Monday, January 19, 2026

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Senate Passes Massive $901 Billion National Defense Authorization Act

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Senate on Wednesday passed the $901 billion 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the sweeping annual military spending bill that will be combined with legislation passed earlier this year to bring the total US military budget to over $1 trillion. The bill passed in a vote of 77-20,...

American Jewish Committee Pushes Censorship After Bondi Beach Attack

(José Niño, Headline USA) In the wake of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch embarked on a high profile media tour that framed the atrocity as a mandate for global action against online speech.  The shooting which Australian authorities classified...

Bill To Block Trump From Launching War With Venezuela Fails in the House

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The House on Wednesday voted down a War Powers Resolution meant to block President Trump from launching a war with Venezuela without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution. The bill failed in a vote of 211-213, with nine representatives not voting. Just three Republicans joined Democrats in...

Trump To Announce War With Venezuela Tonight

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump is expected to announce plans to launch a war with Venezuela this evening when he addresses the nation at 9:00 pm EST, a high-placed source on Capitol Hill has told Antiwar.com. Also, earlier in the day, Tucker Carlson told Judge Andrew Napolitano that he has...

Trump Declares ‘Total and Complete Blockade’ of ‘Sanctioned Oil Tankers’ in Venezuela

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump on Tuesday issued a post on Truth Social where he declared a “total and complete blockade” of all “sanctioned oil tankers” going into or out of Venezuela, as he continues to take aggressive action against the country with the aim of ousting President Nicolas Maduro. “Venezuela...

Headline Geopolitics: The Real Story Behind the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

(José Niño, Headline USA) In this Headline Geopolitics episode, José Niño interviews Stanislav Krapivnik, military-political analyst and commentator. Krapivnik shares his unique perspective on the Russia-Ukraine war, drawing from his extensive military background and experience in both the US and Russia. The conversation covers the historical roots of Western-Russian relations,...

Trinidad and Tobago To Open Its Airports to US Military as US Continues Buildup Near Venezuela

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Trinidad and Tobago will allow the US military to use its airports in the coming weeks, according to a statement from the Caribbean island nation’s Foreign Ministry, as the US continues ramping up military activity near Venezuela. Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign Ministry cited recent military cooperation with...

Reporter Questions Pete Hegseth’s Adviser and is Now Facing Smear Threats

(José Niño, Headline USA) A journalist probing Pentagon leadership has found himself facing intimidation rather than answers. Six weeks before publication, journalist Dan Friedman received an email from Jack Posobiec asking whether he had a “creepy fetish for Asian women”, according to a report by Mother Jones.   Posobiec said he planned...

US War Department Says ‘No Force Posture Changes’ in Syria After 3 Americans Killed

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A US War Department official said on Monday that the Pentagon has no planned “force posture changes” regarding the US military presence in Syria following a deadly attack in the country over the weekend that killed three Americans, including two members of the Iowa National Guard...

House To Vote This Week on Bill To Block Trump From Launching a War With Venezuela

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The House is expected to vote on Thursday on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and threats of a regime change war to oust Venezuelan President...

Report: US Forces Raided Ship Headed From China To Iran Last Month

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com)The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran. The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special operators who boarded...

Syrian Who Killed American Troops Was Member of U.S.-Backed Security Forces

(Headline USA) A man who carried out an attack in Syria that killed three U.S. citizens had joined Syria’s internal security forces as a base security guard two months earlier and was recently reassigned amid suspicions that he might be affiliated with the Islamic State group, according to The Associated...
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