2026-04-28
Busy start. Nothing catastrophic, but a few things to watch.
Good morning. A busy day in international politics, with the United Arab Emirates announcing its departure from OPEC and King Charles III set to meet with President Trump.
Morning Reality Check
The Arab oil producer has long expressed frustration with the quotas it has to follow as part of , the cartel of major state-owned oil producers.
King Charles III will become the first British monarch to address a joint session of Congress, as he tries to emphasize a bond between the United Kingdom and the United States that is so strong it can withstand the political turmoil of the moment.
The legal filing, which resembles Trump’s Truth Social posts, comes as the president and his allies ramp up their efforts to complete the project.
Oil prices continue rising as the Trump administration unenthusiastically mulls an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but delay nuclear talks.
About 20 sites in the Minneapolis area were targeted as prosecutors refocus attention on a billion-dollar social services scandal.
The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files.
Data obtained by The New York Times shows that the Education Department resolved 30 percent fewer discrimination complaints in 2025 compared with the previous year.
The actor, who was honored at Film at Lincoln Center’s Chaplin Award Gala, denounced political violence after the attempted assassination of President Trump.
- U.S. Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of War in Iran
- Downing Street rules out temporary rent freeze
- America’s special relationship is ‘probably Israel’, says UK ambassador to US
- Starmer faces harsh criticism from his own MPs as members debate referring him to privileges committee – UK politics live
- Journalist Andrzej Poczobut freed as part of US-brokered Polish-Belarusian prisoner swap – Europe live
- UAE to leave amid Hormuz oil crisis, a blow to Saudi Arabia
- Oakland, which is playing host to the trial, is not exactly known as a tech hub.
- Here’s the latest.
- Here’s the contentious history behind OpenAI.
- Author of novel depicting toddler role-play spared jail after being convicted of writing child abuse material
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