(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) California gas prices climbed as high as $6 a gallon as oil prices skyrocketed ahead of President Donald Trump's deadline on Iran to reopen oil trade routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Prices rose in the Southwest before Trump on Tuesday evening announced a two-week...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Commercial ships will pass through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
Hegseth spoke alongside Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after the United States and Iran agreed to a...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has condemned President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy a “civilization” in Iran and urged an end to the war, echoing Pope Leo XIV’s appeals for peace.
“The threat of destroying a whole civilization and the...
(Headline USA) California Rep. Eric Swalwell on Tuesday promised to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor, vowing to make them ineligible for state jobs and take away their driver's licenses if they refuse to unmask while on duty.
“They think they’re invincible. They’re not,” Swalwell told...
(Headline USA) Airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline...
(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) “If you don’t hold it, you don’t own it” is one of the most common phrases in the precious metals investing sphere.
It is an axiom that reflects the desire to eliminate counterparty risk, and consciously deciding to hold all of one’s own...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) U.S. small businesses reported reduced spending and hiring amid concerns over military strikes against Iran and looming inflation data, according to a new report.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce found business owners across the country are slightly more concerned about the health of their businesses...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, called for a temporary halt to the H-1B migration program amid mounting evidence that it pushes American professionals out of white collar careers, Breitbart News reported.
"Let's pause the H1B program," Lee tweeted as reports multiplied about the replacement of American graduates...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court declined to decide whether individuals can carry firearms on public transportation.
The court declined to take up Schoenthal v. Raoul, which challenges an Illinois law banning citizens from carrying firearms on public transportation. Three Illinois residents challenged the ban, arguing it...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing bipartisan pushback after attempting to close the book on the Epstein files controversy despite millions of pages remaining unreleased.
As The Hill reported, In a Thursday interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters, Blanche argued that "to the extent...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The press office of embattled California Gov. Gavin Newsom attempted to take a jab at President Donald Trump by posting a photo of Joe Biden captioned, “RT if you miss having a President with empathy.”
The post, which featured Biden with his arms crossed, quickly racked up...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The woke, Soros-funded Fairfax prosecutor is standing by a plea deal critics call a sweetheart deal for two illegal aliens now convicted of the 2024 murder of an individual.
Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano faced backlash after his office offered a plea deal that allowed the...