The Senate on Tuesday took the first step toward passing a bill to keep the government funded into March, as leadership pushes for final passage in the days ahead to prevent a shutdown this weekend. The upper chamber voted 68-13 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to a vehicle for a two-step...
The CEO of oil giant Chevron on Tuesday warned the ongoing tensions in the Red Sea pose "very real" risks to oil flows and prices as Yemen's Houthi rebels increase attacks against Israel and commercial shipping in the region. Asked by CNBC about what the Houthi attacks could be for the global oil supply, Chevron...
The theme of this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, “rebuilding trust,” acknowledges “that something has gone wrong,” notes Walter Russell Mead at...
A group of Senate Democrats voted Tuesday in favor of advancing a resolution sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to potentially freeze U.S. military aid to Israel, sending a pointed message to President Biden that the war in Gaza is becoming a major problem for his party. The Senate voted 72 to 11 to...