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CIA Memo: Obama Team ‘Excessively Involved’ in Fueling Trump-Russia Narrative

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A newly declassified CIA memo revealed that top officials within the Obama administration deliberately manipulated intelligence to exaggerate Russia’s purported 2016 election interference. This set the stage for the years‑long Trump‑Russia collusion probe.  The review, commissioned by CIA Director John Ratcliffe in May 2025, reassessed the 2016 Intelligence Community...

Report: Pentagon Halts Some Munitions Shipments To Ukraine Over Concerns That US Stockpiles Are Too Low

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine over concerns that US stockpiles have gotten too low, POLITICO reported on Tuesday. The report said the decision was driven by Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, a China hawk who wants...

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Includes $150 Billion in Extra Military Spending

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Senate on Tuesday advanced a massive spending package, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Trump, that includes $150 billion in extra military spending. The bill passed in a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, as three Republicans — Senators Rand...

Israel Called Its Initial Attack on Iran ‘Red Wedding,’ Referring to a Fictional Massacre that Relied on Deception

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel codenamed its initial attack on Iran that killed senior military leaders “Red Wedding,” referring to a gruesome massacre from the book series “Game of Thrones,” which was adapted into a TV series on HBO. In the Red Wedding scene, one family...

DOJ Declines to Prosecute FBI Agent for Partying w/ Prostitutes Overseas

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The DOJ Inspector General issued a report Tuesday, finding that a then-FBI supervisory special agent solicited and used prostitutes overseas. However, the Justice Department declined to prosecute the agent. According to the DOJ-OIG report, the then-agent used an FBI-issued mobile device to conduct the transactions with...

Hackers Say They Have 100GB of Trump Emails

(José Niño, Headline USA)  Hackers claiming ties to Iran say they possess 100GB of emails from President Donald Trump’s inner circle and may soon leak or sell the trove, after previously distributing a batch to the media before the 2024 U.S. election. In online conversations with Reuters on Sunday and...

DOJ Busts Chinese Nationals Spying on Navy Personnel and Bases 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump-led DOJ busted two Chinese nationals for spying on U.S. Navy service members and bases, and for plotting to recruit others on behalf of the People’s Republic of China.  Prosecutors said that Yuance Chen, 38, and Liren “Ryan” Lai, 39, were arrested on June 27 and...

SCOOP: FBI Received Intel about Underground Chinese Bases in America

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The FBI has declassified internal records about possible Chinese election interference in 2020. Buried in those documents is perhaps an even more explosive allegation—that the Chinese Communist Party has underground bases in the U.S. The newly declassified—but still heavily redacted—records were released Tuesday by Sen. Chuck...

U.S. Refueled Israeli Jets Throughout Iran War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US military tanker aircraft refueled Israeli jets throughout the 12-day US-Israeli war against Iran to ease the burden on Israel’s limited and aging fleet of tankers, Israel Hayom has reported. The report said that “hundreds of aerial refuelings were conducted for Israeli fighter jets flying to Iran” during...

U.S. Approves $510 Million Arms Deal for Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration has approved a new arms deal for Israel that will provide the country with $510 million worth of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMS), kits that turn bombs into precision-guided weapons, as the US continues to provide military aid to support the genocidal war in...

U.S. Officials Told Trump Last Year that Iranian ‘Hit Teams’ Were Hunting Him

(Headline USA) A new book says that national security officials working under the Biden administration told Donald Trump last September that there were Iranian “hit teams” hunting him inside the U.S.—a claim for which there is no credible evidence. Thus far, the only publicly known “hitmen” involved in Iranian assassination...

Trump Calls for Gaza Deal But Israeli Government Discussing Only a Temporary Ceasefire

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump on Sunday called for a deal that would release the remaining Israeli captives in Gaza, but there’s no sign that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready to end his genocidal war. “MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!! DJT,” Trump wrote in a...
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