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Vice President Vance said Thursday that the United States and Iran were still “going back and forth” on key issues related to nuclear negotiations between the two countries. Vance described the situation as the two sides being “very close” to finalizing an agreement, though he acknowledged that several sticking points continued to complicate the process….
President Trump says the United States holds a dominant position in ongoing negotiations with Iran, citing recent military strikes as a key factor in that leverage. Trump credited joint U.S.-Israeli strikes with significantly weakening Iran’s military capabilities, framing the damage as a strategic advantage heading into talks. Despite acknowledging Tehran’s skill at the negotiating table,…
Local Virginia police responded to a swatting call Wednesday night at the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Police radio traffic confirmed that law enforcement received a report describing a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address. The call prompted an immediate law enforcement response to the residence, drawing officers to…
The United Kingdom’s spy chief has made a striking claim about the staggering human cost of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago, according to the UK’s top intelligence official. The figure represents one of…
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday that energy inflation tied to the war in Iran has lasted longer than initially expected. Goolsbee made the remarks to CNBC’s Kaori Enjoji at the Bank of Japan-IMES Conference, warning of broader economic consequences for energy-importing nations. He said futures markets had originally expected energy prices to…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered a pointed warning to Oman on Thursday, escalating tensions over the critical waterway known as the Strait of Hormuz. The warning came after President Trump publicly stated that Oman should “behave or we’ll have to blow ’em up,” raising the stakes in an already tense diplomatic standoff. Bessent took to…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending legislation, cleared Congress earlier this year after one of the most tense legislative sessions in recent memory, passing the Senate on a 51-50 vote only after Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking ballot to force it over the line. The three…
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) broke ground on a new Munitions Production Center in Troy, Alabama on May 21, adding 87,000 square feet of production space to support Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors and work on the Next Generation Interceptor programme. The facility represents one element of a broader plan by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)…
Beijing has issued a stern warning to Washington over its arms sales to Taiwan, with the Chinese Embassy in the United States urging the Trump administration to exercise restraint as a multibillion-dollar weapons package remains under consideration. Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu told Congress.net that Beijing’s position on the matter leaves no room for ambiguity….
A new Congress.net poll of 1,142 registered Republican voters shows President Donald Trump retaining majority support within his own party, with 57 percent expressing approval of his performance, even as soaring oil prices and the resulting inflation crisis emerge as the defining anxiety across the Republican base. The survey, conducted this week, puts Trump’s standing…