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Oil prices rose on Monday, after the Iran-backed Houthis launched attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. Brent crude, the international benchmark, closed at nearly $106 per barrel as of late Monay afternoon, up roughly $1.20 from closing time on Friday. The price of Brent crude peaked at $107.33 earlier in the...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said he was unsure how the Iran war will end, with the eight-month mark of the conflict nearing. “I don't know what ‘crying uncle’ is in Farsi, but they're going to be crying uncle. You know, they are collapsing. They can't pay their soldiers. And Rachel, I don't know...

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, on Monday said he does not approve of the Trump administration’s decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, warning that it could "imitate the terrorists." Broglio said in a statement released by the Archdiocese for the Military...

Kyiv’s allies, including those in President Trump’s circle, are rallying around Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, pushing back against Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and threats to cut off weapons and intelligence sharing to Ukraine.  Zelensky, buoyed by the support, has unleashed criticism against Trump, calling the president “weak” for making a deal with Russian Preside...

The Pentagon and the Small Business Administration (SBA) signed a new agreement on Monday that will expand access to strategic capital for small businesses in the U.S. defense industrial base. The agreement, first reported by The Hill, is building on the Smaller War Plants Commission (SWPC), which was announced in late August, and will aid...