{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story To cool prices, Trump eyes un-sanctioning Russia oil The U.S. is lifting some restrictions on Russian oil and considering more actions to “unsanction” it as the conflict in Iran raises prices globally, Treasury
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Friday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was "dead as fried chicken" after he pressed her during a Senate hearing about a $220 million ad campaign not approved by President Trump, days before the president fired her. "I was stunned when
Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii), the first Asian American woman elected as president of a legislative body, died Friday following a private battle with cancer, according to multiple reports. Hanabusa, 74, was "a veteran lawmaker and attorney from Waianae who fought for
Trader Joe's tote bag mania continues in 2026 with the popular grocer confirming a new color – and an upcoming release date ... sort of.
The U.S. is lifting some restrictions on Russian oil and considering more actions to “unsanction” it as the conflict in Iran raises prices globally, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday. Bessent told Fox Business that the U.S. would allow India to buy Russian barrels.
The U.S. Postal Service will run out of money within a year, Postmaster General David Steiner told The Associated Press this week. “We have to have a conversation with the American public,” Steiner said in an interview with the AP published Thursday. “If you want us to deliver
A journalist with Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Ahmad Batebi, a prominent Iranian dissident, human rights activist and American journalist, said he was given no
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tech giants break silence on Anthropic spat Three major tech companies — Microsoft, Google and Amazon — have said Anthropic’s AI tools will remain available on their platforms for work that does not involve the Pentagon after the
A Wisconsin man accused of attempting to set fire to Rep. Glenn Grothman's (R-Wisc.) office for his support of a bill to have TikTok's Chinese owner sell off its U.S. operations was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday. Caiden Stachowicz, 20, was also sentenced in
Democrats are preparing to launch investigations into Kristi Noem’s conduct at the Department of Homeland Security. Noem was removed from her post Thursday by President Trump, who has appointed her as the newly created special envoy for “The Shield of Americas.” But now,
A Wisconsin man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to killing his parents in order to fund a plot to assassinate President Trump involving a drone with explosives or an AR-15 assault rifle. Nikita Casap, 18, pleaded guilty to two counts of
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) on Friday pointed to the firing of Kristi Noem as proof that the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was “working,” insisting it would not persuade Democrats to drop their demands for Republicans to rein in immigration
President Trump said major defense contractors have agreed to quadruple the production of "exquisite class” weaponry following a meeting Friday at the White House. “They have agreed to quadruple Production of the ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry in that we want to reach, as rapidly
Jean Davidson announced she was exiting her position as the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on Friday, citing frustrations with President Trump’s controversial changes that have caused recent turmoil at the Kennedy Center. “It’s no secret that this
Three major tech companies — Microsoft, Google and Amazon — have said Anthropic’s AI tools will remain available on their platforms for work that does not involve the Pentagon after the company was labeled a supply chain risk. A Google spokesperson said in a statement Friday
On Thursday, Texas GOP Representative Tony Gonzales dropped his reelection bid in Texas’s 23rd district amid an ethics investigation into reports that he had an affair with one of his staffers who later killed herself. His primary opponent—and now de facto GOP nominee—is
Former President Obama slammed the Trump administration Friday without specifically naming it during a speech at the funeral for the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago, saying "every day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions." The comments came at a
Immigration and Customs Enforcement are trying to deport a journalist covering immigration, in one of the most egregious attacks on freedom of speech under Donald Trump’s administration so far, Migrant Insider reported Friday. Estefany Maria Rodríguez Flores, a reporter who’d
Ben Stiller criticized the White House on Friday for using a clip from his 2008 satirical action movie "Tropic Thunder." The Trump administration posted a montage video on the social platform X on Thursday from several films with the caption, “JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY.” The
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” but what does that look like? According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, that’s up to Trump himself and not Iran. “What the president means is that when he as commander in chief of the
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is set to step into the spotlight as he readies to take on the unexpected challenge of replacing Kristi Noem atop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), culminating a swift rise from the House to one of the key posts in the Trump
President Trump's urging of pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol last year on the unfounded claim that it could be linked to autism in children resulted in a notable drop in orders for the common over-the-counter medication among pregnancy-related emergency department visits,
American forces are no longer capable of supplying missiles to U.S. allies amid its war with Iran. Andrius Kubilius, the European Union’s defense and space commissioner, said Friday that the continent is facing a “huge challenge” in stepping up its defense production to
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Friday filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to block President Trump from closing the Kennedy Center after he announced last month that it would shut down to allow for renovations. Beatty argues the judge should block Trump from closing the
Lev Parnas, a former Rudy Giuliani associate and ally of President Trump, announced this week he’s running as a Democrat in a House race in Florida. Parnas launched his candidacy for GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar's seat in a Substack post on Wednesday. “I am running because I
On Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that reports of Russia giving Iran intelligence to target U.S. assets didn’t matter—a baffling answer given that Iran has already killed multiple U.S. service members in retaliation. “We have confirmed
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Friday that President Trump made the “right call” by ousting Kristi Noem from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following revelations he did not sign off on a controversial multi-million dollar advertising campaign as Noem had claimed.
President Trump on Friday afternoon will host a roundtable at the White House centered on college sports and reforms to the NCAA. Trump earlier this year signed an executive order seeking to ban “pay-for-play” deals with third parties and called on schools to dedicate
Actor Daryl Hannah sharply condemned her depiction in the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-centered “Love Story” TV series, calling it "false" and "textbook misogyny" in a New York Times opinion piece published Friday. “It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend
The death of El Mencho has created an opportunity to disrupt the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and reduce the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., but only if sustained pressure is applied quickly.
"We are taking all necessary steps to support our partners and ensure the safety of our people," a BP spokesperson told Reuters.
The U.S. Army spontaneously canceled a training exercise for an elite team this week, raising concerns that the soldiers may soon be expected to deploy to Iran. The headquarters element of the 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, pulled out of a
David Lammy, the United Kingdom’s deputy prime minister, raised eyebrows among British politicians on Friday after suggesting there was a “legal basis” for the Royal Air Force to participate in strikes on Iranian missile sites. Lammy argued during an appearance on "BBC
The Iranian theocratic regime is cracking, and a transition to a constitutional monarchy could provide the Iranian people with freedom and dignity, while also reducing violence in the Middle East.
Trump administration officials scrambled Friday to explain away the latest horrendous jobs numbers, but couldn’t conjure up more than blaming the weather or fake numbers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier in the day that the U.S. job market had shed 92,000 jobs in
The Wall Street Journal editorial board praised President Trump’s decision to “finally” replace Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and called for more changes to immigration enforcement. “While Mr. Trump praised Ms. Noem’s “spectacular results,”
One of Elon Musk’s former DOGE minions has been tapped to run AI at the Pentagon. In a post on X , the Department of Defense announced Friday that it was appointing Gavin Kliger, who worked at the Office of Personnel Management last year helping to purge the federal workforce,
The attorney general will soon have to appear before a House committee under subpoena.
Alan Greenspan served as the 13th chair of the Federal Reserve for 18 and a half years, during which time the US experienced the Great Moderation of stability, relatively low inflation, and rising prosperity, though his policies were also blamed for the dot-com bubble and the
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Trump, celebrated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) support for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act on Friday. Paxton, who is challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for the GOP nod in the
According to Gallup, only 28 percent of Americans trust the media to report the news accurately and fairly, and until the press is willing to apply the same scrutiny to itself that it applies to everyone else, that number is unlikely to increase.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright is projecting that gas prices will fall within “weeks, not months” amid growing concern about energy instability as the U.S. and Israel escalate their military operations in Iran. “Look, Iran’s been an escalator of energy prices [for] 47 years,
Florida’s bar says it “erroneously” stated that an ethics investigation is underway against Lindsey Halligan, the ex-U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who prosecuted President Trump’s political adversaries. A spokesperson for the Florida Bar said in a statement
As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women, and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video edit of scenes from popular action movies spliced with actual strike footage from their
Late-night host Stephen Colbert mocked Kristi Noem’s ouster as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, throwing back at her the highly criticized language she used to describe the U.S. citizens killed by federal immigration authorities in
The National Capital Planning Commission set an early April date to approve President Trump’s controversial plan to add a ballroom to the White House. After hearing hours of criticism from members of the public, the commission on Thursday set April 2 as the date it will vote to
Once again, the folks behind the massively popular Pokémon franchise have issued a statement distancing themselves from the Trump administration's activities.
The White House had not been happy with Kristi Noem for quite some time. Donald Trump booted the 54-year-old from her position atop the Department of Homeland Security Thursday following a string of abysmal appearances this week before Congress. But the hearings, as it turns
Donald Trump only has one requirement for who should lead Iran after its leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in airstrikes last week: be on good terms with the U.S. and its top ally. They need to “treat the United States and Israel well,” Trump told CNN’s Dana Bash in a
