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PoliticsTrump says a deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz has been ‘largely negotiated’
By Munir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

SuccessMeet the 32-year-old who is America’s only full-time spelling bee coach — he charges up to $180 per hour
By Ben Nuckols and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

North America‘Hello, Goodbye’: Paul McCartney closed the lights on a Late Show that CBS couldn’t cancel quietly
By Mark Kennedy and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

By Aya Diab, Alexa St. John and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

By Laura Ungar and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

PoliticsRebellious Republicans find voice in Trump apostate Thom Tillis: ‘stupid on stilts’ and a ‘payout for punks’
By Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

By Menelaos Hadjicostis and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

PoliticsEven Mitch McConnell is mortified by Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘slush fund to pay people who assault cops’
By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

By Stan Choe and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

PoliticsTrump was supposed to talk about the economy. Instead he asked why toiletries are locked up in pharmacies
By Seung Min Kim, Darlene Superville and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

By Ben Finley, Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri, Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026

BankingFDA’s tobacco center just drafted new rules to let ecigs, pouches onto market, but staffers didn’t write them
By Matthew Perrone and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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