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The death toll from two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to around 589, with close to 3,000 people injured, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday. She also said that the government has decided to militarize the state of La Guaira after the earthquakes.President Donald Trump said on Thursday that after strikes on Iran, the United States is negotiating from a stronger position.“We knocked the hell out of them, and now we're negotiating from a position of pure strength,” he said at a dinner with American farmers in the White House Rose Garden.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said U.S. search-and-rescue teams were being deployed to Venezuela following deadly earthquakes. Two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital, Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks.Oil prices fell to their lowest levels since before the outbreak of the Iran war on Thursday as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued to recover, signaling that crude exports from the Gulf are steadily returning to normal and easing prolonged supply disruption fears.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday canceled a planned signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up the construction and availability of more affordable housing. "Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Brent crude oil has reached its lowest price since the Iran war began. The global benchmark dipped below $76 a barrel early Wednesday. It’s still higher than before the conflict started on Feb. 28, but lower than the closing price on any trading day after that. West Texas Intermediate is fluctuating near a similar milestone.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections for the foreseeable future."Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!)," he wrote in a social media post. "This will insure 'Nuclear Honesty.' If they did not agree to this, there would be no further negotiations!"Iran has denied that it had begun discussions on its nuclear program or agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back to the country.Voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the primary elections. They include Democratic battles in New York, Maryland, and Utah, as well as key Republican races in South Carolina.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign as leader of the Labour Party, bowing to pressure from within his own party to step down. It opens the door to a leadership contest to replace him as Britain’s next leader.Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died on Monday. He was 100.

The next phase of U.S.–Iran talks scheduled for June 19 have been postponed, according to the Swiss Foreign Ministry. Negotiations had been scheduled to take place at the Bürgenstock mountaintop resort overlooking Lake Lucerne.Outgoing National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, on June 18, released documents exposing Dr. Anthony Fauci’s alleged role in directing U.S. funding for “dangerous gain-of-function research” at a Wuhan lab linked to the origin of the COVID-19 virus.

Vice President JD Vance holds a briefing at the White House and is likely to face questions on the details of the U.S. framework deal with Iran. President Donald Trump signed the deal in Versailles on Wednesday.Gas prices fell below $4 per gallon Thursday for the first time since March, bringing Americans some relief, after more than three months of elevated prices as a result of the Iran war.

President Donald Trump is holding a news conference on the final day of the G7 summit in France.Trump said Wednesday's Senate hearing on Jay Clayton's nomination to become the next U.S. intel chief was canceled and would not go forward until James McDonald is confirmed as a U.S. attorney.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the text of the U.S.-Iran interim deal would be made public soon, as he met G7 leaders in France. Trump said the text of the deal states clearly that Tehran will not have a nuclear weapon, and the full agreement would be made public in a formal setting in a few days.The FBI disrupted “planned attacks” that were intended to target the White House’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on Sunday evening, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to France on June 15 for the G7 summit, just hours after announcing a deal with Iran. Leaders of the world’s seven largest advanced economies are meeting from June 15 to June 17 in the French spa town of Evian-les-Bains to discuss global trade, immigration, geopolitical conflicts, and other key issues.Oil prices slipped to a three-month low on June 15 after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 11 that a U.S.–Iran deal is close and will be signed in the coming days. “We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran,” Trump said at the beginning of an Oval Office event. “And we’re going to be, subject to finalization of documents, which should get done over the next few days, probably have a signing, maybe in Europe.”Elon Musk's SpaceX is is set for its IPO on June 12 making history as the largest initial public offering on record with a value of US$1.77 trillion, According to SEC filings, SpaceX plans to sell 555.6 million shares at an initial $135 a share.

The United States is going to be striking Iran “very hard tonight,” President Donald Trump said on Thursday, adding, “At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America.”Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday announced the indictments of three illegal immigrants who allegedly took part in a wide-ranging conspiracy to smuggle more than a dozen children into the United States.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Iran of dragging out negotiations with Washington and warned that Tehran would “pay the price” for delaying a deal that he earlier signaled was nearing a breakthrough.Rising energy prices from the three-month-old war in Iran lifted inflation in May to its highest level in three years. The U.S. annual inflation rate surged to 4.2 percent last month, from 3.8 percent in April, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on June 10.

President Donald Trump said Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight. He has vowed to respond. Both U.S. pilots involved in the incident are safe and uninjured.Voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday for primary elections in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada, and North Dakota. And in the Los Angeles mayoral race, Nithya Raman is projected to advance to a November runoff against incumbent Karen Bass.NASA announced four astronauts for the Artemis III mission. Find out who they are, and what the objective of the lunar mission will be.

The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement package on Friday after an overnight vote-a-rama on Capitol Hill. The Senate voted 52–47 to approve the legislation, with no support from ‌Democrats. The bill funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s second term, and now heads to the House. The legislation follows months of partisan clashes over immigration enforcement and Homeland Security funding.The U.S. labor market remained hot in May, with hiring momentum continuing heading into the summer. New government data released on June 5 show the economy added 172,000 jobs last month, from the upwardly revised 179,000 in April. Economists had penciled in a reading of 85,000.

President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday evening that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general.“We are going to make him permanent attorney general,” Trump said at a Rose Garden event.Blanche was tapped as acting attorney general after Trump announced on April 2 that Attorney General Pam Bondi was transitioning to an important role in the private sector.Israel will continue its operations on the ground in southern Lebanon despite agreeing to a ceasefire, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on June 4.His comments were made a day after Lebanon and Israel agreed to implement a ceasefire during talks in Washington, with the deal dependent on a halt in strikes from the Hezbollah terrorist group.

President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things "work out."Republican Steve Hilton and former Health Secretary Xavier Becerra held onto early leads in the open primary race for California governor on June 3, positioning them to potentially advance to the Nov. 3 general election.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sit before House and Senate committees this week to make the State Department’s annual budget request. The focus is likely to shift quickly to the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.Rubio, who also serves as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, will testify at hearings over two days. Following his appearances on June 2 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Appropriations subcommittee responsible for the State Department, Rubio will return to the Hill on June 3 to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the equivalent Senate Appropriations subcommittee.Trump appointed federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence on June 2. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's first director of national intelligence, announced plans to leave the post in May.

The United States said on Sunday it conducted self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and drone control sites in response to aggressive actions from Tehran. The sites are located on Iran's Goruk and Qeshm Islands.The Department of Commerce has issued new guidance to prevent Chinese companies from obtaining advanced U.S. artificial intelligence chips, such as Nvidia’s most sophisticated Blackwell processors, through overseas subsidiaries.

Oil futures fell 2 percent on Friday and were on track for their steepest weekly decline since early April. It comes after reports that the United States and Iran could reach an agreement to extend the current ceasefire.Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing questions today from House Oversight investigators about the Jeffrey Epstein files. The appearance follows a dispute with the Justice Department, which argued Bondi should not be required to testify after leaving office.

The U.S. military says Kuwait intercepted a ballistic missile Iran launched toward the country Wednesday night. It comes after the U.S. targeted a site that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial traffic. In response, Iran's military launched an attack targeting an American air base in the area.The Treasury launches 'Trump Accounts' on app stores nationwide, advancing a policy initiative that aims to create millions of investment accounts for children. It seeks to encourage long-term investing from an early age through government-backed starter accounts.

President Donald Trump hosts a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday. The meeting comes as the administration weighs its next steps with Iran.The results are in from the Texas primaries. The most-watched race was in Texas, where Attorney General Ken Paxton unseated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) with Trump’s endorsement.

U.S. President Donald Trump lays out three possible paths for dealing with Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium as negotiations continue over a broader peace deal.Voters are finalizing their choices for several key congressional races in Texas on Tuesday. All eyes will be on the Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate, where Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).

President Donald Trump will participate in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.Trump said on Monday that it should be mandatory for countries, including Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey, to join the Abraham Accords en masse as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran."I stated that, after all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords," Trump wrote in a May 25 post on Truth Social.

Incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will be sworn in as the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday in a ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump.Kyle Busch, a generational talent who won two NASCAR Cup Series championships, has died at 41, his family announced on Thursday.

President Donald Trump will make an announcement in the Oval Office with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.U.S. National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya is testifying before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in a hearing on the agency’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request.

President Donald Trump will participate in the 145th commencement ceremony of the United States Coast Guard Academy at 10:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday.Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered to forge a new relationship between the United States and Cuba on Wednesday in a video message to the Cuban people, proposing $100 million in aid and blaming Cuba's leaders for shortages of electricity, food, and fuel. "I want to tell you what we, in the U.S., are offering to help you not only alleviate the current crisis, but also to build a better future," Rubio said in a May 20 statement.

President Donald Trump said he would be making an announcement in the early afternoon on the Senate primary contest in Texas between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton.“And I hope you find it good,” Trump said without giving any details on who he would endorse, but added, “I’ve pretty much always known who I was going to endorse.”Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is testifying before a Senate appropriations subcommittee today.

President Donald Trump on Monday moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns after reports that a resolution of the case was close at hand. The disclosure was made in a federal court filing in Florida, where the lawsuit was filed.Fighting for his political survival amid Trump’s push to remove him from Congress, libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) took the stage at a weekend campaign rally and proclaimed that his gathering on Tuesday would be “a victory party” and an opportunity to continue working with the president.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Taiwan was a major topic of discussion during his summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and added that he had not yet decided whether to proceed with a major U.S. arms package for the island.Trump also said he thinks Xi is seriously considering releasing detained pastor Ezra Jin in China, but that the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai "is a tough one." Lai was sentenced to 20 years in jail in what Amnesty International calls a "travesty of justice" and an attack on press freedom.

The Beijing summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping concluded its first day on May 14 with a notable flashpoint: Taiwan and U.S. arms sales to the island.According to a statement released by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Xi warned Trump that the two countries risked “clashes and even conflicts” if the Taiwan issue was not handled carefully.The White House released a brief readout of the meeting between Trump and Xi. It made no mention of Taiwan, instead focusing extensively on the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz, and economic cooperation between the two countries.Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, testified on Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.Cooper said that "Iranian-supported terror groups attacked U.S. troops and diplomats more than 350 times" in the 30 months prior to Operation Epic Fury.

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a two-day visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. China rolled out the red carpet for the U.S. president, with tech giants and business chiefs eyeing deals under Xi’s communist regime.The South Carolina Supreme Court on May 13 overturned lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence over the fatal shootings of his wife and younger son. The justices unanimously ruled the conduct by the court clerk “egregiously attacked Murdaugh’s credibility.”Murdaugh will remain in prison. He pleaded guilty to 22 counts of federal financial crimes for stealing about $12 million from his clients and is serving 40 years.

The U.S. annual inflation rate rose to 3.8 percent in April, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Economists had forecast a reading of 3.7 percent. Core inflation, which strips out the volatile energy and food prices, edged up to 2.8 percent, above the consensus estimate of 2.7 percent.President Donald Trump is set to depart for Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Talks will focus on trade, technology, and security. Trump also plans to raise other issues, including Taiwan, Iran, and Russia. He also said he'll bring up the cases of imprisoned Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and Chinese pastor Ezra Jin during discussions with Xi.

The White House is expecting a response proposal on Friday from the Iranian regime about ending the war. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that a ceasefire was still holding despite a flare-up in the conflict after three U.S. Navy destroyers were attacked as they moved through the Strait of Hormuz.The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a new congressional redistricting map, approved by voters in a referendum last month, that favors Democrats. The court ruled that the Democratic-controlled Legislature failed to follow constitutional procedures when advancing the ballot measure.The Department of War released its first batch of UFO-related documents that had been slated for public release. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports dating back 80 years.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is heading to the White House on Thursday for talks with President Donald Trump. Brazil's finance minister says tariffs and organized crime will be key topics. The visit follows tensions last year after the Trump administration imposed steep tariffs on Brazilian imports, which Trump linked to the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro—a case Trump called a "witch hunt." The talks are also expected to touch on Brazil's rare earth mineral reserves.Dutch officials say that dozens of passengers left the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship on April 24. That was nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board. Oceanwide Expeditions said 29 passengers disembarked, while Dutch officials put the number closer to 40. The passengers, from at least 12 countries, returned home before authorities began tracing potential contacts.

President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Iran on Wednesday, saying that if the regime doesn't come to an agreement, the “bombing starts,” and it will be "at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.” Trump also said that if Iran honors what has been agreed to, Operation Epic Fury could end and the Strait of Hormuz could reopen.The World Health Organization said three individuals, two of them seriously ill, were evacuated on Wednesday from a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned for days off the coast of Cape Verde. Ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions said the MV Hondius, which has nearly 150 people on board, is expected to head next to Spain's Canary Islands, but the regional government says it's opposed to the idea. Three people have so far died in the outbreak.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said Project Freedom, the U.S. effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz, is separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury, and is "defensive in nature."Hegseth said hundreds more ships from nations around the world are lining up to transit the strait, and that U.S. Central Command is in active communication with ships, shipping companies, and insurers. Hegseth also said the blockade of Iranian ports is in full effect.Voters are heading to the polls in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan on Tuesday, with key primary races and one closely watched special election underway.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday that U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Project Freedom. CENTCOM also confirmed that after the launch of Project Freedom, two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz.Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized and in critical condition, Ted Goodman, Giuliani’s spokesman, posted on X on May 3.Goodman provided no other information about the nature of Giuliani’s condition or the reason for his hospitalization. President Donald Trump commented on Truth Social after learning of Giuliani’s hospitalization, praising the former mayor for his work.

President Donald Trump said on April 30 that gasoline prices would plummet once the war with Iran ends.Speaking during a press event in the Oval Office, Trump linked elevated fuel costs directly to the ongoing Iran conflict and the continued closure of key shipping routes, while expressing the conviction that ample global supply would quickly push prices lower once unrestricted crude transit resumes in a post-war environment.Authorities have released a new video that shows the moment an alleged gunman attempted to breach security at Saturday’s White House Correspondents' Dinner. Trump said the suspect shot a Secret Service officer.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is reviewing a possible reduction of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, with a decision expected “over the next short period of time.”German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made news recently when he said on April 27 that Iran was “humiliating” the United States.The United States had more than 36,000 active-duty troops stationed in Germany as of December 2025. Only Japan had more U.S. troops, with more than 54,000.The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, Cole Allen, is making his initial court appearance today. A petition to keep the suspect in custody reveals he is accused of planning the attack for weeks. Allen faces life in prison if convicted on just the attempted assassination of the president charge.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Cisco Systems Inc. v. Doe I to determine whether U.S. corporations can be held liable for “aiding and abetting” human rights abuses committed by foreign governments.This landmark lawsuit was brought by practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual group persecuted in China.The plaintiffs allege that Cisco Systems and its executives designed and customized the “Golden Shield”—a sophisticated surveillance and internal security system—specifically to help the Chinese Communist Party identify, track, and arrest them for their faith. Many plaintiffs reported being detained, tortured, or having family members killed as a result of this surveillance.

The man accused of shooting a U.S. Secret Service agent as he tried to breach security at a Washington dinner where President Donald Trump was present is expected in court on Monday to face criminal charges. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is scheduled to make his first appearance in Washington federal court, two days after authorities said they foiled an attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.Tech giants Elon Musk and Sam Altman are facing each other in court on Monday. Musk is suing the maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, and its leaders, including CEO Sam Altman. Musk says he was deceived by the executives when OpenAI became a for-profit operation, after originally billing itself as a nonprofit mission. OpenAI’s lawyers counter that Musk is motivated by a compulsion to control OpenAI and prop up his own AI lab xAI, which he founded in 2023 shortly after OpenAI launched ChatGPT and sparked the AI boom.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on April 24 that a U.S. blockade on Iran is going global, adding that Tehran had a chance to make a "good deal" with Washington. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. Central Command continues to maintain a strict blockade on all ports in Iran. Caine said 34 ships had been turned around as of Friday morning. He added that the U.S. military would continue to interdict Iranian vessels in the Pacific and Indian oceans.President Donald Trump has extended a waiver of the century-old Jones Act for 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged vessels to transport fuel and other goods between U.S. ports to ease price increases triggered by the Iran war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. The waiver applies to a range of goods, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, fertilizer, and refined petroleum products.

The U.S. Senate voted early on April 23 to advance a $70 billion funding blueprint for immigration enforcement agencies, moving Republicans a step closer to unlocking a party-line bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. Lawmakers voted 50–48 in predawn hours to adopt the nonbinding budget resolution and send it to the House of Representatives, overcoming demands from Democrats for new restrictions on enforcement operations.Trump said on April 23 that he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines to restrict traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The president's post on Truth Social came shortly after the U.S. military seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil. The president said he would order U.S. minesweeping ships to continue to clear any mines that may have been set in the strait.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on April 22 about the department's fiscal year 2027 budget request. It's the sixth of seven hearings on that budget plan.Virginia voters on April 21 approved a new congressional map that could boost the chances of the Democratic Party winning four additional U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections.Democrats are looking to offset GOP gains in Texas after its new map was drawn to favor the Republicans in Congress.

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, appears before the Senate Banking Committee for his nomination hearing on Tuesday. President Trump selected the former Fed board member in January as the next head of the U.S. central bank. Several issues will likely be on the agenda, including central bank independence and the potential path of monetary policy.President Trump told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran, adding the U.S. was in a strong negotiating position and would end up with what he called a great deal. Washington has expressed confidence that talks with Iran will go ahead in Pakistan, and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining.

President Donald Trump said U.S. representatives will arrive in Pakistan on Monday evening in preparation for negotiations with Iran. And the United States said it had seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to run its blockade on Sunday.A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves of up to 10 feet were expected.

Oil prices dropped by more than 10 percent on Friday, after Iran's foreign minister said that the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was open for the remaining ceasefire period. President Donald Trump announced on Friday, however, that the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports remains in effect until a deal with Iran is negotiated.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies for the second day before the House Education and Workforce Committee about the department's priorities for fiscal year 2027.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire. "These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST," he wrote, adding that he has directed U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine to work with the two countries to achieve lasting peace.

U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in an April 15 post on Truth Social that China has "agreed not to send weapons to Iran.” He said the two countries are "working together smartly," but also warned that the United States is "very good at fighting."House lawmakers late Tuesday night advanced a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a power that has long drawn bipartisan criticism since its inception in 2008. The measure under consideration would extend Section 702 powers for 18 months.