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U.S. orders staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran war spreads and oil surges above $110
Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. government ordered non-emergency government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as the war engulfing Iran widened across the Middle East, pushing oil prices above $110 per barrel […]
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TSA staff shortages lead to hourslong security lines for travelers at some airports
A woman travelling hands her travel documents to a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport on May 7, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Travelers struggled with hours-long security lines at some airports as officials warned of Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages amid the partial government shutdown. Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport told […]
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Trump vows legislative blockade until SAVE America voter-ID bill is passed
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump threatened to withhold his signature from any bill that reaches his desk until Congress passes a controversial election measure known as the SAVE America Act, which […]
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Investors may be too complacent about mounting risks with the S&P 500 less than 4% from high
Venezuela, Greenland and now Iran – 2026 has been marred with geopolitical instability , but some on Wall Street think investors aren’t as concerned as they should be about the latest conflict. In the beginning of the year, when the U.S. conducted a military operation in Venezuela that involved capturing and ousting that country’s leader, […]
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Energy prices will fall when U.S. destroys Iran’s ability to attack tankers in Strait of Hormuz: Wright
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright pumps gas at a gas station in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2026. Sheila Dang | Reuters Energy Secretary Chris Wright said oil and gas prices will begin to fall when the U.S. begins to knock out Iran’s ability to hinder tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as […]
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U.S. judge voids 2025 actions taken by Kari Lake as Voice of America CEO, including job cuts
U.S. Senate Candidate Kari Lake (R-AZ) Kari Lake speaks during Day 2 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 16, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters A federal judge ruled on Saturday that Kari Lake’s leadership of the U.S. Agency for Global Media for much of last year […]
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Saudi Arabia told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation, sources say
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at Department of State, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that while it favors a diplomatic settlement to Iran’s conflict with the United States, continued attacks on the […]
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Trump joins grieving families during return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a casualty return for the soldiers who were killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | AP […]
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Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers quietly installed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay
A plaque honoring police service on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Allison Robbert | AP Photo Visitors to the Capitol will now have a visible reminder of the violent attack against the building on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that […]
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One year after Trump’s sovereignty threats, Canadians keep ‘elbows up’
Canadians hold an “Elbows Up” protest against U.S. tariffs and other policies by U.S. President Donald Trump, at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 22, 2025. Carlos Osorio | Reuters For Lisa Mcbean, buying American-made snacks and traveling to the U.S. was second nature. That changed for the Ontario resident starting in early […]
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