Araghchi Tells Hamas Official That Iran Is Addressing Israel’s Actions in Gaza in Talks With US

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Donald Trump concluded meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.  “President Trump has concluded his meetings in the Oval Office with President Zelensky and Prime Minister Netanyahu,” Leavitt wrote on X Tuesday. “Both meetings were positive and productive!” Zelensky and Netanyahu […]

Food Retailers Troubled By This Chart Consumer staples and food retail equity analyst Scott Marks at Jefferies told clients Saturday that one of the most concerning charts for food retailers is the sharp decline in average benefits per SNAP participant under the Trump administration, as the USDA intensifies efforts to root out fraud, waste, and abuse. SNAP's elevated payment error rates are setting up a new fiscal fight between the Trump administration and states. Marks said food retailers are caught in the crosshairs: SNAP error rates set up state cost-sharing showdown. USDA...

Last weekend my Institute for Peace and Prosperity hosted another conference here on the Texas Gulf Coast. Not only did we have a full house attending the conference – which is in a way the most important thing – but in this era of profound disappointment and disillusionment, we struck a note of optimism thankfully […]