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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Sunday that he was “rejecting” a proposal from Iran to end the war and fully open the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, comments that came after The Wall Street Journal reported that he’s expecting to resume bombing Iran after the midterm elections. “I’m...

(Headline USA) Iran’s embassy in London on Monday denied any involvement in a suspected plot targeting a U.S. operated air base in England. The embassy said in a statement that it “categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and malicious speculations” surrounding the arrest of five men near the base...

(Headline USA) SpaceX launched its enormous Starship toward orbit for the first time Monday, aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program. The company stressed that everything needed to be operating properly before issuing the critical “go” for orbit. A “no-go” call would...

(Headline USA) A powerful nor’easter battered the Northeast again on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as forecasters warned that another round of high tides could inundate vulnerable shorelines. The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when...

(Headline USA) House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections. The undertaking is a robust as it is daunting, spanning several House committees. With majority power...

(Headline USA) In the latest twist in Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the artificial intelligence lab's challenge to the government's labeling of it as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Pentagon to continue to remove Anthropic’s Claude models from its systems...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Here’s a question for you. If you were alive 2,000 years from now and dug up an old box of $100 bills, do you think you could spend it anywhere? I’m going to guess no. In the first place, it’s highly unlikely paper money would last...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Republicans in competitive midterm races are confronting voter anger over surging fuel costs, with little time left to deliver meaningful relief. The Wall Street Journal report identified expensive diesel and gasoline as an increasingly serious electoral problem, especially across rural states where farming and trucking...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The high-profile fashion designer behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's, D-N.Y., "Tax the Rich" dress is facing a $1 million civil lawsuit alleging she failed to pay event planners for a "celebrity mega bash," according to a recent news report.  Aurora James is facing the lawsuit from The Gathery, which alleges that James never paid the company...

(The Center Square) Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has filed hundreds of state-mandated “transparency” reports intended to disclose millions of dollars donated to third parties at her behest, but at least 23 filings reviewed by The Center Square show her requesting money from "Anonymous." Anonymous donations are legal in some...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Treasury Department will buy back another $6 billion in long-term Treasuries today (Thursday, Sept. 24) as it continues efforts to tamp down rising yields. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced this second expanded buyback on Wednesday. And once again, the markets shrugged. The 30-year Treasury hit...

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Advocates of the growing network of AI-driven surveillance cameras argue the technology can help make communities across the U.S. safer. But the controversial cameras have also wreaked havoc on the lives of innocent American citizens, including Florida resident Lindsey Isaacs, who spent 13 days in...