GOP civil war erupts over Trump’s latest agenda push as key Republicans threaten to sink megabill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House GOP leaders are scrambling to approve a sprawling budget reconciliation package packed with defense and election integrity priorities, but Republican lawmakers in both chambers are pouring cold water on the process. The intraparty skepticism, including concerns over the lack of spending offsets, is throwing the ambitious … Read more

Will Platner controversy sink Democrats in a crucial U.S. House showdown?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE – AUGUSTA, Maine – Graham Platner is gone, but the trail of debris left from the mounting controversies that brought down his nearly year-long insurgent Senate campaign is giving Republicans ammunition to use against a Democrat on the ballot in another equally crucial midterm race in Maine. … Read more

Oil prices sink, stocks set to soar after Trump announces deal with Iran

Oil prices tumbled after President Trump said the U.S. has reached a deal with Iran that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital Middle East waterway that accounts for roughly 20% of global crude.  U.S. stocks are poised to surge when the market opens at 9:30 a.m. ET on optimism that the deal will bring relief … Read more

WATCH: Hawley fumes after 4 GOP senators help sink Trump-backed voter ID law

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., criticized four fellow Republicans who joined Democrats to block an effort to add the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to the Senate’s reconciliation package, saying “you can’t explain it to me why you wouldn’t vote for voter ID.” During Thursday’s vote-a-rama, Sens. … Read more

Stocks sink as interest rate hike worries rattle tech amid nonstop AI spending

Major stock indexes fell sharply Friday after a strong jobs report set the stage for the Federal Reserve to hike rates, rattling shares of companies that are involved in sky-high artificial intelligence investments. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The threat of higher interest rates often … Read more

Global bonds sink and oil prices jump, triggering a stock sell-off

Government bonds around the world sold off sharply Friday as the price of oil jumped, both driven by an array of geopolitical developments in the Iran war, politics and trade. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The yield on a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose above … Read more

Outspent but not outgunned, Republicans aim to sink Democrats’ ‘power grab’ redistricting push

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LEESBURG, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and former state Attorney General Jason Miyares are campaigning across their home state Monday on the eve of a referendum on congressional redistricting that, if passed, could give Democrats a significant boost in this year’s midterm elections. Youngkin and … Read more

Trump voter ID push faces Senate test as GOP rebels threaten to sink bill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are gearing up for a floor fight this week over doomed Trump-backed voter ID legislation. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is expected to launch the GOP’s floor strategy for the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Tuesday afternoon. It won’t be done … Read more

Oil prices sink, stocks jump in dramatic reversal

The White House said it was also “in constant coordination with the relevant agencies on this important issue.” “President Trump and his entire energy team have had a strong game plan to keep the energy markets stable well before Operation Epic Fury began, and they will continue to review all credible options,” White House spokeswoman … Read more