Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: The solution to rising gas prices is to “stop fighting foreign wars”

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore criticized President Trump’s handling of the Iran war on “Face the Nation.” He told CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe he’s looking for “some clarity” about the war’s goals, and warned it has driven up prices.

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Former Trump adviser on president’s latest Iran threat: ‘Not going to get a deal’

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Brett McGurk, who served under President Trump during his first term, warned that the president’s latest threats against Iran will not bring Tehran to the table to negotiate opening the Strait of Hormuz. “This is an escalate to try to get a deal that’s not going to get a deal,” McGurk, who also served in…

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Trump to Axios: Iran deal possible by Tues., otherwise “I am blowing up everything”

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President Trump claimed in an interview with Axios that the U.S. is “in deep negotiations” with Iran and that a deal can be reached before his deadline expires on Tuesday.”There is a good chance, but if they don’t make a deal, I am blowing up everything over there,” he said. Why it matters: The mediators…

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What to know about the rescue of a US aviator shot down in Iran

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In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's official website, wreckage is shown at what Iran's state TV claimed was the site of a downed American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)2026-04-05T14:39:12Z JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump announced early…

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Despite propaganda coup of F-15 crew rescue, downing is reminder to US that Iran can fight back

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Donald Trump will claim rescue as a triumph but 48-hour drama should be a caution against launching ground operationMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump will inevitably claim the rescue of the second crew member of the downed F-15 fighter as a propaganda triumph, though the 48-hour drama is a reminder that an undefeated Iran…

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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful after delivering the Urbi et Orbi blessing – Latin for "to the city of Rome and to the world" – from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of Easter Mass he presided over in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP…

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Pope Leo takes aim at Trump in first Easter address as US and Iran war rages

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Pope Leo delivered his first Easter address since being elected in March, appearing to take aim at Donald Trump as he condemned global indifference to thousands of war deaths

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Trump Warns Iran He Could Strike ‘Every Power Plant,’ in WSJ Interview

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The president said he would act on the threat if the country’s leaders don’t agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran.

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Trump issues expletive-laden threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emerge

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President Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, following the rescue of a U.S. aviator who was shot down in Iran.

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What to know about the rescue of a U.S. aviator shot down in Iran

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President Donald Trump announced early Sunday that the U.S. had rescued an aviator nearly two days after he was shot down over Iran. Here’s what we know about the rescue.

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