Trump Orders Creation of America First Arms Transfer Strategy

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on Feb. 25, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday directing the establishment of an America First Arms Transfer Strategy, focusing on the use of arms sales to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives and increase domestic production capacity.

Trump Drops Punitive Tariff on India Over Russian Oil Purchases

U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace after giving a joint statement in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 25, 2020. Manish Swarup/AP Photo President Donald Trump removed a 25 percent punitive tariff on all imports from India over its purchases of Russian oil, the White House announced Friday. “The Interim Agreement

Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had “limited interactions” with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014. Lutnick and Epstein each signed on behalf of limited liability companies that agreed on Dec. 28, 2012, to acquire stakes in a now-shuttered advertising technology company called Adfin, documents

Rep. Amodei Latest House Republican Not Seeking Reelection

House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee member Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) questions U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 30, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Another Republican in the House of Representatives has announced he will not be running again. Rep. Mark

US State Department Announces New Sanctions on Iran Oil Network

View of an oil facility, on the shores of the Persian Gulf, at Khark Island, Iran, on March 12, 2017. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images The Department of State on Friday said it’s sanctioning dozens of entities, ships, and individuals in connection with the trade of Iranian oil and petroleum products, as Washington enters negotiations