Iran submitted a new peace proposal to the U.S. this week, detailing new demands after President Donald Trump held off on new attacks Tuesday. The new deal details demands, including the U.S. removing troops from areas close to Iran, paying war reparations, lifting sanctions, releasing frozen Iranian assets and ending the U.S. naval blockade near […]
A top Treasury Department attorney stepped down Monday, just hours after President Donald Trump and the Justice Department reached a settlement that created a new $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Brian Morrissey, the department’s general counsel, resigned just seven months after being confirmed by the Senate, according to The New York Times. So far, neither Morrissey […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly told President Donald Trump last week that Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine could ultimately backfire on the Russian leader – a notable comment from Beijing as Putin arrives in China for a state visit. The Financial Times reported Xi made the remark during Trump’s visit to Beijing. During the […]
Foreign tourism to the U.S. dropped by more than 5% last year, and hotel reservations for the FIFA World Cup are far below expectations in U.S. host cities. With fewer people visiting the U.S., a new tourism board created by the Trump administration is taking steps to encourage more international residents to visit. This week, […]
Two of America’s largest power companies have plans to merge. NextEra Energy intends to acquire Dominion Energy in a deal that, if approved, could have implications for how fast utilities can build new infrastructure for surging electricity demand and how much consumers will have to pay. Valued at nearly $67 billion, the deal would create […]
President Donald Trump said he has postponed a planned U.S. military strike on Iran at the request of key Persian Gulf leaders. In a social media post, Trump said leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates urged him to delay the attack, saying “serious negotiations are now taking place” and expressing confidence […]
Just a month into the Southern California fire season, two significant fires are now burning in two separate areas. One fire is threatening homes, while another is burning on an island, which makes things more complex for firefighters. The Sandy Fire is rapidly growing in Simi Valley, about 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. […]
FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday posted a two-minute-long video on X and wrote that the law enforcement agency he leads is “conducting the most aggressive violent crimes against children takedowns in United States history – and we’re not slowing down.” Less than 10 seconds into that video, a young person can be seen lying […]
A California jury handed OpenAI a win on Monday after it said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waited too long to sue the artificial intelligence company. The jury spent about 90 minutes deliberating and found that the statute of limitations barred Musk’s lawsuit, according to CNN. Musk sued OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, company president Greg Brockman, […]
CEOs of several Big Tech companies attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration in early 2025. Trump had promised a lighter touch in how the government regulated new technologies, like artificial intelligence, in his second term. Over more than a year in office, Trump maintained his hands-off approach to AI, signing an executive order prohibiting states from […]
