Vice President JD Vance met with two top Vatican officials Saturday, discussing issues like Gaza, Ukraine and deportation as he begins an official visit to Italy and India.
The United States and Iran held a second round of negotiations on Saturday in Rome over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, officials said. U.S. Middle East envoy and billionaire Steve Witkoff met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the Omani Embassy in Rome’s Camilluccia neighborhood. The negotiations were mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi.
The initiative aims to boost domestic production of critical minerals and reduce dependence on China by expediting reviews for key mining projects. The Trump administration on Friday announced a major step to accelerate domestic critical mineral production by fast-tracking permitting for 10 mining projects under the federal FAST-41 infrastructure initiative. The move, jointly announced on
The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland mayor after challenger Loren Taylor conceded. Taylor on Saturday said he called Lee after the latest election update showed her ahead. “This morning I called Congresswoman Barbara Lee to congratulate her on becoming the next
The ruling preserves protections against deportation while deepening the legal battle over executive discretion in immigration policy. A federal appeals court on Friday denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to lift a court order blocking the termination of deportation protections for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans. In a one-page decision issued on April 18, a three-judge panel
Senator Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, called out Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum as toxic waste and sewage pour into the U.S.
Iran’s foreign minister and U.S. special envoy agreed to a third round of talks aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iran and the United States have ended their second round of talks aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear weapons development and agreed to hold a third next week. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi