Tag: Donald Trump

Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India.

Energy and Environment

OPEC records 27% decrease in Middle East oil production in March

Emily Hallas · April 13, 2026 1:31 pm

Michael Atkinson.

Whistleblower contacted Democrats before filing Trump complaint that led to first impeachment, records show

Kaelan Deese · April 13, 2026 1:18 pm

President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn.

Trump deletes photo depicting himself as Jesus after backlash

Asher Notheis · April 13, 2026 11:56 am

President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Trump looks to correct ‘generation of government underinvestment’ in defense industrial base

Mike Brest · April 13, 2026 11:50 am

Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during a news conference in New Rochelle, New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The governor emphasized lowering costs and cutting red tape in a State of the State address last month, which comes as elected officials of both parties embrace affordability as a major focus. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hochul endorses former staffer Micah Lasher in packed primary to replace Jerry Nadler

Rena Rowe · April 13, 2026 11:28 am

President Donald Trump talks to the media on April 11, 2026.

Federal judge tosses Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter

Jack Birle · April 13, 2026 11:12 am

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche (right) and mifepristone (left)

Acting attorney general pressured to undo abortion pill liberalization

Gabrielle M. Etzel · April 13, 2026 11:00 am

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and other warships cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.

Trump’s blockade of Iranian vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz commences

Mike Brest · April 13, 2026 10:28 am

Mike Lawler speaks at a town hall, May 4, 2025, in Somers, N.Y.

Mike Lawler faces constituents angry over Iran war support in town hall

David Zimmermann · April 13, 2026 9:36 am

Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump

Pope Leo dismisses Trump’s Iran war digs: ‘I have no fear of the Trump administration’

Molly Parks · April 13, 2026 8:05 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

After peace talks falter, Trump tries plan B: ‘Blockade’

Jamie McIntyre · April 13, 2026 7:18 am

Anti-Iranian regime protesters burn an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

The libertarian case for Trump’s Iran war: Persians have natural rights, too

James Delmore, Walter E. Block · April 13, 2026 7:00 am