FOREIGN AFFAIRS

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The United States plans to open two new military bases in Greenland, an expansion made possible by a new security agreement between the US, Denmark, and the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) In his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, President Trump threatened Iran with “annihilation” and “hell,” but said he believes there would be a deal after the midterm elections, and said later in the day that his envoys held talks with Iranian officials. Trump told the...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly Thursday amid an escalating public dispute with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Ahead of his arrival in New York City, which was expected late Wednesday, Netanyahu released a video saying...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The National Security Agency reportedly has at least three pages of secret records on “QAnon”—the internet personality from which numerous conspiracy theories emanated, mostly during the first presidency of Donald Trump. According to the conspiracy theories, QAnon is a highly placed federal official with a “Q Clearance.”...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday issued another warning to the US, saying that if the United States bombs Iran again, Iranian forces would expand the “geography of the war.” “If another aggression takes place, there will certainly be significant changes in our defense and...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A new poll from The Economist/YouGov found that a majority of registered US voters support impeaching US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) of Kentucky introduced a resolution to remove him. The poll, conducted from September 18 to September 21, found that 51%...

(Headline USA)  President Donald Trump returned to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency — and made the case that he's shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated as he defended his decision to start a war with...

(John Cole, The Center Square) U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., has offered his support for Sean Parnell as chatter continues that he could be a candidate to lead the U.S. Army. “There have been a lot of stories of late about @SeanParnellUSA being considered to be our next Secretary of...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The New York Times reported on Sunday night that President Donald Trump had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for strikes against Yemen’s Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, but then reversed his plan, calling off the attack, at least for now. Sources told the Times that...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) President Donald Trump is set to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House this week. Xi’s state visit to Washington, D.C. follows Trump’s visit to China in May, where the president’s visit was met with a backdrop of Chinese pageantry. Trump is expected...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly. The meeting is scheduled for Monday and at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence, according to Anna Bahr, Mamdani’s communications director. Bahr said the two will...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump on Sunday said that he was still deciding how to move forward on the Iran war and whether or not to blow up the “entire nation,” as the Iranian military is warning that it has information that the US will resume attacks on the Islamic...