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Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - , just a day after a tense private meeting with Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. Rutte travelled to Washington to mollify the president, who remains incensed at the alliance for refusing to intervene in the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery that typically carries a quarter of the world's oil and gas. The strait's near-closure has prevented roughly ten million barrels of ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - Sen. Elissa Slotkin knows how to win in Trump country. She's trying to show her fellow Democrats the way. "We don't help ourselves by pretending we don't have a problem, OK?" Slotkin told Democrats at a party dinner here Tuesday night. "Staying on defense only doesn't win anything. You must go on offense to win." The Michigan senator brought a dose of tough medicine for Democrats as she visited Iowa, the latest ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - A Washington federal judge found the Pentagon violated a court order by reinstating restrictions on press access in an opinion that sharply criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for curtailing free speech rights with the nation at war. Senior Judge Paul Friedman of the US District Court for the District of Columbia said on Thursday that the Trump administration's decision to remove credentialed reporters from ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 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? HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a scenic cliffside hike with ocean views last year has ...