The president may not be benefiting directly from betting markets, but he has encouraged a culture that treats politics like a casino floor Odd things are happening in the markets. Last Monday, 15 minutes before Donald Trump posted an announcement that “productive talks” with Iran had taken place, oil traders placed half a billion dollars’ … Read more
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the military is constructing a “massive complex” beneath a planned White House ballroom, which he said will feature bulletproof glass and drone-proof protections while being funded entirely by private donors. The project, which Trump said is designed to accommodate large events and visiting dignitaries, would expand capacity at the … Read more
Global oil prices jumped and U.S. stock futures slid ahead of Monday’s market open after the weekend saw Iran-backed Houthi militants launch ballistic missiles at Israel and 3,500 additional U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East as the conflict rounded one month.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would like to “take the oil in Iran” and is considering seizing the export hub of Kharg Island, which is responsible for more than 90% of Iran’s oil exports
Younger conservatives say they are disappointed by Donald Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran. Key US politics stories from 29 March A generational divide over the Iran war has emerged between older attendees and their political heirs at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas, as the group’s leaders pleaded for unity … Read more
A new survey highlights President Donald Trump’s continued dominance within the conservative movement. According to a poll of more than 1,600 attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), held this past week from March 25–28, an overwhelming 96% said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president. An additional 94% agreed with … Read more
Braylon Mullin’s last-gasp heave seals shock win Michigan face Arizona for place in national final UConn eliminated No 1 overall seed Duke from the NCAA Tournament on Braylon Mullins’s three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday. Duke led by 15 points at halftime, and by two points with 10 seconds … Read more
Levi Vargas, 30, was competing in Baker to Vegas race through Mojave desert as US south-west faces extreme heat Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas died on Saturday after a medical emergency while participating in an annual relay race through the Mojave desert. He was 30 years old. Vargas had been competing at the … Read more
The DHS funding drama heads back to the Senate on Monday morning after the House approved a two-month stopgap spending plan for all of DHS late Friday night. The Senate meets on Monday at 10:30 am et in what was supposed to be a brief “pro forma” session where the body simply gavels in and … Read more
Anatoly Kolodkin could soon discharge at Matanzas port, US official says, three months after Cuba’s last oil import A Russia-flagged tanker carrying Russian crude entered Cuba’s exclusive economic zone on Sunday, according to ship tracking data, in what could be the Caribbean country’s first oil import in over two months. Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, which departed … Read more
