Latest: AP-NORC poll shows who flies the American flag — and why

It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the satellite again awaits different circular of immoderate benignant of talks arsenic President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree implicit what and adjacent however they'll communicate. Trump’s peculiar Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner program meetings with Qatari mediators.

A caller AP-NORC canvass shows Republicans and older, achromatic adults are particularly apt to accidental they alert the American flag, portion younger Democrats and Black adults are much apt to accidental they don’t alert it, reflecting profoundly divided views connected what patriotism means.

And connected this last time of a Supreme Court word centering connected Trump’s expansive claims of statesmanlike power, the justices are poised to regularisation connected the constitutionality of Trump’s bid connected birthright citizenship, declaring that children calved to parents who are successful the U.S. illegally oregon temporarily are not American citizens. Follow unrecorded updates.

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US envoys get successful Qatar for meetings connected Iran, with tensions precocious implicit Hormuz

Trump’s peculiar Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner program meetings with mediators astir the implementation of an archetypal woody to extremity the warfare successful Iran, pursuing much crossfire successful the Persian Gulf.

They won’t straight negociate with Iranian diplomats, alternatively utilizing mediators arsenic go-betweens, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.

Iran was besides sending a delegation to Qatar, but has nary plans to conscionable with the American broadside astatine immoderate level, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said. His connection near unfastened the anticipation of messages being passed done the Qataris.

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Who flies the American emblem for holidays — and who ne'er flies one, according to an AP-NORC poll

American views of “Old Glory” are divided by politics, property and race, according to a caller survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research up of the nation’s 250th day celebration.

Whether radical spot it arsenic a unifying oregon divisive awesome tracks with different heavy divisions among Americans, who spot their country’s past and accomplishments precise differently. About 7 successful 10 Republicans and astir 6 successful 10 Americans ages 60 and older alert the emblem astatine slightest during holidays. About 6 successful 10 Democrats and independents, connected the different hand, accidental they “never” alert the U.S. flag. That includes the immense majority, 75%, of Democrats nether 45.

Only astir 3 successful 10 Black adults accidental they ever show the American flag, compared with astir fractional of achromatic and Hispanic adults.

The survey of 2,596 adults was conducted April 16-20.

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What the Supreme Court’s Cook ruling means for Federal Reserve independence

The Supreme Court connected Monday said the Federal Reserve, dissimilar immoderate different bureau successful Washington, has a measurement of independency from the presidency and day-to-day politics. But the tribunal didn’t specify to what extent.

The lawsuit is the latest circular successful an unprecedented combat betwixt the Fed and Trump. More governmental interference astatine the Fed could upend fiscal markets astir the world, which intimately travel its involvement complaint moves.

Trump has repeatedly demanded that the cardinal slope chopped its cardinal involvement complaint to little borrowing costs for homeowners, businesses, and adjacent the authorities itself. Trump sought to occurrence a Fed governor, Lisa Cook, past August aft accusing her of owe fraud — a complaint she denies.

In a 5-4 decision, the tribunal ruled that the president cannot occurrence the 7 members of the Fed’s committee of governors without a wide cause. The determination endorses the Fed’s autarkic operation adjacent arsenic the tribunal eliminated specified protections for leaders of different agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, whom the president tin occurrence at-will.

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Trump nominates acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling arsenic imperishable chief

Trump said Monday helium volition nominate Keith Sonderling to beryllium the caput of labor, elevating him from the agency’s acting manager 2 months aft Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid abuse-of-power allegations.

Sonderling, a lawyer who has held a assortment of acting positions and enactment roles crossed Trump’s government, was antecedently the lawman labour caput and a Republican subordinate of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

“Throughout his career, Keith has proven his dedication to delivering beardown results for the Hardworking People of our Country, and I cognize helium volition bash an unthinkable occupation successful his caller role,” Trump wrote successful a Truth Social station announcing Sonderling’s nomination.

Sonderling’s information is taxable to Senate confirmation.

During Trump’s 2nd term, successful summation to his Labor Department post, Sonderling has been the acting manager of U.S. Office of Government Ethics and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1 of respective agencies Trump targeted for closure successful an enforcement bid past year.

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The Supreme Court it contented momentous rulings connected Trump’s power

The Supreme Court is wrapping up a word that has focused connected Trump’s expansive claims of statesmanlike power.

Trump’s efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, occurrence the heads of astir autarkic agencies astatine volition and region a sitting Federal Reserve politician are among the remaining 8 cases the justices are expected to determine this week, opening Monday.

The tribunal besides is weighing, successful cases from West Virginia and Idaho, whether to uphold laws successful astir fractional the states that prohibit transgender girls and women from playing connected their nationalist schoolhouse and assemblage sports.

Two election-related cases remain, implicit authorities laws that let a grace play for the receipt of mailed ballots, provided they are sent by Election Day, and limits connected governmental enactment spending successful enactment of candidates for Congress and president.

Also outstanding is simply a quality implicit geofence warrants that cod the determination past of cellphone users to find radical adjacent transgression scenes. Critics accidental the signifier is simply a sportfishing expedition that violates civilian liberties.

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