What are the sticking points for U.S. and Iran peace negotiations?

Lawmakers reacted after news of a potential breakthrough in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran emerged over the weekend. CBS News’ Taureen Small has the latest on lawmakers’ reaction, and retired Navy Vice Adm. Robert Murrett joins to discuss the potential deal.

Iran War Poses New Threat to Harvests in Hunger-Stricken Sudan

By El Tayeb Siddig, Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz OMDURMAN, Sudan, May 25 (Reuters) – Farmers across Sudan say the hike ⁠in global ⁠fuel and fertilizer costs resulting from the Iran conflict will ⁠force them to cut back on planting this summer, restricting food production in a country where war has caused acute hunger. Eight farmers …

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US Justice Department Seeks to Lift Injunction on Ballroom Project After Shooting

May 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department ⁠has ⁠again asked a federal judge ⁠to lift an injunction holding up progress on ​President Donald Trump’s ballroom project, saying Saturday’s shooting outside the White House showed ‌an urgent need for ‌improved security. The Justice Department, in a five-page court filing on Sunday, ⁠said the ⁠incident underscores …

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Canada Demands Israel Probe ‘Appalling’ Treatment of Flotilla Members

OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark ⁠Carney ⁠on Monday told Israeli President ⁠Isaac Herzog that the treatment of activists detained by ​Israel had been “appalling” and described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic,” Carney’s office said in a ‌statement. “The Prime Minister reiterated that ‌the appalling treatment of civilians, including Canadian citizens, …

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What to Expect in the Texas US Senate Republican Primary Runoff

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the Lone Star State will make their second attempt to nominate a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff election on Tuesday, the electoral version of the Texas two-step. Also on the ballot are primary runoffs in more than a dozen congressional districts, plus state contests for lieutenant …

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