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22 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 14, 2026.
The suspensions, tied to an estimated $39 billion in suspected PPP and EIDL fraud, were announced in Kansas City alongside a summer 'Heartland fraud surge' that produced more than 160 defendants. One Missouri man is accused of claiming to own dozens of businesses, including 'Fur Lives Matter.'
WatchIran fired missiles and drones at an air base in Kuwait and another in the United Arab Emirates overnight, extending its retaliation to a third Gulf state in three days. Iran's health ministry now counts 18 dead from American strikes.
The vice president announced the birth at Walter Reed on Sunday morning, saying mother and baby are 'happy and healthy' and the couple's three older children are 'overjoyed.'
WatchWashington temporarily cleared the way for Tehran to sell crude in dollars for the first time in decades, but Iran flatly denied Vice President JD Vance's claim that U.N. nuclear inspectors are headed back in.
President Trump appears to see the matter of his political successor as unsettled, creating uncertainty about Vice President Vance's future role.
Vice President's speech comes as Pentagon advances artificial intelligence integration into warfare systems, sparking debate over autonomous weapons.
VP travels to Maine making midterm pitch that only Republicans can root out public benefits fraud.
USS Spruance disabled the Touska in the Gulf of Oman as Tehran refused to send negotiators to Islamabad talks before Tuesday’s midnight deadline.
The vice president takes center stage again after abruptly leaving the first round of negotiations without reaching an agreement with Tehran.
President Trump announces Navy destroyer seized Iranian-flagged vessel in Gulf of Oman as White House dispatches delegation including VP JD Vance to Pakistan for talks.
Vice President appears to express sympathy with Iran war critics, acknowledging young voters' opposition to Middle East policy.
WatchU.S. and Iranian officials are moving toward a second round of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan, with the fragile two-week ceasefire set to expire around April 21 and the naval blockade entering its second day.
Vice President's historic diplomatic mission collapses over uranium stockpiles and Strait of Hormuz reopening, leaving Trump administration with limited options.
WatchThe highest-level US-Iran face-to-face meeting since 1979 ended without a deal, with Vance saying Iran refused to commit to abandoning its nuclear weapons ambitions.
WatchVP JD Vance led the American delegation as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sat across the table in Pakistan, opening what negotiators called the highest-stakes diplomatic encounter in nearly half a century.
The president posted escalatory threats on Truth Social as his vice president opened the first direct US-Iran peace talks, creating a split-screen diplomatic moment that puzzled allies and alarmed former envoys.
WatchVice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan Saturday heading the first direct American-Iranian negotiations since Operation Epic Fury began, with the Strait of Hormuz still nearly closed and global oil markets on edge.
Tehran demands release of blocked Iranian assets before negotiations can begin, as Trump warns against overplaying their hand.
Vice President JD Vance will lead U.S. delegation in critical weekend talks as limited truce agreement faces mounting pressure from multiple fronts.
The vice president joins Witkoff and Kushner at Pakistan-hosted negotiations as Iran's parliament speaker arrives in Islamabad — and both sides arrive with fundamentally incompatible demands.
The high-profile diplomatic visit underscores America's investment in Viktor Orban's political survival amid growing international isolation.
The Vice President addressed an election rally in Budapest days before Hungary's April 12 parliamentary vote, the most competitive election Orban's Fidesz party has faced in over a decade.