G7 Countries Hold Off on Releasing Emergency Oil Supplies
Finance ministers for the seven industrialized countries met on Monday and said they would consider releasing oil from reserves but were not ready to do so now. Source: Original News
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In Senate Race, Talarico Challenges ‘Heretical’ Right-Wing Christianity
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee from Texas, hopes to counter what he sees as a conservative takeover of the American church. Source: Original News
How Markwayne Mullin Became Trump’s Homeland Security Pick
The Oklahoma senator whom President Trump chose to run the Department of Homeland Security has risen in Washington by styling himself as a MAGA warrior and Trump loyalist. Source: Original News
U.S. Carries Out Another Boat Strike, Killing Six
The attack, in the eastern Pacific, was part of a continuing campaign by the U.S. Southern Command to target people suspected of smuggling drugs, and raised the overall death toll to at least 156. Source: Original News
White House Removes Republican Member of N.T.S.B.
J. Todd Inman, who was prominent in the investigation of the midair collision in Washington last year, said no reason was given for his firing two years into his term on the transportation safety board. Source: Original News
U.S. Continues Airstrikes Against a Wide Array of Targets in Iran
A senior U.S. military official said those targets included missile launchers and air-defense sites. Source: Original News
Trump Wants to ‘Take Over’ Elections. These States are Prime Targets.
President Trump thinks Republicans should control voting procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities. Source: Original News
After F.B.I. Seized Ballots in Georgia, Other States Brace for Trouble
President Trump thinks Republicans should “take over” election procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities. Source: Original News
Trump Executive Order Protected Weedkiller Roundup and a Munition, White Phosphorus
Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition. Source: Original News
How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine
The many similarities between the White House’s justification for war in Iran and Russia’s messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war. Source: Original News