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Markets take a sigh of relief alongside a pause in U.S.-Iran strikes

Oil prices dropped and stocks rose Monday as the U.S. and Iran entered a significant, if tenuous, pause in fighting in the Middle East.

July 27, 2026

Trump praises four companies for reaching milestone in rebuilding U.S. nuclear energy

President Trump is hailing four companies for meeting his July Fourth deadline to usher in a "nuclear renaissance" in the U.S.

July 24, 2026

Trump won’t say if blowing up Iranian bridges or power plants is a war crime

President Trump is refusing to say whether he believes blowing up bridges and power plants in Iran would be considered a war crime.

July 24, 2026

Trump vows to crack down on Europe, add tariffs to battle hefty fines on U.S. tech

TRUMP on the EU: "The United States of America is not a 'PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!"

July 24, 2026

Trump maintains that China, Russia are staying out of Iran war, citing relationship with Xi, Putin

President Trump says he does not believe two strategic partners of Iran -- China and Russia -- are assisting Tehran in its war with the U.S.

July 24, 2026

Netanyahu to travel to Washington for Trump meeting, Lindsey Graham funeral

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to visit Washington on Tuesday for a meeting with President Trump and to attend the funeral service for Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a staunch Republican ally of Israel.

July 24, 2026

Trump says attacked vessels should be repaid with Iranian money, prompting warning from Tehran

President Trump says commercial shippers that sustain damage from attacks in the Middle East should be reimbursed using frozen Iranian assets.

July 24, 2026

Trump says no nuke deal with Saudis until they sign Abraham Accords

Any nuclear deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia would be contingent on Riyadh normalizing relations with Israel and would prohibit the production of atomic weapons, President Trump said Thursday. Mr. Trump made the statement one day after the agreement, signed Wednesday in Washington, set off alarms in both Israel and the United States.

July 23, 2026

Trump slaps new tariffs on 60 trading partners, backfilling blanket tariffs Congress let expire

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries that failed to enforce bans on goods produced with forced labor.

July 23, 2026

Trump wants SAVE America voting rules passed before lawmakers’ August recess

President Trump's "patience is running out" with Senate Republicans and he wants to see real movement on his effort to require voters to show photo identification, his White House spokeswoman said Thursday.

July 23, 2026

Trump says Saudi nuclear pact will require normalization with Israel

President Trump said Thursday that his civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia will be conditioned on the Saudis normalizing relations with Israel as part of his Abraham Accords.

July 23, 2026

Trump threatens Houthis, Iran with ‘major military punishment’ for Red Sea attacks

President Trump said Thursday he is "disappointed" in the Houthis, an Iran-backed faction in Yemen, for shooting at two Saudi oil tankers and vowed to punish the militants and their Tehran sponsors if they strike again.

July 23, 2026

U.S.-Iran diplomacy faces headwinds as Trump threatens civilian targets, Tehran vows counterattack

Chances of a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. seemed especially distant on Wednesday after President Trump repeated his threats to strike at civilian targets there and Tehran said it would retaliate.

July 22, 2026

Trump trade rep says more tariffs are coming as blanket levies expire, Democrats raise cost worries

President Trump will keep tariffs at the center of his economic policy despite legal headwinds and Democratic complaints that levies fuel higher prices, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Congress on Wednesday.

July 22, 2026

Trump threatens to bomb power plants, bridges if Iran continues to harass ships in Strait of Hormuz

President Trump on Wednesday threatened to ramp up attacks on Iran's infrastructure if the regime continues to shoot at commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

July 22, 2026

Trump warns Houthis over Red Sea blockade, grapples with Hezbollah in Lebanon meeting

President Trump met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday to wind down fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and threatened to bomb Houthi rebels in Yemen if they enforce a blockade in the Red Sea.

July 21, 2026

Trump meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to advance Israel’s pullout, disarming of Hezbollah

President Trump greeted Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday and shared optimism about Israel's planned withdrawal from south Lebanon and efforts to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists.

July 21, 2026

New fighting, blockade in Middle East threaten success of moves to stabilize oil markets

The oil crunch is surprisingly tame amid the Middle East conflict, but governments and the energy industry should gird for further shocks that could send prices soaring, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.

July 21, 2026

Trump slaps 50% tariffs on new list of Canadian goods in response to boycotts of U.S. alcohol, dairy

President Trump plans to impose 50% tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods, such as hockey sticks and cement, in retaliation for Canada's treatment of American exports of alcohol, dairy and motor vehicles.

July 20, 2026

Houthi blockade opens new front in Middle East war even as mediators work to salvage peace

The Houthis, a Yemen-based rebel faction backed by Iran, announced a new blockade of the Red Sea on Monday, potentially opening a new front in the U.S.-Iran war even as Pakistani and Qatari mediators work to broker a ceasefire.

July 20, 2026