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The US will not allow Tehran to control the critical chokepoint, the secretary of state has said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Iran of using the Strait of Hormuz as an “economic nuclear weapon,” stressing that Washington will not accept the reopening of the waterway on Tehran’s terms or postponing talks on its nuclear program.According to Axios and several other outlets, Iran has passed a new offer to Washington, which includes a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, while deferring nuclear negotiations to a later stage.Speaking on Fox News on Monday, Rubio…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) attacked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for criticizing Democrats for their violent rhetoric after a shooting took place in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel. During a press conference on Monday, Jeffries labeled Leavitt a “stone-cold liar,” and accused her of reading “talking points” and being critical of words Democrats had said. “I know you said you stand by your comment, but at the same time you have been a subject of threats as well, so, with respect to this comment about maximum warfare, even if…

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions against one of China’s “teapot refineries,” run by a company called Hengli Petrochemical in the port city of Dalian, for buying Iranian oil. “China-based independent teapot refineries continue to play a vital role in sustaining Iran’s oil economy, and Hengli is one of Iran’s largest customers for crude oil and other petroleum products, having purchased billions of dollars’ worth of Iranian petroleum,” said the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). “Additionally, OFAC is targeting approximately 40 shipping firms and vessels that operate as part of Iran’s shadow fleet, whose transportation…

A study from the Wall Street Journal shows that anti-government violence hit a 30-year high in 2025, a trend that has held into 2026. Analyzing U.S. terrorism incidents compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies between 1994 and 2025, the study found that “domestic attacks and plots against the U.S. government are at their highest levels since at least 1994,” with attacks from the “extreme left” edging out over the extreme right. “For the first time in 20 years, they are coming from extremists on the left in greater numbers than the right, the center’s data shows,” it…

The planners of the monarch’s visit to the White House reportedly want to avoid potentially “humiliating” incidents UK officials have pushed to bar journalists from a meeting between King Charles III and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, out of concern over potentially embarrassing incidents, The Guardian reported on Tuesday, citing people involved in planning the monarch’s trip to Washington.According to the newspaper, the White House agreed that the meeting between the two leaders should be held off camera to avoid what it described as “potential humiliation.” Trump and Charles will pose for photographs but will not be…

A watchdog group released a pair of reports exposing how teachers’ unions across the United States have funneled more than $1 billion into left-wing political causes over the past decade.  Research from Defending Education reveals that national teachers’ unions alone appear to have poured approximately $669 million toward left-wing causes, PACs, organizations, and campaigns since 2015, Fox News first reported. When including state and local affiliates, the figure skyrockets to more than $1 billion in total political spending.  The report tracks political spending from the two largest teachers’ unions in the U.S., the National Education Association (NEA) and the American…

Around 66% of respondents believe migrants should only receive full benefits after working for an extended period Two-thirds of Germans want to see migrants’ access to social benefits restricted, a poll commissioned by public broadcaster WDR has found.Around 66% of respondents said migrants should only receive full benefits after working in Germany for an extended period, the outlet reported on Monday. The survey, conducted by Infratest dimap research institute earlier this month, interviewed 2,084 people aged 16 and over across the country.Germany hosts the largest migrant population in the EU; 15% of its residents are foreign nationals born abroad, according…

A large crowd of Cuban Americans and supporters – according to Univisión, in the thousands – gathered on Sunday in Miami, Florida’s Bayside Park for a unique event to pray for divine intervention to end communism in Cuba. The event, titled “United For a Free Cuba,” was organized by the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance (ARC), a coalition of dissident groups on and off the island who advocate for respect for human rights and democracy. It was a continuation of a prayer campaign titled “Save Cuba,” which was launched in January to unite people of faith around the world in…

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) erupted in hostility toward Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday over climate change. Zeldin was appearing before the House Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies as part of President Donald Trump’s budget request, which aims to cut the agency’s budget in half. The testimony took a hostile turn when DeLauro brought up climate change, prompting Zeldin to cite the Clean Air Act and the Supreme Court case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. “When Climate Change is flooding our streets, poisoning our air, driving up health care, how can the EPA justify abandoning…

The authorities in Saxony reportedly deem supporters of the right-wing party too “unreliable” to own firearms The German state of Saxony has been revoking and denying firearms licenses to members and supporters of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party under a secret decree, Berliner Zeitung has claimed.Saxony’s Interior Ministry confirmed the existence of the measure, issued last July, but declined to publish it, describing it as an “internal document,” the outlet reported on Sunday.An opinion poll earlier this month suggests the party would prevail with 27% of the vote if elections were held now. The AfD has campaigned on…