Tuesday

24-02-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

Vance announces critical minerals trading network called ‘Project Vault’ — claims global market is ‘failing’

Vice President JD Vance declared at the US-hosted Critical Minerals Ministerial on Wednesday that the global market for key minerals is "failing" and leaving America and its allies dangerously...

Olympics boss Casey Wasserman ‘is a distraction’ and ‘needs to quit’ over Epstein-linked emails: LA pols

Pressure is mounting on Casey Wasserman to resign as chair of the LA28 Organizing Committee after newly released Justice Department files exposed his flirtatious email exchanges with Ghislaine Maxwell....

Tim Scott on DOJ probe into Powell: ‘I do not believe that he committed a crime’ in Fed HQ testimony

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott on Wednesday said he did not believe Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell committed a crime during his congressional testimony last year about the central...

Rubio says US is ready to talk with Iran — but a deal might not be possible

“I know of no other country where there's a bigger difference between the people that lead the country and the people who live there," Rubio said. “I know of...

Tempers flare between Dem Rep. Maxine Waters and Scott Bessent over inflation: ‘Can you shut up?’

Rep. Maxine Waters complained to the committee's chairman, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), that "the gentleman took up my time" with his responses. Rep. Maxine Waters complained to the committee's...

Gavin Newsom makes wild claim about journalist trying to steal his DNA for paternity test in new book

With media buzzing ahead of his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry,” Gavin Newsom stirs up controversy with a wild claim that a journalist once schemed to steal his...

Trump holds ‘long and thorough call’ with Xi Jinping amid purge

President Trump held a "long and thorough call" Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping — as Xi carries out a purge of senior military leaders to cement his 13-year...

White House pushed to scrap race, sex requirements for mortgage applications

A Trump-aligned legal group is pushing the White House to scrap a government rule mandating lenders collect data on a mortgage applicant's race and sex. A Trump-aligned legal group...

More Americans are picking higher-deductible Obamacare plans, possibly risking their health

The loss of enhanced subsidies and premium sticker shock are driving the trend, state officials and policy experts say. The loss of enhanced subsidies and premium sticker shock are...

How Epstein’s wealth opened doors at a prestigious New York hospital

The convicted sex offender enjoyed unusually close access to Mount Sinai doctors, records show. The convicted sex offender enjoyed unusually close access to Mount Sinai doctors, records show. ​Health...