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Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.

FCC chair threatens networks' licenses as Trump criticizes Iran war coverage

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.

Dems plan probes into companies, colleges that cooperated with Trump

<p>House and Senate Democrats are starting to have preliminary discussions to coordinate potential congressional investigations into <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/03/trump-accounts-donors-billionaires" target="_blank">companies</a>, colleges and law firms in the next Congress, multiple sources told Axios.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The early strategizing on how Democrats plan to use the investigative power of committees, including subpoenas, is another indication of the<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/19/republican-angst-voter-turnout" target="_blank"> party's growing confidence</a> of victory in November.</p><hr><ul><li>Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), all on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have been involved in the planning discussions on the Senate side.</li><li>Schiff, the lead manager for President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump's</a> first i...

Tennessee Republican draws criticism from Democrats for Islamophobic rant

<p>Andy Ogles posted ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ among other statements, prompting Cair to call him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>Andy Ogles, a Republican representative of Tennessee, spent Monday on an Islamophobic rant, writing on social media: “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” among other statements that drew heated criticism from Democrats.</p><p>“None of them belong here,” Ogles wrote in one of several posts on X, next to the mugshots of people he identified as being from Somalia and Senegal, the latter of whom was killed by police after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/u...

FCC chief threatens broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran war - The Washington Post

The Bank Trump Is Relying On for Rare-Earth Minerals

The Export-Import Bank is providing a $10 billion loan to Project Vault, an initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The project is the administration’s latest effort to reduce reliance on China.