Wire Briefings

U.S. and Iranian forces traded strikes around the Strait of Hormuz as a fragile truce frayed, while Washington's housing standoff and the Supreme Court's end-of-term rulings reshaped the week.

U.S. and Iran wrapped the first round of Switzerland talks under a 60-day roadmap; the UK's Keir Starmer said he will resign; and Colombia's presidential runoff stayed too close to…

Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed over alleged ceasefire violations; U.S. Central Command says it remains open. Plus Hegseth's NATO review, a unanimous Supreme Court gun ruling, the G7…

Iran says it has shut the Strait of Hormuz over alleged ceasefire violations as U.S.-Iran talks loom in Switzerland; plus a Supreme Court gun ruling, a bipartisan housing bill, and…

Friday's digest: the House breaks with GOP leadership on Ukraine aid and an Iran war powers resolution, the Supreme Court hands down rulings favoring the FCC and SEC, and a…

An afternoon briefing on the federal civil service reclassification, the renewed Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, USTR's expanded forced-labor tariff proposal, and the day's notable court actions.

Overnight: U.S. and Iran trade strikes after a drone attack on Kuwait's main airport; Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is announced and immediately tested; Trump signs frontier-AI executive order; DOJ scraps the $1.8B…

Overnight: Iran hits Kuwait's airport and U.S. assets in Bahrain; Treasury sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange; SCOTUS sides with death-row petitioner in Whitton v. Dixon; USTR floats Section 301 tariffs…

Trump signs frontier-AI executive order centering NSA review; Bill Pulte named acting DNI as Gabbard departs; Iranian missiles and drones strike Kuwait's main airport, killing one; Gulf states call for…

Compiled before sunrise on Thursday, May 14, 2026 by The Investigative Journal. All items are sourced to public records, official statements, or wire reporting. Times are Eastern unless noted. Overnight,…