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Oil industry sues Biden administration for shrinking Gulf lease to protect endangered whale

The state of Louisiana, Chevron and the foremost oil and gas industry trade group sued the Biden administration Thursday over an alteration to Gulf of Mexico lease sales aimed at protecting the endangered Rice’s whale. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) final sale notice for the upcoming lease sale, published Wednesday, included the...

GOP’s Buck says Trump ‘needs to tell all Americans to stand down’

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said former President Trump “needs to tell all Americans to stand down” and avoid violence, as his four indictments progress through the judicial system. “I think he absolutely needs to tell all Americans to stand down and allow the judicial system to take its course,” Buck said in an interview on...

Kremlin rejects allegations it was behind Prigozhin crash: ‘Absolute lies’

The Kremlin on Friday denied allegations that it was behind a fiery plane crash this week that apparently killed Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and his top deputy. "Now, naturally, there are many speculations over this plane crash and the tragic death of the passengers, including Yevgeny Prigozhin," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to...

White House now says Biden didn’t hear wildfire question that sparked ‘no comment’ response

The White House said Friday that President Biden didn’t hear the question that prompted a highly criticized "no comment" when he was asked earlier this month about the rising death toll from the fires in Maui. “He didn’t hear the question. He absolutely didn’t say ‘no comment’ in relation to Maui,” principal deputy press secretary...

Haley on Trump mug shot: ‘It’s a sad day in America’

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Friday "it's a sad day in America" after former President Trump had his mug shot taken in Fulton County, Ga., the day before. "I think it’s a sad day in America. I think it’s disgraceful. I mean, the idea that we’re seeing a mug shot of a 77-year-old former...

Bolton says Trump looked like ‘thug’ in booking picture

John Bolton, a former national security advisor to former President Trump, went after Trump’s “carefully staged” booking photo released Thursday after he surrendered in a Georgia prosecution on election interference charges. “He could have smiled, he could have looked benign, instead he looks like a thug,” Bolton told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday. Trump surrendered...

Proposed crypto tax rules draw ire from industry groups

New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Friday would require cryptocurrency brokers to report information on digital asset sales and exchanges to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and taxpayers. The proposal comes as Congress and regulatory agencies try to crack down on crypto tax evasion and simplify filing for taxpayers. "This is part of...

Last two defendants in Trump Georgia case surrender. What’s next?

The last of 19 defendants charged in Georgia over efforts to subvert the state’s 2020 election results to keep former President Trump in power have surrendered at the Fulton County Jail, records show.  Trevian Kutti and Stephen Lee, both of Illinois, turned themselves in Friday morning. Their charges are linked to efforts to pressure Fulton...

We need clarity on US-China investment policy, not hyperbole 

Individual shareholders and the firms that put together mutual funds are more confused than ever as rhetoric and gesture have overtaken strategy and precision.

House Judiciary GOP grill Mayorkas on ‘inconsistent’ testimony about Biden admin’s ‘censorship activities’

House Judiciary Republicans are grilling DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on his testimony to the committee about alleged censorship by the department.

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