3+ day, 21+ min ago   (610+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1023+ words) A child wounded, according to Iranian media, in a strike that hit a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, receives treatment at a hospital in Minab, Iran, early Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Morteza Akhoondi/Tasnim News Agency…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (972+ words) The new head of Iran’s top security body warned Sunday that Tehran will see any country’s support for new U.S. economic measures against the Islamic Republic as an “act of war,” while Iran’s president defended a memorandum of understanding…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (706+ words) Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington. Bitcoin had dropped from a January high of around $95,000 to below…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (774+ words) Bessent said Thursday on CNBC that the bond repurchase program could be larger than $4 billion. “We have a big toolkit so we’ll see,” Bessent said. “We believe that the yields don’t reflect the underlying fundamentals.” Rising bond yields push up…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1683+ words) The bill seeks to bar social media platforms from selling preferential access to posts from government officials including the president, Congress and the judiciary. It comes in response to Truth Social’s launch of a subscription-based service that provides advance access…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1254+ words) Iran on Thursday dismissed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump of economic pain and isolation for the country, while six European nations condemned Israel over a settlement project. Doctors Without Borders criticized the decision by Israel’s military not to investigate two…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (660+ words) The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and is on track for a third straight modest loss since setting its all-time high on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 33 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.3% lower....

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (397+ words) The Democratic National Committee, gathered for a summer meeting, also signed off on a raft of policy positions, including one that calls for “concrete reforms” of ICE and another for abolishing the agency that’s been at the center of several…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (787+ words) Iran said Qatar was holding three of its pilots who had been missing since March, which Qatar denied. The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of again attacking one of its vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran-backed Houthis again…...