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Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, on Tuesday rebuffed claims that he had inappropriate relationships with young congressional staffers. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Swalwell is a liar.
The Iranian cyber activity comes as President Trump threatens to target Iran's critical infrastructure, particularly its bridges and power plants. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Iran will lose.
Trump said he was optimistic about the prospects of working with a newly installed Iranian government. But Tehran dismissed the diplomatic overtures as "unrealistic." LA Times
VOA VIEW: Iran doesn't wo to continue this fight.
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Despite the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as part of a two-week cease-fire with Iran, it will take months for energy supplies to stabilize, experts told The Post. New York Post
The plan, which reasserts Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and maintains the country’s right to nuclear enrichment, is not the same as the one President Trump said was a “workable basis” for negotiations. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Iran's demands are not acceptable.
The new poll from Marist also found that most New Yorkers believed the city was moving in the right direction under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Only fools believe this story.
Upon announcing that he reached a tentative ceasefire with Iran, President Donald Trump shared Tehran’s official statement promising to halt military operations and allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz. OANN
VOA VIEW: Lebanon is not part of the deal.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the launch of the National Fraud Enforcement Division. OANN
Israel carried out strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday, hours after the United States and Iran reached a Pakistani-mediated two-week cease-fire. UPI
VOA VIEW: Israel took action to defend its country.
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If you've ever planned to motor west and take the highway that's the best, this might be the time: Route 66 turns 100 this year. Washington Times
A federal judge has directed ICE to let priests, ministers and other faith leaders into the migrant processing center in Chicago's suburbs, saying the total ban the agency had been enforcing is a violation of religious rights. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The judge has no authority.
The Trump administration will spend nearly $39 billion in the next several years on rapidly building the first parts of the new Golden Dome nationwide missile defense system. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The Golden Dome is needed.
Republican Clay Fuller faced Democrat Shawn Harris in a Georgia runoff election after Marjorie Taylor Greene stepped down from her House seat. CBS
VOA VIEW: As we predicted.
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Investors cheered the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, which President Trump said is contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. CBS
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks." CBS
Delta is the third major U.S. carrier to hike its bag fees, as airlines face surging jet fuel costs and other headwinds from the Iran war. CBS
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The Office of Personnel Management is asking insurers that cover federal employees and retirees to hand over details about their medical visits, their pharmacy claims, and more. CBS
Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank said he brought his wife, Annie Ramos, 22, to his base so that she could begin the process to receive military benefits and take steps toward a green card. CBS
Artificial intelligence is more likely to change the nature of work than to supplant masses of workers, according to researchers. CBS
VOA VIEW: Better than expected.
Raising a child through age 18 is most expensive in Hawaii, where a family would spend an estimated $412,661 in 2026, LendingTree found. CBS
A pair of organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the Justice Department's determination that a presidential records law is unconstitutional. CBS
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. will impose tariffs of 50% on goods imported to the country from any nation "supplying military weapons to Iran." CNBC
The pair of terror suspects accused of trying to bomb a protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence in an ISIS-inspired attack have been indicted. FOX News
NASA unveils historic 'Earthset' photo taken by Artemis II astronauts showing Earth setting behind the lunar surface from the moon's far side. FOX News
VOA VIEW: A beautiful picture.
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ICE says it arrested five illegal immigrants in New England who are wanted for murder and violent crimes in their home countries, including in Brazil. FOX News
The Department of Education launched an investigation into a Massachusetts district for allegedly allowing bathroom access based on gender identity policy. FOX News
Israel carried out strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday, hours after the United States and Iran reached a Pakistani-mediated two-week cease-fire. UPI
VOA VIEW: Lebanon was an exception to the cease fire.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told the press on Wednesday that U.S. forces will continue to monitor Iran to ensure it complies with the cease-fire. UPI
A former Trump administration official predicted Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump could meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a summit sometime this fall. UPI
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Many Republicans praised President Donald Trump's cease-fire announcement, while some Democrats called for him to be removed from office. UPI
VOA VIEW: Trump prevails and Dems lose again.
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DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro ripped a federal judge for blocking grand jury subpoenas related to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s management of renovations at the central bank. The judge had no authority to make the call.
The “outrageous” ruling by “activist judge” James Boasberg ran afoul of legal precedent and has left Powell “bathed in immunity,” Pirro charged in blistering remarks after the chief judge of the US District Court for the nation’s capital quashed the subpoenas. Boasberg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, determined that a “mountain of evidence” suggested the Justice Department’s probe into Powell was to pressure the Fed chairman to cut interest rates or resign.
“There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas’ dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will,” Boasberg wrote in a 27-page opinion. “The Government has offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the President.” The investigation into Powell centered on alleged false statements he made to the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025 about the $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve’s Washington, DC, headquarters, Pirro insisted.
Pirro then accused Powell of calling up “his political friends in DC and around the world to gin up support for himself, all the while refusing to produce simple documents.” Boasberg’s ruling “makes clear his antipathy toward President Trump,” the prosecutor seethed. “One of the age-old tools that all prosecutors have to investigate any crime, including cost overruns, is a grand jury subpoena,” Pirro said. “Today, however, in Washington, an activist judge has taken that tool away from us by inserting himself and preventing the grand jury from even obtaining, let alone hearing, evidence. “He has neutered the grand jury’s ability to investigate crime. As a result, Jerome Powell today is now bathed in immunity, preventing my office from investigating the Federal Reserve. This is wrong. And it is without legal authority.”
