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• President Trump besprak de financiële last van het conflict met Iran, potentiële afzettingspogingen door Democraten en plannen voor de tussentijdse verkiezingen in een exclusief interview met Sharyl Attkisson in Full Measure. • Hij ging in op de toekomstige politieke ambities van zijn zoon Barron Trump, zorgen over de veiligheid van vaccins en plannen voor een goudaudit bij Fort Knox. • Trump becommentarieerde daarnaast het verschuiven van NFL-wedstrijden van gratis televisie en bredere beleidsonderwerpen te midden van aanhoudende geopolitieke spanningen.

• Violinist Brian King Joseph, who toured with Will Smith in 2025, filed a lawsuit against the actor alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination stemming from an alleged incident that year. • Joseph claims someone entered his Las Vegas hotel room without authorization and left a note reading 'Brian, I'll be back... just us,' allegedly signed by 'Stone F.,' along with wipes, beer, and HIV medications. • The suit alleges Smith engaged in grooming behavior to prime Joseph for sexual activity, representing serious claims of predatory conduct.

Veteran host says format may not last as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends its 33-year run amid controversyAhead of the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, former network late-night host David Letterman said that he would be “surprised” if other shows in that format last too much longer.Letterman, 79, made the remark in an interview with the New York Times that was published on Tuesday, in which he also described his “disbelief” upon learning Colbert’s show had been cancelled. Continue reading...

Rise in bond yields due to fuel prices and stability concerns will eat away at Rachel Reeves’s fiscal headroomBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 1998, amid rising fuel prices and concerns about political stability.The yield – effectively the interest rate – on 30-year UK government bonds (gilts) hit 5.76% at lunchtime on Tuesday, up 0.11 percentage points – exceeding the 27-year high reached last autumn. Continue reading...

State expected to play major role in deciding whether Republicans maintain control of Congress in his final two yearsVoters in Ohio on Tuesday are selecting candidates ahead of November’s midterm elections. The state is expected to play a major role in deciding whether Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans maintain control of Congress for the final two years of his term.The race with the highest national profile is Ohio’s Senate special election, in which Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is vying to unseat the Republican incumbent, Jon Husted, and return to the chamber after failing to win re-election in 2024. The winner will serve the final two years of the term JD Vance won in 2022, before he became vice-president last year. Continue reading...

Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 yearsThe US supreme court went out of its way on Monday to help Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections by allowing a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule.The procedural move comes less than a week after the court’s landmark decision striking down Louisiana’s congressional map and gutting section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Usually, the court waits 32 days to formally issue its judgment to the lower court. Last week, Louisiana asked the court to speed up that process, citing the urgency with which it needed to redraw its congressional maps. On Monday, the court agreed to do so. Continue reading...

• President Trump notified Congress that hostilities with Iran have been terminated, marking a significant shift in the ongoing conflict. • The administration stated it is "not satisfied" with Iran's initial proposal to end the war, but negotiations appear to be continuing through diplomatic channels. • Trump considers continued criticism of the US war effort as "treasonous," signaling a hardline stance on national security messaging.