Stocks fall, oil prices surge again amid doubts over potential U.S.-Iran talks

U.S. stocks and bonds sold off and oil continued its weeks long upward trajectory Thursday morning, as optimism faded about possible peace talks or a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Thursday also marks 48 hours until the expiration of President Donald Trump’s 5-day pause on strikes against Iran’s power infrastructure. In a social media post, Trump appeared to … Read more

Key Trump agency unleashes probe on blue state over potential race-based mortgage aid: ‘DEI is dead’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Tuesday that it launched an investigation into a Washington state housing program the agency accused of potentially providing subsidized mortgage assistance to people based on race.  The Washington State Housing Finance Commission was alerted this week … Read more

US moves airborne troops, Marines as Iran rejects ceasefire, raising ground war potential

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. is positioning ground-capable forces in the Middle East as Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal Wednesday, a shift that gives Washington new — though limited and high-risk — options for potential operations inside Iran.  Military experts say the deployments are not a precursor to a large-scale … Read more

Melania Trump pitches robots as potential educators for American schoolchildren

Washington — For the first time in history, a robot, not a person, escorted the first lady of the United States Wednesday at the White House. Escorted by a walking, talking humanoid system, first lady Melania Trump pitched the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit on AI robots as potential, “personalized” educators for America’s … Read more

Senate Republicans optimistic about potential deal to fund TSA

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Here’s what’s in the potential Senate proposal to end the DHS shutdown

Here’s what’s in the potential Senate proposal to end the DHS shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they are working towards reaching a deal to end the partial government shutdown. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more details. Source link

Senate closes in on potential deal to end DHS shutdown

Washington — The Senate is closing in on a deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security and end the six-week partial government shutdown that has thrown air travel into turmoil. A group of Senate Republicans met with President Trump at the White House on Monday evening and returned to the Capitol … Read more

Democratic, Republican strategists on potential political fallout from TSA disruptions

Democratic, Republican strategists on potential political fallout from TSA disruptions – CBS News Watch CBS News The nation’s airports are facing increasing chaos due to the nearly 40-day shutdown affecting parts of the Department of Homeland Security. Political strategists John McCarthy and Mark Bednar join to discuss. Source link

Warren warned Hegseth’s tattoo made him a potential ‘threat’ — now she backs candidate with Nazi-linked ink

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sidestepped Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo in her glowing endorsement Thursday, despite previously expressing alarm over Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Christian tattoos. Warren, one of the Senate’s most liberal members who is seeking to recruit progressive candidates, endorsed … Read more

U.S. eases Iranian oil sanctions in scramble to contain energy prices, handing Tehran a potential boost

In a twist of wartime irony, the United States has moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to cool surging energy prices, a potential boon for Tehran as Washington scrambles to contain the economic shockwaves of its military campaign. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the easing of sanctions, first imposed after Iran’s 1979 revolution, … Read more