The war in Iran has disrupted supplies of diesel, used to power trucks and heavy equipment, much more than gasoline, which is primarily used in passenger cars.

Seth Bodnar, an independent, could have the best chance of breaking the Republican stranglehold in Montana, but the state?s Democrats are choosing to fight.

The nonpartisan primary remains volatile after the departure of Eric Swalwell. A televised debate featured six leading candidates, but produced few fireworks.

Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.

In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.

F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia?s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.

Representative Ro Khanna had asked Buckingham Palace for a private meeting between the victims and King Charles during his planned visit to the U.S. next week.

John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders. The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.

President Trump?s threats have given way (for the moment, at least) to a more conciliatory tone about Iran?s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs. A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.

Confirmation for the nominee, Sean Plankey, had been pending in the Senate for over a year.

Attention now turns to Florida, and the Supreme Court.

The bureau said it is not pursuing a case, but the scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering.

Testifying on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to back away from his criticism of the measles shot. But he spoke on behalf of his department, not himself.

A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.

The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq?s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. The money comes from Iraq?s oil revenues.

Even as the party faces a worrisome political environment and its candidates are outraised by Democratic ones, powerful Republican groups and super PACs have built a colossal advantage.

A former Georgia state lawmaker, he supported Black communities in the House and drew attention for his refusal to retire despite health problems.

The Trump administration is negotiating a deal that would provide as much as $500 million to the struggling company, which is in its second bankruptcy in two years.

The Treasury secretary said that currency swap line would benefit both the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

The justices sided with Michigan officials, who have raised environmental alarms and pushed to decommission an aging section of the pipeline.

The report found that the shots cut the likelihood of hospitalizations, but the agency?s acting head said it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccines? effectiveness.

An American soldier was injured in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The justices cleared the way for the soldier to proceed with a lawsuit against a military contractor.

Kevin M. Warsh, at his confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve, sought to dispel concerns that he would cut interest rates to please President Trump.

Republican majorities are at odds on big issues as the Senate resorts to extraordinary measures to pass homeland security funding over a Democratic blockade.

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