FOREIGN AFFAIRS

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Wednesday night said that he was launching what he described as the “most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran and threatened the economies of any countries that do business with the Islamic Republic. “No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un sometime this year, though Pyongyang has not yet confirmed that Kim is interested in talks. “I get along with him well,” Trump said, according to The Washington Post. “And you...

(Headline USA) A U.S. Army unit is offering its troops a special bonus if they reenlist soon: four extra days off timed around the November release of the video game Grand Theft Auto VI. Commanders of the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion based at Fort Stewart, Georgia, believe free time to...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US military is considering reducing its military presence in the Persian Gulf, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, as many of its bases in the region have been badly damaged by Iranian attacks. Many of the US bases in the Gulf had been evacuated before the...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The FBI under embattled Director Chris Wray may have classified files pertaining to its task force findings against Joe and Hunter Biden ahead of the 2020 election, two Republican senators implied in Monday letters to the DOJ. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., made the...

(Headline USA) A U.S. Navy destroyer with about 300 sailors aboard suffered a major breakdown in the Pacific Ocean last month that left it without power for four days, the Navy confirmed in a statement. The USS Benfold “reported an engineering casualty involving its generators, causing a loss of power”...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Raytheon has landed a massive $22.9 billion contract with the US military to dramatically ramp up the production of Tomahawk missiles, as US arms makers continue to cash in on the US-Israeli war against Iran. The US fired over 1,000 Tomahawk missiles into Iran during the conflict,...

(Headline USA) The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as the Trump administration scrutinizes the country's growing global influence. If the schools don't complete a review and terminate any arrangements deemed problematic within the next two weeks,...

(Tate Rosentreter, The Center Square) A new report from Defending Education details Chinese influence on American education from kindergarten to college, with programs such as the Young Envoys Scholarship where China invited 50,000 U.S. students to study in the nation in partnership with many U.S. schools. Director of Higher Education...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45 of Pepper Pike, Ohio, laundered $3.4 million in “illicit healthcare fraud” proceeds through multiple regional banks, the Justice...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “bomb the shit” out of Oman over the Gulf state’s talks with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz, despite US officials previously backing Muscat’s efforts to reach a deal with Tehran. Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said he asked the...

(Headline USA) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff, according to reports published Monday. A spokesperson for Burnham declined to comment, saying it was policy not to discuss “national security matters.” Politico cited four unnamed officials in first reporting...