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Oil Prices Rise Above $105 After Attacks Disrupt Saudi Pipeline Network

Global crude benchmarks climbed above $105 a barrel after attacks disrupted Saudi energy infrastructure designed to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying concerns over supply as Middle East military operations escalate.
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Congress Returns With Defense, AI and Farm Legislation Still Stalled
U.S. Space Force Confirms Deployment of Offensive Space-Control Systems
China Commits to $17 Billion in U.S. Agricultural Purchases as Tariff Talks Advance
EPA Finalizes Repeal of Major Federal Climate and Emissions Rules
House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill to Avert Federal Shutdown
CIA Director John Ratcliffe Set for Larger Role in Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
U.S. and Allies Track Russian Submarines Training to Target Arctic Undersea Cables
Wall Street Falls as Treasury Yield Tops 5% and Tech Leaders Warn on AI Risks
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid for Nationwide Mail-In Ballot Restrictions
Oil Prices Rise Above $105 After Attacks Disrupt Saudi Pipeline Network
White House Criticizes Republicans Over Private Responses to Capitol Unrest
Democratic Lawmakers Press House Speaker to Challenge Trump's Proposed National Mall Monuments
Republican Florida Legislative Nominee Faces Backlash Over Participation in Neo-Nazi March
Federal Judge Sentences North Carolina Man in Cyber Extortion Case Against Major Tech Company
Former U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Offering Classified Information to Foreign Government
American Citizen Sentenced to Two Years for Acting as Unregistered Chinese Agent
Air Force Special Operations Deploys Havoc Spear Cruise Missile in Africa
U.S. Middle East and Ukraine Diplomatic Efforts Stall
Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate and Casts Deciding Vote on Federal Judicial Nominee
Trump Faces Ethics Questions Over $45,000 Cash Gifts to Three Senior White House Aides
DHS Watchdog Condemns Conditions at Southern Border Detention Facilities
Singaporean Ringleader Pleads Guilty in $245 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Case
White House Accepts Tougher Ethics Rules to Advance Cryptocurrency Legislation
Pentagon Seeks New Encryption Architecture to Prepare for Quantum Computing Threats
Army Cyber Command Deploys Autonomous AI Agents to Hunt Military Network Intrusions
U.S. Air Force Accelerates MQ-9 Reaper Replacement After Middle East Combat Losses
Pentagon Adds Grok and ChatGPT to Military AI Portal Alongside Google Gemini
U.S. Air Force Plans Fleet of 500 Collaborative Combat Drones by Decade's End
U.S. Space Force Confirms Deployment of Offensive Space-Control Systems
Pentagon Expands Generative AI Use in Military Software Development
China Commits to $17 Billion in U.S. Agricultural Purchases as Tariff Talks Advance
Senate Democrats Demand Answers After Iranian Drone Strike Kills Six U.S. Service Members in Kuwait
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Relocate FBI Headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building
EPA Finalizes Repeal of Major Federal Climate Protections
Pentagon Watchdog Says Iran Conflict Has Cost More Than $33 Billion and Depleted Munitions
Trump Administration Repeals U.S. Power-Plant Greenhouse Gas Limits
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U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5% as Inflation and Energy Pressures Build
Zelenskyy Offers Halt to Infrastructure Strikes if U.S. Secures Russian Peace Commitment
U.S. Schools and Police Warn Over Viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ Social Media Challenge
NASA Prepares Nancy Grace Roman Telescope for Deployment
Trump to Award Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II Crew
Chicago Weekend Shootings Leave Seven Dead and Dozens Wounded
Apple Shares Slip Ahead of First Major Product Launch Under CEO John Ternus
Abbott to Pay Nearly $385 Million to Settle Infant Formula Contamination Litigation
U.S. Air Force Officer Rescued After Evading Capture in Iranian Desert
Kennedy Center Considers Adding Trump’s Name as Financial Crisis Deepens
Western U.S. Wildfires Force Evacuations Amid Extreme Heat and Drought
Russian Oligarch’s Funding of Donald Trump Jr. Wedding Events Draws Congressional Scrutiny
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