Russia’s Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: ‘We do not accept anything like this’

Russia’s Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: ‘We do not accept anything like this’

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow on February 18, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on Cuba, saying Moscow considers the latest restrictions unacceptable. … Read more

U.S. says Tehran would be ‘very wise’ to make a deal as Russia, Iran hold naval drills

U.S. says Tehran would be ‘very wise’ to make a deal as Russia, Iran hold naval drills

U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Feb. 13, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Trump administration has warned it would be “very wise” for Iran to make a deal, amid reports the White House is considering fresh military action against Tehran as … Read more

‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump attacks the UK over Chagos Islands deal, again

‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump attacks the UK over Chagos Islands deal, again

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, Sept. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has once again criticized the U.K.’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, telling the country not to “give away” … Read more

Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA

Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 18, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to promote the domestic production of phosphorus and … Read more

Sen. Warren tells Fed and Treasury: No bailout for crypto billionaires

Sen. Warren tells Fed and Treasury: No bailout for crypto billionaires

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to confirm that they … Read more

Trump fans flames of election access as Republican support grows for national voter ID mandate

Trump fans flames of election access as Republican support grows for national voter ID mandate

President Donald Trump stops and talks to the media before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, June 15, 2025. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images President Donald Trump is escalating his crusade for voter identification requirements after last week’s promise of an executive order to implement such a … Read more

Les Wexner says ‘diabolical’ Jeffrey Epstein ‘duped’ him, denies wrongdoing

Les Wexner says ‘diabolical’ Jeffrey Epstein ‘duped’ him, denies wrongdoing

This Sept. 19, 2014 file photo shows retail mogul Leslie Wexner, at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. Wexner is severing his last ties with the retail empire that he founded in 1963. Jay LaPrete | AP A congressional deposition of Leslie Wexner, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest known associates and top … Read more

Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest $36 billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects

Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest  billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed Japan’s pledge to invest nearly $36 billion in oil, gas and critical mineral projects in Texas, Ohio and … Read more

Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked James Talarico interview from air

Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked James Talarico interview from air

Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks during a U.S. Senate campaign launch rally in Round Rock, Texas, Sept. 9, 2025. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Stephen Colbert ripped CBS for barring him from airing on his late-night TV show an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate. … Read more

Potomac River sewage spill: Trump says Democrats need to ask for his help

Potomac River sewage spill: Trump says Democrats need to ask for his help

Pumps and pipes divert raw sewage on Feb. 16, 2026, into the C&O Canal and around a broken section of the Potomac Interceptor, a 6-foot-wide pipe that collapsed on Jan. 19 between the Clara Barton Parkway and the canal in Cabin John, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up … Read more