Iran is no stranger to street protests, but several factors surrounding the current unrest make it very serious. Monday marks the ninth day since the demonstrations broke out, but even four or five days were enough for President Trump to issue a direct warning to Iranian leaders about the treatment of the protesters, saying that … Read more
Welp, it was almost a full year that President Trump was in office for his second term. It has been…interestingto say the least! From the 9/11 memorial event to Trump’s bruised hand to some unflattering angles, here’s a look back at 27 pictures from this year I don’t think we’ll see hanging in the White … Read more
00:00 Julie Let’s turn to the oil market because oil is coming back after hitting the lowest level since 2021. Crude prices fell below $55 a barrel on Tuesday. And this comes as President Trump is ordering a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Jake Conley of Yahoo Finance has been following … Read more
(Bloomberg) — The United States is preparing a new round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase pressure on Moscow if President Vladimir Putin rejects a peace deal with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. The United States is considering options, such as targeting vessels in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers … Read more
President Trump’s tariff revenue fell in November, but the president’s frequent promises of what he would do with the money continued apace. According to Yahoo Finance’s count, the president has presented at least nine different ideas for how the tax money could be used, stretching back to the 2024 campaign. It is a list of … Read more
On Monday, President Trump announced via Truth Social that he will approve the sale of Nvidia’s (NVDA) H200 chips to certain companies in China and other countries. The move is positive for Nvidia, which has been lobbying for months for the administration to approve the sale of more powerful chips to the country. But the … Read more
A Ukrainian lawmaker told CBS News on Wednesday that President Trump should not approach peacemaking efforts with Russia such as a business agreementand he said that the American leader must “understand that he cannot negotiate with Putin” as the “aggressor” in the war, which is approaching its four-year mark. Lisa Yasko, a member of the … Read more
Update: Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District race, the Associated Press projects. Read more here. Washington — Voters head to the polls Tuesday in central Tennessee for the final 2025 election showdown in a race that could be a referendum on President Trump. Republican nominee Matt Van Epps, … Read more
A top US Navy commander has ordered a second round of military strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, the White House has confirmed. “Admiral (Frank) Bradley acted well within his authority and the law” to order the additional strikes, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. Leavitt said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized … Read more
John McDonnell / Stringer, Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images At the center of President Trump’s contentious plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is not peace: it is profit. Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with Russian officials to ensure that US businesses—and Trump’s cronies—are in a position to make … Read more