President Biden caused $100 million in damage to the infrastructure that stores the nation's emergency crude oil supply when he ordered nearly 180 million barrels to be sold for lower energy prices ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, said Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is happy a tenured West Point professor is resigning after saying he was "ashamed to be associated" with the U.S. Military Academy while the curriculum was overhauled following the election of President Trump.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have created a major opportunity for China to gain leverage over Europe. Recognizing the opportunity Trump has gifted him, Chinese president Xi Jinping recently waived sanctions on European Union parliamentarians and exchanged celebratory letters with EU leaders on the 50th anniversary of EU-China political relations. Xi hopes to dangle investment and […]

For some reason, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) did a little media tour this week trying to rehabilitate his image on immigration after President Donald Trump has conclusively shown that despite what Lankford said all last year, no new legislation was needed to secure the southern border, all we needed was a new president who had […]

President Trump late Friday afternoon signed four pieces of legislation that overturn Biden-era efficiency rules.  Three of the Biden-era regulations overturned by Trump had sought to improve efficiency for household water heaters, walk in freezers and commercial refrigerators and freezers. Trump also overturned a Biden rule related to labeling requirements for consumer products.  A tool...

{beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP WAFFLED Friday on a proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans. He said GOP lawmakers should "probably not" raise taxes on the rich but added he would be OK if it did happen, The Hill's Mychael Schnell reports.. "The problem with even a 'TINY' tax increase for the RICH, which...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — African investors see opportunity in the chaos of President Trump’s return to the White House, despite the pain caused by his foreign aid cuts and whiplash tariff decisions. That was the message from Vice Adm. Issah Adam Yakubu, the former chief of staff of Ghana’s navy, who spoke at the Milken...

President Trump is reinstating commercial fishing in a national marine monument after the practice was blocked by his Democratic predecessors. Trump is expected to issue a proclamation Friday reinstating commercial fishing access in all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which is located off the coast of Massachusetts. The...

Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum told reporters on Friday that a suit was filed against Google, but did not provide further details, the Associated...

The following is an executive summary from a roundtable breakfast that focused on discussing roadblocks and solutions surrounding the integration and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) into our everyday lives. Participants cautioned against oversimplifying AI as "magic" and emphasized the importance of understanding its actual capabilities and limitations. It was held under Chatham House Rules,...