Obama Center subcontractor shuts down amid $4M fight, lays off 25

Weeks after the Obama Presidential Center’s star-studded opening in Chicago, a subcontractor who previously claimed his company was stiffed for nearly $4 million has shut down operations and laid off 25 union workers. Mike Owen, the owner of Chicago-based Adamson Plumbing Contractors, told Fox News Digital that the financial fallout forced the company to abandon … Read more

Trump Attends Dignified Transfer of 4 Troops Killed in Iran Attacks

The United States carried out a 12th straight night of airstrikes just hours after President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer of four American service members killed in Iran attacks. With negotiations to end the war stalled, Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants each time it attacks a ship in the … Read more

Outcry after $1.15tn defense bill passes in the House – US politics live

Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran without first seeking congressional approval has sparked further controversy over the National Defense Authorization Act Sign up for the Breaking News US email The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act in a 216-212 vote, with all but six Democrats opposing its passage and seven Republicans breaking ranks to … Read more

New Concerns Over Oil Prices After Houthis Attack Saudi Tankers

There are new concerns about the future of oil and gas prices after Yemen-based Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea. NBC’s Richard Engel reports on the new front in the Middle East conflict and Christine Romans joins TODAY with analysis on the economic impact to gas … Read more

US senator wants urgent answers from Barclays over Jes Staley’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren says it is unclear how bank failed to uncover former CEO’s links with sex offender The leading US senator Elizabeth Warren has called for urgent answers from Barclays over what she claimed was its “apparent failure to meaningfully investigate” ties between the bank’s former boss, Jes Staley, and the late sex offender … Read more