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Report: US To Establish Military Base in Damascus

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is planning to establish a military base in Damascus, Syria, Reuters has reported, as the Trump administration continues to strongly back the new Syrian government that’s led by former al-Qaeda leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. The report said that the US will establish a military presence at...

US Asks UN To Lift Terrorism Sanctions on Syria’s Sharaa Before His White House Visit

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is asking the UN Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, and other members of his government, before he visits the White House next week, The Associated Press has reported. Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, was...

Government Shutdown to Surpass 35 days, Breaking all Records

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) For the 14th time, U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday filibustered Republicans’ funding bill to reopen the government, guaranteeing that the ongoing shutdown, now on its 35th day, will be the longest in U.S. history. The government has remained closed since Oct. 1, after Democratic senators...

Dick Cheney, the Champion of War, Surveillance and Torture, is Dead at 84

(Headline USA) Dick Cheney, the neocon who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said...

Congressional Perks: House Account Spending Jumped 21% in 2022

(Arthur Kane, The Center Square) Spending on U.S. House of Representatives office accounts increased by more than 85% over the past three decades but nearly half of that occurred since 2020, an investigation by The Center Square found. The Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) provides each of the 435 U.S. representatives...

Death Threats Against ICE Officers Up by 8,000%, DHS Says

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Death threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up by 8,000% compared to the same timeframe last year, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. Assaults against ICE officers remain at a 1,000% increase, The Center Square first reported. Targeted removal efforts...

Erika Kirk’s Words Spotlight Forgiveness in a Divided Nation

(Headline USA) “That man, that young man — I forgive him.” Erika Kirk softly spoke those words about the gunman accused of assassinating her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as she struggled to hold back tears last month during his memorial service. Her public declaration inspired another. Hollywood actor Tim Allen said...

Federal Reserve Cuts Key Interest Rate for Second Time This Year

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday for the second time this year, not nearly as much as President Donald Trump wants the central bank to reduce rates. The move lowers the Fed's benchmark short-term interest rate to a range between...

Kemp Administration Won’t Address Potential Conflict of Interest

The arrest of a Georgia lobbyist whose wife leads the state’s child protective services agency has created a situation where, legally, her agency is charged with investigating her husband’s child endangerment charges….

Sen. Rand Paul Slams Strikes on Boats in Caribbean as ‘Extrajudicial Killings’

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) Senator Rand Paul blasted President Donald Trump’s strikes on alleged drug traffickers as unconstitutional and illegal. “A briefing is not enough to overcome the Constitution. The Constitution says that when you go to war, Congress has to vote on it. … The drug war, or the...

FBI Indicts Dozens of People in Philadelphia on Drug Charges

(Headline USA) More than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Friday. Cocaine, fentanyl and heroin were sold in the Kensington area in “one of the most prolific drug blocks in the...

Trump Plans to Tell Congress About New Drug War, Won’t Seek Permission

President Donald Trump and his administration plan to inform Congress about using the military to target drug traffickers, but stopped short of saying they would ask for authorization to use military force…
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