President Donald Trump‘s official Truth Social account on Friday morning deleted a video showing racist image of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama portrayed as apes following widespread bipartisan calls for its removal. The depiction of the Obamas, posted late Thursday from Trump’s official Truth Social account, was included in a…
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images If the Supreme Court rules President Donald Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs are illegal, U.S. companies would not only be in line to receive tariff refunds, but also billions of dollars paid…
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at an LDP election rally in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Traders are bracing for increased volatility as the Feb. 8 lower house election approaches. Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (L), and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Feb. 5th, 2026. Getty Images | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of a criminal investigation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump‘s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if Warsh ends up refusing to…
Oil prices fell on Tuesday even as a massive winter storm hit crude production and affected refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images Oil prices fell on Thursday after Washington and Tehran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, even as differences persist over the scope of the…
Tankers docked at the Phillips 66 Freeport Terminal in Freeport, Texas, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crude oil prices jumped about 3% on Wednesday following a report that planned talks between the U.S. and Iran are on the verge of collapsing. U.S. crude oil rose $1.80, or…
Venezuela has assured Beijing that its oil pricing will not be dictated by the U.S. and that Chinese investment in the South American country remains secure, according to state media. Speaking at a press briefing Tuesday, Remigio Ceballos, Venezuelan ambassador to China, dismissed reports that Washington would influence the price China pays for Venezuelan crude,…
Sailors and marines man the rail as the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is guided by tugboats in San Diego Bay as it returns to its homeport of Naval Air Station North Island on Dec. 20, 2024 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The U.S. military on…
Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Tuesday called on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to testify in person before the Senate Intelligence Committee about her…
President Donald Trump greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. Alex Brandon | AP U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he has agreed a trade deal with India comes hot on the heels of Europe’s own trade agreement with New Delhi, signaling Washington is not…
