Politics

The S&P 500 fell on Tuesday as weakness in semiconductor stocks continued and investors weighed geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. Polymarket traders are now betting the benchmark index will open lower on Wednesday. The S&P 500 declined 0.26% to close at 7,386.65 on Tuesday after...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) warned that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is increasing electricity demand while private equity firms move to capitalize on the energy shift by acquiring utility companies. AI Energy Demand And Private Equity On Tuesday, in a post on X...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz warned hospitals to comply with federal price transparency requirements or face financial penalties, saying more than 500 facilities have already been identified as failing to meet the standards. In a post on X, Kennedy...

Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday that the U.S. Navy could reopen the Strait of Hormuz but warned that keeping the critical oil route open would require help from international allies. Austin Says Allies Needed For Strait Mission "Certainly, the United States Navy could open the...

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argued that widespread financial insecurity in the United States reflects a political system disconnected from working Americans who are struggling to afford basic living costs. Paycheck-To-Paycheck Crisis In a post on X, Sanders said roughly "60% of our...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. military bases across the region after American forces conducted “self-defense” strikes against Iranian targets late Tuesday in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter. The...

Gov. Jay Robert ‘JB’ Pritzker (D-IL) on Tuesday shared that his administration would not be hiking taxes on gas as the Iran war continues to spark price rises at the pump. Illinois Cuts Inflation On Gas Tax In a post on X, Pritzker shared that the government “eliminated this year'...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner are "hard to stomach," but stressed that voters will ultimately decide the outcome of the race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Maine Senate Race Controversy On Tuesday,...

President Donald Trump has officially nominated Todd Blanche to serve as the next Attorney General, after firing Pam Bondi from the job in April. After Bondi's exit, Deputy ​Attorney ⁠General Todd ​Blanche ​was named the acting Attorney General. While Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the...

Investor Ross Gerber of Gerber Kawasaki on Tuesday reaffirmed his belief that the Iran War has provided a way to switch to alternative fuels, ditching oil. Alternative Sources More Profitable, Says Ross Gerber Taking to the social media platform X, Gerber quoted a Barron‘s post outlining how...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticized President Donald Trump over the ongoing conflict with Iran, accusing him of prioritizing a basketball game over a military crisis after American soldiers were reportedly shot down. Schumer Targets Trump Over Iran War On Tuesday, in a post on...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for legislation on Tuesday to address what she described as a conflict of interest arising from President Donald Trump and his family's cryptocurrency ventures. Warren Wants Ethics Guardrails Warren cited a Reuters report on X, estimating that the...

Political newcomer Graham Platner won Maine's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, setting up a high-stakes November race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) as voters cast ballots in primaries across Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina. Platner Sets Up High-Stakes...

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Iran after a U.S. Apache helicopter was brought down near the Strait of Hormuz. Oil Prices Climb, Stock Futures Slip Dow futures fell 62 points, or 0.12%, to 50,847.00, while S&P 500 futures declined 12.75 points, or 0.17%, to...

A new poll shows President Donald Trump with a low approval rating and higher gas prices could be the reason to blame, similar to other recent polls since the U.S. attacked Iran in February. Trump Approval Rating A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump with an approval rating of 35%, unchanged from...