Oil prices surged again after Iran hit a U.S. tanker and other vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The United States said it is releasing more than 170 million barrels of oil amid rising gas prices. The White House called on ABC News to retract a story over allegations of providing false information. Find out
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (L), accompanied by Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev (M), are seen prior to a meeting with Russia’s President at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s representatives held talks with a Russian
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (L), accompanied by Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev (M), are seen prior to a meeting with Russia’s President at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s representatives held talks with a
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) takes part in a ceremony in Washington on March 17, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said on March 12 that he will run for an 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. At 85, Clyburn is one of the oldest members of Congress. If reelected
Bryan Norris said Sarah Huckabee Sanders would ‘love’ to see ‘people executed for exposing government crimes’ and said Trump foe Thomas Massie is his ‘ideal House Speaker’ Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images), Bryan Norris (Bryan Norris YouTube) One of two Arkansas Republicans vying to be the party’s nominee for secretary of state has a
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates on March 11, 2026. Reuters U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said the military will attempt to escort oil tankers through the
Washington — The Senate approved a package of bills aimed at lowering housing costs on Thursday, the most sweeping housing legislation in decades and a rare point of bipartisan consensus in an election year, with the issue of affordability top of mind for many voters. But the path forward in the House remains uncertain given