Iraq Negotiates With Iran To Reopen Vital Oil Shipping Route

DOJ Settles Surveillance Abuse Lawsuit With Former Trump Campaign Adviser Carter Page Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice told the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 that it has settled a lawsuit filed by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page over alleged surveillance abuses. Page had served as a foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. He sued several top federal law enforcement officials, alleging his constitutional rights were violated through illegal surveillance carried out under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as part of an...

These Are The States Driving America's Economic Growth The U.S. economy grew 2.1% in real terms in 2025, but that national figure tells only part of the story. While every state economy expanded, some grew nearly ten times faster than others. Using the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), this map, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, compares real GDP growth across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The Sun Belt Ascendant No states grew more in 2025 than Florida and South Carolina, which both expanded by 3.1%. Their strong...

With Friday Treasury Action, There Goes The 'No New Sanctions' Clause Of The MOU The United States unveiled new sanctions on Iran Friday, an act which crucially breaks a key aspect of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement signed last month - namely that no new sanctions can be imposed while the warring sides negotiate to reach a lasting peace. The ceasefire itself is already out the window, President Trump has said late this week, amid contradictory reports over indirect talks being back on. The new US Treasury action specifically targets...