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Four Dead After High-Speed Alabama Police Chase

(Headline USA) Four people died when a car that was being pursued by an Alabama state trooper went off the road and hit a tree, authorities said Sunday. The driver was trying to elude the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's highway patrol on a rural road in southeast Alabama's Pike County when...

A Mountain Hideout and Aircraft Under Fire: US Carries out Daring Rescue in Iran

(Headline USA) The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians...

On Easter, Trump Demands Iran ‘Open the F*cking Strait’ or ‘Live in Hell’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump issued a profanity-laden post on Truth Social on Easter Sunday, where he yet again threatened to unleash “hell” on the country of Iran if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t opened. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran....

Georgetown Prof. Tells Victims of Muslim Rapes to ‘Get Over It’

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) As Christians and Jews everywhere gather to celebrate some of the holiest days in their respective religious calendars, Easter and Passover, a radical Georgetown University professor offered a bitter reminder of just how badly Western values are losing ground in places like the United Kingdom. Rupert...

U.S. Forces Rescue Downed Pilot behind Enemy Lines

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump made new threats to escalate strikes in Iran on Sunday, a day after U.S. forces pulled off a dramatic rescue of an aviator whose plane fell behind enemy lines after Iran had downed it days earlier. Iran showed no signs of backing down, striking economic and...

US Searches for Missing Pilot as Iran Calls on Public to Find the ‘Enemy’

(Headline USA) The U.S. military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, after the Middle Eastern country shot down an American warplane and called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a reward. The plane, identified by Iran as...

Lindsey Graham Attacks Primary Challengers Over “Antisemitism” as MAGA Rivals Refuse to Back Down

(José Niño, Headline USA) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., confronted his toughest Republican primary challenge in years as two America First candidates attacked his hawkish foreign policy record and refused to bend to accusations of antisemitism, Breitbart reported. Graham faces Paul Dans, the architect of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, and...

Hegseth Asks the Army’s Top Uniformed Officer to Step Down While US Wages War Against Iran

(Headline USA) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departures while the United States is waging a war against Iran. Gen. Randy George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st...

Trump Set To Unveil His $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Request Amid Raging Iran War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his request for a $1.5 trillion military budget for the 2027 fiscal year on Friday, Reuters has reported, marking a 50% increase from this year’s already massive budget. The 2026 military budget marked the first to officially exceed $1 trillion,...

US Strikes Tallest Bridge in Iran After Trump Threatens To Bomb the Country Into the ‘Stone Age’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A US-Israeli strike hit the B1 bridge in Iran’s Alborz province near the capital Tehran, an attack that came after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country into the “Stone Ages.” The B1 bridge is said to be one of the tallest in the Middle East,...

Trump Asked Military to Develop Risky Plans for Ground Operation to Seize Iran’s Enriched Uranium

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to prepare for a potential ground operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of 60% enriched uranium.  According to two sources speaking with The Washington Post, the Pentagon developed a plan to land troops in Iran, build a runway, and leave...

Pentagon Commits to Tripling Patriot Missile Production at $4 Million Per Unit

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Boeing is partnering with the Department of War to triple its production of seekers for Patriot missiles, according to a joint announcement Wednesday. The U.S. has been working toward building up its supply of Patriot missiles for years, but the Trump administration announced earlier this...
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