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The US blockade of Iranian ports continues as President Donald Trump weighs other options to pressure Iran into a deal. New Commerce Department data shows inflation is heating up. Governors in Maine and Louisiana are making moves that are shaking up the midterms. Concerns are gro ...  Show more

One source tells CNN that the cost of the Iran War could be between $40-50 billon. Former FBI Director Comey appeared in court over an alleged threat against the President. The Supreme Court deals a blow to the Voting Rights Act. According to the Wall Street Journal, Saudi Arabia ...  Show more

Donald Trump test-drives Nikki Haley's electability argument. Why the former president says he is the only one who can beat Joe Biden in November. Plus, new US airstrikes against Iran-backed militants in Yemen, and two neighboring countries trade strikes as fears grow of a wider ...  Show more

President Joe Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine to reassure Kyiv of American support. Reuters exclusively reports that the US and Taiwan quietly held joint military drills in the Pacific. And a January 6th Capitol ...  Show more

US President Joe Biden spoke with his Chinese counterpart today, mainly about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down read outs of the call from the White House and China’s news agency. He also explains the concerns the US has over China’s p ...  Show more

First: A region reeling from war is ready for President Biden's next move as he promises to retaliate against those responsible for a drone attack that killed three US soldiers.  Plus: Donald Trump is pushing Republicans to abandon a bipartisan bill that they have been working on ...  Show more