Judge blocks ban on SNAP junk food
An attempt by five states to ban the purchase of sugary drinks and candy with food stamps hits a legal roadblock.
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Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.
Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say
Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document.
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out war.
Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend indefinitely a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.
Trump is raising expectations that this time he really will close deal with Iran to wind down war
President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency.
Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the war
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran’s oil industry.
Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved ‘issues’
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to unresolved issues.
Trump threatens to seize Iranian island vital to oil exports, as ceasefire teeters
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to launch major strikes on Iran and seize control of its oil industry as escalating attacks between the countries pushed the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.
Trump Administration proposes new rules for prediction markets
Prediction markets will largely be left alone after new proposed guidelines from the Trump Administration were released Wednesday.
