Trump Thanks Saudi Arabia for Lowering Oil Prices
The swift and steep drop in oil prices has been the talk of Wall Street for several weeks and is good news for 30 million American travelers as they head into a busy Thanksgiving holiday, […]
The swift and steep drop in oil prices has been the talk of Wall Street for several weeks and is good news for 30 million American travelers as they head into a busy Thanksgiving holiday, […]
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Wednesday that U.S. bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and U.S. aircraft carriers in the Gulf were within range of Iranian missiles, as tensions rise between Tehran […]
The U.S. on Tuesday accused China of continuing a campaign of intellectual property and technology theft supported by the state as the world’s largest economies have descended into a tariff war, Bloomberg informed. The new […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday submitted his written answers to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s questions in the ongoing Russia probe, setting a major milestone in the long-running investigation as it seemingly nears its conclusion, Fox […]
President Donald Trump’s directive that active-duty troops are deployed to the southern border with Mexico in order to reinforce border personnel readying for the arrival of the Central American caravan will cost U.S. taxpayers about […]
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group docked into Hong Kong on Wednesday in what some have interpreted as a sign of easing tensions between China and the U.S. The move comes about two months […]
North Korea on Tuesday blew up some of its front-line guard posts as part of an agreement to ease tensions along its heavily fortified border with South Korea, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said. In September, the […]
Ivanka Trump’s lawyer is hitting back against “misinformation being peddled” in the press alleging that the President’s daughter sent “hundreds” of emails about government business using her personal email, Fox News informed. A report published Monday […]
The Trump administration will allegedly add Venezuela to its list of state sponsors of terrorism, The Washington Post reported, citing U.S. officials and internal government emails. The move would put the nation alongside countries such […]
Senator Bernie Sanders is set to host a live-streamed town hall summit on climate change next month, a move that may intensify pressure on the next Congress to curb planet-warming emissions and challenge TV networks […]
NASA awarded Lockheed a contract this year to design, build and flight test the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft. Lockheed expects to conduct its first flight in 2021. According to CNBC, the Maryland-based aerospace technology […]
The Arizona border will have 32 miles of existing wall replaced starting next April, Fox News informed. The $324 million project has been given the green light by federal immigration officials, U.S. Customs and Border […]
Andrew Wheeler, who has been the EPA’s acting head since the resignation of scandal-plagued Scott Pruitt, will be nominated to lead the agency, President Donald Trump said on Friday, Bloomberg informed. Trump made the remarks Friday at […]
President Donald Trump is obliged to restore White House access to the CNN reporter Jim Acosta for now, a federal judge ruled while questioning the administration’s account of its actions, Bloomberg informed. U.S. District Judge […]
President Donald Trump stated on Friday that he has answered all the written questions from the Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but he hasn’t submitted them yet, Fox News informed. “I haven’t submitted them yet…I just […]
Stacey Abrams, the Democrat in Georgia’s governor race, admitted on Friday that she cannot come in front of her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp, but she stated that she will file a federal lawsuit challenging the […]
The United States has been presented with an offer by the Chinese government aimed at rekindling stalemated trade talks before the leaders of the two countries meet later this month at the G-20 summit in […]
A bill meant to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday. According to The Associated Press, Republican Senator Jeff Flake asked for consent to bring the legislation, […]
A Republican opposition research firm that was hired by Facebook linked the social media giant’s most vocal critics to the Democratic donor and hedge fund billionaire George Soros. According to The New York Times, Facebook […]
Thirteen news organizations issued a joint statement on Wednesday supporting CNN’s lawsuit against the President Donald Trump’s administration for revoking White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press credentials. According to The Hill, The Associated Press, Bloomberg, […]
Retired General John Abizaid was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the new American ambassador to Saudi Arabia, according to a Tuesday announcement by the White House. Abizaid, the former head of U.S. Central […]
The Department of Defense plans to finalize the deal an interim contract with Lockheed Martin Corp for a 12th batch of F-35 fighter jets “very shortly,” the Pentagon’s chief arms buyer Ellen Lord said. According […]
About one in three adults with prediabetes has arthritis, and half of those with both conditions are physically inactive and/or obese, according to research published in the Nov. 9 issue of the U.S. Centers for […]
Oil prices have staged a recovery, climbing above $70 a barrel after Saudi Arabia said the world’s major crude producers agreed that supply needed to be cut significantly next year, Guardian informed. Speaking at a […]
U.S.-China talks on trade have presumably restarted ahead of a meeting of the two countries’ leaders due to take place this month. According to people familiar with the developments, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese […]
North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile program at 16 hidden bases that have been identified in new commercial satellite images, a network long known to American intelligence agencies but left undiscussed as […]
Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said the initial public offering of the state-oil producer will “certainly” happen when the conditions are right, Reuters informed. Saudi Aramco said it is still in discussions to […]
The devastating wildfire that has spread across Northern California has resulted in 228 individuals being unaccounted for, authorities said on Sunday. This figure represents a significant increase in missing people from Saturday when it ranged […]
The former attorney of President Donald Trump made a statement on Twitter that he is praying former first lady Michelle Obama will “bring back unity to our country” with her words, The Hill reported. Cohen’s […]
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, who are to take control of the chamber in January, intend to investigate President Donald Trump’s involvement in the payments made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels and another woman […]
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