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What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war

By SYLVIE CORBET
May 01, 2026 6:47 am - Activists worldwide gathered for May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war.
Iran internet blackout tightens military’s grip on civilian life

By Patrick Sykes
Apr 30, 2026 9:32 pm - Iran’s record internet blackout is emerging as a key dividing line between the country’s powerful security apparatus and its civilian government, underlining how the war with the U.S. has extended the military’s control over daily life.
Trump seeks delays in Jan. 6 civil suits during immunity appeal

By Zoe Tillman
Apr 30, 2026 9:25 pm - Police officers and Democratic lawmakers suing to hold Donald Trump liable for violent riots at the US Capitol more than five years ago face a new round of delays as the president continues to press for immunity against their claims.
Trump administration says its war in Iran has been ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Apr 30, 2026 9:22 pm - The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.
Trump said Iran’s oil pipelines will soon ‘explode.’ Energy experts doubt it.

By Evan Halper
Apr 30, 2026 9:17 pm - After weeks of unsuccessfully pressuring Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump spent recent days arguing that its closure had brought Tehran to the brink of an explosive plumbing problem that would force it to the bargaining table.
Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November

By Erin Cox
Apr 30, 2026 6:23 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that states should consider promptly redrawing congressional districts after the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act — a move that would help Republicans gain seats in this year’s midterm elections.
Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Apr 30, 2026 5:00 pm - The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning senators who are often privy to sensitive information from making bets on upcoming events.
Public rejects Trump’s ballroom by wide margin

By Dan Diamond and Scott Clement
Apr 30, 2026 4:55 pm - Americans reject President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, and they appear largely unmoved by the intensified calls from the president and his allies in Congress to allow the project to go forward.
Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown

By LISA MASCARO
Apr 30, 2026 1:03 pm - President Donald Trump swiftly signed bipartisan legislation Thursday funding much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, after it won final approval in the House, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.
Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran war

By BEN FINLEY, STEPHEN GROVES and MEG KINNARD
Apr 30, 2026 11:01 am - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators’ accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.

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