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Fed chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference in January. Photo: Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

5 big things

1.Fed keeps rates on hold, signals one rate cut as Iran war stokes uncertainty

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Higher energy prices might eat your tax refund, economists say
2.Higher energy prices might eat your tax refund, economists say
New questions arise over TikTok sale
3.New questions arise over TikTok sale
Trump waives shipping law as gasoline prices soar
4.Trump waives shipping law as gasoline prices soar
Markwayne Mullin's secret war zone past
5.Markwayne Mullin's secret war zone past
    • Josephine Walker
    17 mins ago
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    Politics & Policy
    Dolores Huerta accuses César Chávez of sexual abuse amid wider claims
    Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, Dolores Huerta speaks during the "Stop the Trump takeover" demonstration outside of the State Capitol on August 16, 2025 in Austin, Texas.

    Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, Dolores Huerta speaks during the "Stop the Trump takeover" demonstration outside of the State Capitol on August 16, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

    Labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta said Wednesday that she was sexually abused by farmworker leader César Chávez decades ago, becoming the most high-profile figure to accuse him of misconduct.

    The latest: The allegation comes as the United Farm Workers union grapples with reports that their former leader abused girls and young women, prompting the cancellation of tributes and celebrations in his honor.

    Go deeper (2 min. read)
    • Barak Ravid
    Updated 6 hours ago
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    World
    Israel strikes Iran natural gas facility in coordination with U.S.
    Thick gray smoke billows from a damaged building in a dense Beirut neighborhood at dusk as people gather in the street watching.

    Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike hit a building in Beirut's Bachoura neighborhood on March 12, 2026, following an evacuation warning, amid a new wave of strikes on the Lebanese capital. Photo: Toufic Rmeiti/AFP via Getty Images

    The Israeli Air Force struck a natural gas processing facility in southwestern Iran, two senior Israeli officials said.

    Why it matters: This is the first time Israel has struck natural gas facilities in Iran, which are key to Iran's economy.

    Go deeper (1 min. read)
    • Andrew Solender
    9 hours ago
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    Politics & Policy
    The "Squad" left suffers complete wipeout in Illinois
    A woman on a sunny city sidewalk carries a large stack of blue campaign signs for Kat Abughazaleh, Democrat for Congress; a man in a patterned shirt steps from a white van in the background.

    Kat Abughazaleh carries yard signs at her campaign office in Chicago on May 6, 2026. Photo: Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

    The left suffered a virtually total collapse in the Illinois Democratic congressional primaries on Tuesday night — even in races where the AIPAC-backed candidate lost.

    Why it matters: It's a bad sign for the dozens of insurgent Democrats running in congressional races across the country, both in open seats and as primary rivals to older or more establishment-oriented incumbents.

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