Iran retaliation is forcing Gulf nations into a stark decision: whether to join the fight

As Gulf state leaders gathered in a Riyadh hotel this week to discuss the growing Middle East war, strikes from Tehran blasted outside. Iran was sending a clear message, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said. “The attack was timed to coincide with this meeting,” Saudi’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told NBC News. … Read more

Epstein’s lawyer ‘not aware’ of any relationship Trump had with late convicted sex offender, Comer says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal lawyer and co-executive of his estate said he had no knowledge of a relationship the late convicted sex offender had with President Donald Trump, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Thursday.  Darren Indyke made the claim in a closed-door session before … Read more

U.S. oil producers could get $63 billion boost from high crude prices, analysis shows

Soaring energy prices due to the Iran war could provide a massive windfall for U.S. oil companies. Rystad Energy, a market research firm, estimates that shale oil producers in the U.S. could earn an additional $63 billion in sales as prices soar past $100 a barrel.  If oil prices averaged $70 a barrel — their approximate level before … Read more

What a day at a gas station in Pennsylvania reveals about the midterms: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen shares what he learned after spending a day talking to voters at a Pennsylvania gas station. Plus, our Capitol … Read more

James Comey subpoenaed in Trump-appointed prosecutor’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe

Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in connection with a wide-ranging investigation being run by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Florida, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News Thursday. The probe, which focuses on an earlier investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and other prosecutions related to President … Read more

Gabbard unaware of FBI probe into Joe Kent before resignation, official says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was not aware that former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent was under FBI investigation for allegedly leaking classified information prior to his resignation, a senior intelligence official told Fox News Digital Thursday.  Kent stepped down Tuesday after publicly breaking with … Read more