Scoop: Inside the historic U.S.-Cuba negotiations in Havana It's the first time a U.S. government plane has touched down since Obama visited a decade ago Axios · Apr 17
Stocks Hit New Record On Hopes War In Iran Will Be Over Stocks reached a new record on Friday, extending gains on hopes the war in Iran will be over and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. International Business Times · Apr 17
Trump Says Iran Has Agreed To Stop Backing Regional Proxies Like Hamas And Hezbollah President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran has agreed to end its support of regional proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah as part of a broader agreement to end the war, according to a new report. International Business Times · Apr 17
US weighs plan to unfreeze $20 billion in assets for Iran in exchange for enriched uranium: report More than 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium is buried underneath Iran’s nuclear facilities after the US bombing campaign in June The Independent UK · Apr 17
Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited" Trump's post suggested he was giving Israel an order it had no choice but to obey. Axios · Apr 17
Trump's Iran Deal Looks a Lot Like the Previous Ones He Hated What exactly was the point of killing thousands of people and destroying the world economy? Reason · Apr 17
D.C. is warming up to bidets Some homeowners are building for a bidet before they buy one. Axios · Apr 17
Trump tells Axios he expects Iran deal "in a day or two" Trump is very feeling bullish. Axios · Apr 17
Anthropic, White House Reportedly Weigh Deal On Powerful AI Tool Amid Pentagon Standoff Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is scheduled to meet White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Friday as the company seeks to resolve a deepening conflict with the Pentagon over access to its advanced artificial intelligence model, Mythos, according to a new report. International Business Times · Apr 17
KC lawmakers fight to make Quindaro a National Historic Landmark A Kansas City, Kansas, Underground Railroad site that sheltered enslaved people still lacks federal recognition. Axios · Apr 17
Huntsville bets on greenways to help fuel growth A long-term plan aims to put every resident within a mile of a trail as the network rapidly grows. Axios · Apr 17
Chicago Architecture Center turns 60 — and looks ahead CAC serves as a connector for the many entities vying to determine the city's built environment. Axios · Apr 17
The best and worst states for AI data centers Data center construction is booming nationwide, but the AI buildout is separating the friendliest states from the most resistant. Axios · Apr 17
Trump ditches deportation showmanship The messaging and optics may be changing, but ICE deported more than 400,000 last year. Axios · Apr 17
Axios · Apr 16 Trump officials negotiating access to Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist "Anthropic doesn't want to kill people and War's position is 'don't tell us what the f*** to do.' But if you're the Department of Energy, you don't give a f*** about that."
Axios · Apr 16 Scoop: Democrats eye new strategy after Iran war powers fail Progressive Caucus members are discussing forcing a war powers vote in the House every day.
Axios · Apr 16 SCOTUS justices air disputes in rare public rifts Recent remarks have offered a rare public display of the deep ideological divides within the most secretive branch of the U.S. government.
Axios · Apr 15 The Iran war has brought Israel to a new low point with Democrats in Congress Several lawmakers told Axios they can no longer support U.S. funding even for defensive weaponry.
Axios · Apr 15 Scoop: Trump discussed "Jesus" meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say The mystery of who may have helped introduce the meme to Trump wasn't clear, until now.
Axios · Apr 15 Trump would "welcome" Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: U.S. official Trump would "welcome and be happy with an end of hostilities."
Latin Times · Apr 15 Trump Admin Says Up to 5,000 Cubans Are Fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Alleges Regime 'Enabled' Flow The findings come as the Trump administration increases pressure on Cuba, including tightening economic measures and seeking political change in Havana.
International Business Times · Apr 15 U.S. Official Says Iranian Leadership Is In Disagreement Over Whether To End The War: Report A U.S. official said there seem to be disagreements among Iranian leaders over whether to reach an agreement with the U.S. to end the war, according to a new report.
International Business Times · Apr 15 U.S. Deported Over 440,000 People In The Past Fiscal Year: Report The U.S. deported just over 442,000 people from October 2024 through September 2025, according to new figures.
International Business Times · Apr 15 U.S. Eases Bank Sanctions On Venezuela As Local Officials Protest Over Low Pay Policy shift highlights Washington's evolving strategy after Nicolás Maduro's removal and rising pressure on interim leadership.