The Trump administration plans to drop its controversial $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund the president sought to compensate alleged victims of prosecutorial conduct under his predecessor, two senior administration officials told Axios. - "It's dead for now," one of the sources said. Why it matters: Bashed as a political slush fund that could be tapped by those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, Trump's proposal has drawn bipartisan pushback in the GOP-led House and Senate. This is breaking news; this story will be updated.
Some analysts said the main international oil price, which was up 6 percent on Monday, could climb much higher in the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen.
Hundreds of youth are protesting the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center in Kenya, to treat U.S. citizens exposed to the virus spreading from northeastern Congo