Takaichi, who met with Trump at the White House, told the Republican president that Japan has opposed Iran's development of its nuclear program and appealed to his desire to be seen as a peacemaker, despite launching a war of choice with Iran.
After nearly getting eliminated in the group stage last week, the United States plays Venezuela for the World Baseball Classic championship on Tuesday night in a game with political overtones.
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he βcannot in good conscienceβ back the Trump administrationβs war.
The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Courtβs decision to strike down a range of the presidentβs import taxes.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war.
Iran targeted the worldβs busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nationsβ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republicβs strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies.
Iran fired upon commercial ships on Wednesday and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of bottling up the oil-rich Persian Gulf.
A political spouse for nearly 50 years, Jill Biden said she has never publicly discussed her feelings about the three-week stretch when her husband ended his political career, instead saving her thoughts for the pages of her soon-to-be-released memoir.
βThe vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty,β Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in an emailed statement. Eight are currently βseverely injured,β Parnell added.
North Carolina is still without a new state budget. On Monday, Governor Josh Stein urged state lawmakers to pass funding for what he is calling critical needs.
North Carolina Democrats have had success in winning elections for governor. It's a different story in Senate races. A former governor is out to change that when Roy Cooper takes on Republican Michael Whatley in November.
Oil prices surged and stock markets slid after hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed his late father as Iranβs supreme leader. His appointment on Monday, and new strikes on regional oil infrastructure, signaled that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel.
North Carolina does not mind electing Democrats as governor, but it is a different matter when it comes to sending them to the U.S. Senate.
A coalition of 24 states are suing the Trump administration to block a new 10% global tariff.
Three former Democratic presidents are set to speak at a Chicago church as mourners pay a final public tribute to the lateΒ Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
President Donald Trump says heβs replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
Iran has launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region. The Islamic Republic warned that the U.S. would βbitterly regretβ torpedoing an Iranian warship. Israel and the U.S. hammered Iran for a sixth day.
One of this yearβs marquee Senate contests was practically a done deal heading into Tuesday. DemocratΒ Roy CooperΒ will face RepublicanΒ Michael WhatleyΒ in a race thatβs critical to deciding control of the Senate in November.
The U.S. Senate is headed toward a vote Wednesday onΒ President Donald Trump's decision to embarkΒ on a war against Iran, an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat.
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