China dismisses U.S. Hormuz request as Trump’s Beijing trip is delayed and Iran war deepens  PBS Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Allies to Reopen Strait of… [more]

Family of US college student missing in Barcelona, Spain, pleads for information  CNN Reports: Police suspect foul play in disappearance of University of Alabama student James… [more]

Trump Waives US Shipping Law For Oil and Gas In Bid to Lower Prices  Bloomberg.com Trump waives U.S. shipping law for 60 days to steady oil… [more]

Trump’s failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect  AP News Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Allies to Reopen Strait of… [more]

Kalshi faces criminal charges in Arizona for running an illegal gambling business  NBC Sports Arizona charges Kalshi with criminal misdemeanors, alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation  CNBC… [more]

Iran continues exporting millions of barrels of oil as around 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz despite the war  PBS Traffic is trickling through Strait… [more]

Joe Kent and the Fading MAGA Allure  The Bulwark The significance of Trump appointee Joe Kent resigning over the Iran war  CNN Bolton: Gabbard should join Joe… [more]

Democratic voters select House candidates in Illinois after heated primaries  The Guardian Establishment Democrats fend off far-left influencer in primary to succeed Rep Jan Schakowsky  Fox News… [more]

Cesar Chavez allegations jolt California’s labor movement  Politico United Farm Workers union cancels celebrations honoring iconic labor leader Cesar Chavez over troubling allegations  CNN Who Is Dolores… [more]

Hezbollah ignites blowback from its base as over 1 million flee war with Israel  The Washington Post The sum of all fears for Lebanon  Financial Times Fearing… [more]