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What is a gas tax holiday?

The president cannot suspend the federal tax on his own. [...]

WATCH: Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'life support'

President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on "life support" after rejecting Tehran's latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. [...]

WATCH: Trump announces new rule establishing an optional fertility benefit for workers

President Donald Trump held an event in the Oval Office on Monday to announce that the Labor Department was issuing a new regulation to formally create a fertility benefit option for employers that could be offered to workers outside normal health insurance plans. [...]

Democrats vow to fight Senate Republicans' $1 billion security proposal for White House ballroom

While most GOP lawmakers have remained quiet on the proposal as they spent their recess out of Washington, some have publicly questioned whether they would support it. [...]

GOP rush to redraw U.S. House seats creates voter confusion, headaches for election officials

Republicans' rush to gerrymander congressional districts across several Southern states is confusing voters and creating logistical headaches for local election officials. [...]

The latest congressional redistricting changes and what to know

The remaking of the U.S. political map accelerated this week in courts and legislatures. Here's a look at where things stand. [...]

Virginia's Supreme Court tosses voter-approved redistricting plan in blow to Democrats

Virginia's Supreme Court has struck down a voter-approved plan to redraw the state's congressional maps to benefit Democrats. It was a major setback for Democrats, as both parties wage a war of mid-decade redistricting. David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joins Amna Nawaz to discuss Friday's ruling and the national context. [...]

Brooks and Marcus on Virginia's major shakeup in the national redistricting battle

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to strike down a voter-approved congressional map and developments in the war with Iran. [...]

Prosecutors aim to strip U.S. citizenship from diplomat-turned-spy

The Trump administration moved this week to denaturalize 11 other people accused of crimes, including child sexual abuse and providing material support to terrorists. [...]

Trump is lifting restrictions on hunting in national parks and other areas

President Donald Trump's administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge and wilderness area managers to dramatically scale back hunting restrictions, raising questions about visitor safety and the impact on wildlife. [...]

US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship

The American national has arrived in Nebraska, while a French woman is isolating in Paris. [...]

US passengers from ship quarantined as officials say public risk 'very low'

One passenger has tested positive for Andes virus, a rare type of hantavirus, while another is showing mild symptoms, health officials say. [...]

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'

The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak". [...]

Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip

A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. [...]

Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants

The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two. [...]

Washington dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump. [...]

Whales could be harmed by diverted ships avoiding Middle East, scientists warn

Ships have rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope since 2023 to avoid conflicts in the Middle East. [...]

Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram

A fishermen's leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead - either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee. [...]

Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'

Iran is reported to want lifting of the US naval blockade, recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for war damage. [...]

Philippine VP Sara Duterte impeached for a second time