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As the war in the Middle East escalates to attacks on energy infrastructure, the White House is taking extensive measures to put downward pressure on oil prices.  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo on Thursday that the US had lifted some oil sanctions on Russia and could also remove some Iranian tankers […]

D.C. Economy "Under Strain," Faces Biggest Spending Cuts Since Great Recession The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its state-level real gross domestic product data on Thursday, revealing a sharply uneven economic landscape in the fourth quarter of 2025, with boom times in North Dakota contrasting with a sharp slowdown spreading across the Mid-Atlantic, especially in Washington, D.C. "From a regional perspective, real GDP increased in 35 states in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the percent change at an annual rate ranging from 3.8 percent in North Dakota to –8.3...