A defining test for the president

A defining test for the president

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A Battlefield of Narratives

Is the war in Iran pretty much complete, or is this only the beginning? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned today that the US will unleash the most intense wave of strikes in Iran since the war began. But there are still mixed messages from the Trump Administration over how lon ...  Show more

Crude Crisis

The widening war in Iran is rattling the global economy and sending gas prices soaring. One expert calls it the biggest oil supply disruption ever. Crude prices surged past the $100 a barrel mark for the first time in four years, before retreating. On average, Americans are now p ...  Show more

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