Trump hits key battlegrounds to sell tax cuts, boost GOP ahead of midterms

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is heading this week to two crucial swing states in this year’s midterm elections to highlight the tax cuts that Republicans in Congress passed, and which he signed into law, last year. He will visit Nevada on Thursday and Arizona on Friday. The stops … Read more

S&P 500 hits record high as investors shrug off Iran war fears

The S&P 500 surged to a new all-time high on Wednesday, as investors shrug off the hottest inflation in nearly two years and ongoing concerns about the economic impact of the Iran war. The rally marks a sharp reversal from late March, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell into correction territory — a drop of at least … Read more

S&P 500 hits new all-time high as investors shrug off Iran war oil price spike

The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround for the broad-based stock index while the war with Iran continues and rising energy costs threaten global growth prospects. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, pushing the benchmark past … Read more

Another early heat wave hits this week, this time in the Northeast

Record-breaking heat is expected to take hold across states from the Plains to the Northeast this week, causing temperatures to soar to unseasonable highs. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The early heat wave comes less than a month after oppressive heat choked much of the … Read more

DC’s bid to block Trump’s National Guard deployment hits basic legal snag: Can’t sue itself

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A conservative watchdog urged a federal appeals court Wednesday to toss Washington, D.C.’s National Guard lawsuit, arguing the city cannot sue itself because it is part of the federal government. “To start, one cannot sue oneself,” Oversight Project lawyers wrote in a brief in … Read more

Gas surge tied to Iran conflict hits swing states, testing Trump’s low-price pitch

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade fuels global oil market concerns as Trump admin meets execs Jonathan Hunt reports live from London on Iran’s aggressive actions in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a 95% reduction in commercial shipping traffic. Mohamed El-Erian, Gramercy Funds Management Chair, analyzes the global oil market disruption, with crude oil prices … Read more

Vehicle hits revelers during Lao New Year celebration in Louisiana

Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, authorities said. Video shared on social media showed multiple people on the ground at the annual event in Broussard and New Iberia. The videos showed firefighters tending to one person trapped beneath the … Read more

Live Updates: Iran war rages as Trump touts strike on bridge, warns more coming, and Iran hits Gulf states

  1m ago Oil prices keep soaring after Trump indicates Iran war likely to intensify with weeks yet to go Oil prices continued to surge on worries of a prolonged Iran war but most Asian markets that were open rose moderately in cautious trading Friday. In Europe, trading was closed in France, Germany and Britain … Read more