The earthquakes Wednesday will test how far the US is willing to go to support Venezuela, a country President Donald Trump said the US would run after dramatically ousting its authoritarian leader Ni… [+1627 chars]

Venezuela was hit by two powerful earthquakes, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. Follow for live updates

Live updates: Back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela kill dozens and injure hundreds - CNN

The Senate rejected a resolution Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from resuming the war with Iran after he complained that the passage of a similar resolution Tuesday undermined ongoing nego… [+45 chars]

The chamber rejected a resolution to force Trump to end the war after he criticized Republicans for undermining his administration’s negotiations.

The Washington Post

Under pressure from Trump, Republican-led Senate reverses course on Iran - The Washington Post

<ul><li>Trump kicked things off by calling out the four Republican senators who voted Tuesday for the war powers resolution to rein in his military campaign in Iran. </li><li>Cassidy then stood up, t… [+2325 chars]

"I make no apologies for standing up to the president," Cassidy told reporters.

Axios

Inside the Trump-Senate meltdown - Axios

U.S. stock futures rose early Thursday, boosted by a blowout Micron Technology earnings report, as traders looked ahead to the release of a key inflation reading for May.
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May's personal consumption expenditures price index reading, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, comes out at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday.

CNBC

S&P 500 futures rise as Micron surges after earnings; Wall Street awaits key inflation reading: Live updates - CNBC

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Live updates: Back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela kill dozens and injure hundreds - CNN

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Inside the Trump-Senate meltdown - Axios

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