Trump’s economic approval rating hits new low, poll finds
Some voting groups that Trump handily won aren’t happy with his economic approach, including more thanhalf of white voters without a college degree.
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Some voting groups that Trump handily won aren’t happy with his economic approach, including more thanhalf of white voters without a college degree.
Russia’s oil refineries have been heavily targeted, damaging its energy facilities and the country’s fuel crisis.
Iran and the US say a deal to end the conflict is in force, but questions remain over its implementation.
Once shunned by every major party, the Sweden Democrats have gone from political pariah to the heart of government.
The star winger scores a goal and sets up another, as Colombia make a winning return to the FIFA World Cup.
Brent crude drops as much as 1.6 percent, while key stock indices in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan climb.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy blasts US-Iran MoU as ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’.
Around 100 people, including Greta Thunberg and other Flotilla activists, have rallied in Brussels.
Ghalibaf says talks delivered more results than war
Caleb Yirenkyi scored a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time in a scrappy end to the match in Toronto.
US President Donald Trump has encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to use a ‘softer touch’ in Lebanon.
President Donald Trump says it’s ‘unfair’ for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other regional countries have them.
The Trump administration shared new details about the agreement struck between the U.S. and Iran, which aims to end the war, open the Strait of Hormuz and begin further negotiations. But it’s not a done deal yet, and Trump made renewed threats to “bomb the hell” out of Iran if they don’t abide by the deal. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
To assess the U.S.-Iranian agreement, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration’s negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and is now at the Middle East Institute. Maleki was born and raised in Iran and is now at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
There was confusion in Congress after President Trump announced that his pick for director of national intelligence would not show up for his scheduled confirmation hearing. The Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, said he doesn’t know whether Clayton’s nomination has been postponed or withdrawn. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News.
For an insider’s perspective on the tensions between President Trump and Republicans in Congress, Amna Nawaz spoke with GOP strategist Doug Heye.
In our news wrap Wednesday, Tropical Storm Arthur formed along the Gulf Coast, becoming the first Atlantic storm of the season, Georgia Republicans rejected their governor’s call to redraw the state’s 2028 voting maps and FAA officials are investigating a private jet crash on a Texas highway that killed one person.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in the first meeting led by Kevin Warsh. The decision to maintain rates for a fourth-straight meeting was supported by all 12 members of the Federal Open Market Committee, but new quarterly projections by some Fed officials anticipate a rate hike by the end of the year. Amna Nawaz discussed the future of the Fed under Warsh with David Wessel.
A majority of Republicans continue to oppose abortion, but there’s been a shift in opinion among other Americans. More Democrats and independents now say abortion should be legal, and there are even conservatives questioning their own views in response to state bans. Special correspondent Sarah Varney brings us the story of one Arkansas woman whose own pregnancy changed how she sees abortion.
A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South – only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report. Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traces that history through her own family and found the consequences are still being felt today. Geoff Bennett spoke with Carr about her book, “The Price of Exclusion.”
