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Oil hits $100 per barrel

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil prices surge amid Middle East escalations Oil prices have jumped as the conflict with Iran escalates, this time with attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi militia group aligned with Tehran. ©

Patel returns looted artifacts to Indonesian president

Cultural artifacts from Indonesia’s Papua region that were looted and illegally taken to the U.S. have been returned to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesian officials confirmed to reporters. The handover of the artifacts took place Wednesday at Subianto's residence

Fauci to face Rand Paul in Senate hearing next week

Dr. Anthony Fauci will testify next Wednesday in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee after being subpoenaed, panel Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Thursday. Paul has been laser-focused on Fauci, the nation’s former top infectious diseases

Smith backs El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) is backing Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race, the Minnesota Democrat said Thursday. "Abdul is a fighter, and that's why I'm endorsing him to be the next United States Senator for Michigan," Smith wrote in a social media post on Thursday

Ratepayer bill gains steam amid data center backlash

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Ratepayer bill gains steam amid data center backlash A bill that seeks to mitigate data centers’ impacts on Americans’ electric bills is gaining steam in the House, as lawmakers face pressure to act in the face of sharp backlash

Trump Team Moves to Rename New York’s Penn Station

The Trump administration is taking over the Penn Station renaming process, with the Transportation Department revealing that a new name for New York City’s iconic transportation hub is a top priority. The New York Daily News reported Thursday that Transportation Secretary Sean

Houthi attacks create tinderbox in Red Sea: What to know

Houthi strikes on a pair of Saudi oil tankers have created an explosive situation in the Red Sea, threatening to open a new front in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and further roil the global energy market. The Yemen-based militant group said Thursday it struck the Encelia

Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that the Education Department has finalized a rule that will force schools to prove that the loans students are taking

Trump’s Distorted Venezuela Elections Claim

In claiming that American voting machines are vulnerable to manipulation, President Donald Trump provided an incomplete and distorted summary of the CIA's reporting about Venezuelan efforts to manipulate electronic voting machines in that country. The post Trump’s Distorted

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment

As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and internet. But since Donald Trump was elected to his second term, Carr has wielded that power to threaten broadcasters that have exercised their free speech

Ocasio-Cortez: GOP's communist warnings 'very silly'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called Republicans' warnings about a supposed communist threat "very silly." Ocasio-Cortez laughed when asked if there were concerns over democratic socialism becoming "full-blown communism" while speaking with reporters on

Blue states sue over new FEMA grant conditions

Roughly two dozen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Thursday over its latest set of conditions for receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds. The states say the demands are without authority and relate to elections and immigration

Instead of Tariffs, Maybe Help Canada Put Out Wildfires?

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O'Reilly: Trump should 'take the next month off'

Political commentator Bill O'Reilly on Wednesday said President Trump should "take the next month off" as the 80-year-old chief executive faces widening foreign and domestic dilemmas. O'Reilly, 76, wrapped up the latest episode of his podcast, "No Spin News," with a reflection

Trump Lies About His Biggest Front Row Fans

At a rally in Georgia Wednesday, President Trump singled out a group of his supporters who consistently attend his speeches and sit in the front row, known as the “Front Row Joes.” “I don’t know what the hell they do, I think they make a lot of money, too. I’m hearing they’re

Mark Sanford announces run for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat

Former Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is making a run for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) seat after his death, Sanford announced Thursday morning. “Our country is at a financial tipping point, and I can't sit on the sidelines while Washington adds a trillion dollars to the