Trump's National Guard deployments get Congressional scrutiny

The Hill’s Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Welcome to Defense & National Security The Big Story Trump’s National Guard deployment gets congressional scrutiny The head of U.S. Northern Command on Thursday refuted President Trump’s claim that an “enemy within” justifies the commander in chief’s deployment of the National Guard to American…

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How the U.S.-Iran war could impact gas prices at the pump

Oil prices spiked after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, threatening an almost immediate jump in gasoline prices as well, experts say. Already, U.S. crude prices gained 6% as of Monday morning. A prolonged U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran could disrupt crude oil supplies and push prices even higher. Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in…

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Home Depot SRS Distribution buys GMS

A Home Depot store in San Carlos, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot said Monday that it is buying GMS, a building-products distributor, for about $4.3 billion as the retailer moves to draw more sales from contractors and other home professionals. Shares of Home…

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U.S. firms scramble to secure rare-earth magnets

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel at a Neo Material Technologies Inc. factory in Tianjin, China on June 11, 2010. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s exports of rare-earth magnets to the United States in June surged more than seven times from the prior month, as American firms clamor to get…

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