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PoliticsUnder attack from Trump, Pope says the president doesn’t understand ‘the message of the Gospel’
By Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Nicole Winfield and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
PoliticsTrump says U.S. Navy to impose Hormuz blockade after Iran ceasefire talks end with no deal. ‘No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage’
By Munir Ahmed, Josh Boak, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
PoliticsTrump’s journey from ‘annihilation’ to ‘PEACE’ in one day rested on realization of a long-term battle to control Strait of Hormuz
By Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
PoliticsIran attacks Gulf, Israeli infrastructure and Trump considers a big strike to wipe out drinking water supplies
By Jon Gambrell, Josh Boak, Mike Corder and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
EnergyWhy Trump just can’t talk the oil price down—and why markets and Americans are starting to tune him out
By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressMarch 13, 2026
EconomyTrump said the ‘economy is roaring’ but the job market has evaporated, soaring gas prices could boost inflation, and stocks have plunged
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
AITrump admits the hyperscalers ‘need some PR help’ because the American taxpayer is on the hook for their data centers
By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026
PoliticsIran will pick a new supreme leader in ‘one or two days’ as retaliation attacks spread to more targets after Khamenei’s death
By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Josh Boak, Eric Tucker and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2026
PoliticsA month before Iran strikes, Trump told Iranian protesters help was on the way amid a government crackdown
By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
PoliticsIranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dies after major attack by Israel and the U.S., Iranian state media confirms
By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Josh Boak, Eric Tucker and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
PoliticsTrump calls death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the ‘single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country’
By Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
PoliticsU.S. airstrikes target members of Iranian leadership while retaliation focuses on Israel and American bases in the region
By Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
By Josh Boak, Steve Peoples and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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