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Treasury sanctions companies over Iranian oil
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US accuses companies of giving Iranian oil to China The Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it has sanctioned a network of more than 20 companies it says have supplied Iranian oil to China. Greg Nash The departmentโs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:
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WATCH LIVE: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. testifies on 2026 White House budget request
Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify Wednesday on the White House's 2026 budget request for his agency.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Qatar Airways to announce major purchase from Boeing during Trumpโs visit
Qatar Airways is set to announce that it secured an agreement to purchase 150 aircraft from Boeing while President Trump is in Doha on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NewsNation. Trump will travel from Saudi Arabia to Qatar in the early afternoon on Wednesday, local time, and participate in a state...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Gabbard fires top National Intelligence Council officials
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials at the National Intelligence Council, purging leaders amid what the office called an effort to address โweaponizationโ of intelligence. Gabbard removed the acting head of the council, Mike Collins, as well as his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof. Itโs a big shift at an entity the Office...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:3M to pay New Jersey up to $450M in landmark 'forever chemical' settlement
3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from โforever chemicals.โ State Attorney General Matthew Platkin and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn LaTouretteannounced the agreementon Tuesday, describing the terms as โthe largest statewide PFAS settlement in New...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Louisiana investigating second abortion pill case against New York doctor
Louisianaโs attorney general is investigating a second case involving New York doctor Margaret Carpenter after she allegedly prescribed and mailed abortion medication to another woman in the state, this time located in the city of Shreveport. The Shreveport woman was 20 weeks pregnant when she took the abortion medication and subsequently went into labor, Attorney...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:U.S. to lift sanctions against Syria, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria during trip to the Gulf on Tuesday.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Van Hollen: 'No bottom' to GOP support of Trump 'regardless of grift or corruption'
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Monday that there appears to be no limit for Republican support for President Trump, "regardless of the grift or corruption involved.โ โWhat we've seen as a pattern where Republicans may, you know, grumble about some of these things, but at the end of the day, there seems to be...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:O'Leary: China trade deal will serve as 'hallmark for all other countries'
Businessman Kevin OโLeary said he believes a forthcoming trade deal with the United Statesโ and China will serve as a model for other nations. His Monday comments came hours after the world's two largest economies agreed to lower tariffs on foreign imports for 90 days. โAnd I think where weโre going is a 10 in...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Democrats heap scrutiny on Trump jet gift: 'It is gross, it is reckless, it is corrupt'
Democrats are planning to put as much scrutiny as they can on President Trumpโs plan to accept the gift of a plane from Qatar to serve as Air Force One, arguing the ethical and national security lapses in accepting the jet will resonate with the public. They also want to cast the Department of Justice...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:‘Art is a threat to the autocrats and the fascists of the world,’ Cannes honoree De Niro says at festival opening
Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza got its 78th edition underway Tuesday. Expectations are running high for a potentially banner year.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, baseball stars once tarnished by scandals, will now be eligible for Hall of Fame
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that he was changing the MLB's policy on permanent ineligibility, saying bans would expire at death.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:India disputes Trump’s claim that U.S. trade incentives led to ceasefire with Pakistan
The spokesman for Indiaโs foreign ministry said top leaders in New Delhi and Washington were in touch last week following the Indian militaryโs intense standoff with Pakistan, but that there was no conversation on trade.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them eligible for Hall of Fame
Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:S&P 500 erases its loss for 2025 as Wall Street rallies on news of slower inflation
Stocks have been roaring back since the S&P 500 fell nearly 20 percent below its record last month on hopes that President Donald Trump will ease his stiff tariffs on trading partners worldwide before they create a recession and send inflation spiking higher.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Marathon hearings begin as House Republicans push ahead with Trump’s big bill
Republicans are working to push President Donald Trump's signature legislative package through a gauntlet of committee hearings over mounting opposition from Democrats, advocacy groups and even some wary Republicans themselves.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Will the new Air Force One be secure? Qatar’s gift to Trump raises questions
Security is the primary concern when it comes to presidential travel.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Microsoft is laying off about 3% of its workforce
Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, said the layoffs will be across all levels and geographies but the cuts will focus on reducing the number of managers.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:UnitedHealth Group, largest health insurer in U.S., withdraws financial outlook for 2025
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons as the health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Schumer vows to hold up DOJ nominees for answers about Qatar’s jet gift to Trump
Sen. Chuck Schumer says he will hold up all Department of Justice nominations on the Senate floor until he gets more answers about the free Air Force One replacement that President Donald Trump says would be donated by Qatar.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo and Trump are the most powerful Americans, but lead in different roles and realms
The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldnโt be more stark, politically, personally or in their world views.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:IN PHOTOS | At Cannes film festival on Day 1
The 78th Cannes film festival got underway Tuesday, kicking off two weeks of French Riviera frenzy with filmmakers and stars walking the red carpet for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film Partir un jour.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:During meetings in Japan, WTO chief says global trade is facing a crisis
The head of the global trade watchdog says global free trade is facing a โcrisisโ as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts world commerce with his fast-changing tariffs and other policies.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Cycling champion Bradley Wiggins says he was a cocaine addict and is 'lucky' to be alive
Former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins has revealed he became addicted to cocaine after retiring from cycling.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:'I was going to die': Kim Kardashian shares fears as she faces Paris robbery suspects in court
Kim Kardashian said a silent prayer โ for her sister, her best friend, her family โ as a masked man pulled her toward him in a Paris hotel room in the 2016 jewelry heist that changed her life, she testified on Tuesday.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:French movie icon Gรฉrard Depardieu convicted of sexual assault on film set
A court in Paris on Tuesday found French actor Gรฉrard Depardieu, one of the most prominent figures in French cinema for decades, guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. He was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Saudis agree to billions in U.S. investment as Trump begins Gulf states trip
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to start a four-day swing through the Gulf region, focusing more on economic deals than security crises ranging from war in Gaza to the threat of escalation over Iran's nuclear program.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:For Palestinians, a day at the beach is an all-too-brief escape from war
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Trump administration ramps up transgender military purge with a bleak ultimatum
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Trump says it'd be 'stupid' to reject plane offered as gift from Qatari royal family
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed ethical concerns about his plan to accept an airplane as a gift from the Qatari royal family, saying on Monday it would be "stupid" to turn down the generous offer.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Reed: Trump's Qatar plane would 'pose immense counterintelligence risks'
President Trumpโs acceptance of a Qatar-donated Boeing 747 as a new Air Force One aircraft would pose โimmense counterintelligence risksโ to the United States if used, according to the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Trump on Sunday confirmed that his administration is planning to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 from the Qatari...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP weighs safety, legal concerns over Trump Qatar jet gift
Senate Republicans on Monday indicated they have multiple concerns with President Trump potentially being gifted a new luxury jet from Qatar, ranging from safety to legal and ethical worries. Trump on Monday defended his potential acceptance of a new Boeing 747-8 airplane from the government of Qatar to serve as a replacement for the current...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Larry Summers: No question Trump blinked on China tariffs
Former Treasury Department Secretary Larry Summers said Monday that there was no question that President Trump blinked when it came to the recent agreement on a 90-day pause between the United States and China on most tariffs imposed on each other since early last month. โI think itโs very clear that itโs President Trump who...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:U.S. and China roll back steep tariffs as they try to reach a larger deal
There's been a big breakthrough in the battle over tariffs. The United States and China have paused many of their most punishing tariffs, for the time being, while they try to reach a larger deal. It's a major thaw in the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:What’s next for Trump’s trade war after pausing tariffs with China
As the U.S. and China announced a surprising pause on tariffs, we're taking a look at what's behind it and where things go in the weeks ahead. To discuss the trade negotiations, Geoff Bennett spoke with Derek Scissors of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, who closely follows the Chinese economy and U.S.-China relations.
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