Fuel Shock From Iran Conflict Deepens Global Food Crisis
US contributions, while still the agency's largest source of support, have fallen significantly from more than $4 billion in 2024 to about $731 million so far in 2026
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House Oversight Committee To Interview Bill Gates Behind Closed Doors
According to CNN, the committee requested Gates’ voluntary cooperation after the Justice Department released millions of pages of Epstein-related records
Why Is US Inflation Expected To Rise Above 4% Again
Economists surveyed by FactSet expect the Consumer Price Index to rise 0.5% in May and 4.2% from a year earlier.
Iran Strikes US Base In Jordan After Trump Orders Retaliatory Attacks
Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted the US al-Azraq base in Jordan, as well as sites in Kuwait and Bahrain, in retaliation for American attacks near the Strait of Hormuz
The Quartermaster
The drone that downed an American helicopter is Iranian; its supply chain is not.
SpaceX Heads For A Record Debut Into A Risk-Off Tape
The year's marquee listing aims for a 1.77-trillion-dollar valuation just as war and inflation rattle markets.
Inflation Print Looms As The Oil Shock Returns
May CPI, due this morning, is expected at its highest in nearly three years, boxing in a new Fed chair days before his first meeting.
Stocks Slide Into A Two-Front Test Of Nerves
A chip-led selloff met de-risking before inflation data, and now futures face an overnight escalation in the Gulf.
Oil's Brief Retreat Ends As The Hormuz War Reignites
Crude had eased on hopes of a reopening deal, but the overnight strikes revive the supply-shock premium.
U.S. Strikes Iran After Apache Downing, Shattering the Truce
Washington hits air-defense sites near Hormuz overnight and Tehran answers with attacks on Gulf states, reigniting the war.
Cuba Envoy Says U.S. Sanctions Are Pretext For Intervention
Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera criticized sanctions announced by the U.S. Treasury Department against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other officials.
U.S. Urges Europe To Tighten Ebola Travel Restrictions
On June 1, the United States issued a formal diplomatic appeal calling on European nations to adopt stricter precautions for travelers arriving from countries affected by the outbreak.
Progressive Candidate Graham Platner Secures Senate Bid
Platner secured a decisive victory, capturing nearly 78% of the vote to earn the Democratic nomination.
China Poised To Overtake U.S. As Top Nuclear Power Producer
While the United States still operates the world’s largest fleet of nuclear reactors, China has emerged as the dominant force in new construction.
Top Pro-Life Group Will Give Lawmakers Failing Grade If They Don’t Extend Planned Parenthood Defund
President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” passed last summer, defunded Planned Parenthood for one year
U.S. Launches Retaliatory Strikes On Iran After Helicopter Incident
Centcom described the operation as a series of “self-defense strikes” and said the action represented a proportional response to what it called Iranian aggression.