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Voices of people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building can be heard following the earthquake in Venezuela

Aftermath video from Catia, Venezuela, following the earthquake.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the leadership in Iran: "The Iranian system is led by clerics, radical clerics. That's what it's always been led by." He added, "They've got some people in the political branches that seem more flexible... Those are the ones we're negotiating with."

Footage of a collapsed school building in Carayaca, Venezuela

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@SohrabAhmari

Sohrab Ahmari 🇺🇸 (@SohrabAhmari) Just to correct gently: The VP said a channel has been agreed. But not yet, I assume, implemented.

.@SohrabAhmari, the interviewer, notes that the channel has been agreed to but may not be implemented yet.

VP JD Vance on a new IRGC-CENTCOM conflict reduction channel in Doha: "The Iranians were like, ‘Fine, we’ll send somebody from the IRGC to go hang out in Doha with somebody from CENTCOM,’ and that’s how we’re going to settle a lot of these disputes.” - UnHerd

Iran is looking at models from waterways around the world, including the Dardanelles, as it pushes for Strait of Hormuz revenue to be shared and agreed upon with other nations - WSJ

Iran proposes charging service fees in the Strait of Hormuz jointly with Gulf neighbors, estimating the charges could net $40 billion a year for the states involved - WSJ

Aerial footage of destruction in La Guaira, Venezuela

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled courts cannot review the government’s decisions to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and Haiti. The Court noted the challengers’ race‑discrimination claim is unlikely to succeed.

The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii gun restriction that limits when people can carry firearms on certain private properties open to the public, saying it infringes on the right to bear arms

The U.S. economy expanded at a solid and unexpected 2.1% annual pace from January through March. The Commerce Department's final first-quarter estimate upgraded growth from its previous 1.6% projection, driven by a massive boom in artificial intelligence investments.

The Supreme Court strikes down a Hawaii gun restriction that limits when people can carry firearms on certain private properties open to the public, saying it infringes on the right to bear arms

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person can’t legally "arrive in the United States" while they are still in Mexico, reversing a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. The Court noted that in ordinary speech, nobody claims to arrive at a place before they actually cross into it.

New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham demanded a criminal investigation of the Drug Enforcement Administration after the Associated Press found the DEA allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach New Mexico streets between 2023 and 2025 to build larger cases against major cartels. - AP

A U.S. judge has blocked Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, according to a court statement.

Beijing has pledged full support to Venezuela following the devastating twin earthquakes. China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed no Chinese citizens were among the casualties, as international aid efforts begin to mobilize for the impacted regions.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has confirmed that at least 164 people have died and 971 are injured following twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 that struck the country. A state of emergency has been declared as rescue operations continue.