The Trump administration announced new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades on Thursday, as President Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems. The oil industry has been seeking access to new offshore areas, including off…
Germany’s finance minister said Thursday Beijing had made a “clear” commitment on ensuring rare earth supplies, following the first visit to China by a minister from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government. Germany and China have long had deep economic ties, but those have frayed in recent times over issues ranging from claims of unfair trade practices to…
United States job growth accelerated in September despite a cooling job market as the unemployment rate rose. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 119,000 jobs after a downwardly revised 4,000 drop in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released on Thursday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The unemployment rate rose…
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. The predictive intelligence program has resulted in people being stopped, searched and in some cases arrested. A network of cameras scans and records vehicle license plate…
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown. What You Need To Know U.S. employers added a suprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report…
TEXAS — Illegal entries into the United States from Mexico are at a historic low. The presence of U.S. Border Patrol agents along the southern border has decreased with the lull in migrant crossings. Recently, those agents have been reassigned. What You Need To Know This week, for the first time in President Donald Trump’s…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday capped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s whirlwind two-day trip to Washington by lauding the partnership between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and the billions of dollars the Middle East country has pledged to invest in America while touting his own leadership over the economy at home. What You…
Former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Pinion is considering running for New York’s 21st Congressional District occupied by Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik as she makes a bid for governor in 2026. In a statement Wednesday, Pinion said the state Republican Party must be reinvigorated in order to compete in races next year. “Rep. Elise Stefanik has…
The federal government’s cancellation of U.S. naturalization ceremonies in multiple New York counties is drawing criticism, even from some Republicans in the state. Federal officials indefinitely canceled an upcoming U.S. naturalization ceremony in Binghamton, leaving dozens of families in limbo ahead of taking their much-anticipated oaths of allegiance to become U.S. citizens, Mayor Jared Kraham…
Diplomatic dispute deepens between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. China will again ban all imports of Japanese seafood as a diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalates, Japanese media report. Japanese public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency said on Wednesday that the seafood ban follows after China…