Trading platform Webull's China ties create national security risk, congressional panel finds
Digital investment platform Webull, which counts 28 million global users, is quietly "tied in structural ways" to China's government, representing...
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ICE came to town and left behind weakened economies
Protestors march during a "Nationwide Shutdown" demonstration against ICE enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Stephen Maturen | Getty...
Trump isn't ‘completely wrong’: Hormuz disruption is Asia’s problem, says Singapore's foreign minister
SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t “completely wrong” in suggesting that the disruption to energy flows via the Strait...
Trump hedges on paying back government for ads that already aired
US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, Sept. 30, 2026.Jonathan...
Trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, widest since just before Trump tariffs enacted last year
Trucks move goods in a shipping container next to large stacks of shipping containers and cranes at the Port of...
Yemen forces reclaim key Red Sea port city from Iran-backed Houthis in major counteroffensive
Yemeni security forces escort buses carrying released Houthi-aligned detainees as they arrive in Sana'a on September 12, 2026.Mohammed Hamoud |...
Little room for ‘giving and taking’: India’s finance minister confirms trade impasse with the U.S.
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said trade talks with the U.S. had reached a plateau, adding to growing skepticism around...
House Democrat targets candidate prediction market trades after opponent’s Kalshi penalty
Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., is seen outside the Democratic National Committee, Sept. 19, 2024.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. |...
Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential...
Supreme Court Justice Alito said he's 'thought about' retirement as Senate control hangs in balance
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., left, and his wife Martha-Ann Alito, pay their respects at the casket of Reverend...
More tankers struck in the Middle East as Iran reiterates conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Daily life continues in the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions between...
Trump taps Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czar: WSJ reports
Jay Clayton, nominee to be director of national intelligence, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen...
U.S. to lend $4.2 billion to Vistra to boost nuclear power output, source says
The Kincaid Generation coal-fired power station in Pawnee, Illinois, on May 8, 2025.E. Jason Wambsgans | Chicago Tribune | Tribune...
DOJ says it will not reopen criminal probe into former Fed Chair Powell
Jerome Powell, the 16th Chair for the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a moderated conversation at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts,...
Brazil votes in high-stakes election as U.S.-China rivalry and debt loom large
Brazil's President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves a national flag during a campaign rally in Sao...
Judges dismisses Reflecting Pool case permanently, cites risk Trump will force new charges
A Washington judge on Thursday dismissed the Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with prejudice,...
UK Prime Minister Burnham says Iran 'played a part' in British air base incident
Andy Burnham, UK prime minister, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 22,...
'Super intelligence is a national security issue,' Jay Clayton says; dodges AI 'czar' question
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said Wednesday that "super intelligence is a national security issue," while brushing aside questions...
Boeing rises 3% after securing U.S. navy deal to develop next-generation fighter jet
An experimental Boeing 777X aircraft at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025....
OpenAI DevDay live updates: AI lab unveils Dots agents and is in talks for new funding round
OpenAI is engaging in early discussions with investors about a potential new funding roundOpenAI is engaging in early stage discussions...
