'US-Iran Deal Is Near' Narrative Returns, But Tehran Refuses To Surrender Hormuz Leverage

Sotomayor Blames Colleagues For Flood Of Emergency Appeals Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said a surge in emergency appeals to the Supreme Court is largely the court’s own doing. “We’ve done it to ourselves,” she said during an April 9 event at the University of Alabama School of Law. She said that the volume of emergency filings has reached levels never seen before in the court’s history.   Over the past 15 months, the Trump administration submitted about 30 emergency requests to the court, succeeding in more than 80...

"They'll Be Laughing No Longer": Trump Rejects Iran Peace Deal Response As "Totally Unacceptable" Summary Trump calls Iran's peace proposal response "totally unacceptable" Iran warns of 'decisive, immediate' response to British or French warships approaching Hormuz Strait. Iran responds Sunday to US peace proposal, finally submitting something official to Pakistan. Details not initially disclosed. Trump TS: Iran "playing games with the United States." IRGC new warning: will unleash "heavy attack" on US bases in region if more Hormuz aggression persists. US x Iran permanent peace deal by June 30, 2026? Yes 52% · No 49%View full...

More Young Men Than Young Women Now Say Religion Is 'Very Important' To Them, Gallup Finds Authored by Mark A. Kellner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Young men in the United States are more religious than young women for the first time in 25 years, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday. A man reads scripture while viewing the casket of Reverend Billy Graham in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Feb. 28, 2018. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images The data show that 42 percent of men aged 18...