Molly Parks

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A collage of Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and President Donald Trump.

Iran’s Hormuz blockade restarted over frustration with Trump’s public comments

Molly Parks · April 17, 2026 6:46 pm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron leave after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026

France and UK lead ‘defensive’ mission in Strait of Hormuz to protect shipping

Molly Parks · April 17, 2026 6:08 pm

Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike MacDonald is doused with Gatorade during the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game.

Gatorade switches to plant-based dyes in MAHA win

Molly Parks · April 17, 2026 5:09 pm

A fisherman carries supplies to a boat in the Port of Galilee.

USDA opens new Office of Seafood

Molly Parks · April 16, 2026 4:09 pm

The American flag flies atop the Capitol Building.

Senate Democrats raise massive campaign funds as GOP candidates lag

Molly Parks · April 16, 2026 2:06 pm

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow, left, and acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, right, testify at a House hearing.

WATCH LIVE: ICE and CBP heads testify before House

Molly Parks · April 16, 2026 9:37 am

Democrats filled their seats on the left side of the Minnesota House chamber in the state Capitol in St. Paul on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as they ended a boycott that they began Jan. 14 in a power struggle with Republicans. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

How red and blue state tax cuts differ in 2026 legislative session

Molly Parks · April 15, 2026 7:41 pm

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker speaks at an event at Girard College in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia advances $35 million line of credit in bid to bring DNC back in 2028

Molly Parks · April 15, 2026 6:48 pm

Andy Beshear.

Kentucky General Assembly overrides almost all of Andy Beshear’s vetoes in last week of session

Molly Parks · April 15, 2026 1:34 pm

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order granting some relief from auto tariffs.

WATCH LIVE: Leavitt and Scott Bessent hold a White House press briefing on Tax Day

Molly Parks · April 15, 2026 12:00 pm

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

Maryland redistricting push dies as Democrats refuse to touch political hot potato

Molly Parks · April 14, 2026 1:38 pm

Collage of the Strait of Hormuz, pro-Hezbollah protesters in Lebanon, and President Donald Trump.

IMF warns of global recession risk if Iran war escalates

Molly Parks · April 14, 2026 12:12 pm