The confrontation between the United States and Iran expanded this week beyond Iranian territory to two strategic waterways, drawing in additional actors and pushing up oil prices, as Washington weighed escalation and negotiation at the same time.

A cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded lettuce has sickened people in nine states, and a former federal food safety official has criticized the Trump administration's response.

Vice President JD Vance is drawing praise from President Trump while facing pushback from some Republicans, whose motives his allies dispute.

A Democratic National Committee panel has approved a new order for the party's 2028 presidential primaries, placing South Carolina first and leaving Iowa out of the early-voting states.