Trump Doubles Down On $5,000 Payments Tied To Midterm Results

Exxon Weighs Woodside Deal As LNG Becomes Strategic Priority Exxon Mobil is assessing a range of options to expand its global gas business, with Woodside Energy reportedly among the companies being reviewed as potential acquisition candidates, according to Bloomberg. No formal approach has been made, and internal evaluations remain preliminary. Both companies have declined to comment. Bloomberg writes that Woodside offers several strategic advantages for Exxon. As a leading LNG producer with established relationships across key Asian markets, the Australian company would provide immediate scale in a sector where Exxon has historically...

Top Trump Envoy Declares Kinetic Action In Yemen Would Be 'Fruitless' Via The Cradle US special envoy Tom Barrack conceded that a "ground kinetic" battle in Yemen by the US "seems fruitless" during a talk at the Global Security Forum in Qatar on Tuesday. "I think the president’s been clear that he supports Saudi Arabia and the backing that they need logistically he will supply. But America getting involved in a ground kinetic battle somewhere else seems fruitless." Barrack is Washington’s ambassador to Turkiye and special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq.  Mideast...