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Israel continues attacking the militant group Hezbollah, saying Lebanon is not included in the U.S.-brokered truce with Iran. LA Times
VOA VIEW: It has nothing to do with Iran.
Record diesel prices are crushing California's truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country. LA Times
Russia deployed three submarines to spy on the UK's critical undersea pipelines in the northern Atlantic, British officials revealed on Thursday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Britain is on its own.
The comptroller released a report on Thursday recommending several guidelines for the city's Revenue Stabilization Fund. New York Post
VOA VIEW: He should get nothing.
Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Lebanon had nothing to do with the Iran war.
After a successful flight around the moon, the astronauts are relying on a flawed heat shield to protect them as they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. New York Times
Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The right thing to do.
The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat. New York Times
Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Dems are getting nasty.
The U.S. State Department authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency government employees and their families from the Abuja Embassy — and Nigeria more broadly — on Wednesday. OANN
Indiana GOP Governor Mike Braun announced a 30-day suspension of the 7% usage tax on fuel in Indiana on Wednesday. OANN
The number of U.S. births and the fertility rate of American women declined from 2024 to 2025, including for teens. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It is what it is.
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture. Washington Times
A federal judge put a halt Wednesday to Homeland Security's plan to shut down a deportation amnesty for nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants, chastising the government for being too harsh toward them. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: He doesn't have the authority.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called the U.S.-Iran conflict on Wednesday "a war of choice" and questioned whether President Trump had achieved anything meaningful, even after the two sides agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: He is an idiot.
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to slap a 16-month prison sentence on a man who was part of a massive document fraud ring that helped illegal immigrants obtain driver's permits -- and took the tests for them to qualify. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: He should be severly punishment.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said. CBS
VOA VIEW: They should be investigated.
The president says the arch will commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary. CBS
Colorado State University has released its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast, predicting 13 named storms and six hurricanes may develop during the 2026 season. CBS
VOA VIEW: It may be wrong as usual.
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The U.S. Postal Service, which lost $9 billion in 2025, recently warned that it could run out of money within 12 months. CBS
Blanche said the top federal prosecutor in California can seek the death penalty for three alleged MS-13 members charged with killing a victim who was cooperating with authorities, according to a memo. CBS
Federal prosecutors say Courtney Williams divulged classified information to a reporter about her time in Delta Force, according to newly unsealed court documents. CBS
VOA VIEW: He should receive heavy charges.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber demanded a full reopening of the strait, warning that the oil supply disruption will increase if Iran maintains control of the passage. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran must not have any control of Hormuz.
The gauge released Thursday offers the Federal Reserve a snapshot of conditions leading into the Iran war. CNBC
More than a dozen other states are considering similar bans as fears around centers and high energy prices grow. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Then they should not receive any data.
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The statement came a day after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, which halted six weeks of fighting. CNBC
VOA VIEW: As it should be.
After releasing its first major AI model in a year called Muse Spark, Meta now has to figure out how to turn it into a business. CNBC
In an annual foreign policy speech, Cooper is expected to say that shipping must be toll-free through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They should receive no concessions since they did nothing.
ICE lodged a detainer for Yefry Archaga-Elvir, accused of murdering 15-year-old Miles Young in Missouri after allegedly luring him into an ambush. FOX News
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A father-son duo is suing a Maine school district, claiming students were not given the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance for two years. FOX News
A string of killings across the U.S. involving suspects in the country illegally is driving renewed outrage and calls for sweeping policy changes. FOX News
Eli Lilly announced that its GLP-1 weight-loss pill is available for purchase in the United States starting Thursday. UPI
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Lebanese officials engaged Thursday in intensive diplomatic contacts to confirm the country's inclusion in the Pakistan-mediated U.S.-Iran cease-fire. UPI
VOA VIEW: They should not be a party to any agreement as they could start problems.
Personal incomes in the United States fell by $18.2 billion in February as inflation maintained a seasonally adjusted rate of 3%, the BEA reports. UPI
Oil prices were on the rise again amid concerns a "fragile" U.S.-Iran cease-fire could unravel over the Hormuz Strait and ongoing clashes in Lebanon. UPI
North Korea said Thursday that it carried out a series of weapons tests this week, including a tactical ballistic missile with a cluster-bomb warhead. UPI
VOA VIEW: Cluster-Bomb should be eliminated.
U.S. military forces will remain deployed around Iran until a "REAL AGREEMENT" is reached, President Donald Trump warned late Wednesday. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
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The head of the NATO alliance was in Washington to soothe tensions with the cornerstone of the defensive pact after amid threats by Trump to pull out. UPI
VOA VIEW: NATO does not seem to benefit the U.S.
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Donald Trump has always been the anti-Obama. Obama was a fool.
He rose in opposition to President Barack Obama and has reversed many of his policies. But perhaps no Trump undertaking runs so directly counter to Obama’s approach than the Iran War. Obama sought to accommodate the Iranian regime, while Trump hopes to topple it. Obama tolerated an Iranian nuclear program, even one theoretically constrained by a nuclear deal, whereas Trump wants to destroy it or set it back for years.
Obama facilitated the rise of Iranian power in the region. Trump, in contrast, is endeavoring to crush it. Back then, Obama operated on the basis of conciliation and caution. Today, Trump is all about confrontation and assertion. We don’t know how Trump’s military operation in Iran will turn out. There are a number of ways to see it going sideways or falling short of its goals. But there’s no doubt that Trump’s vision of the Middle East — with Israel and the Arab states putting their enmity behind them, while the Iranian regime is much reduced or eliminated — is more in keeping with US interests than Obama’s.
The Obama theory was that Iran could be made into a responsible regional player if the nuclear issue were set aside, and if the United States forged a balance of power between Sunni powers in the region and Shia Iran. The 2015 Iran nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) restricted Iranian nuclear activity, while allowing the regime to sit on the cusp of a nuclear weapon and giving it major sanctions relief. The Obama administration literally sent pallets of cash to Tehran, and the relaxation of sanctions gave the regime more running room to build up its missile arsenal and terrorist proxies around the region.
Trump 1.0 disrupted this model by tearing up the nuclear agreement and creating a “maximum pressure” campaign to squeeze the regime financially. The campaign had kneecapped Iranian oil revenue and significantly depleted the regime’s foreign reserves when Joe Biden came into office in 2020, hoping to revive the Obama strategy. Before Oct. 7, Iranian power had reached a high-water mark. Its proxies dotted the region, from Gaza to Lebanon to Iraq to Syria to Yemen.
