Pierre Bien-Aimé

Saturday, the president threatened to obliterate power plants in Iran if they didn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

This is a change of tone from the White House?

How does this de-escalation compare to anything we've seen in the war so far?

And Alex, you touched on this a little bit earlier, but what has Iran said about these negotiations so far?

But Iran has set a high bar for ending hostilities.

What does that mean for a potential deal?

Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees, but I don't really need it.

Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll.

This bill would cut the vital resources they need.

Here's your midday brief for Monday, March 23rd.

I'm Pierre Bien-Aimé for The Wall Street Journal.

President Donald Trump says the United States military is postponing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days following, quote, productive conversations with Tehran.

Tell Congress, stop the Durbin Marshall money grab for corporate megastores.

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Here's your midday brief for Friday, March 20th.

I'm Pierre Bien-Aimé for The Wall Street Journal.

The Trump administration is suing Harvard University, alleging that the school violated Jewish students' civil rights.

The suit says Harvard failed to protect its Jewish and Israeli students by ignoring hostility on campus and refusing to enforce anti-harassment rules.

It seeks to recover millions of taxpayer dollars that Harvard accepted while allegedly violating civil rights law.

Harvard says it's taken steps to address anti-Semitism on campus.