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As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes rise

When Chevron reported its highest quarterly profit in six years on July 31, 2026, it was just one detail in a larger picture: Analyst firm Wood Mackenzie estimates the global oil and gas industry is on course for a cash windfall of US$495 billion in 2026. That’s profit above and…

The Conversation

Trump Administration's Offshore Wind Buyback Nears $4 Billion After RWE Exit Deal

German energy giant RWE has settled with the Trump administration for £960 million, exiting US offshore wind projects due to permitting barriers, and shifting focus to fossil fuel developments.

International Business Times UK

Senate advances Todd Blanche to be Trump’s attorney general despite ‘weaponization,’ Epstein and abortion concerns

Todd Blanche passes on party-line vote after winning over Republican skeptics John Cornyn and. Thom Tillis in last-minute deal

The Independent UK

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Blanche’s AG nomination moves ahead after delay

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday favorably reported Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general after some Republican senators delayed the vote over the Trump administration’s controversial “weaponization” fund. Key GOP holdouts on the committee, Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., voted in favor of advancing Blanche’s nomination…

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Major oil companies reap profits as US-Iran fighting drives energy prices higher

Oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the US impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages.

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Oil companies are expected to reap big profits because of US-Iran conflict

Analysts are expecting major oil companies to report large profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments

The Independent UK

Blanche pushes back on ‘weaponization’ fund worries during hearing

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended his involvement in a $1.8 billion “weaponization” compensation fund at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday in his bid for the top Justice Department job. Over the course of the hearing, Blanche sparred with Democrats and pushed back on concerns from some Republicans…

Roll Call

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Trump’s Kennedy Center decorating plans are now under a Senate investigation

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The Independent UK

Kennedy Center filled with shoddy work as officials rushed to renovate venue in Trump aesthetic, whistleblowers claim

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse expands investigation into Trump-directed ‘waste’ at the performing arts venue

The Independent UK

Todd Blanche takes his turn on the hot seat

Todd Blanche faces his biggest public test Wednesday in his bid to serve as President Donald Trump’s fourth confirmed attorney general: a Senate Judiciary Committee with a pair of undecided Republicans. The panel’s two-day hearing, which will feature Blanche on the first day and outside witnesses on the second, will…

Roll Call

Trump Allegedly Rushed Kennedy Centre Renovations for Peace Prize Ceremony, With Taxpayers Footing the Bill

Whistleblower claims Trump rushed renovations at the Kennedy Centre ahead of a FIFA peace prize ceremony, with taxpayers potentially bearing the cost of disputed construction work.

International Business Times UK

Trump rushed Kennedy Center renovations for Fifa peace prize ceremony, whistleblowers say

Letter from Democratic senator outlines more no-bid contracts and second botched reflecting pool redo

The Guardian - US

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Wedding Venue in Doubt After Senator Claims Singer Gave Location a 'Pass'

Speculation about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding location intensifies after a Rhode Island senator suggests the state may no longer be the chosen venue, reigniting public interest.

International Business Times UK

Democrats urged to link clean energy to affordability as Iran war hikes up prices

Climate leaders say Democrats need to extol clean energy as a way to cut costs for Americans as war roils oil markets

The Guardian - US

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'People who look like me': Kash Patel rages against Senator Whitehouse's 'White only' private club, says he will knock on the door

FBI director Kash Patel clapped back at Democrat senator Sheldon Whitehouse as the senator insinuated that as Patel will soon face the music as lawsuits against him are piling up. Patel was quick to reply and dug out an old scandal of the Whitehouse family as they were tied to…

Axios

Dems plan probes into companies, colleges that cooperated with Trump

Senate Judiciary members Adam Schiff, Sheldon Whitehouse and Richard Blumenthal are involved in planning discussions.

Roll Call

Senators clash over sanctuary policies amid DHS shutdown

Senators sparred at a hearing Tuesday over local jurisdictions that have policies against cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, as the Senate teed up another floor procedural vote to end a Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., used the hearing to highlight his proposal to make…

International Business Times UK

FBI Halted Renee Good Investigation After Warrant Labelled Her a 'Victim,' Whistleblower Claims

A whistleblower alleges the FBI blocked an investigation into Renee Good's death by ICE agents, with Director Kash Patel reportedly preventing her from being labelled a 'victim' in the warrant.

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International Business Times

Democrat and Republican Senators Tear Into Kristi Noem's 'Disaster' Run as DHS Secretary

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense criticism from Senators from both parties over her leadership, public statements, and the Trump administration's immigration strategies.

International Business Times UK

Who Skipped Trump's State Of The Union Address: Here's Full List Of Those Who Boycotted The Event And Why

Over 80 Democratic lawmakers boycott President Trump's State of the Union Address, highlighting political divisions.

The Guardian - US

Democratic senators launch inquiry into EPA’s repeal of key air pollution enforcement measure

Senators said repeal was ‘particularly troubling’ and was counter to EPA’s mandate to protect human health

The Guardian - US

Climate leaders condemn Trump EPA’s biggest rollback yet: ‘This is corruption’

Leaders promise to fight back with court challenges as Trump rescinds finding foundational to US climate rules

Roll Call

EPA repeals endangerment finding, tailpipe emissions standards

The EPA formally repealed the 2009 endangerment finding that greenhouse gases are a pollutant that threaten public health.

The Independent UK

Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs

President Donald Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center

The Guardian - US

Senators urge Ford to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump’s climate rollbacks

Sheldon Whitehouse adds auto giant to investigation after US president claimed CEO requests changes to regulations

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