US Oil Boom Tempts Saudis to Consider American Crude Sale

The kingdom’s state oil firm considered the possibility of sending American crude to Asia in February via a U.S. unit before determining it wasn’t economically viable, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. It also asked potential buyers in Asia if they would be interested in U.S. supply, according …

It is impossible yet to say which explanation for his behavior is true, but it seems highly likely that one of these scenarios explains Trump’s refusal to respond to Russia’s direct attack on our system — a quiescence that is simply unprecedented for any U.S. president in history. Russia is not our friend.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — A team of two American women ended one of the longest droughts in U.S. Olympic sports on Wednesday. Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won the women’s team sprint freestyle race at the Pyeongchang Games, outsprinting more heralded teams from Sweden and …

Francisco Gutierrez stops in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as immigration protests erupt around the Capitol campus on Dec. 6, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) … the issue through legislation. Meanwhile, the clock keeps ticking toward a March deadline to decide whether DACA recipients can stay in the U.S..

MEETING MINUTES: The Federal Reserve’s minutes from its most recent policy meeting indicated bullish sentiment among policymakers about the outlook for U.S.and global economic growth, reinforcing expectations for further interest rate rises this year. Wall Street initially welcomed the report but soon …

According to an analysis of 20 years of freshman-enrollment data at 1,040 of the 1,052 schools listed in The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking, U.S.not-for-profit colleges and universities are segregating into winners and losers—with winners growing and expanding and losers seeing the …

It is also No. 1 on the site’s “most shared articles on Facebook” list. There have been more than 2,700 comments so far. … “Mueller told us the core of our democracy — our electoral system — had been attacked by Russia,” Friedman added. “And Trump was focused exclusively on what Mueller’s report said, …

Global equities slipped Thursday after a late drop in U.S. stocks a day earlier, stoked by fresh concerns about higher interest rates. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was down around 0.7% at around midday in Europe, driven by a 0.9% fall in the U.K.’s FTSE 100. The basic resources sector of the Stoxx 600 was …

Knight gave the U.S. a 1-0 lead with 25.4 seconds left in the first, redirecting a shot from Sidney Morin through Szabados’ pads to give the Americans a jolt of energy. That lasted only 2 minutes into the second when Irwin tipped a midair pass from Blayre Turnbull over Rooney’s left leg for Canada. And when …