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US says ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks amid uncertainty about whether war will resume

By SAMY MAGDY and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was “slight progress” during talks with Iran amid uncertainty about whether a deal will be reached or war…

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China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level…

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Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to leave on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping after weeks of trying, and failing, to persuade the Chinese government to use its considerable…

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Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge

By MATTHEW LEE, BASSEM MROUE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his…

Wyoming’s Congressional Delegation respond to President Trumps State of the Union Address

Wyoming’s three Congressional Delegates all issued responses to President Trump’s State of the Union Address given Tuesday night. All three praised Trump and the direction of the country. Below are the complete statements from each. U.S. Senator John Barrasso “What…

Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s…

Trump in Davos says NATO should allow the US to take Greenland but he won’t use force

By JOSH BOAK, WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but he said he wouldn’t employ force to achieve that — using…

Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of…

Trump set to lead largest-ever US delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos next week

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will return to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of business, political and cultural elites in Davos, Switzerland next week, leading a record-large U.S. delegation, organizers said Tuesday. The Geneva-based think tank says…

US envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead

By The Associated Press  U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end to the nearly four-year war…