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O’Brien, who graduated from Harvard in 1985 with a degree in history and literature, was addressing a group of impending Harvard grads for the third time. Prior to Thursday's ceremony, O'Brien delivered the school's Class Day speech in 2000 and gave a virtual commencement address during the height of the pandemic in 2020. Beofre his remarks, O'Brien was given an honorary doctorate by Harvard Provost John Manning.

Meanwhile, two people involved in post-war planning told the FT that not one US dollar has yet been deployed for rebuilding the enclave.

It should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords. Those Countries discussed are Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates (already a Member!), Qatar, Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain (already a Member!). It may be possible that one or two have a reason for not doing so, and that will be accepted, but most should be ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be.

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack, calling the information about the prosecutions partisan propaganda. The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault on the US Capitol, when hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to halt the congressional certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her job as United States President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, according to her resignation letter posted on her X account. In her resignation letter, Gabbard told Trump she was deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half. She cited her husband's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her resignation.

“We see this over and over again, where the Trump administration is weaponizing its power over mergers to try to get what it wants in the media space,” says David Sirota, editor-in-chief of The Lever and host of the Master Plan podcast.

Reports say Khamenei issued a directive that Iran's enriched uranium should not be sent abroad. United States President Donald Trump reiterated on Thursday that the US will not permit Iran to keep its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. However, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a directive that Iran's enriched uranium should not be sent abroad, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday, citing two unnamed senior Iranian sources.

NATO head Mark Rutte said he "welcomes" US President Donald Trump's announcement about deploying 5,000 troops to Poland. NATO's military commanders will work through details, Rutte said, during remarks to reporters ahead of the alliance's foreign ministers' meeting in Sweden. US to send 5,000 troops to Poland: What to know Trump said Thursday he plans to send 5,000 troops to Poland, a move meant to reassure an ally.

Well, that is my parliamentary inquiry, McGovern fired back. I just want to know what has happened with the Iran war powers resolution. The gentleman may consult with your leadership regarding scheduling, came the reply. McGovern lost it: Mr. Speaker, further parliamentary inquiry. Are we not voting on it because the American people are sick and tired of this illegal war that is costing tens of billions of dollars?! Gas prices are through the roof! People can't afford people can't afford their groceries! Is that why you're pulling it?! You guys don't have the or guts or the balls to vote on this! The House will be in order, the chair said, as Democrats cheered uproariously.

Jeff Bezos has defended Amazon's controversial Melania documentary as a good business decision while denying any personal involvement. The Amazon founder and executive chairman was asked about the film during an interview on CNBC this week. The film, which followed the first lady in the period before Donald Trump's second inauguration, was purchased by the company for $40m with Melania herself making a reported $28m. Amazon also spent about $35m on marketing.

When Paramount CEO David Ellison wanted to throw a Washington dinner party last month "honoring the Trump White House," he got a helping hand from Katie Miller, the MAGA podcaster and onetime White House strategist. She sent follow-up invites to top Trump aides to encourage attendance for the "intimate gathering" at the U.S. Institute of Peace ahead of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25.

Every time Donald Trump has run for president, he has vowed to drain the swamp in Washington. But ever since he returned to the White House, not only has he not even tried to drain the swamp, he has pushed to gild it. Trump has used all the gold and glitz he can to cover up an increasingly putrid swamp a morass filled with million-dollar donors scrambling for access, criminals seeking to buy pardons, corporate executives appointed to high-level government jobs and billionaire sycophants sucking up to Trump.

Blanche acknowledged as much Tuesday on X, writing that journalists "should not be surprised" if they receive subpoenas related to national-security reporting. "Prosecuting leakers who share our nation's secrets with reporters, in turn risking our national security and the lives of our soldiers, is a priority for this administration," he said. "Any witness, whether a reporter or otherwise, who has information about these criminals should not be surprised if they receive a subpoena about the ill