U.S. Hard News Tracker

• Oil prices fell for a second day on expectations of resumed Middle East supply after Trump's Iran peace signals
• Asia stocks hit records as AI...

White House officials are pressing China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz days before the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing. Sec. Rubio called on Chinese officials to act, as advisers step up calls.

• Jet fuel surges 70-110% since Iran fighting, comprising up to 25% of airline costs
• Spirit shuts down after failed bailout, cancels all flights,...

Timeline of Ramaswamy's Ohio GOP gubernatorial victory:

• Primary win called: Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump-backed, secures nomination...

Trump dominates Indiana primaries:

• Backed challengers unseated five defiant GOP state senators.
• Majority of seven targeted incumbents lost Tuesday...

• Trump's revenge: 3 of 7 Indiana GOP senators lost primaries for rejecting his redistricting plan.
• GOP House push: Derek Merrin nominated for...

• Heavy, wet snow swept Rockies into High Plains Tuesday, north of Denver into Wyoming.
• Boulder: Up to 1 foot expected as temps drop.
• Denver area:...

Key angles on Tuesday's 210 Freeway incident in San Fernando Valley:

• Suspect's actions: Armed wanted man fled on foot onto freeway in Sylmar, tried...

Ohio's primaries tee up marquee fall races pivotal for U.S. Senate control and state leadership:

• Senate showdown: Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)...

• Jury deliberates in Miami federal trial of four men accused of plotting to kill Haiti President Jovenel Moïse.
• Prosecutor Jason Wu recounts first...

Eroding trust in DC public safety: Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll placed 13 officers on administrative leave Monday over an internal probe into...

A teenager has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for an East Harlem shooting that left an innocent bystander dead.

• Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate Democratic primary, priming one of the most expensive U.S. Senate races this year as Republicans defend the...

• Two killed, three injured after man shot five in back-to-back attacks at shopping center and apartment
• Triggered by anger over business dealings
• First shooting struck Koreatown neighborhood before 10 a.m.
• Suspect in custody, police confirm

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown secures Ohio Democratic Senate primary victory, staging a comeback after his 2024 reelection defeat.

• Key matchup: Faces...

Craig Berry manhunt unfolds in northern Tennessee:

• Shoots wife and flees into woods
• Wife survives shooting, released from medical facility
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Top stories from Meet the Press NOW:

• Iran tensions: Trump admin insists ceasefire holds as U.S., Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz control.
• Key...

Stolen utility truck sped through a red light and crashed into the playground outside Mitchell Elementary in Southwest Philadelphia.

Coordination failures exposed in Nancy Guthrie disappearance:

• Patel slams sheriff's office for sidelining FBI for days despite offers to help.
• On...

San Francisco is swapping a controversial state law allowing taller housing along transit corridors for a more tailored plan, despite objections from pro-housing YIMBYs who deem it baffling.