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Hegseth once warned against endless wars. Now he’s leading Trump’s strike-first doctrine

Trump administration launches unprecedented military campaign spanning Venezuela to Iran in assertive foreign policy shift under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth....

Texas Gov Abbott issues warning of Chinese spying in medical tech

Texas Gov. Abbott warns of Chinese spying through medical devices, directing health agencies to address cybersecurity risks after federal alerts....

Schumer once blocked Trump's move to fill the nation's oil reserves, now he wants them opened

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wants President Donald Trump to tap into the nation's oil reserves, which were heavily drawn down under former President Joe Biden....

China-linked birth tourism under scrutiny as GOP lawmakers press Trump admin for answers

House Republicans demand answers on alleged Chinese birth tourism in Pacific territory, raising national security concerns over citizenship loopholes....

GOP-led counties push back against Democrats' redistricting charge, testing Virginia’s constitutional limits

Virginia counties mount legal resistance to April redistricting vote that could reshape congressional districts, citing constitutional violations....

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Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz 'must be very careful,' Iran Foreign Ministry warns

The price of crude oil has sharply spiked as the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed as the United States and Israel wage war on Iran. ...

There's another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure

Roughly 20% of global LNG flows through the Strait....

U.S. oil closes slightly higher near $95 per barrel after spiking as high as $119 earlier in session

Gulf Arab oil producers are cutting production as they run out of storage space because they can't export through the Strait of Hormuz...

Fears of 1970s-style stagflation arise with oil spike to $100. How big a threat is it?

High inflation and slow growth present a double threat, as measures like interest rate cuts and government spending only aggravate inflation....

Stocks pare losses as oil falls back below $100; Dow is down 350 points: Live updates

The Dow recorded its worst week since President Trump unveiled his tariff policy in April....

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Judge Halts Trump Administration Move to Restrict Immigration Appeals

The ruling is part of a broader dispute between the independent federal judiciary and the executive branch’s immigration court system....

As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors

A new report says the lack of information provided for a required annual examination was so “pervasive” that auditors declined to opine on the agency’s financial numbers....

G7 Countries Hold Off on Releasing Emergency Oil Supplies

Finance ministers for the seven industrialized countries met on Monday and said they would consider releasing oil from reserves but were not ready to do so now....

New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio’s Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators

A lawsuit filed on Monday argues that a State Department’s decision to withhold visas from experts who have pushed for stronger social media regulations is illegal....

Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans’ Midterm Message

As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party’s legislative agenda....