The Republican hold on the Senate is more tenuous today than it was before Trump’s score settling irrational endorsement of Paxton.

Peace deal negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran are on shaky ground Tuesday after the Islamic Republic‘s supreme leader warned U.S. bases in the Middle East are no longer safe. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei delivered this warning in a message to mark the beginning of Hajj — an annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca — a...

U.S. consumer confidence in May saw its first drop after three months of gains as Americans grapple with rising prices and inflation, both driven up by the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran, the monthly consumer confidence index report said Tuesday. Confidence dipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, a low not seen since 2025, according to the index,...

U.S. drivers are facing high gas prices over Memorial Day weekend but are not expected to hit the brakes en masse on their holiday travel plans. The national average gasoline price was about $4.55 per gallon as of Friday, driven up by the war with Iran. That’s more than $1.50 per gallon higher since the conflict began...

Oil prices decreased early Monday amid negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the Middle East conflict. West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the benchmark for North American markets, dipped by more than 6.1 percent to $90.68 as of early Monday. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, dropped...

Former national security adviser John Bolton suggested Monday that Iran is relying on fluctuating oil prices as leverage in its ceasefire negotiations with the U.S., hoping the domestic political pressure will push President Trump into concessions. “I think the regime in Iran believes it can outlast Trump, that it has more patience than he does...