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Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady as Dissent Reaches Highest Level Since 1992
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday, April 29 that it will keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent. The decision met market expectations, but the number of dissenting...
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting: FBI Reveals Premeditated Plot Against Trump
Major developments have emerged in the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting case, as federal authorities announced Monday, April 27, that 31-year-old suspect Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with multiple federal offenses, including “attempted...
Trump Halts Pakistan Envoy Mission, Says Iran Regime Too Divided to Negotiate
According to Fox News, on April 25, U.S. president Donald Trump called off a planned diplomatic mission to Islamabad. His special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner had been preparing to fly to Pakistan...
JD Vance Delays Trip to Pakistan as White House Holds Emergency Meetings
As the U.S.–Iran ceasefire approaches expiration, uncertainty over whether a new round of peace talks will take place continues to rise. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who was originally scheduled to lead the U.S. delegation...
Trump Says US Intercepts Ship Carrying ‘Chinese Gift’ Bound for Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with American financial media CNBC on Tuesday, April 21 that the U.S. military intercepted a vessel carrying “a gift from China to Iran.” He also stated that...
US Boards ‘Stateless’ Tanker Suspected Of Transporting Iranian Crude In Global Maritime Crackdown
The U.S. Department of War announced on Tuesday, April 21 that U.S. forces intercepted and boarded a sanctioned oil tanker overnight in the Indo-Pacific region. The vessel is suspected of being involved in an Iranian...
Supreme Court Ruling Triggers Potential $175 Billion Tariff Refunds
The U.S. government launched a new online system on Monday, April 20 through which businesses can apply for refunds of previously imposed tariffs. According to CBS, the system is operated by U.S. Customs and Border...
Trump Signs Executive Order To Expand Psychedelic Drug Use For Mental Health Treatment
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday, April 18 to accelerate the use of psychedelic drugs in mental health treatment, targeting conditions such as depression and anxiety. According to reports from the...
US-Iran Deal Reportedly Nears As Trump Says Tehran Agrees To Hand Over Enriched Uranium
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, April 16 that negotiations between the United States and Iran have made progress, and the two sides are close to reaching an agreement. He said Iran has agreed...
Iran Accused of Violating Ceasefire Over Strait of Hormuz Restrictions, Trump Says
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, April 9 that Iran has failed to fulfill key commitments under the recent U.S.–Iran ceasefire agreement, particularly regarding allowing free oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and...
How China Helps Iran Evade Sanctions and Fund Its War Machine
The CCP has dramatically expanded its purchases of Iranian crude. China is now Iran's only significant oil customer. Nearly all of Iran's oil production flows to China. A decade ago, that share was roughly 30...
Iran Claims Strait of Hormuz Closure as White House Rejects Report
On Wednesday, April 8 Iranian state media reported that Iran had decided to close the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel’s continued strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. In response, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt...