Saturday, July 18, 2026

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

2 Troops are Dead and 1 is Missing after Iranian Attack on US Base

(Headline USA) The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, saying two were killed and another was missing in an attack on a base in Jordan. They were killed Friday as the U.S. and partner forces defended...

Hegseth’s ‘High-T’ Troop Screening Mandate Comes Without Cost Estimate

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Department of War is mandating annual testosterone screening for every active-duty and reserve service member age 30 and older, a mandate affecting about 2 million troops. The Ddepartment declined to say how much the program will cost taxpayers or how it will determine...

Mullin Reveals 250k Non-Citizens Registered to Vote in Just Four States

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square)  Following allegations of foreign adversaries meddling in U.S. elections during a primetime address Thursday by President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin laid out a plan of action to secure American votes. Mullin delivered remarks to the media Friday, equating election security to national...

US Launches Attacks on Iran for Sixth Consecutive Night

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command on Thursday announced it was bombing Iran for the sixth consecutive night as the US continues to escalate its attacks on the country. “At 2 pm ET today, US forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night...

Ex-Federal Reserve Adviser Sentenced for Sharing Info w/ Chinese Spies

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to 38 months in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to steal trade secrets for the People’s Republic of China. The ex-Fed official, John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested in January 2025. A...

Antifa the Focus at Rubio-Hosted International Summit

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted what he described as the growing threat of left-wing terrorism Thursday at a ministerial he convened at the State Department comprising representatives from over 60 countries. The summit comes months after the Trump administration designated Antifa a domestic terror...

Trump Highlights Election Integrity Threats, Accuses China of Meddling

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) In a primetime address Thursday, President Donald Trump highlighted the need for election integrity while accusing China of meddling in U.S. elections, citing over a dozen states that he said have been compromised. Trump began his address by touting the achievements of his administration, citing...

MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Trump’s Celebrity Whisperer

(José Niño, Headline USA)  Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has put White House officials on notice that he intends to torpedo every rule hitting the House floor until President Donald Trump drops adviser Alex Bruesewitz, NOTUS reported, citing three sources. For weeks Fine has worked his colleagues with the same message,...

Trump Still Won’t Admit the US Is Responsible for the Minab School Massacre

President Trump is still refusing to acknowledge that the US was responsible for the strikes that hit an elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, on February 28, an attack that massacred over 100 school children, claiming in a Fox News interview that it’s possible no one will ever know...

Netanyahu To Attend Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in DC, Seeks Meeting With Trump

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Washington DC on Saturday night to attend the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham and will also seek a meeting with President Trump, according to Israeli media. Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post that Netanyahu’s visit would be centered around Graham’s...

JD Vance to Joe Rogan: US Engaged in a ‘Delicate Diplomatic Dance’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance appeared on an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast that came out on Wednesday and was asked why President Trump keeps claiming that a deal has been reached with Iran but then goes back to bombing the country. The interview, recorded on Tuesday, comes as...

Homeland Security Delays Work Permit Expiration For Haiti

(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal bureaucrats rewrote a deadline on their own timetable, and hundreds of thousands of foreign workers kept their paychecks. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services delayed the day that immigrants from seven countries wracked by violence and disaster may lawfully work here, The Connecticut Mirror reported. The...
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