Trump Announces US-Venezuela Oil Deal Amid Rising Gas Prices

Days after President Donald Trump boasted of what he called the “biggest oil deal” in history, details of a new U.S.-Venezuela oil producing partnerships remain few. Experts say an influx of Venezuelan crude won’t make an impact on U.S. gas prices any time soon. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

‘Jesus was a radical’: Progressives invoke Christ to sell left-wing agenda on campaign trail

Progressives seeking a seat in the Senate are taking a decades-old page from their Republican counterparts, using faith as a political tool to build connections with voters. Three progressive Democratic candidates running for the Senate, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, Abdul El-Sayed and Texas state Rep. James Talarico, share a penchant for bucking the Democratic … Read more

House Democrat to launch challenge to Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order – US politics live

Debbie Dingell plans to introduce her ‘Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act’ today following president’s latest escalation in US-Canada trade war Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates Sign up for US Breaking News emails Having reportedly read Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, in French, during a military tour of … Read more

Venus Williams bows out after 2am following latest start in US Open history

Kenin wins 6-2, 7-6 (6) in late-night contest Williams loses 15th straight tour-level match First-round clash finally begins at 12.13am Sunday had become Monday by the time Venus Williams finally emerged beneath the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium, her entrance pushed deep into the night after Novak Djokovic’s bruising defeat by Argentina’s Mariano Navone … Read more

The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all | Nesrine Malik

Richer countries might have more resources to deal with catastrophe, but this problem grips the entire planet, however much leaders may want to deny it Climate breakdown is happening on one Earth, but two different worlds. In one, its impacts increasingly encroach on everyday life; longer periods of discomfort and shorter periods of sharp pain. … Read more