – The Guardian
Bill must still be approved by House but would keep government running at current funding levelsThe US Senate on Friday passed a government funding bill that will prevent a shutdown through the midterm elections, though it still must be approved by the House of Representatives.The continuing resolution (CR) passed by a 90-6 vote will keep […]
Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but will not open the waterway by itself – NBC News
news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeIran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile. Yemen’s military attacked the country’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. And Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill won approval in parliament.Iran’s politburo-like […]
Iran deliberates Hormuz arrangement amid uncertain prospects with US – Al Jazeera
Iran and Oman have agreed on the coordinates of routes to be taken by vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.SaveShareWar on Iran: Phase II: Day 28Tehran, Iran – Iran’s authorities are weighing a finalised arrangement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, but top officials maintain that the strategic waterway’s full reopening will hinge on concessions […]
Hunter Biden talks about how his father’s cancer has spread and is causing him pain – The Guardian
Joe Biden’s prostate cancer is reportedly ‘debilitating’, even as ex-president continues to speak out on public issuesFormer US president Joe Biden ’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview.In a […]