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Under Trump, green card seekers face new scrutiny for views on Israel

Under new guidance issued by the Trump administration, immigrants could be denied a green card for participating in pro-Palestinian protests.

US-Iran talks unlikely to reach breakthrough, Republican Party lawmaker says

A Pakistan Army soldier walks along a street leading to the Red Zone area after tightened security measures ahead of the expected US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad , on April 24.

US to let Venezuela pay Maduro’s lawyer in drug trafficking case

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with his lawyer, Barry Pollack, attend a hearing in a narco-terrorism case accusing him of running a cartel of Venezuelan officials that flooded the U.S. with cocaine, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Court House in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2026 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

In Supreme Court fight against deportation shield, Trump says judges have no role

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building during proceedings in pending appeals at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump, critic of the press, attends its annual celebration after years of boycotts

Every year since its inception, the WHCA has invited the sitting president to its annual celebration of press freedom. Except for Mr Trump, all have attended at some point during their presidencies.

Republicans retool midterm strategy: Trump’s policies, but less Trump

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One en route to Palm Beach International Airport, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., April 24, 2026.

31 sloths acquired by an Orlando animal attraction have died, US officials say

The deaths have drawn intense criticism to the not-yet-open attraction in Orlando, which is called Sloth World.

Wildfires abound in US south-east, Georgia suffers record property losses

Firefighters put out a hot spot from the Brantley Highway 82 fire on April 24, 2026 in Atkinson, Georgia.

Rubio’s absence from Iran talks highlights stay-at-home role

US President Donald Trump talks to Secretary of State Marco Rubio while attending UFC 327 at Kaseya Center in Miami on April 11, 2026.

Trump to attend his first White House Correspondents’ Dinner; things could get awkward

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on April 23, 2026.

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