Saturday, April 19, 2025

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Trump Again Threatens Attack on Iran, Suggests Israel Could Lead It

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Wednesday, President Trump again threatened the possibility of the US taking military action against Iran and suggested Israel might “lead” the attack. “If it requires military, we’re going to have military,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if the US would attack if a...

Lawmakers: CCPs Influence on American Investment Must be Stopped

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) As the U.S. and China escalate their tariff rates in an all-out trade war, two congressional committees held a joint hearing Wednesday on the problem of the Chinese Community Party’s influence on American investment and possible solutions. The Chinese Communist Party is embedded in Chinese...

Stocks Soar after Trump Suspends Tariffs

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump continued ahead Wednesday with his on-again, off-again tariffs, with his latest tariff suspension sending U.S. markets soaring. Trump announced Wednesday afternoon on his Truth Social app that he would pause the majority of the reciprocal tariffs he announced last week on "Liberation...

Army Secretary Replaces Kash Patel as ATF Director

(Headline USA) FBI Director Kash Patel was quietly removed weeks ago as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has been replaced with the Army secretary, three people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. It was not immediately clear why Patel was replaced by Army...

Report: Trump Administration Considers Drone Strikes on Mexican Cartels

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration is considering launching drone strikes against cartels in Mexico in an effort to stem the flow of fentanyl and other drugs through the southern border, NBC News reported on Tuesday. The report, which cited multiple former and current US officials, said the discussions were still...

NYT Publishes Hunter Biden BOMBSHELL… Years after it Matters

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A newly released letter shows former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, lobbying the U.S. ambassador to Italy to intervene in foreign business dealings on behalf of Burisma—a potential violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.  Hunter sent the June 2016 letter to Ambassador John R. Phillips,...

White House: China Can’t Avoid 104% Retaliatory Tariffs

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump remains willing to make deals with other nations, but only if doing so will help American workers and address U.S. trade deficits. "America does not need other countries as much as other countries need us and...

Trump and Netanyahu Reaffirm Their Vision for the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Monday and reaffirmed their desire for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, both claiming that there are other countries willing to take in the Palestinian population. Trump also said it would be a “good...

Hegseth Says Pentagon Will Get Its First $1 Trillion Budget

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Pentagon will soon have its first $1 trillion budget despite the Trump administration’s pledges to cut government spending. Hegseth made the announcement on X while sharing a video of President Trump saying that his administration approved a plan...

DOJ: Ryan Routh Tried Buying Rocket Launcher from Ukrainian before Trump Assassination Attempt

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A flurry of court filings hit the docket Monday in the Justice Department’s case against Ryan Routh, revealing bombshell new details about Routh’s activities in the months leading up to his alleged assassination attempt against Donald Trump last September—including that he tried buying a rocket...

14-Year-Old American Citizen Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Monday, Palestinians in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya held a funeral for Omar Mohammad Rabee, a 14-year-old American citizen who was killed by Israeli fire a day earlier. Lafi Shalabi, the mayor of Turmus Ayya, said Rabee was shot alongside two other boys, including Ayoub...

U.S. and Iran To Hold Negotiations This Saturday

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Monday, President Trump claimed the US and Iran would be holding direct talks this Saturday, although Iranian officials later said the negotiations would be indirect. While hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House, Trump said the talks would be held at a “high level”...
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