Democrats on Friday blocked a motion that would have advanced legislation to fund Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is in Day 35 of a shutdown. A procedural vote failed by a vote of 47-37.

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The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, surged past $100 as Iranian strikes hit ships in the region's waters amid the United States-Israeli war with Iran. U.S. airstrikes in Iran are now in its 13th day.

The six crew died after a collision of two U.S. refueling aircrat over Western Iraq, officials said. The other plane landed safely.

The Pentagon provided to Congress an estimate that the Iran war cost the U.S. $11.3 Billion in one week, according to a person familiar with the situation who was granted anonymity to discuss the private meeting.

Heavy waves of airstrikes shook Beirut and Tehran on Wednesday and into Thursday morning, adding to the toll of the war in the Middle East, as the Pentagon told Congress that the