Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday sharply criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed tax on a federal compensation fund for victims of government weaponization, dismissing the plan with a blunt rebuke.[#item_full_content]

Bab el-Mandeb Strait faces growing threat as Houthi attacks raise fears of a second Hormuz
The Iran-backed Houthis’ escalating attacks on shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are raising a growing strategic question: Could the waterway become the next Strait
