EXCLUSIVE — North Carolina Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley is using his first ad purchase of the general election to ding Democratic opponent Roy Cooper on taxes and affordability. In a 30-second spot first seen by the Washington Examiner, Whatley, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, goes after Cooper, the state’s former governor, […]

The price of oil has hit its highest point in about a month after the latest escalation of attacks between Iran and the United States on Monday, as the fragile ceasefire between the two nations crumbles. WTI Crude prices were back up to around $80 per barrel on Tuesday morning, climbing from as low as […]

President Donald Trump is back at war with Iran after the fragile ceasefire crumbled last week, but the commander in chief might have more leverage to prosecute the conflict this time. On Monday, the Trump administration announced that U.S. forces would once again blockade the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to choke off Iran‘s […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is ramping up efforts to win over GOP holdouts as a weekslong legislative blockade shows early signs of breaking. House Republicans are set to meet on Tuesday morning as a conference for the first time since leaving Washington last month after a GOP blockade froze the floor, forcing GOP leadership […]