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Iran continues to export millions of barrels of oil, with about 90 ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz despite the war

Iran continues to export millions of barrels of oil, with about 90 ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz despite the war

💥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Iran,iran war,oil,oil tankers,ships,Strait of Hormuz 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: HONG KONG (AP) — About 90 ships including oil tankers have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war with Iran and are still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Read more: Joe Kent, the top counterterrorism official, said Iran poses no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump's war Marine data company Lloyd's List Intelligence said…
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Joe Kent, the top counterterrorism official, said Iran poses no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump’s war

Joe Kent, the top counterterrorism official, said Iran poses no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump’s war

✨ Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Iran,iran attacks,joe kent,National Counterterrorism Center,tulsi gabbard ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation Tuesday, citing concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he "cannot in good conscience" support the Trump administration's war. “Iran did not pose any imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent said in a statement posted on…
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Watch: Trump talks about Iranian strikes and Kent’s resignation during a St. Patrick’s Day visit with Irish Taoiseach Martin

Watch: Trump talks about Iranian strikes and Kent’s resignation during a St. Patrick’s Day visit with Irish Taoiseach Martin

✨ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,ireland,joe kent,Micheál Martin 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran's leaders were "gone" after the apparent killing of senior security officials. Watch the full duo in the video player above. Speaking at the White House on Tuesday during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, the president said two senior Iranian officials had been killed, one of whom he said was responsible for the killing of 32,000 Iranian protesters in recent weeks. Read more: Israel kills two senior…
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WATCH LIVE: Senator Markwayne Mullen testifies at his Homeland Security Secretary confirmation hearing

WATCH LIVE: Senator Markwayne Mullen testifies at his Homeland Security Secretary confirmation hearing

🔥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,immigration enforcement,Kristi Noem,Markwayne Mullin,senate,U.S. Department of Homeland Security 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Sen. Markwayne Mullen, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, will testify at a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The session is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. Trump appointed Mullen to take over the embattled agency from Kristi Noem, who was fired earlier this month after her leadership came under bipartisan…
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Mullen, Trump’s security pick, is poised to inherit a challenging Department of Homeland Security

Mullen, Trump’s security pick, is poised to inherit a challenging Department of Homeland Security

🔥 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Department of Homeland Security,Donald Trump news,Kristi Noem,Markwayne Mullin ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — If confirmed, Sen. Markwayne Mullen will be the new Secretary of Homeland Security, and he will enter the department's sprawling campus in Washington, D.C., with his appointment scheduled. Immigration enforcement is at a crossroads. Disaster-stricken states and their lawmakers are angry about delayed federal aid. Frustrated travelers are facing long security lines at the airport due to a month-long funding battle in Congress. Mullen will take over from outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem,…
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Live results: Illinois midterm primaries

Live results: Illinois midterm primaries

🔥 Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Dick Durbin,illinois,JB Pritzker,live results,midterms,Vote 2026 ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois voters are deciding Tuesday's primaries for six open seats in the U.S. House and Senate, which will spur a new generation of leadership in the state's heavily Democratic congressional delegation. Read more: What to expect in the Illinois primary The retirement of longtime Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin has sparked a competitive campaign, attracting two House candidates and a lieutenant governor, among others. The race has been marked by intense campaigning and furious fundraising,…
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The group plans to pay $50 million to make child care a major issue in the midterm elections

The group plans to pay $50 million to make child care a major issue in the midterm elections

💥 Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: child care,midterms,Vote 2026 ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocacy group hopes to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million to support Democrats in congressional races, tying the costs of caregiving to the nation's affordability debate. The Campaign for a Family-Friendly Economy, created a decade ago, aims to make caregiver issues more prominent in elections. The announcement comes as the cost of child care continues to rise and as waiting lists continue to grow for federal child care subsidies, which…
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Watch: Johnson refutes outgoing counter-terrorism chief’s claim that Iran poses no imminent threat

Watch: Johnson refutes outgoing counter-terrorism chief’s claim that Iran poses no imminent threat

💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Counterterrorism,Donald Trump news,Iran,iran attacks,joe kent,Mike Johnson 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson disagreed with Joe Kent, the top US counterterrorism official, who resigned on Tuesday, and said Iran poses no imminent threat to the United States. Watch the clip in the video player above. Johnson, who was asked about Kent's resignation at a news conference on Tuesday morning, said: "I received all the briefings. We all understood that there was clearly an imminent threat that Iran was very close to nuclear enrichment capability and…
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Trump says NATO has refused to have him join most allies in the mission to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz

Trump says NATO has refused to have him join most allies in the mission to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz

🚀 Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Strait of Hormuz ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: US President Donald Trump said his appeal to NATO and other allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz was widely rejected. Trump, who has been pressing allies to help protect the vital waterway, fumed on Tuesday that the United States was not getting support “despite the fact that almost every country has strongly agreed to what we are doing, and that it cannot” be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. He watches: Trump "strongly" encourages other…
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WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Steiner testifies at House hearing on USPS’s financial future

WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Steiner testifies at House hearing on USPS’s financial future

🚀 Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,David Steiner,U.S. Postal Service 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The U.S. Postal Service will run out of cash within a year unless Congress lifts a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money, the new postmaster general warned in an interview this month. The session is scheduled to begin at 2 pm EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. If that doesn't happen, the Postal Service may not be able to pay its employees or vendors by February 2027, with potentially dire consequences…
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