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Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - , just a day after a tense private meeting with Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. Rutte travelled to Washington to mollify the president, who remains incensed at the alliance for refusing to intervene in the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery that typically carries a quarter of the world's oil and gas. The strait's near-closure has prevented roughly ten million barrels of ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - Some Democratic voters may be down on their party, but they're still heavily engaged in the 2026 elections and are prioritizing electability when thinking about upcoming primaries, according to focus group conversations with Democrats in Maine and Michigan. Both states will be central in this year's battle for the Senate, and the Democratic primaries there have exposed ideological and generational divides within ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - A federal judge ruled the Defense Department violated a court order requiring it to ease stringent restrictions imposed on reporters who cover the Pentagon and blocked a new press policy issued by the department last month. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman again  sided with the New York Times and its reporter Julian Barnes, who filed a lawsuit last year that argued the new Pentagon policy violated the First ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a scenic cliffside hike with ocean views last year has ...