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Senate rejects resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms

By LISA MASCARO
Sep 24, 2026 2:08 pm - WASHINGTON — Despite rising political anxiety over the Iran war, senators on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump 's ...
Trump hails deep friendship with Xi as China's leader urges 'healthy' competition between 2 powers

By AAMER MADHANI
Sep 24, 2026 10:09 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit by pressing for the world's two biggest economies to work more closely together to avoid friction as they compete.
CNN and MS NOW reporters now back at the White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban

By JOCELYN NOVECK, HALLIE GOLDEN and LAURIE KELLMAN
Sep 24, 2026 8:56 am - Hours after a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to lift a ban on three news outlets from White House grounds, reporters from two of the outlets had been let in.
How rural voters are feeling about Trump as the midterms approach, according to a new AP-KFF poll

By ALI SWENSON, SARAH JANE TRIBBLE and LINLEY SANDERS
Sep 23, 2026 11:22 am - About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new survey that points to economic frustration among a key group that has backed him and other Republicans in recent elections.
In defiant speech, Pezeshkian calls out Trump and says Iran will fight 'until our last breath'

Sep 23, 2026 11:19 am - Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.
Trump plans lavish welcome for Xi at summit focused on spectacle over solutions

Cate Cadell, John Hudson, Michael Birnbaum
Sep 23, 2026 7:25 am - President Xi Jinping arrives Wednesday for an abbreviated summit as both sides look to maintain a trade truce.
Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy’s UN address

By SAMYA KULLAB
Sep 23, 2026 7:22 am - Russia hammered Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.
‘Our message is kick Trump out of Illinois’: Protesters plan to be at Medinah for Trump’s Presidents Cup visit

By Marni Pyke
Sep 22, 2026 6:52 pm - The White House has not announced when Trump, honorary chair of the tournament, will arrive but Illinois Handmaids organizer Jax West of Lisle is betting on Sunday, the event’s final day.
Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Sep 22, 2026 2:02 pm - Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials said Tuesday they plan to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges, alleging that the individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program, or simply do not exist.
With war, climate change and AI, it's a troubled world as leaders convene at the United Nations

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Sep 22, 2026 7:42 am - With wars raging,temperatures rising and artificial intelligence encroaching, leaders from across the planet converge at the United Nations on Tuesday to address each other and the world, airing their hopes, plans and grievances as the world body’s chief addresses them for the final time.

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