Pope Leo calls out Trump’s Iran rhetoric before last-minute ceasefire emerges

Hours before President Donald Trump announced a two-week delay in attacking Iran, Pope Leo issued a rare and pointed condemnation, denouncing Trump’s Tuesday morning threat against the country as “truly unacceptable.” Speaking to journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics spoke out against the escalating war … Read more

Liberals tighten grip on battleground state Supreme Court in low-key but high-stakes election

Liberals expanded their majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in an election Tuesday, strengthening control in a key battleground state, in a ballot box showdown that drew limited nation attention but had plenty riding on the results. Wisconsin Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, a former democratic state representative, defeated Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar, a … Read more

Abortion pill mifepristone stays available by mail for now as FDA faces 6-month review deadline

A federal judge allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to continue being distributed by mail nationwide for now, but warned the Biden-era policy could soon face major legal changes as a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety review of the drug unfolds. The legal challenge to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s January 2023 Risk Evaluation … Read more

After 15 years, I’m leaving Trump’s America and coming home to Australia. It feels like an escape | Simon Adams

I no longer wish to live in a country where performative cruelty has become the guiding principle of government When not firing off social media posts threatening potential war crimes against 93 million Iranians, Donald Trump is busy quietly killing the so-called American dream. With gasoline at US$4 a gallon, credit card debt hitting a … Read more

U.S. and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire

President Trump posted on Truth Social that after Iran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the US agreed to stop attacks for two weeks. The president says the two countries will negotiate during that time. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez and Courtney Kube report.