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(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump said Americans should expect the war against Iran to continue through November’s midterm elections, predicting the conflict will end shortly afterward. Meanwhile, the Department of War is preparing to maintain a major US military presence in the Middle East through the end...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) U.S. inflation rose by 0.4% in August for an annual rate of 3.4%, keeping in track with July's data, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The index for gasoline rose 3.9% during the month, accounting for more than one...

(Headline USA) U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists’ expectations, even if prices are still rising too quickly for everyone’s liking,...

(Headline USA) The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation's largest commodities, soybeans and corn. The spike adds to an already tough year for these farmers, who also faced higher...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US on Tuesday launched more strikes against Iranian oil tankers, and the Iranian military vowed it would respond, marking another escalation of the war. A US official told Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin that the United States launched strikes against tankers near Kharg Island, deep inside...

(Headline USA) Patrick Sullivan was sure it was a “crazy neighbor” honking a car horn nonstop while Sullivan was up feeding his infant son at 3 a.m. one night this summer. It was a neighbor all right, but not a human one. A black bear had opened the door of a...

(Headline USA) Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that the U.S. military dismissed as a “total lie.” It was the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries. The purported attack came a day after the...

(Headline USA) U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” The strikes — a day after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to minimize the conflict as “small...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian Health Ministry officials said on Wednesday that a series of US strikes that hit targets across Iran’s southern coast on Tuesday killed at least 18 people and wounded 108. Among the dead were security personnel and civilians, including civilians who were killed by a US strike...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Wednesday again claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was under US “control” and suggested he may rename it the “Trump Strait,” comments that came as Iran’s IRGC said that two tankers attempting to cross the strait hit Iranian mines. “Now that we have...

(Headline USA) State and federal officials ramped up efforts Monday to locate around 15 people who are missing after a major flash flood swept through in the Grand Canyon, killing at least one person. Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring more flooding to the popular tourist attraction from where...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump and Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez have announced that Washington and Caracas have reached a major oil deal, which comes nearly nine months after the US attack on Venezuela to abduct President Nicolas Maduro. Trump first announced the new oil deal, writing on Truth Social on...