Wednesday, May 20, 2026

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Pentagon Seeks Record Budget Despite Failing Every Audit

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump is asking Congress to approve the largest military budget in American history for an agency that has never passed a financial audit. The Department of Defense, rebranded the Department of War by the Trump administration, says it has a new plan to...

FBI Offers $200K for Ex-Air Force Specialist Wanted on Espionage Charges in Iran

(Headline USA) The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government. Monica Elfriede Witt, who is in her 40s, was...

Xi Warns That Taiwan Could Lead to ‘Clashes and Conflicts’ Between the US and China

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Trump during talks in Beijing on Thursday that differences over Taiwan could lead to “clashes and conflicts” between the US and China, underscoring the issue’s significance from China’s perspective. “As President Xi Jinping noted during the talks with President Trump, the Taiwan...

Report: Israel Wants US Special Forces Operation To Seize Iran’s Uranium

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Israeli government wants President Donald Trump to order a US special forces operation to secure Iran’s uranium that’s enriched at the 60% level, according to a report from Axios, an operation that is fraught with risks and would mean the resumption of full-blown war in...

Trump Taps 53 Million Barrels from Oil Reserves Amid Iran War

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Trump administration said Monday it would loan out 53.3 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to energy firms as fuel costs soar during the conflict with Iran, Just The News reported. The release comes after Washington agreed in March to put 172...

Glenn Greenwald: CBS is Becoming ‘Israeli State TV’ Under Bari Weiss

(José Niño, Headline USA) Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren publicly thanked CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss after the network's 60 Minutes interview with Benjamin Netanyahu adopted language aligned with Israeli government messaging. Oren tweeted "Just watched Netanyahu's interview on 60 Minutes and noted how CBS uncharacteristically stated that...

Trump Posts AI Photos Showing Attacks on Iranian Military as He Considers Restarting War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning posted a series of AI-generated photos on his Truth Social account, including some showing US military attacks on Iranian military assets, a bizarre threat that comes as he is considering restarting the full-scale bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic. “Lasers: Bing,...

Trump’s Proposed ‘Golden Dome’ Estimated to Cost $1.2 Trillion

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space — pitched as a "Golden Dome for America” missile defense program — is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price...

Unearthed DOJ Files Implicate Hunter Biden in Potential Sex Trafficking Violations

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Newly released internal DOJ files appear to implicate President Joe Biden’s disgraced son, Hunter Biden, in alleged prostitution-related activity, corroborating accusations raised years earlier by Senate Republicans. The files, obtained Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, showed Hunter exchanging text...

Trump Confirms Gas Tax Suspension Push as Prices Hit $4.52

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he wants to temporarily suspend the 18.4-cent federal gas tax, with Republican lawmakers in both chambers announcing plans to introduce legislation hours later, but key details including duration, cost offset, and a phase-back trigger remain undefined. "I think it's...

Trump Says Iranian Ceasefire on ‘Life Support’

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The ceasefire with Iran is on “life support” and “very weak,” according to President Donald Trump. The president commented Monday during an event in the Oval Office following Iran's rejection of a peace deal proposal over the weekend, which he called a “piece of garbage”...

Remains of US Soldier Who Went Missing During Military Exercises in Morocco have been Recovered

(Headline USA) The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday. Military teams were still searching for a second missing soldier. The remains were those of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr.,...
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