A sanctioned oil tanker pursued by US forces turned away from Venezuela and retreated out into the Atlantic Ocean, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration continues a blockade piling pressure on Caracas.
Former Representative Denver Riggleman said that recent moves by the US military to sure up capabilities around Latin America are driven by oil and not drug trafficking, as the Trump administration ramps up aggression in the region. Riggleman also gives his perspective on the divisions within the Republican party as it contends differing views on the Epstein files and international conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)
Frank Luntz, pollster and CEO of FIL Inc., says America is 'hopelessly divided' by political affiliation as he reflects on 2025 and what he expects from an equally divided Congress of 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)
The US Justice Department said that federal prosecutors in New York have identified and handed over “a million more documents” potentially related to the probe into Jeffrey Epstein, signaling a likely significant expansion of public disclosures about the convicted sex offender that began last week.
The Justice Department’s long-awaited rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files has been a chaotic spectacle that, so far, has largely turned the spotlight back to his previously known associates, including President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton, while fueling frustrations.
When Washington Governor Bob Ferguson proposed the state’s first income tax in modern history, he said the word “affordability” five times.
California has withdrawn a lawsuit against the Trump administration that sought to recover roughly $4 billion in federal funds pulled from the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project, after concluding it can no longer rely on the federal government to help deliver the system.
Chicago wheat futures headed for the longest rally since April as Black Sea supply risks and weather uncertainties support prices.
The Trump administration imposed visa bans on a former European official and several activists for trying to police online hate speech, drawing immediate rebukes from Paris and Berlin that the move amounted to unacceptable intimidation.
A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers.
