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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
American jets disabled an Iran-bound tanker and struck Qeshm Island hours before Iranian missiles and drones hit Kuwait's main airport and reached toward Bahrain
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
The Claude maker filed its prospectus with the SEC on Monday, beating OpenAI to the public markets and setting up the largest test yet of investor appetite for artificial intelligence
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026
Masayoshi Son committed 75 billion euros to French data centers Monday and his stock jumped 14 percent, even as a dot-com parallel hardened on the Street
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
The U.S. defense chief told Asia's premier security summit the alliance approach would be quiet rather than confrontational, even as he warned Beijing not to disrupt the status quo
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the board had no authority to rename the institution or shut it down, and Trump signaled he will hand it to Congress
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema barred the Justice Department from transferring money, considering claims or paying out from the fund while a Jan. 6 prosecutor's lawsuit proceeds
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
Trump dismissed an Iranian state-TV draft to reopen the strait as fabrication hours before U.S. forces hit a drone site near Bandar Abbas and Tehran said it struck back at a U.S. air base
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Memory chipmakers joined the trillion-dollar club within 24 hours, UBS tripled its Micron target to $1,625, and Jensen Huang said annual spending in Taipei is heading to $150 billion
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
CENTCOM hit missile sites and mine-laying boats near the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday as an Iranian delegation flew to Doha and Trump warned of a return to war
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Tehran walked back weekend optimism Monday and Republican hawks panned the emerging 60-day framework, leaving the three-month war and the Strait of Hormuz unresolved
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
The president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that a memorandum of understanding to end the war was close, though Tehran insists key terms are unresolved
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026
The director of national intelligence said Friday she would step down June 30 to care for her husband, leaving a critical post vacant amid the Iran war
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
GOP leaders pulled the resolution Thursday rather than lose it, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran's plan to charge ships for passage through the strait unacceptable
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
Trump said he is in no hurry but warned talks were at the borderline, U.S. Marines boarded another Iranian-flagged tanker, and Brent whipsawed back above $106
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
The Trump-backed Navy SEAL ended the eight-term Kentucky congressman's career in the most expensive House primary in U.S. history, capping a six-state night of wins for the president
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
Brent crude fell 1.9 percent to $110.01 in early trading after the president said Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE asked him to hold off on an attack he had scheduled for Tuesday
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
The 10-year Treasury yield hit a 15-month high and Japan's 30-year yield touched a record Monday as a fire at Barakah and a stalled U.S.-Iran exchange shook global markets
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
The two-term senator who voted to convict President Trump in 2021 finished third Saturday, becoming the first sitting Republican senator denied renomination since 2012
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026
The 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.1 percent Friday and traders began pricing a December rate hike as Kevin Warsh took the Fed chair on his first day in the job
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
The president flew home Friday with an order for 200 Boeing jets and a Chinese pledge to buy U.S. farm goods, but no breakthrough on the Hormuz war and no concession on Taiwan arms
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026
The Chinese leader called Taiwan the most important issue in the relationship and warned of "clashes and even conflicts," as the two sides agreed the Strait of Hormuz must stay open
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
Consumer prices rose 3.8 percent year over year on Iran-war energy costs, traders priced in a 37 percent chance of a 2026 rate hike, and Kevin Warsh cleared the Senate 51-45
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
The president rejected Tehran's latest offer Tuesday and met his top generals as Israel disclosed it had sent missile defenses to Abu Dhabi and Brent crude pushed back above $100
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
The president called Tehran's latest terms 'totally unacceptable' on Sunday, leaving the Hormuz standoff frozen and oil markets climbing as he heads to meet Xi Jinping this week
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia's oil giant beat forecasts Sunday as a cargo ship burned off Qatar, Iran fired again at the UAE and Washington added 14 entities to its Iran sanctions list
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
U.S. destroyers drew Iranian fire late Thursday in the strait, prompting American strikes on Bandar Abbas and Qeshm as both sides said the month-old ceasefire still holds
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Brent slid almost 4 percent to $97.47 on Thursday as Tehran promised a response to a one-page deal that would lift the Hormuz blockade and freeze nuclear enrichment
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026
The president halted U.S. Navy escorts through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday night to pursue a Pakistan-brokered deal, while leaving the blockade and a fresh bombing threat in place
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
The administrative stay, in effect until 5 p.m. May 11, pauses a 5th Circuit ruling that had ended telehealth and pharmacy dispensing of the abortion pill nationwide
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026
Two U.S.-flagged ships crossed the strait Monday under Navy cover as Tehran's Fars news agency said missiles hit an American warship and CENTCOM rejected the claim
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
The president said Saturday he would study Tehran's latest offer to end the war but warned of renewed military action if Iran misbehaves
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
Spokesman Sean Parnell announced the cut Friday after a week of public feuding between President Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
The longest agency closure in U.S. history ended Thursday after House Republicans agreed to fund Homeland Security on a bipartisan track and pursue $70 billion for ICE separately
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026
The most divided Federal Open Market Committee vote since 1992 held the funds rate at 3.5 to 3.75 percent as Jerome Powell said he would remain a governor and Kevin Warsh advanced toward confirmation
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
Abu Dhabi's May 1 exit removes one of two members with meaningful spare capacity, a long-term blow to the cartel even as the closed Strait of Hormuz mutes the immediate market reaction
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026
The president told advisers he is unsatisfied with Tehran's proposal as Brent topped $111 and Germany's chancellor said the U.S. is being humiliated
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026
Beijing's state planner cites national-security grounds in the most consequential cross-border AI ruling since the U.S. ban on outbound investment in Chinese startups
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
Secret Service tackled a 31-year-old California man armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives outside the Washington Hilton ballroom; an officer struck in his vest is expected to recover
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro abandoned the criminal investigation Friday and referred the Fed renovation to the inspector general, meeting Sen. Thom Tillis's price for a confirmation vote
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Federal prosecutors accuse Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke of turning $33,000 into more than $409,000 on the January capture, the first U.S. criminal case over prediction-market insider trading
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026
Washington widens its naval blockade into the Indian Ocean while Tehran makes its first cargo-ship seizures of the war, and the Senate rejects a war-powers check 55-46
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
The president reversed his Monday stance at Pakistan's request hours before the Wednesday expiry, even as Iran's Revolutionary Guard escalated in the strait and the U.S. blockade held
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
The 15-year Cook era ends with a hardware engineer at the helm of a $4 trillion company that has spent the AI boom on the sidelines
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
Tehran calls the U.S. blockade of Hormuz and the Navy's weekend seizure of the Touska ceasefire violations, as Pakistan presses for a multi-day round that could extend the truce by up to 60 days
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026
The USS Spruance disabled the cargo vessel with its 5-inch gun after a six-hour standoff, and Tehran pulled out of Monday's talks in Islamabad
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says commercial vessels may transit on a coordinated route as Trump welcomes the move but keeps the naval cordon on Iranian ports
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
Manhattan federal jury sides with 34 state attorneys general after the Trump Justice Department settled, opening the door to a forced breakup of the $25 billion concert giant
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
Central Command says six ships turned back and commercial traffic "completely halted" within 36 hours of the naval cordon taking effect
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
Brian Hooker walked free after five days in custody as prosecutors declined to charge him in the vanishing of Lynette Hooker, 55, off Elbow Cay
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
Trump orders warships to seal off Iranian oil exports after 21-hour Islamabad negotiations fail, sending Brent crude above $100 and drawing threats of retaliation from Tehran