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The political group associated with President Donald Trump is spending $10 million on television and digital advertisements in the Texas Senate race, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission. This is the first significant spending by MAGA, Inc., in a premier general election contest and reflects how a once-safe Republican seat in…
Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers Saturday after U.S. Central Command said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two Navy warships in the region. CENTCOM said it…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference on the day of the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium Oct. 23, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Greenland’s capital on Sunday, seeking to shore up support for the Arctic island against a…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, as he announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, Aug. 24, 2026. Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty Images The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against a small Turkish investment bank and two…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a “fireside chat”, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., September 1, 2026. Sam Wolfe | Reuters The European Union has formally joined the U.S.-led sanctions campaign against Iran, while South Korea said it’s weighing a military role to…
The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates to make homes more affordable, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, adding to the pressure President Donald Trump has placed on the central bank to cut borrowing costs. The remarks came days after Trump’s handpicked Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, hinted at the possibility of doing the opposite: addressing…
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that there is a “chance” at “peace” with Ukraine, but repeated that Kyiv’s warnings to airlines to avoid Russian airspace amounted to “state terrorism.”Β “Ultimately…the problem must be resolved by the countries involved in the conflict β Russia and Ukraine,” he said in translated remarks at the Eastern Economic…
Police respond to a shooting Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in downtown Minneapolis. Ellen Schmidt | AP Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured, police Sgt. Garrett Parten said at a press conference…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office at the White House on Aug. 31, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz β the central point of contention in the ongoing war against Iran that the U.S….