Rep. Ritchie Torres calls for probe into futures trades placed ahead March pause on Iran hostilities
[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from New York, during an interview in New York, Jan. 28, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on Wednesday called for a federal probe into suspicious trading activity in oil and equity futures markets just before President Donald Trump’s announcement of […]
Jet fuel supply concerns grow as war with Iran drags on, airlines cut flights
[ad_1] A Lufthansa passenger aircraft is parked at a gate while a SASCA fuel truck services it on the apron at Toulouse Blagnac Airport in Blagnac in Occitanie in France on March 15, 2026. Isabelle Souriment | AFP | Getty Images The surging price of jet fuel isn’t the airline industry’s only problem. Now, it’s […]
Trump faces calls for removal over threats to wipe out ‘whole civilization’ in Iran
[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks to the media outside the U.S. Capitol after the House of Representatives voted to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, in Washington, July 3, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The reticence expressed by Democrats about removing President Donald Trump from office — even after he […]
Oil prices rise as Trump reaffirms Tuesday deadline for bombarding Iran’s power plants, bridges
[ad_1] A drone view of oil storage containers and facilities of the TotalEnergies refinery in the Leuna Chemical Complex, in Leuna, Germany, March 17, 2026. Annegret Hilse | Reuters Oil prices edged higher after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to attack Iran’s civil infrastructure, warning that the nation will be “taken out in […]
Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal ‘significant’ but ‘not good enough’ as Hormuz Strait deadline nears
[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Monday said the latest proposal for a U.S. ceasefire with Iran is “significant” but “not good enough” ahead of his fast-approaching deadline for Iran to either reopen the Strait of Hormuz or else face major attacks on its civilian infrastructure. “They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal. It’s […]
Polymarket removes wagers on U.S. service member rescue mission in Iran
[ad_1] Polymarket removed a forum related to the rescue mission of U.S. military servicemembers amid political pressure, the latest sign of mounting scrutiny around prediction markets. U.S. and Iranian military forces are searching for a missing American airman after its F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday. One crew member has been […]
U.S. fighter jet downed in Iran, search is on for crew, official says
[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on 16 July 2020. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. was searching for the crew of an American fighter jet Friday after it was downed in Iran, a U.S. official told MS NOW. It isn’t clear if the plane was shot down or went down […]
Tiger Woods told police he had call with Trump after DUI crash, bodycam video shows
[ad_1] Booking photo of Tiger Woods. Courtesy: Martin County Sheriff’s Department Golf legend Tiger Woods told a police officer he spoke to President Donald Trump on the phone shortly after his DUI rollover crash in Florida, a bodycam video obtained by TMZ and published Thursday shows. “I was just talking to the president,” Woods is […]
Trump told Attorney General Pam Bondi she will soon be removed, MS NOW reports
[ad_1] U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as she participates alongside U.S. President Donald Trump in a roundtable discussion with the Fraternal Order of Police at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 5, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump is moving toward removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from her position, MS […]
Trump’s Iran speech ignores the risks of a return to the 1970s: Analysis
[ad_1] Demonstrators hold posters of Ayatollah Khomeini outside the American Embassy which is occupied by ‘students following the Imam Khomeini’s line on November 16, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Hulton Archive | Getty Images “The hard part is done,” President Donald Trump said in his address to the nation Wednesday night about the […]