FOREIGN AFFAIRS

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A group of 12 senators has written to congressional leadership urging the removal of provisions from the House and Senate versions of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would mandate increased US-Israeli military and intelligence cooperation. The idea of the amendments is to further integrate...

(Headline USA) SpaceX is launching Starship to orbit on Friday in its boldest test yet: a 22-hour flight that aims to recapture the entire rocket in a move meant to accelerate moon and Mars travel. If all goes well, Elon Musk's company will perform a double catch with the massive...

(Headline USA) The Trump administration has declared three Guatemalan gangs to be terrorist groups for financing violence and crime with proceeds from drug trafficking. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday imposed the terrorist designations on Los Lorenzanas, Los Huistas and Los Mendoza, all of which the U.S. says have...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A Reuters investigation has examined whether gasoline trader John Addison’s relationship with Vice President JD Vance helped Vitol secure permission to market Venezuelan crude after January’s American military operation. A source told Reuters that Addison and Vance discussed potential oil sales during a December 27, 2025 ...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that the US didn’t need to reach a deal with Iran and that he directed Vice President JD Vance to put his focus on domestic issues rather than diplomacy with the Islamic Republic. Trump also claimed in...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said on Monday that the “beauty” of the nearly five-year-old Russia-Ukraine war is the fact that the US is “paying Ukrainians to kill Russians.” Gallego, who joined the Senate last after serving in the House for about 10 years, made the comment on...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A new poll from Reuters/Ipsos has found that a majority of US adults, including the majority of Republicans, want Congress to pass legislation to end the Iran war, a conflict that’s been extremely unpopular among the American people. The poll asked if respondents would support or oppose...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Ukraine has asked its Western backers to provide 10 years of funding to maintain an 800,000-strong Ukrainian military as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, AFP reported on Wednesday. According to the Kyiv Post, the request was raised during the first day of...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The House on Tuesday night voted to refer a resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to impeach US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively killing the effort to oust the Pentagon chief. The measure to block the impeachment passed in a vote...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A group of pro-Palestinian protesters threw cartons of milk and other items at former President Joe Biden, his family, and Secret Service team at a rare public appearance in Ireland. Biden, who is battling an aggressive form of Stage IV prostate cancer, traveled to Ireland Tuesday to...

(Headline USA) A member of the U.S. Army was arrested Tuesday in England on suspicion of espionage related to Russia, counterterror police said. The arrest comes during heightened concern over threats to American forces stationed in Britain and tension between Moscow and much of Europe. The 41-year-old man, who was...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The United States and Israel are negotiating a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would extend US military aid to Israel through 2033 and increase US funding for Israeli missile development, despite President Donald Trump claiming he would end the aid by 2027, according to a...