President Trump warned oil-producing nations on Monday to keep prices down and ordered his team to increase domestic production immediately, as the world braced for economic fallout from the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear sites.
It’s a cheap shot to go after someone for being happy. Strictly speaking, that disposition is called “envy” — and it’s what prevents Democratic progress on the pro-family front. Since Sean Duffy‘s nomination and eventual confirmation as secretary of transportation, details of his large family and Christian background have been easy targets. For the Duffy-opposed, […]
President Trump expressed optimism Monday that the war between Iran and Israel was coming to an end, just hours after Iran launched largely symbolic strikes on a U.S. military base in Qatar that were intercepted. Experts say the U.S. should remain on alert for Iranian threats, even as a fragile ceasefire takes shape. Iran’s leaders...
Just two weeks ago, it would have been inconceivable that a day on which Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base would also be seen as a day of de-escalation. But that was the bizarre nature of Monday, when Iran targeted the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East but did so in a...
A dozen House Democrats who are veterans announced support for a war powers resolution in the wake of recent U.S. strikes against Iran. “We write firstmost as Patriots who love our country. Each and every one of us wore the uniform with pride. Each and every one of us was ready and willing to lay...
Republican senators say the massive spending cuts to Medicaid in the megabill GOP leaders hope to pass to enact President Trump’s agenda are still a major concern, raising questions about whether the bill has the votes to advance on the Senate floor this week. Senators, who have warned for weeks that the Medicaid spending cuts...
Economic fallout from the weekend strike by U.S. forces on Iranian nuclear facilities has been muted so far, but the opening of direct hostilities between the U.S. and Iran could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy. Shipping rates have spiked, oil prices are rising, and global stock markets have taken a hit. All eyes...
President Trump and top administration officials have quickly taken a victory lap in the wake of Saturday’s strikes on Iran, saying the attacks achieved their primary goal of “obliterating” Tehran’s nuclear program. But the administration has not yet produced the evidence to back that claim, Congress has yet to be briefed on the attacks, and...