Trump Tells Aides to Plan a Long Hormuz Blockade After Rejecting the Pakistan Offer
The Pakistan-relayed Iranian offer is dead, the planning is for an extended blockade, and the policy is now rejection itself.
Samuel Crane
Bureau: Washington
FISA 702 Reaches the Thursday Cliff With the Rules Committee Postponed Indefinitely
One day before Section 702 expires, the House Rules Committee has postponed indefinitely and the Senate has scrubbed its starter vote — Congress is rejecting renewal by not voting.
Cole Allen's Detention Hearing Sits on Thursday as the Hilton Becomes Blanche's Ballroom Argument
The Justice Department is using the WHCA shooting to argue the new White House ballroom is the 'ideal solution' — and a Thursday detention hearing decides if Cole Allen waits in jail.
Senate Banking Advances Warsh as Powell Weighs Staying On as Governor
Banking voted Warsh out of committee 13-11 the same morning Powell signaled he may remain a Fed governor past his May 15 chair handover.