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Vance sets off to Pakistan to lead talks with Iran as war’s ceasefire remains shaky​

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and AAMER MADHANI
Updated 11:01 PM CDT, April 9, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tasking the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most reluctant defender of the conflict with Iran to now find a resolution to the war that began six weeks ago and stave off the U.S. president’s astonishing threat to wipe out its “whole civilization.”

Vice President JD Vance, who has long been skeptical of foreign military interventions and outspoken about the prospect of sending troops into open-ended conflicts, sets off Friday to lead mediated talks with Iran in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

It comes as a tenuous, temporary ceasefire appears to be on the precipice of collapsing. The chasm between Iran’s public demands and those from the U.S. and its partner Israel seem irreconcilable. And in the U.S., where Vance might ask voters in two years’ time to make him the next president, there is growing political and economic pressure to wrap it up.

Vance is joined by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who took part in three rounds of indirect talks with Iranian negotiators aimed at settling U.S. concerns about Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic weapons programs and its support for armed proxy groups in the Middle East before Trump and Israel launched the Feb. 28 war against Iran. ...

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Trump’s tenuous Iran exit plan isn't healing Republican rifts exposed by the war

President Donald Trump's efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party.
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Iran live updates: Trump says Iran 'better not' collect Strait of Hormuz toll

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

A federal judge has ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters. U.S.
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'Losers.' Trump jabs MAGA media figures critical of his Iran threats

The president slammed Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones, who raised concerns about the president's threats against Iran.
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Carville predicts Trump won't be president next year, threatens Democratic retribution

Democratic strategist James Carville predicted Wednesday that President Trump won't be president next year, vowing Democrats will go after corruption if they regain office.
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Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at the White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes.
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White House considering punishing some NATO allies it says didn't help with Iran war: Official

The Trump White House is considering punishing some NATO allies it sees as unhelpful with the U.S. war with Iran by shifting U.S. troops away from those countries.
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'We got our butts kicked': Republicans reckon with Democratic success ahead of the midterms

Republicans have had some setbacks this election year, with recent Democratic wins Wisconsin and Georgia.
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Senate GOP vows to ‘go it alone’ on ICE funding as Dems double down on shutdown

Senate Republicans will meet with President Donald Trump to craft a party-line reconciliation bill funding ICE and CBP, cutting Democrats out of immigration funding altogether.
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Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are saying President Donald Trump should be removed from office after he threatened Iranian civilization would “die” if it didn’t meet his demands.
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DNC votes down 'dark money' resolution singling out AIPAC, defers resolution on military aid to Israel

The rejection of the resolution comes as a setback for some progressives.
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Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man

A New Orleans man exonerated after serving nearly 30 years in prison has a new fight on his hands. Calvin Duncan has been elected as the city's new clerk of criminal court, but now Republican lawmakers are racing to eliminate the position.
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DHS threatens removing customs at airports. Would DC area be affected?

DHS' Markwayne Mullin threatens to remove customs officers at sanctuary city airports. How will it affect DC area airports in Maryland, Virginia?
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How Trump made the California primary for governor less messy for the Democrats

Inside the packed race, the possibility that two Republicans could advance from a deeply divided primary sparked Democratic worry — until Trump endorsed a former Fox News host.
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A president and a pope: The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran

Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters.
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