HONG KONG (AP) — The price of Brent crude oil surged past $125 a barrel early Thursday as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raised doubts over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to the Iran war. Brent crude to be delivered in June jumped 6.2% to $125.36 and Brent to be delivered in […]
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday night to once again criticize former FBI Director James Comey over his social media post on Instagram from a year ago that the president said was a code to carry out a sinister act. Trump called Comey a “dirty cop” and claimed that the photo of […]
Amazon is weighing a reboot of the reality TV series The Apprentice, the long-running show that helped propel President Donald Trump into mainstream fame, according to the Wall Street Journal. As part of early internal discussions, the company has considered tapping the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. as host if the project moves forward on […]
House Republicans advanced a narrow party-line spending bill on Wednesday to fund border enforcement despite many Republicans hoping for broader measures that could boost their chances in the 2026 midterm elections. The bill passed the House, 215-211, with no Republicans joining almost every single Democrat in opposition, and Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) voting “present.” GOP […]
Washington, D.C., mayoral candidates Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie squared off in their first debate Wednesday, offering different visions on housing, public safety, and economic development eight weeks before the Democratic primary. The debate marks the first faceoff in the race to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser, who announced she will not seek a fourth […]
Iran‘s parliament speaker dismissed warnings from President Donald Trump that the American blockade could trigger catastrophic damage to the country’s oil infrastructure. Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the parliament of Iran, mocked claims that Iranian oil lines could explode due to excess production with no exports, calling the assessment “junk” and ridiculing its timeline on Wednesday. […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joked that he is not the “popular guy” when asked about his relationship with his Democratic colleagues in Congress. Fetterman described his relationship with Democrats on Capitol Hill as “cordial,” as the Pennsylvania senator continues to face backlash over his voting record that has included breaking from the majority of Democrats […]
The United States has charged 10 current and former Mexican officials, including the governor of Sinaloa, with helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs into the U.S. in an indictment that federal authorities say exposes deep corruption in the Mexican government. The accused include Ruben Rocha Moya, who has been governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state since […]
House Democrats helped Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) overcome a GOP rebellion on Wednesday to pass a three-year extension of a key government surveillance program that allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens. In a bipartisan vote, the House voted 235-191 to reauthorize section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The measure only passed because of Democratic […]
Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday the Left was largely responsible for the majority of political violence in the United States, days after Secret Service hurriedly escorted him offstage during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. “Political violence right now is coming not exclusively, but largely from one side of the aisle,” Vance said on Fox News’s […]
