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Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 - While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? ISLAMABAD (AP) — With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky , U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian ...

Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman sided with The New York Times for the second time in a month. He had earlier said the Pentagon's new credential policy violated journalists' ...

Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 - met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, the first such encounter in over a decade, with both sides affirming the need for maintaining peace around the self-ruled island that China claims as its territory. Both Xi and Cheng Li-wun, the head of the Beijing-friendly Kuomingtang Party, reiterated they wanted to move toward a peaceful reunification of Taiwan and the mainland, ...

Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plans for a new triumphal arch in the capital, unveiled on Friday, include a towering winged figure with a Lady Liberty-like torch and crown, flanked by two eagles and guarded by four lions — all gilded. The 12-page plan released by the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts shows the arch will stand 250 feet tall (76.2 meters) from its base to the tip of the winged ...

Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 - is a powerful authority to surveil Americans without a warrant — and it has a troubling history of That is why a group of bipartisan members of Congress have been pushing for years to reform this authority — to demand real protections and safeguards to put an end to loopholes and abuses that infringe on the privacy rights of people. This year, it is more important than ever that we achieve those ...

Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 - April 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump 's tariffs are back in court Friday to decide on their legality. The U.S. Court of International Trade will consider the president's 10% global tariff that he created on Feb. 20 after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his previous tariffs over his use of emergency powers. The new tariffs are based on Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. That law allows the president to ...

Friday, Apr 10th, 2026 - April 10 (UPI) -- Members of the White House staff were warned last month about placing bets on prediction markets on the Iran war using nonpublic information. An email obtained by CBS News Thursday was sent from the White House Management Office to staff members on March 24. It raised concerns about reports of government officials using nonpublic information to place bets on prediction markets like Kalshi and ...