Scores Killed in Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire ‘Holding’

Trump Cuts Off NATO's Mark Rutte In Oval Office After Sitting Out Iran War As expected, President Trump took the opportunity to chastise NATO for its lack of participation in the Iran war while hosting the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. "We didn’t need help on this at all. We demolished them in literally the first week," Trump said of Iran before reporters, while seated across from Rutte. That's when the president said, "But it would have been nice if they would have said, ‘We’d like to...

Treasury Proposes Tax-Free Employer Contributions To Trump Accounts Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of the Treasury on Aug. 11 issued guidance on employer contributions to Trump Accounts, proposing rules for how companies can run a valid contribution program for their employees. President Donald Trump speaks during the Trump Accounts summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A Trump Account is a savings and investing account designed to help children get a kickstart to reaching financial wellness and can...

WTI Holds Losses As Cushing Hits 'Tank Bottoms', US Production At Record Highs Oil prices are testing down to pre-war levels this morning as more tankers cross the Strait of Hormuz and signs of progress in US-Iran peace talks eased fears of an immediate supply crunch. Vessels are transiting Hormuz with their satellite signals switched on, indicating growing confidence among shipowners about safe passage of the chokepoint, through which about a fifth of global oil supplies transited before the war. The International Maritime Organization also said it had received safety guarantees allowing hundreds of...